A week has passed since I was brought here, feeling more like one month.
If I stay indoors for one more day, I swear I would lose my sanity but I had no choice. I didn't realize the amount of people living here until I walked into the living room one morning only to find more than thirty hot muscular men having a meeting with their boss. I discreetly walked into the kitchen not wanting to interrupt their conversation.
At first I didn't want to believe that my ex-boyfriend was a Mafia boss. But with the amount of guns and security around here, I think reality has finally hit me, hard.
I still don't know how I feel about being around dangerous men and weapons every single day.
Speaking of dangerous men, Vincenzo has been avoiding me like the plague for the past five days after our not so pleasant conversation and it's really frustrating because he was the one that brought me here in the first place, I hardly see him and when I do he just nods in my direction and walks the other way.
It feels weird having no one to talk to all day, I didn't really want to make friends with people who always wear scowls on their face. Matteo is a really great company but he has a job to do and he didn't have time to hang out.
Snapping back to reality, I sat cross-legged on the bed, after finding a comfortable position, I picked up my phone hovering over penny's number. I still didn't have the courage to lie to her and my family but I know I have to or they would start getting suspicious.
Knowing Penny, she would start suspecting that something was wrong. I hesitantly dialed her number and put the phone in my ear.
She finally answered after three rings and screamed her lungs out in making me cringe.
"Lillian Stewart! You've got some explaining to do! Why didn't you tell me you have been seeing Mr hotshot again?! You are such a bad bad girl Lily." She purred her last statement in a seductive tone making me cringe internally.
I rubbed my baby bump, Since my belly started showing I realized I did that a lot a lot when I'm nervous, trying to find comfort in my baby.
I finally found my voice.
"I-um, I guess I never got over him. We've been talking for a while and he uhm- asked me to move in with him and I couldn't refuse him." I said.
"I knew you never got over him! I mean who would? He's so hot and I'm sure you couldn't give up on a good dick! I'm so happy for you, Lilly." She said her voice softening.
"You were never the same without him, it was like after he left, he took a part of you with him. I'm so glad you guys are back together." She added making me consumed by guilt.
I hated that I had to lie to her but I had no choice, I don't want her involved in a dangerous world, one of us is enough as it is.
"I know, Penny. I'm happy too." I said, feeling the exact opposite.
"So, how is my favorite nephew doing? Still playing soccer in your belly?" She asked her voice turning playful. I laughed at her words.
"Being pregnant sucks! Sometimes I feel like he's about to pop out with the amount of force he kicks with. I can't wait for him to come out already." I complained, glad for the change of topic.
"In less than three months, you'll be pushing a water melon sized baby out of your vagina!" She burst out laughing like a maniac.
"Please don't remind me. I already have a hard time picturing it." I groaned out, I always grew antsy when I think about it."
I heard a male voice in the background, the voice sounded familiar
" Penny? Are you with some-"
"I'll call you back, I'm really busy right now. Talk to you later. Bye!" She hung up before I could even utter a reply. I stared at my phone in shock, wondering who the person was and why his voice sounded familiar.
What was she hiding from me?
***
I slipped from my bedroom and carefully walk down the step towards the kitchen. The house was strangely quiet and empty today. I wasn't complaining though.
After getting my cookies I went to the living room and sat down on the comfy couch. I turned on the TV. N*****x would do.
I ate my cookies, while watching my favorite movie, twilight.
Too focused on the movie, I almost didn't here the sound of the door slamming shut.
I glanced up and saw the dark brown haired guy that came in with Vincenzo five days ago.
He approached me with a smile that didn't seem to leave his handsome face. All the men I've met so far since I came here are all hot and handsome. Vincenzo is still the hottest man alive though. My subconscious added. Shut up!
He smirked at me, and i felt my face heat up at the realization that I had been staring at his face for a while.
I cleared my throat before speaking up.
"Hi."
His smile seemed to widen. Does his face not hurt from smiling too much?
"Hi yourself. What is a sexy woman like you doing sitting alone?" He said wiggling his eyebrow suggestively.
