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

"And they took us?" Lucas asked while Kiara let out an annoyed squeak. "Now who's asking questions?"

"No no.. These people were bad. They are good people now."

"Okay." They mumbled in unison.

River kissed each of their foreheads and continued. "But then she decided this was not the life she wanted to live and she studied very very hard to become a doctor."

"And then one night, after spending all day working, she went to a club."

"What's a club?" Lucas asked.

"It's a place where adults go to drink and dance."

"We are not allowed there?"

"Nope." She popped the 'p'. "But you will be when you are an adult."

"Okay."

"And there she met a man with a very weird accent." River chuckled. She didn't want to describe their father to them as a 'hot, sexy, handsome Mafia man'.

"It's Mr. Adesso?" Lucas asked.

"Or the other Mister. Bad auntie's brother." Kiara nodded to herself.

"It was Mr. Adesso." River laughed as she watched Lucas beam at the fact that he guessed it right.

"And he was your Prince Charming?" Kiara asked.

"Mm.. Well, I wouldn't put it that way."

"Did you kiss?" Lucas asked.

"How old are you, young man?" River narrowed her eyes at her little rascal.

"Five." He replied, looking clueless. River closed her eyes and took a deep breath to stop herself from pulling his cheeks again. Her babies were just too cute!

"Anyway the two of them met that night, spent time together but they forgot about each other the next day."

"How is that possible?" Lucas scrunched up his face.

"Were you cursed?" Kiara asked.

"No no. And then she continued living her life until she found out that she was having his two beautiful babies!!!" River exclaimed the last part hugging them as they giggled.

"Wait." Lucas sat up and looked at her. "Does that mean.."

"Mateo Adesso is your father."

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"They are fine." Adam glared at his best friend. "Can you concentrate on your health now?"

Mateo was sitting on the hospital bed, yet again. It had been two weeks since he was shot, two weeks since he was in the ICU. He was moved to the room only that morning and he really couldn't do much.

He was in pain. He was fine as long as he was given the painkiller but it hurt like a bitch every time it wore off.

But what he was most worried about was the fact that he didn't know what was happening in Wyoming.

Were they okay?

Did something happen to them while he was out?

Obviously, Adam's words of assurance fell up on deaf ears. He was not going to believe anyone. He had to see for himself that everything was fine.

"Oh look who's up!" Alessia walked in, a cup of coffee in one hand and her phone in the other as my bodyguard opened the door for her.

She turned her phone and Mateo was surprised to see it was River who she was facetiming.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" She asked as Alessia passed him the phone.

"Like I was shot in the fucking gut." Mateo said remembering the first time they had met after the kids. River let out her angelic laughter, getting the reference.

'Fuck, that laugh!'

"Classic." She said as she sat down on a chair. "The bullet got your appendix. Nothing to worry about."

"How do you know that?" Alessia asked as she shoved her head next to her brother.

"I worked there. I have my sources." She shrugged.

"Did you contact your family?" Mateo asked. 'Please say no.'

"Nope." She rolled her eyes. "I am not that dumb."

'That's my girl.'

"But hey, can't you just get them an encrypted phone as well? Only to call me?"

"I had thought about that but it's better for them to have as less contact with you as possible." The Capo gave her an apologetic look and she nodded.

He was glad that his little stunt from almost a month ago had been forgotten. Thanks to the bullet from Matthew Morris. He wondered what was the progress with that little situation.

"And Mateo, I want to tell you something."

River had his complete attention.

"Yeah?"

"It's just that-"

"WE WANNA VISIT YOU!!" The kids jumped in front of the phone and grabbed it from their mother's hand.

"Babies!" River groaned.

"I am not a baby, Mommy!!" Lucas groaned.

"I thought we had decided otherwise?" River looked at her son.

By the time, Kiara had the phone to herself. "Why can't we come visit?"

"Because it's dangerous out here. You have to stay safe."

"That's what I am trying to say-" River started but was again cut off.

"But Dadda-"

"No buts-" Mateo stopped. "Wait WHAT?"