His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika

Chapter 120

I pulled my hoodie over my head and made my way out of the car to walk to the apartment complex where Gina was staying at. The girls had pulled some strings and went as far as getting me the address.

“Serena?” I heard an all-familiar voice before I even got to the door. I took a deep breath and turned around to look at the person I hadn’t seen in a while,

“Hey, Johnny?” I smiled. It seemed as if my camouflage outfit was not making that much noise. “Serena, what are you doing here?”

“What are you doing here?” I turned the question back around, I knew what I was doing here, but why was he at Gina’s apartment?

“I’m here to check up on her,” Johnny spoke as if he knew that sentence wouldn’t sit right with me. “Of course you are.” I chuckled. “You don’t have time to check up on me. You don’t have time to check up on your cousin –I don’t know if you know her, by the way, but her name is Siena.” I rolled my eyes at him.

He had vanished entirely, and the one time I did see him was to check up on Gina. “Serena, it isn’t like that,” Johnny explained. “Christian send me here to=”

“Christian?” I frowned my eyebrows. “Christian, send you here? This is getting crazier by the second.”

“Serena, listen!” Johnny stopped me. “I came here to make sure she’s quiet-because Christian asked me too, not everyone is working against you?”

“So you came here to kill her?” I asked, frightened. What kind of person was Christian? And was I event better when I was the one who wanted her dead?

“What, no? Who do you think we are?” Johnny asked, confused. So Christian didn’t send him here to kill her. “I don’t know, the mafia?” I mumbled.

Johnny rolled his eyes and grabbed my arm as he pulled me away. “Christian is fixing your mess, so please tell me what you are doing here?”

My mess?

“First of all, it’s the mess he created, and second of all, I came here to apologize,” I told him. “Apologize?” Johnny sighed. “Serena, if you’re only going to make things worse…”

“I’m not. I came here to apologize.” I folded my arms. Johnny did not have to know the real reason as to why I was cleaning my image. “Is Gina expecting you?” He asked.

“No, I just came here to apologize, and I don’t need your permission for that,” I spoke before I brushed. past him. “Why would you apologize?”

“Because I’m a good person.” I easily lied. Johnny and I pushed the button at the same time as we both glared at each other. “Christian’s protecting you, don’t do anything stupid.”

“Protecting me by trying to steal my daughter?” I rolled my eyes and pushed him aside when the door opened. Gina was obviously expecting Johnny.

then they were capable of a lot. “I like Luca better than you,

you said the same to Christian,” I told him and looked straight ahead. Being in this tiny space with him was

me. He cheated on me–I didn’t cheat on him. The thought had

cousin, and I’m not on anyone’s side.” Johnny sighed. “I know it might seem weird that he send me here, but he

was as if he was in a rush to get there before I did because the moment the elevator opened, he pushed

not going anywhere. I came

as he knocked on Gina’s door. The apartment was definitely a downgrade from the lovely mansion she used

she come here with you?” Gina asked Johnny, who had stepped aside.

for you. I came here to check up on you.” I told her as I stared at her black eye. I definitely got her good, but in my defense-1 gave her a warning and told her to let

Johnny aside so I could walk in as his eyes shot daggers at me. If looks could kill, I would’ve been dead right now. “What game are you playing?” He whispered, but

eye looks really nasty,” I spoke and put on my sad face. “I’m sorry okay? I didn’t

and clenched it in anger as I

you to know that I have found it in my heart to forgive you, and I won’t press

me laugh. I actually wanted to say, go ahead and press charges for a fight you started, but that was not what I came here for. “Thanks,

could Gina, but I didn’t care. As long as I

of this

never punched you because of Christian. I’ll never bow down to any man-I beat you

this was different. Gina was someone I trusted

Gina asked. “I came here to make sure you wouldn’t resent Serena, but

not Serena-I did, and I’ve decided to let it rest,” Gina spoke.

Christian

he

high schooler, and I’m sorry for that-but at the same time, I hope you knew where I was coming from.” I ranted while Gina listened

sorry.”

be on my way out,” I spoke and rushed out the door. “I

you going to stalk me now?” I asked him once we reached the elevator. Johnny ignored me and pushed me against the elevator wall. “Serena, I don’t know what you’re planning-but you have to stop, please.”

him. “No one ever thinks about me.

That was funny because instead of sending his dog to check

who?” Johnny chuckled. “Your crazy family?”

bit too much. “You sound like Christian. Did you know he threatened

mean!” Johnny defended him. “And I should just accept it and be okay with that? Christian is not some giant toddler. If he gets like this when he’s

agree. I actually think both of you should. Anger management and relationship therapy to fix this crap!” Johnny yelled. “My uncle is dying, and he doesn’t even know about what’s going on because everyone has been lying to