I snorted unattractively. "More like whale." I said while he looked genuinely confused.
"Why would you-Oh." He cut himself off only now noticing my very visible bump. I didn't blame him though, I was wearing a very big tank top the night we first met, so he didn't notice.
His never ending smile returned back to his face. "Hi I'm Nicolas, Vince's best friend, even if he'll never admit it." He winked at me. I smiled at him. Vincenzo never mentioned his name when we were together. I didn't even know he had a best friend.
"I'm Lillian." I replied not really knowing what else to say.
"Sorry if this question sounds weird but is it Vincenzo's?" He asked pointing at my belly.
I shifted uncomfortably wondering where he was going with these.
"Yes. Why?" His expression seem to change after my reply. His jaw clenched and unclenched before his familiar smile appeared again. Making me think I was imagining things.
"Uh right. Nothing. Congratulations Lillian, Vince is a lucky man, how do you keep up with his grumpy ass?" He asked with a laugh but it seemed forced.
"Uhm we aren't together anymore." His eyes widened and he looked apologetic.
"Oh I'm sorry if my question made you uncomfortable." He said with an apologetic smile, I smiled back at him.
"No. It's fine." I said.
"Right. Vince asked me to get him some files. I'll just go get it and allow you enjoy your movie." I nodded my head and he dashed out towards the direction of Vincenzo's office.
I heard the sound of my ring tone, I picked it up and went inside my bedroom before answering the phone.
"Hello?"
"Oh Lillian honey! I've been trying your number these past few days." The familiar soft and sweet sound of my mother's voiced flowed through the line.
"Mom? H-how did you get this number? I was planning on calling you soon." I said I really wasn't ready to have this conversation with her. I guess it was inevitable now.
"Well, I guess your soon is now over young lady. Your dad and I have been worried sick! I had to collect this number from your friend, perry. We thought something has happened to you and our grandchild." She said all in one breathe.
"It's Penny mom. I'm sorry for making you worried. I'm okay and the baby is fine too. There's something I wanted to tell you and dad, can you put him on the line?" I asked nervously.
"Hold on a sec, dear. Let me call your dad." I heard shuffling on the other line. "David! Get over here, it's our daughter!"
I heard sounds of footsteps on the other line before my dad's deep voice spoke on the phone.
"Lillian dear, how are you and my grandchild? You got your mother and I worried when you weren't answering our calls." I sighed feeling guilty all over again, I hated this feeling.
"We are fine dad, I'm sorry for making you worried. I found out the gender of the baby the other day...it's a boy." I heard squeals of delight from my mom while my dad laughed heartily bringing a smile to my face.
"Congratulations Lilly! We are so happy for you!" My mother's cheery voice squealed.
I cleared my throat. "Actually that's not the only thing I wanted to talk to you guys about." I said biting my lip almost drawing blood. I was more scared of what my father's reaction would be. Let's just say he wasn't really a fan of Vincenzo.
"Vincenzo and I are kinda back together." I said.
"What?! You went back to that bastard? After all he did to you?! Are you crazy?! Just wait till I get my hands on that son of a bitch! I don't know what you were thinking going back to him." My dad's deep voice boomed through the line making me shudder, I was thankful I wasn't seeing him right now.
"David! Let the poor girl be, you know she is pregnant and doesn't need to be stressed out!" I heard a door slam shut notifying me that my dad had just walked out.
I felt tears well up in my eyes running down my cheeks. I hated lying to them, but I knew I had to, at least for their safety.
My voice cracks as I spoke up." M-mom p-please talk to dad, make him understand. V-vincenzo is the father of my child and he wants to be present in our lives." I held back a sob threatening to escape from my mouth.
"I know honey, your dad will come around don't worry about him. I hope you aren't going back to that boy because of the baby, if he is threatening you, you have to tell us so we can deal with him." My mom had always been the most understanding one between my parents.
"No no. Vincenzo is not threatening me. I-I love him, mom." I felt the need to add to make it seem believable I told myself.
"If you say so honey, We won't stop you from following your heart. I will talk to your dad and make him understand, okay?" My mom said soothingly as if speaking to a child.
