His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“That’s a strong and healthy Lamberti,” Ramiro spoke and handed me the sonogram. “Yes, she has a habme.” I looked down at the picture with a smile on my face.

“Do you think she looks like me?” I asked excitedly and turned around the picture. “Hmm, it seems moreme.” He spoke while I frowned.

“Well, at least he knows he’s the father.” I giggled and observed the picture one more time. “Is there a wthis to him? I was going to take a picture, but I feel like that is meaningless.”

“Yes, I’ll get it to him as soon as possible.” He reassured me. At first, the idea of a family doctor taking casounded strange to my ears, but after Christian had left—Ramiro had been nothing but nice to me, but tthing that had been bothering me.

If he was the family doctor, shouldn’t he be with Lucio?

“Is there something on your mind, beautiful?” He gave me a questioning look, but I forced a smile on mymy head. “No, I was just thinking about Christian as a baby and as a person.”

“Christian?” Ramiro sighed out laughing. “Christian started walking at eight months and said his first womonths—throughout his childhood he had not changed, and he still hasn’t. Always pushing himself to bspoke with a proud smile on his face. “That’s the kind of person he is.”

“That’s right.” I agreed with him. “I don’t want to be rude, but how do you know the family?”

“I used to go to university with Christian’s grandfather—he paid for my education and without him, I wodoctor.” Ramiro smiled. “After finishing school I worked at many hospitals—but it didn’t work out. Francohospital at the time, and asked me for a favor.”

“So you have known them for a very long time, that must be nice.” I smiled, thinking about how many clLamberti’s had—and almost every single one was willing to help me, despite not knowing anything abou“My wife who I met in school has delivered Lucio and all of his children, and all of his grandchildren—oualong very well.” He explained further.

“Then you guys must be very old!” I blurted out and covered my mouth, making him laugh. “That’s alrigyour mind.”

“Christian never told me about a family doctor.” I doubted myself. It seemed to be some kind of family traccording to him I could not be part of because I wasn’t exactly family.

“Don’t take it personally, I asked him but he told me he did not want to pressure you—but now that the are different…”

He did not want to pressure me…

is that your wife? Becextremely young, like a teen almost.” I commented, but the smile on Ramiro’s face

three of us—my other

had

of the doorbell and I almost jumped up. That’s right,

familiar voices call out my name. I gaspRamiro

with Faith, Luna, all yelled and jumped up and down in a group hug. “What are you guys doing here? And why do you hawondered as I stared

“M-my what?” I stuttered. If this was

I definitely learned from my mistakes

here, he explained everything to us and

keep you company.” Olivia eyed Faith and Luna who werChristian offered us a lot of

would’ve been the—“ Olivia ranted, but I pulledhug. “I don’t care, I’m just happy all of

of this shoebox.” Luna walked around as we all followed her. Just as asked, I gave thetour, showed them the

the girls as Faith and Olivia started to rant about their

I tried to involve her in to the conversation, but she shrugged her shoulders witcheeks. “Ah you know…the

Faith finished her sentence, causing all of uloud. “Is it Emilio?” I asked, not even being a bit surprised. The look he had given her, and Johnny had giday I met my family, was almost

head in my shoulder as I gave her an awkw“Just tell them you’re not interested.” Olivia

as an easy target because I’m a stripper.” She robefore she gave me a pitiful look.

chuckled. They did see us as an easy target, and that was the reason why I ended

recalled. Luna sighed and leaned her head agashoulder. “I did, for fun—I had no idea he wanted a real

on one date with

at each other before we burst out laughing. “A handshake?” Olivia cracked, staring

when I saw Christian’s name appear on my

I spoke excitement, but all I got in return was