Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
She had to go to her. But Rhea doubted she could get there on time. In one word, someone else had to deliver the baby.
“Rhea!” Victor jerked her back to the present, “When are you getting here?!”
“That’s the problem, Victor….” She winced internally wondering how she was going to tell the man that he had to deliver the baby himself.
She took a deep breath and with determination said, “I’m not going to make it on time.”
“What?!”
“You can do this, Victor.”
“Huh?” He sounded confused until it dawned on him.
“Oh, no, no! Don’t do this to me, Rhea.” He begged her.
Damn, the poor guy’s going to get traumatized after this. Rhea felt bad but there was nothing that she could do in this situation. Her hands were tied.
“I’ll call the ambulance, they will be there as soon as possible while I guide you through the delivery. Lukas and I are on our way now.” She nearly flew out her front door with Lukas behind her, steadying and keeping her from tripping in her haste to get to them.
” Please, Rhea… ” Victor croaked, he was on the verge of tears,” I-I have done a lot of bad things… ” He sniffed,
“Damn, I have killed people! But this? I don’t think I can do this, Rhea! This would be my undoing… please tell me you have another plan, Rhea. I can’t….”
Hearing Victor’s plea made Rhea’s brow furrowed in worry, what was she going to do? The baby was not waiting and needed to be delivered before Mimi loses her strength and in the worst scenario, dies. If only they had taken her advice and stayed close to her during Mimi’s last month, then this wouldn’t have happened.
Lukas figured out what was going on since she put the call on speaker from her side as well because he snatched the phone from her ear before she knew it and was cursing into it
“Now, you listen to me, you dimwit! If Mimi by chance dies because of your stupidity, I’ll destroy you! Think of this as your special mission and Rhea is your supervisor and she guides you through it, you got it!”
Rhea didn’t know how Lukas did it but Victor’s voice was a lot sturdier and he eagerly received her instructions just as Lukas opened the door to the car and she got in. She told him to get clean water, towels, and other equipment he might or might not need till she or the ambulance arrives.
And just like that, Lukas started the car and stepped on the gas, her heart nearly jumping from her chest when he raced through the road like a mad man, forgetting that she too was a pregnant woman. But then, Rhea trusted him and she has seen far worse things.
A journey that would have taken forty-five minutes, Lukas cut it down to twenty. They even saw the ambulance on their way but Lukas drove past it, he had to get to his cousin first. Rhea’s audible voice was the only sound in the car as she gave clear instructions to Victor and Lukas didn’t distract her for once.
They got there and Rhea would have run into the house except that she was pregnant and wasn’t as fit and nimble on her feet as before. Damn! But that didn’t stop her from quickening her feet and when she did come in, she expelled a break.
Mimi was lying on the sofa with her eyes shut and Rhea would have mistaken her for dead if it wasn’t for the soft rising of her chest. Victor sat on the bare floor beside her, staring at his bloodied hands, and seemed to be in shock.
The poor man. God knows how hard Mimi would have to convince him to go for another kid after this traumatic experience. And then she saw it, the baby at Mimi’s feet, wrapped in a clean white towel and bundled like a little mummy, and a smile split Rhea’s features wide.
“You adorable thing,” Rhea mewled as she picked up the baby whose umbilical cord was still attached to the mother. But it was okay, she was here now and would take care of it.
It was a baby boy and a hungry one as well as he yawned and in the same minute, his fierce shriek echoed around the house.
The Draven family started a celebration that night after the news came through that the children were delivered safely. It was a huge celebration considering the kids were the first quadruplets birth in the family, hence it was momentous. If only their parents were alive to see this.
Of course, invitations were sent to their in-laws aka the Luciano family. As expected, not everyone turned up, especially Benjamin and his wife who gave a measly excuse. At first, they had mocked Adele for getting pregnant, knowing that she would lose her underboss position and then, their precious son, Gabriel can take over her place.
However, none of that happened with Camille being insistent that the underboss position was already covered and she needed no assistance. If anything, Adele had only grown powerful, especially now she was married to a Draven. All of their plans didn’t work and they couldn’t face the girl without hiding their face in embarrassment.
The only member of the family who shamelessly attended the party was Cindy. The young girl lived the life of the party and as a celebrity, couldn’t turn down the chance of flaunting and posting the photos on her social media pages.
Moreover, she did not really have anything against her half-sister – that one was on their parents and she merely came here to show her support. Perhaps, it was not a bad idea to get on her sister’s grace – and to confirm it was a good thing giving up Elijah so she could have him. Adele better made sure her sacrifice was worth it. Elijah was her first love, you know. Cindy was pretty conceited.
Rhea and Lukas did not fail to attend the party even though they were pretty tired from dealing with Mimi’s birth. Natalie eventually sent a doctor to check up on Mimi and it was confirmed that both mother and son were fine; there were no complications with the home birth. Victor eventually snapped out of the shock after a few talks with Lukas and they eventually left them when Hannah arrived to take care of her daughter and grandchild, while Mimi had her rest.
“What is wrong?” Lukas eased into the seat next to his wife.
He had been engaged in conversations with Eric and members of the commission who came to congratulate him. And finally turned, only to see his wife all by herself and it worried him. He could sense Rhea was not happy, or perhaps it was the stress finally taking a toll on her. Sigh, he knew they shouldn’t have come to this party; she needed her rest.
Rhea covered it up with a weary smile, “Trust me, I’m fine. It’s just that….”
He took her hand and placed it on his larger palm before squeezing it affectionately, “You know you can tell me anything.”
“I know,” Rhea let out a deep breath, “It just sounds stupid.”
“I don’t care. I’m always here to listen.”
She groaned out but Lukas squeezed her hand tighter, encouraging her to speak up.
“Fine, I feel left out,” Rhea confessed.
“What?”
She sighed and explained to him, “We were together before the both of them and yet Adele and Mimi got married before I did. And now, they have given birth and I still have three months to go. Why am I the last?”
Lukas burst into laughter.
“See, I told you it’s stupid.” Rhea groaned, covering her face with her palm, and wished the ground would open up and swallow her at this time. Why would she think such nonsense?
“Hey,” Lukas faced her, began to pry her fingers off her face and when he was done, cupped her cheeks instead and kept her gaze on him.
“I didn’t realize that this was a competition,”
Rhea shut her eyes in embarrassment, her cheeks growing hot as well.
“Listen, love, I don’t care if the baby takes one or two years to come or if the others are first in line in starting a family, what matters is that you are here. We are together. And when our baby finally comes into this world, I’m going to love and protect her in the same manner I have done to you. “
He then leaned closer to whisper in her ears, “And if you’re so desperate to be the first next time, perhaps we can start fucking the instant our baby girl is born.” He nippled her earlobe to make his point.
“You….” Rhea was so red in the face that her mouth opened without a word. She then cleared her throat and corrected him, “We are not even sure it’s a girl yet. I told you, we would have a boy.”
“Until then….” Lukas didn’t exactly care as he tilted his head and took her lips in a kiss. It was just the both of them at that moment as everyone else faded into the background and her pulse quickened.
As the passion heightened, her heart hummed in appreciation and Rhea knew inwardly that she would never give what she had with Lukas for anything in the world. Their love was special even though they started on the wrong feet. But then, some blessings aren’t served on a platter of gold, but wrapped in a rough package and hiding the goodness inside.
The both of them eventually left for home at the peak of the celebration. If there was anyone who partied hard, it had to be Ezra. Unlike the others, he had two reasons to celebrate – one, Elijah had his kids safely, and secondly, he was officially a godfather.