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

River raised a brow, impressed. She didn't know her best friend could do that. She knew very well that the real pussy was her other best friend, Sebastian Shane – she hadn't heard from him in days – who was all talk and would not be able to raise his hand on someone half his size. But still, Jacqueline was a follower of ahimsa. If she took the route of violence, then River didn't know if there was much hope left for humanity.

"I need to take a bath because I stink." She finally stated. "And eat. And sleep."

"And brush. I was wondering how to tell you that your breath stinks." Mateo stated seriously.

River narrowed her eyes at him and punched him in the stomach, knocking the air out of him. "Oomph." She let out a chuckle as she pulled away from her boyfriend. "I want lots of food." She stated before leaving the office and going to their bedroom.

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"I missed you so much." Kiara was muttering to herself as she played with River's hair while River rocked her in her arms.

"I missed you even more, precious." River placed a kiss on the hair of her daughter, which was identical to hers. Both the kids had her hair. "I missed you so much and wanted to come meet you guys but was so busy at the hospital." She lied.

"You used to call even when you were busy." Lucas scowled. He was on the ground, playing with Chase and Skye. Rubble was passed out on the couch.

River bit her lip. Of course, she could get away with whatever excuses with Kiara because she never thought much into it, but that was not the case with her elder child – he scrutinized everything, something that he had gotten from none other than his mother herself, and he would continuously ask questions until he was sure that there was nothing fishy about it.

"I would have called you guys if I wasn't so busy, right? When I was free, it was past your bed time and I didn't want to wake you up." She continued to speak. "Besides, Papa was here with you right?"

"Papa being here doesn't mean that we won't miss you, does it?" Lucas sounded pissed.

River looked at Michelia, who had the cutest smile on her face as she looked between the mother and son and then at her Lorenzo. She couldn't wait for when her baby boy grew up to be grumpy because he missed her so much.

"You are right." River lifted Kiara up and sat down next to her angry little man, wrapping her free arm around him and pulling him onto her lap as well. "I am sorry I didn't call." She placed kisses on both their head.

"It's okay, Mommy." Kiara said, placing a kiss on her mother's cheek and then turning to her brother, "Forgive her this once, Lukey."

"Yeah Lukey, I promise I will make sure Mommy never does that ever again." Michelia also urged him.

Lucas looked up at his mom who made a sad face at him.

He let out an exasperated sigh, the kind that he was used to seeing his father do when he was annoyed with his mother, and then wrapped his tiny arms around her neck. "Fine, but this is the last time."

"Yes, sir." She hugged him and Kiara and the two kids returned the hug.

"All the love only for Mommy huh?" Mateo asked as he walked in with Adam.

"For today, yes." Kiara was blunt as always. Adam and Michelia burst out laughing.

Mateo pouted but that had no effect on his children or girlfriend, probably because he lacked the cuteness the trio had when they did that. He just looked like a donkey. So he gave that up and decided to join the hug party, wrapping his arms around the three humans who had become his own little world.

And while the family shared that moment, Michelia made it a point to sneak a picture because... THEY ARE SO FREAKING CUTE, why else?