His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Christian

Christian walked to the front and leaned against the door, patiently waiting for Isobel to walk through. Wwas going to leave her mouth, he knew that it was going to be good.

“Hey.” Isobel barely whispered as she walked through the door. Christian looked at the face of his formernoticed how it looked as if she hadn’t slept in weeks.

“Hey.” He greeted her back. The voice in his head told him to yell at her for betraying him, but the feelinlonged for his childhood friend. Isobel had her bad side, but also her good side and he had to admit, he presence.

“I-“ They both spoke at the same time and looked down smiling. “You go first,” Christian told her.

“I’ve heard from my father about what happened today, and I’m so sorry.” Isobel started speaking as a ther cheek. “I don’t want him to suffer because of my mistakes, and trust me or not—I know that it was ahave to live with that for the rest of my life.” She stepped forward, while Christian took a step back.

“I feel sorry towards you, and towards Serena—and I know that all of this is my fault and I know that I shto even be alive, and I know that you probably don’t ever want to see me again—but I never got the chaapologize…I’m sorry.” Isobel whispered the last words.

Christian sighed and thought about what to say. He was pissed and he knew that they wouldn’t even be wasn’t for her and Enzo. He knew that Serena would’ve still been here, enjoying her pregnancy as she shwasn’t for them—but he also knew that Isobel’s apology was sincere.

“We’ve known each other for years, and you’ve betrayed me—just like that. Didn’t our friendship mean you?” Christian was finally ready to hear the answer he had been waiting for.

“N-no, of course, it did,” Isobel clarified. “Our friendship was real, our friendship is real—I’ve never mean—“

the process,” Christian said. The image of theshaking, and being willing to die for his

all of the blame on me.” Isobel reminded him. “Isobevictim here. I am, Serena is—and my daughter is. Not you and not Enzo. We

wouldn’t have been able to reunite with her family in peace if it wasn’t for

to remain as calm as possible. Theright, but to him,

eyes which were full of regret and didcontact until she had turned around to

which would make him an idiot, but he didn’t want them to endlike this. “Wait.” He breathed, causing Isobel to turn

chance to apologize, choose your words wisely.” He told her as he waited for

you holding me in your arms as a baby, whone year old should tell enough about the bond we share. You are my best friend and I don’t want to losnot expecting you to forgive me right now, but…I can’t stand the feeling of you hating me. You might noI am really sorry—and I regret everything.” Isobel stared at the ground as tears left

was pathetic, sad—terrible, and it was all because of jealousy and I know a simple sorry can’tyou as a

There was no eIsobel had done, but he still felt as if he was partly to blame. He couldn’t help but think whether things wdifferent if he had

held him back from accepting

Isobel. But she waEnzo, so somewhere he held

Christian shrugged his shoulders.

forgive you.” Christian

you think we can go back to what we were…as friends?” Isobel asked, knowing

it in her heart to forgive me?” Isobel asked next, only to receive the exact don’t

up his mind to not forgive her a long time ago, but