Chapter 124
Mia.
"I need to lay down. Take me to your room, please" I tell Rico when I pull away from the kiss. It will be a while before the guys return. Alessio had mentioned they have a lot of injured men, so they are bound to delay. Furthermore, I have less to worry about now that she has been rescued.
"Okay," Rico helps me to his room and I quickly take his hand when he turns to leave. "Lay with me" He doesn't hesitate. He gets in the space beside me and pulls me to him. I know we will revisit the prior topic when I get better.
The kiss didn't convince him. If anything, it was different and we both felt it.
Fast forward, I wake up to the commotion outside. There are a lot of quick movements and it only means the boys are here.
"Rico" I gently shake his shoulder and he looks up alarmed. I am surprised he actually slept.
"Are you okay?" He worriedly whispers, sitting up.
"I think they are here" He nods when he hears the noise. He looks sad though.
The living room is full of armed men. A few that I know and most are unfamiliar. I spot Carl and his wife in the kitchen, together with their mother. Alessio is among the ones in the room and I quickly walk to him. He is the next thing to a brother in my life.
"Bunny" He quickly looks up as if he sensed my presence. " I heard you are sick. How are you feeling?" He stands up and gently holds my shoulders. Instead of answering him, I embrace him.
"You should take care of yourself, sweetheart. Don't stress too much, okay?" I nod pulling away.
''Thankyou. How did it go? Did you find them?'' I sit in the next spot he previously was and he joins me.
"The leaders no. Only the guards were present. We kept one alive for questioning though"
I nod looking around. I want to ask how she is doing but I find it hard. I don't want to see her just yet. My biggest comfort is that she is alive.
"You don't want to see her, right?" Alessio takes my hand in his and I despise the sympathy in his eyes. He used to live with us before his father handed over his business to him. He understands so well the relationship between my mother and I.
"Will you call me cruel, if I told you I wish it was my dad in her place?" I murmur swallowing the lump forming in my throat. I can't get emotional in front of these people.
"No honey. You did the right thing. The fact that you saved her despite how she treated you, is nothing next to cruel. It's up to her now to make everything right"
"And if she doesn't?" I whisper. I hate these emotions.
"Then you live your life honey. You have me. Rico and his family are all here. I guess you have seen they are good people right?" I nod glancing at the kitchen again. Rico's mum is busy on the stove, being helped by other guys. She is a selfless woman. What is so different with my mother?
"Yeah. Thank you, brother"
"When you get better, call me so we can arrange how to get this fuckers out of the way. Maxim is dangerous, you know that right"
"Yes. Do you have any idea what is in that parcel? The most important thing that they want?"
"Unfortunately sweetheart, Seb trusted only you with that information. Even your mother doesn't know about it either. It must be something so valuable to make Maxim hurt his only daughter to get it"
"I know brother. My question remains, who took it? It was taken a day after we buried Dad. If they don't have it, then who?" I murmur so anyone wouldn't hear me.
"We will go back to your house and track all the cameras. I will look into it to find a clue"
"You also need a couple of guards from now on. We just took the only thing they could use against you. We need to be more careful. Rico too" We both look at the said man. He is talking to a scary-looking guy and Diego. Are Rico's friends all fearful?
"Urgh, this sickness is dragging me behind" I groan in boredom. I am used to being out there. Either making money or getting things done. Just Idling around and sleeping makes me feel incompetent.
"You will be fine honey. By the way, Nicole has been asking about you"
"Yeah?," I chuckle, remembering her reaction when Alessio called me to take her away. She was so conflicted.
"Why didn't you bring her then? I am out to get friends" At least my idling won't be so bad if I meet more people.
"I will bring her tomorrow. She can use a friend too"
"Where is Sean?" I haven't seen him around. This mission wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for him. Its only fair I thank him.
"Oh! he went to smoke. Check him in the balcony"
"Hey Sean" I approach the man sitting alone on the couch. I understand why he will choose to stay away from the rest.
"Thank God you are here. You were nowhere to be seen when we arrived"
"Thank you" I sit next to him with a sigh. I didn't know Rico had a garden. I haven't looked around from the day I got here.
''Are you okay?" He whispers after puffing out a thick smoke. What is the joy of smoking anyway?
"Yes, I am feeling much better now"
"Don't push yourself so hard. I am not surprised you have a lot of people backing you up. That's what you get for being kind"
" I just want to get this over with" I sigh leaning into the couch. This must be Rico's resting place.
"The guy I told you about survived. I will update you more when I hear from him. I need to be somewhere right now, Is that okay?"
"This guy, who is he?" I have been meaning to ask him that. It takes a lot of guts to go against Maxim. Unless it's worth it.
"That's for me to know, princess. It's strictly confidential" Sean kisses my head and hurriedly walks away. Confidential indeed.
My eyes catch the sight of two figures far in the garden. Dante and the girl from earlier. It looks like they are fighting from how they are shouting at each other.
This life is really undeserving. She is a beautiful girl with his son. But he doesn't appreciate that. He acts as if he has no responsibility at all. Will Rico turn out this way in the future? Our love is still young and I wonder how far it will go.
Is he pushing me to move here because he wants kids?
Is he perhaps feeling pressured because his twin is about to be a father?
"There you are," Carl says walking toward me.
They are identical but with quite different characters. Carl is a free spirit while Rico is reserved. Wait, does this mean I will have twins if I conceive?
No.
Now that I am thinking about it, women carrying twins always have bigger bellies. That will surely get you fat and lazy.
''Where is your mind, princess?'' Carl snaps his fingers in my face and I blink back to reality. I am freaking out for nothing. That will probably happen when I am at least 25. I am just eighteen anyway.
''I am sorry. My mind is greatly occupied these days'' I am thinking about everything at the same time.
'' We are here for you. You should know that already, Mia. You are family and family always looks out for each other" They surely are nice people. If his mum could come immediately she heard I'm sick. My own mother would never do that. She would even accuse me of faking sickness.
" Thank you, Carl. It means a lot to me"
" You didn't tell me Alessio Fernandez is your brother."
"Why? Are you on his bad side?" I chuckle watching him with raised brows. Unlike Carl, Alessio is a troublemaker and extremely rough when handling business. I wonder how Nicole managed to tame him.
" Of course not. I am careful not to make enemies around me. I need my wife safe" Aww, that is so cute. Kay is lucky. I think that's why she appears pampered.
" He was a family friend when my parents were alive. My dad trained him so he had to live with us"
''Have you seen her, yet?" Carl asks. I can't tell him I don't want to. Some things are better off hidden. So I make up my mind to get it over with.
'' I will go see her" I slowly get up but he takes my hand.
"Do you want me to come with you?" I stare at him in confusion but nod anyway.
"Yes, please"