Chapter 56: Chapter Fifty Six

*Enzo*

“She’s doing okay. We got fluids in her and her body is reacting perfectly. The head wound is a little concerning, especially for how long she’s been out of treatment when it occurred, so we’ll be keeping an eye on that for a few days. Her vitals are finally out of the red and are responding the way we want them too.” He starts explaining immediately.

“She’s a bit groggy which is normal due to the pain medication we have given her. Her eyes are a little out of focus because of the head injury and she may respond slowly. Its not anything to be concerned about in the moment since the medication more than likely is causing most of her symptoms. We’ll keep an eye on her.”

“Can we see her?” Maria asks as they all stood up to stand next to me as we listened to the doctor.

“She is awake and out of the ICU. I’ll provide you the room number once she’s settled and you can go visit. In the meantime however, Benny Sarino, he’s being checked on the third floor, he states your family?”

“No.” We all state with passion except for Maria, who didn’t say anything at all.

The doctor looked taken aback and then looks at me with all my injuries. “Oh…okay, perhaps you know who we can contact for him?”

“I’ll give you his old man’s number. After that we want nothing to do with him.” Nonno growls angrily.

“Understood, and the young lady with the gunshot wound…?” He almost looked like he didn’t want to ask.

“We don’t know her.” Dom presses, staring at the doctor in a way that made me want to slap him for being so fucking obvious.

“Of course you don’t.” He smiles in a knowing way. “The authorities were called on her behalf, if she mentions you for any reason, I’ll explain she came in around the same time and is a bit delirious on pain medication.”

He goes to walk away but then stops and looks at us one more time. “But I suggest before they arrive maybe a last chat wouldn’t hurt. I’m a doctor, I read what people aren’t able to see.”

With that he walks away.

That’s unusual for a doctor to allow considering we weren’t family or friends. But I took that chance he given us because there are a few last parting words I wanted to say to her before I went to go see Gabby. I don’t bother mentioning anything to anyone as I walk in the direction of her room.

No one followed either, which was a good thing. I wanted to do this alone. Because she was damn lucky to be alive at all. If my hands had gotten on her she would be suffering more than just a gunshot wound right now.

I avoid eye contact with anyone that I walked by or was near as I grew closer to the room I didn’t even want to be in. I don’t even hesitate walking right on through either. I wanted to get this shit over with and get her the hell out of this town and our lives for good.

She tenses when she sees me, and I disregard that heavily bandaged leg she was sporting. I stand right in front of her, giving her a menacing stare to make her even more uncomfortable than she already was feeling.

Good.

“Are you even pregnant?” Was the first thing I start out with.

I wanted to know the truth, the entire truth.

She avoids all eye contact with me, her hands twisting the blanket in front of her.

“Yes.” She mumbles.

“Am I even the father?”

She goes completely silent, her eyes shifting as if in thought.

“Don’t try to continue whatever it is you’re scheming. Because your answer won’t matter to me. Father or not, neither of you will be in my life, get any of my money, nor will that child grow up to know who I am. You made sure of that doing what you did.” I snap angrily.

“Now tell the truth or I’ll be forced to tell the officers what you tried to do.”

Closing her eyes, her jaw tightens. “No. The child isn’t yours.” She gritted out.

“Did you honestly believe that you would have gotten away with this? My grandfather was planning a DNA testing. Your plan wouldn’t have worked before that child would even be born. On top of that you try to get rid of the only woman I love. What did you think was going to happen?”

She continues to stay quiet which was enough in my opinion. I didn’t want any more of her lies and excuses. I was done with her. She was lucky she wasn’t about to go to prison for what she tried to do. She deserved more than that. Unfortunately however, if we told the police the truth it wasn’t just her that was going to get stuck in the crossfire.

We all would and none of us could have that right now. Not with all the bullshit Dom had put us through. But with that being the issue, now I had to keep an eye on her in case she tried to do something even more stupid. I couldn’t have her taking revenge on me or Gabby. Especially Gabby since she was the one who shot her.

“I’ll let this all go under one condition.” I sigh heavily because I really didn’t want to do this, but what choice did I have?

“And what’s that?” She asks hopefully.

“You leave us alone and never show your face again. Never contact us, never even attempt to try to do any harm or enact revenge against us by someone else. You forget us completely and move on with your life. You have a child to think of and will be a mother soon. Maybe it’s time to start acting like one.”

Her shoulders sag and her lips thin. But then I see the defeat in her eyes as she nods.

“I want verbal confirmation. Because if you go back on your word I’ll make sure your life is a living hell and more than just prison will happen to you. I’m sure you wouldn’t want your child to be an orphan so soon.”

“Fine.” She grits as she crosses her arms. “I promise I’ll leave you alone and never speak, see, or hear from you or Gabriela again for as long as I live. Happy now?”

“Not really. But it’s all I could do for now.” I spat.

I don’t say another word to her as I walk out of that room without a backwards glance. I was done with her. Hell we were done with her and hopefully it will be the last we ever hear from her again.