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.

we all followed him to the livingalso been pushing herself to learn Spanish.” Olivia exposed me

is not the end of thus care about that.” He gave me a pitiful look. So in the end all of this work

introduce me to your two friends?” He looked at Faith and Olivia.

hesitated to let out the last word. Calling him by his name had become something usthere was no other way to introduce him. The proud smile he had on his face, proved to me that it was wshould

my daughter.” He leaned forward in anticipation. “While yousteal Serena for a bit—if you don’t mind.” Christian

“W-wait!” I whispered as he pulled me out of the room. While I dabout Olivia, leaving Faith and Luna

seat next to him. “Why are you smiling at me?”

as I

“How are you feeling?”

truth 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

nodded his head and sighed. “You can barely see anything, she looks like an alien—doesnat all. Maybe you…but definitely

would say. His words were always

glared at him, making him laugh. His laughter sounded like drugs to my ears—ahelp but join him. If there was one thing I loved about him,

louder and gave me a slap

laughing because you’re laughing.” I managed to get out, with tears almost threatening to spill from“Your laugh is addictive.” I giggled and tried to calm down as

meeting because you went out partying all night.” I wiped away the tearand tried to change the subject. The smile on Christian’s face had vanished and he

out to hold mine.

a request for Johnny?”

into deep thoughts and was wondering what he could be talking

about Vincenzo and Luis?” I refreshed my memories. It hadn’t even been an

because of Beau?” Christian wondered, but I immediately shook my head. Originally I had also thoufeelings were because of Beau, but they weren’t. “No, it’s because

to say, becawould be a lie and we both knew that. “Serena, I promise you that no one

promise you thchanged his statement.

“That sounds better.”

to me. “Oh my god,” I spoke in disbelief as