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

Chapter 125

“The truth?” I muttered. It’s what I asked for, so what was the problem? Was it because I didn’t want to hear the truth, or was it because I wasn’t ready to forgive him?

“You can tell me the full truth after I’m done eating.” I told him as the food arrived. Christian looked in horror as I accepted the full bag of food and ripped it open. “Are you not going to say it?” I teased him.

It was a habit of his to tell me not to get anything dirty, whether it was his car, the kitchen, the room that used to be ours, or the big stain I left on the couch.

“You can do whatever you want. I just want to talk to you.” Christian spoke through the pain. He was willing to go as far as letting me dirt the car-just so he could talk to me. I shrugged my shoulders and ate my food while Christian stared at me. He never stopped staring.

I missed the words, Serena, look at me. He used to say it at the most random times and as creepy as it might sound, would even watch me in my sleep.

“I didn’t miss the sound of your smacking” He chuckled while he wiped my mouth clean.

“So tell me, why did you cheat?” I asked after taking my last bite. I was not prepared to go through everything again, but maybe it would help me move on. It was what I needed to hear and I had to accept the truth. “Because I was stupid.”

“No. I mean how-beginning to end. How and why? Was I not good enough for you?” I asked. It was a thought which had been swimming around in my head, but I couldn’t find an answer. “No, it wasn’t you- it was me,” Christian spoke. “It wasn’t because you’re not good enough. It was because I’m not good enough.”

“I’m glad you know,” I mumbled. It felt good to hear it from his mouth. It wasn’t me-it was him. “We had a phone call. You told me to do whatever I wanted to do-I was drunk, and I misunderstood.”

“People get drunk all the time. They still don’t cheat on each other.” I sighed at his poor excuse. No matter how much he drank that night, cheating shouldn’t have even been an option. “I know that’s not an excuse, and I know I can’t take back what I did, and I wanted to tell you the truth-but I know what kind of person you are, I was being selfish and I didn’t want you to leave me.”

“No, you don’t know me.” I sighed. If he really knew me, he would’ve told me from the start. “I’m always willing to talk things out, and if I knew the truth from the beginning, things wouldn’t have turned out like

this.”

“I really was planning on telling you, but I didn’t want to lose you.” Christian defended his words. “You let Gina walk beside you for over four months, I befriended her, and you never said a word.”

“I did it for my dad,” Christian said. “He was so happy with Gina and her work, and he could finally rest. I did not want to take that away from him-”

“So you decided to take away my happiness instead?”

“No,” Christian spoke and grabbed my hand. “I didn’t want you to lose your smile. I made a mistake, and I’m sorry.”

It seemed as if I was trying to run away from his apology, while I shouldn’t. I still felt betrayed, and I was pissed, but there’s was nothing I could do or say to change it. The damage had already been done. “It was a one-time thing. I was selfish, immature, and if I could take back my actions and my words, I would.”

We were both being selfish and immature in the way we handled things, and it wasn’t about us anymore. It was about Siena and we had to do the right thing for our daughter.

“I know you’ve changed a lot as a person, and I know you haven’t touched alcohol in

you.”

do?” Christian chuckled. “If you forgive me, that means we can

we could never be in a toxic relationship again. Too much had happened, and our families were not on good terms. I didn’t even want them to find out about this, so we could be

first.” I sighed. “We should come clean about everything so something like this

future.”

he took a deep

was even more

didn’t. At least he was telling me the truth. “You put her in a bad neighborhood so that I can give you a

anymore.” Christian sighed and waited for my reaction. “That’s funny. I did the exact same thing I laughed as I scratched

to get your stuff, I wasn’t supposed to be there, but Isobel told me because she promised to help me out, so…” Christian explained. I told Beau, Beau told her, and she told Christian. “Isobel…it seems like she’s been causing trouble in more ways than one.”

my

sighed. “Except the fact that dad doesn’t want her with Beau and that Beau

bother. It’s not your fault.” I smiled as my hand moved to his. I was being extremely touchy after claiming

just have to deal with it. The only way for my dad to ever accept her is if the Sala’s forgive Isobel and her dad, which is not going to happen any time soon, so.” I complained

threatening my family while Isobel actually put my life in danger- but if Beau was happy, so was I. “So anyway, what’s the thing you said about your dad planning a family

the idea today, and I actually don’t even think it’s a good idea, but if you keep your

request, and he also wants Enzo to be in the pictures.

was understandable. Even though Lucio’s attention mainly went to Christian, Enzo’s

to work at the club, I had already concluded that Gio and Enzo were the most hungry for his attention. “He distanced himself from the family, including us. I haven’t heard from him in four months, and I don’t even know what he’s up to” Christian

to be ashamed about” I smiled. “He did the same thing as Isobel, but

because he was clearly mentally unstable, and Isobel was just obsessed with me.” Christian

them?” I asked Christian, who immediately leaned in closer. He was probably dying to ask more questions about Siena but was too afraid to ruin a good

phone and scrolled through the pictures with a big smile on his face. How was I even planning on taking Siena away from him when he loved her that

doing tomorrow? Do you think I can see her tomorrow?” He asked. All he wanted

not tomorrow-but we can do something the day after,” I suggested while I ignored the sad pout on Christian’s face. “I’m meeting up with Dario. Since we’ve decided to tell each other the truth, I might as well throw it out

his anger. “So you’re still going to hang out with

just to set up a charity, we’re not getting married, and I’m not helping him with his evil plan to ‘destroy you.” I laughed at the nervous look on Christian’s

a really nice person. He kind of

Vince.”

lot, but not poor Vince. Keep him out of this.” He spoke as I burst out laughing at his

accusation. “It’s just for work, and that’s