Chapter 40
"I'm going to grab a snack. Anybody want one?" I asked getting up from the couch. There was a series of 'no' so I went to the pantry to grab a few snacks for myself.
We were currently in the living room discussing some new plans and strategies to be used in the future. I was very much involved in the discussion since I was now officially a member of the mafia.
So far everything was good and there havenât been any major problems. We just had a few minor problems getting everyone to work together. Yup, both the Italian and Russian Mafia have come together. We still refer to them as they are, with someone else temporarily in charge of the Russians until I could take over.
My mother and father were horrible people. But I thought that with me in charge I could make a few changes and restore the integrity of the Dmitry name.
I bent over to pick up a snack and as soon as my hand touched the snack, I peed myself. No scratch that, my water broke. I felt a contraction and I held onto the wall for support. It was so painful that it felt like I was blinded by the pain for a second.
When the pain subsided, I stood up and made my way back to the living room, taking deep breaths as I went.
"Guys" I called to gain their attention, but no one even noticed me standing there not too far from them. They were too busy arguing about who knows what.
"Guys" I said a bit louder, gripping the couch in pain as another contraction came. They still didn't pay attention to me.
"GUYS" I shouted, gripping the couch even harder as another contraction hit me with full force.
"Did you pee yourself?" Enzo asked in amusement, chuckling to himself.
But I wasn't laughing. There was nothing to laugh about when I was the one in pain. No number of books or videos could have prepared me for the pain I was in right now.
"The baby- the baby's coming" I shrieked as another contraction hit.
At hearing that everyone stopped what they were doing and began running about like mad ants. I swear they were no good at these types of things. Emilio rushed to my side immediately, guiding me to the infirmary.
I guess it was a good thing that he set up everything at home for me, because I didn't know how I would manage having to go all the way to the hospital.
"Yes. The baby's coming right now. You need to get here as soon as possible" Emilio spoke over the phone.
âNo, it canât fuck wait. You think I can tell the baby when it's supposed to come? I don't care if you are in the middle of a fucking heart transplant or the other side of the world, get here now" he seethed hanging up the phone.
I stopped walking holding my back as another contraction hit.
"Are you ok?" he asked with concern.
"Does it look like I'm fucking ok?" I snapped "Tesoro calm down"
"Don't tell me to fucking calm down! You're not the one who is about to push out another human out of your vagina" I wheezed.
"Alright. Let's just get you to the infirmary" he said kissing my sweaty forehead.
We went inside and he helped me up onto the bed.
"Help me out of these clothes" I said pulling up my shirt.
"Why?" he asked confused.
"I can't exactly push a baby out through my leggings" I said in a duh tone.
"Oh right"
He helped me out of my clothes and slipped on my hospital gown.
"How far away is the doctor?" I asked lying down on the bed.
"He's almost here. Just hang on"
"Easy for you to say" I said through clenched teeth grabbing a hold of his hand. I squeezed hard every time a contraction hit.
"I'm here" the doctor said walking in.
He sat on the stool at the foot of the bed and asked me to spread my legs. I did as I was told, even with Emilio glaring daggers at the poor man trying to do his job. The doctor stuck two fingers inside me testing to see if I was fully dilated.
"She's not ready" the doctor declared sitting up straight.
"What do you mean she's not ready?" Emilio asked the doctor trying to hold in his anger.
"She isn't fully dilated as yet. She can walk around for a bit to help speed up the process" he suggested.
He left the room and I got off the bed with Emilio's help. He held my hand as I took small steps around the room. It was pure torture doing it, but I also wanted to get this over with as soon as possible.
I bend over in pain, with Emilio holding me as another contraction hit. There were coming more often than before so I knew the baby would be coming soon.
"Aaaargh" I screamed as another contraction hit.
"It's going to be ok" Emilio tried to comfort me. It was easy for him to say because he wasn't the one in pain. I felt movement inside my stomach and I knew it was time.
"Get the doctor" I said through clenched teeth, trying to hold in my cries of pain.
Going back over to the bed I got ready and the doctor took his seat at the stool again.
"Ok. I'm going to need you to push on my count" he instructed and I nodded my head frantically.
Emilio was with me the whole time holding my hand. He looked helplessly down at me as he saw the unshed tears in my eyes. He knew I was in pain and I know it must have pained him to not be able to do anything to help.
"1, 2, 3. Push!" he instructed.
I pushed with everything I had, squeezing Emilio's hand. I knew he was in pain from the way that I was gripping his hand, but he never complains. Instead, he whispered encouraging words in my ear and kissed my sweaty forehead every now and then.
