cold hands, warm heart.
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VALENTINA
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TWO WEEKS LATER
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"Hey...sweetheart...come on..." I heard a voice slowly wake me from my sleep. Enzo. Of course. He just can't let me enjoy my beauty sleep, can he?
Kidding. Maybe.
"I'm up, I'm up." I mumbled, rolling over to bury my face in the pillows, earning a chuckle from him.
Alejandro and I have been sleeping over at Enzo's a lot lately. He's clingy. Well, so am I, but he's clingier than I am. Regardless, we are, once again, sleeping over at his place.
In my defense, his house is like 5 times bigger than mine, and he has a pool. And a big yard.
My parents are rich; yes, but I was always raised to earn my money. My parents worked hard for theirs, and I work hard for mine.
"Come on, beautiful." Enzo encouraged, and I felt the bed dip, as he got in. "It's almost 10AM already..." He peppered kisses across my neck, gently waking me up.
A small groan escaped my lips, as I rolled onto my back, my eyes slowly fluttering open, meeting his handsome face. "But I don't want to wake up yet."
"Yes you do..." He murmured, gently pressing a kiss to my lips, "I made you breakfast. Alejandro is all dressed and ready, he's missing his mama."
Enzo has adapted to Alejandro so well. He doesn't mind watching him when I feel like breaking down because he won't sleep. He won't mind changing a diaper. He's everything Alejandro's father lacked to be.
"Mm." I hummed, letting out a small yawn. Breakfast in bed does sound good. I could hear Alejandro giggling. "Okay, okay, I'm up."
With a final kiss, Enzo let me sit up, as I adjusted to the light in the room. He placed a breakfast tray next to me, before grabbing Alejandro from his crib and coming to sit down on my other side.
"Breakfast looks delicious." I smiled, looking at the tray. Toast, yogurt, juice, fresh fruits. It all looked so delicious.
Alejandro laid happily on the bed between Enzo and I, one of his toys grasped tightly in his little, tiny hands. He is adorable!
"All of your favorites." Enzo murmured, pressing a kiss to my cheek, "Now eat. It's sunny today, I thought we could relax by the pool today."
I grabbed a piece of the avocado toast, taking a bite. It tastes heavenly. "Mhm." I hummed, after swallowing, "Are the guys coming over?"
Enzo sighed, rolling his eyes, "Of course they are. The second they heard you're here; they wanted to come. Bastards like you more than their own boss."
A small laugh split my lips, as I shook my head, "They just like me because I'm nice to them. And because I'm not their boss..."
Enzo and his group of his friends are a lovely bunch, genuinely. They never fail to make me feel welcomed and loved. Not to mention the way they all act with Alejandro. Like he's family. Like we're family.
It felt nice. To have my...'own' people. To know that there's someone out there who has my back.
My thoughts were cut short by the man of the hour; Enzo, letting out a huff.
"Nah, they like you because you're a damn angel, Val." He murmured, kissing my cheek, "So pleasant to be around...and so, so pretty..." His kisses made their way down my jaw, neck...shoulder...And then he was interrupted by Alejandro's giggles.
And instead of getting annoyed like a lot of people too, he only let out a chuckle, turning his focus to Alejandro, "Hey, buddy. Was I hogging up your mom completely, huh?"
I watched them with a small smile, my heart filling with warmth. He's so caring and sweet. Towards me and towards Alejandro.
"He gets jealous." I grinned, moving the breakfast tray aside once I was done eating. I gently grabbed Alejandro, his tiny hands immediately resting onto my cheeks. He's getting freckles, just like mine.
Enzo hummed, brushing my hair out of my face, "Val...I think we should talk. About you know...the whole 'parents in the mafia' thing." His tone was calm, soothing.
I shrugged, glancing at him, "I don't know. Like...I was- I was never involved in it. I just knew my dad was. There's...not much I can offer here." Alejandro was getting fussy; he's probably hungry. I quickly lifted my shirt enough to nurse Alejandro, grabbing a bib from the nightstand to cover up. It's not that I'm ashamed; I just prefer my privacy.
He nodded, keeping his eyes locked on mine, "Fair enough. Did it ever bother you, that they were in the mafia? Does it bother you that I am?"
"No, not really." I shrugged with a small smile, "It's your and their life, not mine. Like I said; as long as you keep me out of it, I don't really care."
It was true; while yes, the mafia is an extremely dangerous business, I trusted my father to keep me safe and out of it during my childhood; and he did. Same goes for Enzo. I don't care what his job is, as long as he keeps me and my son out of it, and safe.
"Okay." He nodded, kissing my cheek, "That's fair. I'd rather die than let you get involved." A small chuckle slipped past his lips, before he got up from the bed, "I'll let you guys get ready in peace, I'm gonna run out and get us some drinks and barbecue stuff for today, since the guys are coming."
I nodded, blowing him a kiss, a smile resting on my lips, "Okay. Drive safe, and don't go overboard with it, yeah?"
He chuckled, pulling on a hoodie, "When do I ever?" Grabbing his keys, he turned to me one last time, "Feel free to use the shower. I stalked your shower the last time I was sleeping over, and bought everything you had in there, so you'd have them here too. And I have a little shower seat in there for Alejandro, so you can keep an eye on him while you shower."
My heart could just burst. He does these sweet, unbelievably kind gestures out of the blue. I don't even need to ask. I feel so...loved.
"Thank you." I smiled widely, brightly. "Really. You're amazing, Enzo."
He waved it off with a small smile, "You deserve it and so much more. Now, go enjoy yourself. I'll see you when I get back."
I watched him go with a smile, before slowly easing myself out of bed, taking Alejandro with me. "Hi, baby. You wanna have a shower with mama? Yeah?" I grinned, kissing his cheeks, making my way to the bathroom.
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After a very nice, hot shower, I stood in Enzo's bedroom, a towel wrapped around me. I'd feel bad for taking such a long hot shower, but he's rich so I'm sure the water bill won't bother him.
Grabbing my bikini, I pulled it on and threw a cute summer dress over it. The sun was shining, and it was hot out; perfect day for lounging by his pool. Because he's filthy rich and has a freaking pool, I'm still not over that.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by the sweet melody of my son giggling. With a small smile I turned to him, gently grabbing him out of his little playpen. I dressed him before I dressed myself.
With my phone in hand, Alejandro in the other, I made my way downstairs, going to sit in the living room, as I waited for Enzo to return.
Today is going to be so fun.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
happy new year !! writers block is a bitch, sorry about that ...