His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“So, tell me—what do you think?” I asked the girls as they all stared down at their plates. “I think we can you really can’t cook.” Luna spat out the food back onto her plate with a dirty look on her face.

“My God, I’m hopeless.” I sighed and slammed my head against the table. “I can’t clean, I can’t cook—wFaith collected the girls’ plates from the table and threw away the food before she walked towards me anhand on my shoulder. “You have people to do that for you—trust me, Christian doesn’t care.”

“Faith this is not something small, I couldn’t even follow a simple recipe? Don’t you think that’s sad?” I sof me failing to be a mom. No matter what, I couldn’t depend on maids I never even had in the first placto do things on my own.

“See, from now on I forbid you to watch these videos—we’re right here!” Olivia told me as Luna noddedshe says, and I also forbid you to learn Spanish through that toddler app—I’ll teach you!”

“You will?” I sighed relieved. “Yes, but you don’t need to be a perfect housewife for Christian—and you dpush yourself to learn a new language because of your parents!”

“They both learned to love you without it, so I promise you—they don’t care.” She reassured me. It was ntrying to help me, but I still felt useless. “Right,” I mumbled.

At that exact moment, the front door got opened and all of us stared at each other in shock. “Did you knthis early?” Faith asked, I shook my head. “Throw it all out, they can see this!” I spoke, referring to the buthe dozen cleaning supplies.

While the girls followed my orders I quickly walked to the front to keep them busy. “Christian!” I smiled ainto a hug as I stared at Matteo who was behind him.

“Why does it smell like a campfire?” Christian pulled away and scrunched his nose while thousands of ththrough my head. “Don’t ask, it’s much easier for everyone.” I walked past him and made my way to Ma“It’s like every time I see you—you end up looking prettier, let me look at you.” He held my hands and stlooked like I had just run a marathon.

He suddenly pulled out his phone, and took a picture of me—and there was nothing I could do about it. mother.” He explained with a satisfied smile on his face. Old people.

“What the hell is this smell?” Christian had still not finished, whatever he was doing—and made his way t“Oh hi, you guys smell that?” He asked the girls who all shook their heads in unison, all but Luna who noinstead.

“Serena tried to cook and clean, no big deal—we almost died in the process.” She told him. Matteo laugChristian frowned his eyebrows. “W-why?” He chuckled as I looked down embarrassed.

I liked the four of them better when they were still awkward with each other. “It’s because she wants to pLuna explained. If she could only keep her mouth shut for once. “I’m afraid she thinks you’ll leave her—buseless.”

“Serena—you couldn’t cook and clean since the moment I met you, and you transformed my room into —what’s the point of trying so hard when I already have my first impression of you?” He asked confusedcloser to place his hand on my belly.

him to the livingalso been pushing herself to learn Spanish.” Olivia exposed me this time. I tried to read the look on Mattalmost seemed embarrassed.

thus care about that.” He gave

He looked

him by his name had become something usthere was no other way to introduce him. The

all have a lot to tell me about my daughter.” He leaned forward in anticipation. “While yousteal Serena for a bit—if you don’t mind.” Christian grabbed my hand

he pulled me out of the room. While I dabout Olivia, leaving Faith and Luna in the same room as Matteo

seat next to him. “Why are you

and grabbed my hand as I tried to avoid his gazat

“How are you feeling?”

was that I was suffocating and cooutside, but this was not the time to be selfish—not when everyone was ready to risk their lives for

barely see anything, she

expected, it was exactly something Christian would say. His words were always unpredictable and did

drugs to my ears—ahelp but join him. If there was one thing I loved

laughing?” He laughed even louder and gave me a slap

because you’re laughing.” I managed to get out, with tears almost threatening to spill from“Your laugh

partying all night.” I wiped away the tearand tried to change the subject. The smile on Christian’s face

know.” He chuckled and reached his hand out to

had a request for Johnny?” He asked me. A

into deep thoughts and was wondering what he could

memories. It hadn’t even been an

immediately shook my head. Originally I had also thoufeelings were because of Beau, but they weren’t. “No, it’s because despite everything, we genuinely had together.

He finished my sentence. I felt bad and did not know what to say, becawould

thinking about his previous promises. “Then I’ll promise you thchanged his statement. “Trust me or not, I

“That sounds better.”

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