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…

came here last night, is that your wife? Becextremely young, like a teen almost.” I commented, but the smile on Ramiro’s face had disappeared as hhead. “My wife passed away a year ago, the one who will be assisting me is my granddaughter, Amanda.I felt bad and didn’t know what to say if I had only kept my big mouth shut. “So both

three of us—my other daughter will also be

a safe house.” I laughed to myself. I had expected it to be whad expected to feel alone as I always had—but it was

of the doorbell and I almost jumped up. That’s right, I wasn’tvacation—I was

wondered, but it wasn’t long after until I heard a few familiar voices call out my name. I gaspRamiro in shock as he nodded his head in

all yelled and jumped up and down in a group

giggled. “M-my what?” I stuttered. If this was my surprise,a kid in a candy store.

had purposely not told them about anything, because I definitely learned from my mistakes with

everything to us and we didn’t hesitate—so here wopened

we want to keep you company.” Olivia eyed Faith and Luna who werChristian offered us a lot of money.” She

involved—I still would’ve been the—“ Olivia ranted, but I pulledhug. “I don’t care,

give us a tour of this shoebox.” Luna walked around as we all followed her. Just as asked, I

you guys been up to?” I asked the girls as Faith and Olivia started to rant about their liveshow she had left the club and

the conversation, but she shrugged her shoulders witcheeks. “Ah

Emilio?” I asked, not even being a bit surprised. The look

shrugged her shoulders and looked down. “Johnny and your brother have both been blowing up mdon’t know how to reject either one of them!” She buried her head in my shoulder as I gave her an awkw“Just tell them you’re not interested.” Olivia shrugged as if it was nothing. “That’s not that easy, little girl“Why are they giving you attention anyway. What have you done?” Faith wondered, as did I. If only thingeasy with

men are not interested in us, they see me as an easy target because I’m a stripper.” She robefore she gave me a pitiful look. “No offense, of

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

to Johnny’s house a few times,” I recalled. Luna sighed and leaned her head agashoulder. “I did, for fun—I

brother?” I continued asking. “I only went on one date with him, at

looked at each other before we burst out laughing.

this.” I recovered myself when I saw Christian’s name appear on my phone, and quicof

all I