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

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

shoulder and threw my

that.” Marvin

was not

already on the subject, so

dangerous…if that’s what you mean Marvin shrugged, ignoring the true intentions of my question.

want children?” He asked

my dad, who kicked me out of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon us, had become a life goal. I would do what they couldn’t and show them

“Definitely.”

want children, and would I still be around if that was the

“How about you?”

if you want them…I want them

it like that almost made it seem as if

feel about leaving San Diego?” He

spoke, thinking this would be something we would both agree on. “I’ll remain here until the

uncomfortably. Was he not pleased

“How about you?”

to start a ranch, live someplace quiet, away

gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff than settle down on a remote

want to see you happy, so if you plan on dying here, I’ll

He deserved better.

make me happy, and all I could

just how different we were, I didn’t have many friends-but I

have friends, but he

my answers make you uncomfortable?”

THE

Marvin took in a deep breath. “I’m not telling you all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love, which is why I’m able to give up on certain things if

not everything.” I made myself feel

spoke, determined. “I would drop everything to be with you if you’d ask me to.”

happen if I would just tell him

me for my immaturity. Or perhaps he would handle it as a Castillo since he was raised

lying?” I

confused. “W-what?” He chuckled.

ever

I heard your question the first time.”

“So have you?”

long pause before Marvin

asked without a single thought. His words scared me because I had hoped for him to confess to pitying

Marvin leaned forward, staring at me with a dark expression. Frightened, I

you to spare their lives as you cock the gun and stare into their hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to spare their families, and then…” Marvin made a gun with his hand and pushed his finger to

pulling me into a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled away to smack

stand you-did you know