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

Chapter 143

“I never knew you were such a chicken.” I gasped as I pulled Christian’s arm. We had planned on telling my dad the news, but he had a change of mind and refuses to leave the house.

“I’m not a chicken. I just don’t feel like seeing your parents.” Christian explained. “And why isn’t Siena here? I miss her.”

“Because your daughter is starting to get on my nerves.” I joked and pushed him aside so I could walk in

fault.” I further. “I can’t wait to move back here and leave my dirt all over the house again. This is all your sighed.

Christian chuckled and wrapped his hand around my wrist. “Is this a way of you calling me a chicken again?”

“Maybe.” I shrugged. “I mean, I can tell my family myself-but that wouldn’t make you look good. If you don’t want to say anything, that’s fine. You just need you there for support. All I need you to do is to remain as silent as a statue.”

“I will.” Christian smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist. “From now on, I’ll live as a statue and do everything you tell me to do,” Christian spoke as he leaned in closer.

“Statues can’t talk, and they can’t kiss people.” I laughed at the confused look on his face and took a step back. “I see you found your sense of humor,” Christian commented. “If there was one thing I didn’t miss it had to be your bad jokes.”

“That’s cute, but I’m not coming back home yet.” I chuckled. “I’m not moving back until you throw away the bed, renovate the room and promise me that we’ll look into a couples counselor.”

“Sure,” Christian spoke and lowered his head. It was still a sensitive subject, and it was an awkward and maybe even embarrassing thing to discuss, but it had to be said. I would absolutely not sleep in that bed. “I’ll get it done as soon as possible.”

prove “Thanks.” I smiled. The sooner he could get all of this done, the sooner I could go back home and everyone wrong. Siena and I were here to stay. I could tell that he did not agree with the counselor, but he made a promise to himself to do everything he could to get me back home, including agreeing to these

terms.

“Christian, what happened between us can never happen again.” I reminded him. “Siena is a baby, so that she won’t remember anything, but she won’t be a baby forever, this can never happen again.”

“I understand.” Christian nodded. “It won’t happen again.”

“Great.” I smiled. “Now remove that sad look from your face. You’re ruining the mood.”

Maybe Christian couldn’t see any issues, but I did-and him not being able to discuss his mistakes would only cause more problems in the future which was why therapy would be for the best. Even though I wanted to be with him, I still had so many unanswered questions.

“Can I ask you something?” Christian asked. “Can you please tell me what made you change your You didn’t want to get back together, and you didn’t want to come back home-

mind?

“Your mom,” I spoke. Christian deserved to know the truth, so I was going to give it to him. “Your mom got on my nerves and told me that I wasn’t made for this life, but I’m not going anywhere-I’m here to stay.”

“If there’s one thing I hate, it has to be people telling me what I can and can’t do.”

“So you don’t really want to be with me?” Christian worried. His insecurities were slowly getting on my nerves, and it hadn’t even been a few days. “I do want to be with you. I forced a smile onto my face. “If you don’t want me here, that’s fine-we can do that-”

“No!” Christian stopped me from talking. “I want you back home, and I don’t really care about the reason. It was just a question.”

Seeing how desperate he was made me feel sorry. “It’s not only because of that, but it’s also because I love you. You know that.”

of things to you, and I didn’t

Christian smiled. “You already know that, but it’s

my feelings,” I spoke, offended. “I used to tell you that every single day

joking around, but he took everything too serious, and it was so easy to get on his nerves. “I’m sorry, I’ll definitely have to work on that” Christian promised. I was glad

try

words. Christian was the king of sarcastic and backhanded compliments, so hearing something like that made me weak. “Beautiful? I

and remembered how awkward it had been. It was after Emmanuella’s house tour, when

I nodded. “You told me I could wear a trash bag and still look

because it his first compliment. It was a huge difference from the comment he used to make before

smiled and leaned in closer. I was on the verge of making another statue joke, but before I could do that, he connected his lips with mine and pulled me in closer. I wasn’t supposed to kiss him back. I planned on giving him a hard time so he

kiss. “You need to

fine. I can live with that.” He smiled. He

somehow you’ve still managed

shocked me and were yet again, another proof that we didn’t know much about

I looked down at my dress. If I had known that from the start, I would’ve picked out something else.

you love me. That’s all we need to know” Christian spoke

me.” I confessed. If we were going to do things differently and talk about our feelings, there was no point hiding

Christian frowned. “In that case, we’ll

as a surprise because I never thought

talk before?”

desperate for his attention. If he stood in the left corner, I would walk to the left corner; and if it were the right

but you’re not like that. You’re just demanding and rude, but you’ve changed a lot.”

Lamberti thing or the mafia thing.” I spoke, sarcastic, knowing it was probably the second

in love with the old me,” Christian spoke. “So, who do you like more? The old Christian or the

chuckled. “I said you’ve changed a lot, not completely. You’re still a Lamberti and you’re still demanding and rude-you’ve just toned it down

hear my first impression, or are you not that interested?”

did not like the old me and was

so different from the other girls. Whenever you were not working, you were so

to make fun of you-but we did it because you took our interest.” Christian smiled. “You looked so awkward and innocent, so I wanted

sad pout on my face, but Christian shook his head and reached

You were always looking at me with those eyes.” Christian explained. “You had this innocent look on your face and this funny nickname.”

“I think I was interested in you because you were the only one who never called me that. You always

a name,” Christian spoke. “What kind of man compares a woman to an animal, a

too as if it couldn’t get

I agreed. “It’s so funny you ask me that because you called me an animal when I attacked Gina.” I spoke and giggled at the flustered look on Christian’s face. “I-I did, didn’t I?”

it anymore. I just want to forget about the past.” I spoke, “Speaking of the past,

eyes and shrugged his shoulders. “No? They’re still the same color,

smarter than the both of us.” I giggled. “I didn’t mean

your eyes. You look more confident,

nothing wrong with that. I always wanted you to

We had completely grown apart and moved on with our lives in such a short

what you dislike, your dreams, hobby’s,