Filed to story: Bound by Honor (Aria & Luca) Drama Story
“I remember you with more than enough women,” I said with a grin.
Lily’s attention shifted to her husband. “How many?”
Romero gave me a murderous look.
“Why don’t we postpone this conversation to tonight?” Aria suggested.
“Romero was fairly tame,” Luca tried to save Romero’s ass.
“In comparison to you?” Aria asked with raised eyebrows.
Luca sighed. “We men can’t win this argument, can we?”
She came over to me and handed Isa to me before she went over to my brother, wrapping her arms around his neck from behind. “No, no you can’t.”
I kissed Isa’s soft forehead, then pressed her up to my bare chest before I sank down. “How was the night?”
“Busy,” Aria said.
“She can wake the dead with her screech,” Marcella said.
“Maybe she’s trying to sound like that boy band you love so much. What’s their name again? The Castratos?”
Marcella flushed then glared. “That’s not funny.”
I sank down beside Amo and grabbed a piece of the cold pizza. “Why’s your little poo machine not teething and being intolerable yet?” I asked Liliana.
She pursed her lips. “I think he’s just starting to teethe.”
Soft steps rang out and Gianna appeared in the room, red mane a complete mess but she’d put on her own pajama bottoms. She scanned our small congregation with a frown. “What’s going on here?”
“Family council to vote if we’re going to have a second kid or not.”
Gianna snorted and dragged herself over to Aria. “Good luck with that. If necessary, I’ll glue my vajayjay shut.”
“Dad, what’s-” Amo began but Luca shook his head. “Later.”
Marcella looked mildly disturbed but didn’t say anything. Gianna took Isa and cradled her in her arms, kissing her gently. “This girl will remain the only one to ruin my birth channel.”
“Ew,” Marcella exclaimed.
I winked at Gianna who grinned. She sat down beside me.
“You look better,” I murmured.
“I feel better. Sorry about the cold pizza.”
“I fell asleep before I could eat a single bite.”
Gianna rolled her eyes. “Next thing I know we’ll buy a condo in Florida and drive one of those cabs. We’re getting old.”
“You’re growing up,” Luca muttered.
Romero stifled a laugh.
“Family… you can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them either,” I muttered.
Gianna tickled Isa’s belly, earning a giggle. She exchanged a look with Aria.
No matter how much we all teased each other, we stuck together. I’d never appreciated family more than I did now.
Chapter Fourteen
Gianna
The day of Matteo’s surgery finally arrived. I picked him up afterward. He didn’t show any outward sign of being in pain, but Matteo being Matteo that didn’t mean anything. I’d tried to read up on vasectomies and, in general, the pain was described as moderate, so for Matteo it could really be nothing.
He settled on the passenger side while I took the wheel, which almost never happened. I wasn’t a bad driver but Matteo, like all mob men, preferred to steer.
“Feels as if I got a thumbtack in my balls.”
I snorted. “You’ve had worse.”