"Thank you mom, you know...for always being there for me whenever dad gets upset with me. I love you mom. Tell dad I love him too." I said my voice thick with emotions.
I heard sniffles on the other line. "We love you too honey and we miss you. The house is not the same without you."
"I'll come see you both soon." I said, I didn't know how soon it would be, seeing as I could not go anywhere for now.
"Alright. I'll talk to you later. Bye honey."
"Bye mom." I said and she hung up. I sighed sitting down on the couch near the window, loving the feeling of the evening fresh air coming from outside.
The conversation went a little better that I expected which I was really grateful for.
I felt nausea and fatigue hit me, I scrambled out of the couch and ran into the bathroom to puke my guts out. After flushing the toilet I washed my hands and face and drying it with clean towel.
I walked tiredlessly into the room, I rarely did anything in this house but I always felt like I had cleaned the whole rooms in this mansion.
The baby is growing bigger and bigger everyday making it hard to stand or walk for too long.
I climbed the bed and snuggled into the soft pillows, I placed the longer pillow between my thigh to make me more comfortable. I covered my self with the soft blanket.
I drifted off to sleep with the thoughts of a particular handsome dark haired man who managed to steal my breathe away even in my dreams.
I stood naked in front of the stainless-steel mirror hung in the bathroom after taking a shower and gazed at my reflection, my pale green eyes staring right back at me. My body has developed some changes over the past few months of my pregnancy, I've gained a few more pounds.My thighs are now thicker that they practically rub together whenever I walk, my breasts are bigger and more sensitive, my hips are wider making it nearly impossible to fit in my old clothes, my baby bump is now bigger, I could barely see my feet.I wonder what Vincenzo would think if he sees me naked? Would he think I'm now fat and wouldn't find me attractive like he used to? I felt heat stain my cheeks at my thoughts. During the two years of our relationship, he had always showered me with compliments, telling me I looked beautiful everyday. It had always warmed my heart when he would look at me with pure adoration. Before he became distant towards me.I shook my head trying to get rid of those thoughts. We we
Gunshots. They were loud and deafening, Vincenzo let go of me and whipped his head to the left towards the direction of the sound. Rico came rushing with more men all looking calm like they've experienced this a thousand times. I, on the other hand was a few minutes away from having a panic attack. Vincenzo barked out orders at his soldiers in rapid Italian, "Cazzo! Afferra le tue armi e prendi gli altri soldati, assicurati di ucciderli tutti! Manerò il primo piano. Kuzlow ha calpestato la coda del Leone."The soldiers immediately grabbed their guns and dashed off towards the sounds of gunshots. (Fuck! Grab your weapons and get the other soldiers, make sure you kill them all! I'll handle the first floor. Kuzlow has stepped on the lion's tail.)Vincenzo still looking unfazed-turned to Rico and ordered. "Call Mario to get the jet ready, and while you're at it take her to the room and get her packed and ready. We are leaving." He brought out his gun and moved to walk towards the chaos
Lily's POV."You know, when I suggested you take a nap, I didn't mean you should sleep through the whole plane ride." Vincenzo's deep voice rang out, I looked out at the plane's window and truthfully we were in the early hours of the morning. I let out a yawn as I walked out of the bedroom door. Vincenzo stood in front of me with a raised brow. I shrugged. "Blame your bed for being so soft and comfortable." I muttered, walking past him to sit on the plush sofa. My feet were aching and swollen, I lean down and tried massaging it, but my belly made it practically impossible. Gosh! I hate when this happens, usually Penny was always there to massage my feet when they were achy. God, I miss that bitch.Without warning, Vincenzo gracefully sat down next to me and placed my feet on his lap.I immediately tried removing my legs from his hold but he held on tight, but not tight enough to hurt.He rose a brow at my attempt to free my legs from his lap. "You know, you could have just asked fo