I pushed again and fell back on the bed. Push after push and I was now completely drained. I lay on the bed exhausted, not having the strength to push again.
"One last push" the doctor encouraged.
"I can't" I said crying.
"Of course, you can sweetheart. You can do anything" Emilio leaned down and peck my lips. He pulled back and gave me an encouraging smile, looking at me lovingly.
I mustered all the strength in my body and gave one last push. Shortly afterwards crying was heard in the room.
"It's a girl" the doctor said with a smile.
"You did it sweetheart" Emilio said leaving a sweet kiss on my lips.
I smiled back at him with joy and excitement shining in my eyes.
"I love you" I whispered and he kissed me again.
"And I love you" he said pulling away.
"Would you like to hold her?" the doctor came over to me after he had cleaned all the body fluids off the baby.
"Ye-" I was interrupted as a wave of pain washed over me. I clenched my eyes shut screaming in pain.
"What's wrong?" Emilio demanded.
The doctor looked over me and then focused his attention my stomach. He placed the baby in the incubator and sat back on the stool.
"There's another baby coming" he said in shock and astonishment.
"Another baby!?" I asked in shock gripping Emilio's hand as another contraction hit.
"This is all your fault. If you could have just kept your dick in your pants" I blamed Emilio.
"I know, I know" he said trying to soothe me.
"You are never touching me again!" I exclaimed.
I knew that it was unfair to blame him, but I didn't care. I was in pain and it only seemed right to take out my pain and frustrations out on him.
"Give me one big push" the doctor instructed.
"I can't" I cried, shaking my head. I was beyond exhausted and the pain was close to unbearable.
"Yes, you can. You can do it" Emilio soothed kissing my forehead.
I took a deep breath and pushed like my life depends on it. At one point I thought that I would have to push again until I heard that beautiful sound, the sound of my baby's cry.
"It's a boy" the doctor said, holding the baby.
He then went on to clean him up and later returned with our babies. One wrapped in a pink blanket and the other in a blue blanket.
I took the boy in my arms and the doctor handed Emilio the girl. At first, he was hesitant to hold her, but he got over the fear of dropping her almost immediately.
I looked down and the beautiful boy in my arms with his eyes closed, while Emilio was busy staring at our daughter in fascination.
"They're both beautiful, just like their mother" he said kissing my forehead. He has been kissing me a lot today, but I didn't mind. Instead, I relished in his kisses.
"Why are there two babies in here?" Emma asked walking in the room confused.
"TWO BABIES!? Fuck yeah. Enzo pay up" Luca cheered fist pumping the air.
"Language" Emilio and I said at the same time.
"You have failed me Layla and now I owe this loser $5000" Enzo pouted.
The pout didn't last long though as he rushed over to us to see the babies. His eyes lit up like a little kid in a candy store. He examined both babies carefully. I wasn't sure what he was looking for.
"So, the girl looks more like her mother and the boy looks more like his dad. Layla, you better keep an eye on the boy. I can already see him turning out like his father" Enzo said with a mischievous smirk.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Emilio replied sounding offended.
"Nothing" Enzo said pursing his lips.
"So... What are their names?" Emma asked excited. I looked at Emilio and he smiled. I took that as the go ahead to announce their names.
"Meet Elena and Luciano Moretti" I announced with a broad smile on my face.
"Aww. I'm an aunt" Emma cooed.
"I can't believe I'm an uncle. Finally, I have someone to teach all my tricks" Enzo said wiping away fake tears.
While everyone was busy arguing over who will get to do whatever with the babies, I turned my attention to the love of my life, the father of my children. He was the one who made all of this possible.
If he hadn't kidnapped me that night, I don't know how my life would have turned out. Probably boring and dull like it always was.
I wouldn't trade what happened to me for anything, because everything happened for a reason. I wouldn't have the support of people who I could always count on, even though they were often times a pain in this ass. They were my pain in the ass.
"I love you" I said just to let him know just how much I meant it.
"I love you" he replied with a bright smile.
"You have made me the happiest man on earth" he said leaning down to give me yet another kiss, but this time it was interrupted by a cry from our daughter.
"I guess someone doesn't want to share daddy. Don't worry sweetheart, I'm all yours" he said kissing her forehead. I let out a small chuckled as I looked at them both. She's definitely a daddy's girl.
I looked down at my son in my arms to see him, with his eyes still close. I leaned down and kissed his forehead and he cooed at me.
There's nowhere I'd rather be than here, surrounded by my family.