The Mafia's Babies by Kaycee Romano (rocket ebook reader txt) 📖

River shrugged, "I am used to working all the time."

Abrianna was throwing a tantrum, not talking to anyone and locking herself inside her room, the maids bringing her food and other necessities.

She was being unreasonable and horrendous with the whole Antonio thing but she was a very elderly woman, the eldest of this family and it was kind of saddening to watch her be like that though she meant nothing to River. And according to Katrina, she hadn't even properly met the twins which the surgeon doubted she will do anytime soon after the little stunt Mateo and she had pulled last day.

Mateo had been missing from the moment River woke up. He wasn't present for breakfast. Alessio said that he had send him on some important work but the cryptic eye-roll on Alessia's part told her that it was something else.

River still hadn't figured out what she had done to piss him off nor had he talked to her all night last day but honestly, she was sort of getting used to his mood swings so she was just focusing on her family and spending as much time as she could with them before they were separated again.

Sebastian, Alison, Jacqueline and Mia had actually decided to stay in Italy some more and have a road trip of some sort, of which she was extremely jealous because she hadn't gotten a chance to properly tour even Amalfi. The only part of it she had seen was the private part of the beach attached to the mansion. And they were going back that evening. Life really wasn't fair to her.

A pang of guilt hit River as soon as she remembered the reason why they were going back so early in the first place.

A person was dead.

Yes, she was the same one who kidnapped her children and tried to get her killed and she had wished that she could be the one to kill her but she was dead now. And brutally murdered at that. And all of a sudden, there was no reason or target for all of River's anger or hatred. What is the use of hating a dead woman? Someone who was becoming dirt.

UGH!

"Mommy!!" Lucas crashed into the kitchen door before launching himself at his mother.

"Whoa, slow down young man!" Alessia laughed as he knocked the air out of River with the impact.

"What's up baby?" She asked him deliberately, knowing very well how much he hated that. She couldn't help it. The angry irritated pout that formed right after was the cutest expression on earth! And he had gotten it from his father. Sigh.

"Mommy, I am not a baby!" He whined, shaking his head, his long curls jumping around as he did. His hair needed a bit of trimming, so did Mateo's. But it looked like he was planning on growing them; he was starting to tie a bit of it at the back of his head.

River nodded with a serious understanding expression on her face. "I know I know. It's just that now that you are not a baby anymore and all grown up, Mommy has grown old and she doesn't remember things anymore."

Confusion followed by concern quickly flashed through his face. "You will become old if I am not a baby anymore?" He asked, his voice dripping with worry.

River nodded while Alessia pouted behind him at how adorable he is, clutching her chest.

"Then I am still a baby!" He decided, fist up and all.

"Really?" His mother asked, laughing. He nodded, his eyes closed and his resolve clear.

The two had the most adorable babies in the whole wide world.

"Okay, so tell me why you were looking for Mommy in the first place and where's your sister?" River asked, poking at his already pink nose.

"Oh..." Lucas suddenly looked alarmed. "Ki fell down. Nonno's calling for you!"

"What?" River quickly turned around to look out the window to see that Kiara and Alessio were missing from where he and the kids were playing.

"Where are they?" River asked as he took long strides onto the patio and scanned the lawn.

"Papa came running and took her away there!" He pointed in the direction of another sliding door and she quickly walked towards it, him in her hip and Alessia quickly following her with a first aid kit in hand.

"WHAT DO WE PAY YOU FOR?" River stopped in her tracks as both Lucas and she flinched at Mateo's angry roar. She quickly turned to Alessia and handed her her son before taking the first aid kit from her and making her way to what looked like a small parlor slash reading room.

Mateo was barking Italian at two maids who looked petrified and rooted to their spot. Alessio was standing back and watching the drama with a frown on his face but no resolve to intervene while Kiara looked between her Papa and the maids with tear-filled with eyes and A BLOODY KNEE???

"MATEO, WHAT THE F-FUDGECAKE ARE YOU DOING?" River growled as she rushed to their kid.

"Mommy!!!" Kiara started to full-on wail when she saw her mother.

"I am so sorry baby!" River kissed the tip of her nose before examining her wound. She turned to Mateo and said, "I need water to clean the wound."

She quickly pulled out some gauze and held it in place to stop the bleeding.

He quickly nodded and turned to the maids and said some more Italian. And then Alessio said something to Mateo before turning to the maids and telling them something, which they seemed to understand and they left the room.

River had actually expected Alessio to be the all-fearsome Mafia boss, especially from what Mateo had made it out to be but she really couldn't see any difference between him and his dad.

River turned to their baby girl and patted her arms comforting her. The bleeding had stopped so she could take her time cleaning the wound and dressing it. What was important was for her little girl to stop crying!

Mateo too joined River as he crouched down in front of their princess. "I am so sorry Papa left you with Nonno, love." He said with a small sad pout on his face.