Lily's POV.After a very awkward dinner with the Romano's, I was finally on the safety of my bedroom. I'm thankful dinner ended early, because the tension in that room was so thick, I could barely breathe. Vince seemed to grow more distant and cold when he was with his family. Especially his mom. He seemed pretty chill and relaxed with his little sister, I noticed the light in his eyes when he saw her, he stared at her with love and adoration. I felt my heart squeeze painfully at the sight, I didn't like the feeling but, I couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous of Vita. She gets to see the good Vince, the sweet Vince, the one he doesn't show me anymore. God, I sound stupid. I thought dejectedly. But I couldn't help it, this dark and handsome man seems to never leave my mind, making me an emotional mess. I need a cold shower. I thought as I stood up and opened my suitcase, I'm too tired to unpack my clothes, bringing out a my night dress as I walked into the bathroom. I stripp
Lily's POV."Rise and shine, mama bear!" I groan into the pillow, covering my ears from her loud screeching. I didn't know who was worse between Vita and Penny. "Five more minutes." I said groggily, slapping her hands away when she attempted to pull me up. She laughed at my antics."Come on, get up! Aren't you tired of being cooped up in this house all day? Have you even gone shopping for baby clothes? Let's go have some fun!" My ears perked up at her words, I suddenly realized how true she was.Penny and I were planning on going baby clothes shopping, the week Vince's goons kidnapped me, but we couldn't go for obvious reasons.I reluctantly got up from the bed, and turned towards Vita who had a devious grin plastered on her face.I grunted. "I guess you're right." A thought crossed my mind and I immediately asked, "Did you inform your brother about this?" Vince would definitely get mad, if we went without his permission. She looked around sheepishly. "No I didn't, but I'm sure he
Lily's POV. After a one hour drive, we were finally in the shopping mall. We strolled to the babies aisle. I immediately fell in love with the different designs of baby clothes, I could already picture my son in those cute little outfit. "Omg! I can't wait to meet my nephew, these clothes are so beautiful!" Vee said in her loud voice making people turn to glare at her. She flipped them off and gave them the finger, I burst out laughing at her ridiculous attitude. Definitely worse than Penny, I thought with a smile. We started selecting cute outfits, Vita was on the other side of the aisle also picking out clothes.I couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched, but whenever I looked back I don't see anyone. Vita called my name, snapping my attention to her. I was probably just thinking too much."Look at this! It's so cute, what do you think?" She asks, I take a look at the cloth. It's a baby blue onesie, It has a writing, 'I love daddy and mommy' with a heart beside it, boldly
Lily's POV. "Where the fuck have you been?" A very familiar deep voice boomed.Oh no. This is bad, very bad. I've never seen Vincenzo this angry before. His jaw clenched and unclenched as he stared at me with dark eyes that sent a cold shiver down my spine. He was practically shaking from anger. His eyes looks murderous, making me flinch at the realization that I was terrified of this man in front of me. "I uh, I w-went shopping with Vita." I stuttered out as I hung my head in shame. I knew my life was in danger and I still left the house. Vincenzo's laugh caught me off guard, he laughed coldly without humor, he continued laughing and starts clapping his hands, walking around me in circles. "Really? You went shopping? While I was working my ass off to keep you and our baby safe? Tell me, did you enjoy yourself?" He spat out in anger, gritting his teeth with each word. "I-I -"He interrupted me. "Of course you did. You practically walked into danger after I repeatedly told you it w
Lily's POV. Vee and I couldn't go to the doctor's appointment because Vincenzo was constantly watching our every move, he even went as far as appointing two guards to breathe down our neck when he wasn't available to do so. It was really annoying the hell out of me, and making me worried too. I really wanted to know if something was wrong with my baby and the only other choice I have is to tell Vincenzo about it, but I just didn't know how to tell him about it. He's been doing so much already to keep the baby safe and I felt guilty for wanting to add to his stress. Especially when there is the possibility that nothing might be wrong. I thought about how much my life has changed in just a span of one and a half week. I found out my ex boyfriend and father of my child is a mafia boss. My life and that of my baby's is in danger. The lies. The secrets. And most importantly, the possibility of losing our baby. Call me selfish but, sometimes I feel like my life would have been a lot b