The Mafia King: To Insanity
The Mafia King: Chapter 37

Isabella’s POV

‘What?’ Lorenzo laughed nervously, ‘Who found you?’ Alex nervously mutters. ‘Xavier found me’ I started hyperventilating feeling my throat closing. ‘What if he knows about the baby? How did he replace us? How long has he known!’ I started panicking.

‘Okay, Isabella! ISABELLA! We need to get you underground; we are leaving and won’t tell anyone. It’s time for you to disappear and this time properly.’ I sighed nodding my head and trying to calm down. ‘Fine let’s go underground.’

‘We need to leave New York!’ Alex yells. Lorenzo shakes his head ‘You are not taking Isabella or her baby out of the city!’ He yelled, ‘Where am I supposed to go then?’ He bit his bottom lip and nodded his head. ‘I know where to go’ He rushed me and the men to go and pack up our things.

We all packed up everything in the house and quickly rushed out the door, leaving the roses behind. With no second thought, Lorenzo took off driving like a madman. I clutched my stomach and prayed that everything was going to be okay.

Someone lightly shook me awake, I opened my eyes slowly and saw Lorenzo hovering over me. ‘You ready?’ I nodded my head and looked at the most gorgeous house I have ever seen. Double story, in a friendly neighbourhood. I was in awe at the beautiful flowers planted in front of the house. ‘Where are we?’ I asked him.

He hung his head low smiling sadly; he lifted his head up and looked at the house ‘it was supposed to be a getaway house Vincenzo built for you and him.’ he admitted softly. ‘Lorenzo?’ I whispered confused and shocked. ‘Before he lost his memory, that day after the ball he saw how upset and sad you were and hearing your story made him wish you had a normal upbringing so… he built you this. So, whenever you wanted an escape from it all this would be your normal’ he explained. I shook my head about to burst into tears, ‘he loved you so fucking much Isabella. He found your sketchbook and saw this drawing of the house and made it for you.’

‘I figured what safer place to hide you than a place that was intended to protect and shield you from everything’ He pointed to the side demonstrating how close we were to the beach. I laughed softly and hugged him ‘Thank you so much’ he hugged me back squeezing me tight. ‘I can’t believe he did this, and he has no recollection of it at all?’ I asked praying he might remember doing this.

‘None, I asked him about it, and he looked at me like I had gone mad. I even brought him here hoping it would trigger something, but he had no idea what this place was and how much it meant to him’ He sighed shaking his head upset. ‘It’s okay.’ I reassured him looking back at the house, ‘you still need to let him know about this baby especially with Xavier on your tail he needs to know’ I nodded my head knowing he was right ‘when this Xavier madness dies out then I will. I just I can’t risk leaving and being seen right now. If he asks about me tell him, I went underground and if he asks why say you don’t know’ I informed him

He nodded his head slowly ‘if that’s what you want. Isabella, you will eventually tell my brother he has a kid, right? Please don’t deprive him from being a dad and don’t deprive your baby from its father’ I nodded my head promising him. He kissed my baby bump ‘cute baby’ and looked at me and pushed my head away making a disgusted face ‘yuck’ I rolled my eyes laughing.

Sebastián and Alex grabbed the bags and walked inside, I sighed and stepped on the front lawn, the grass has neatly been trimmed the smell of the flowers made me smile a sense of reassurance overcame me as I smiled looking around.

I walked in and straight towards the backyard, I smiled when I saw all the flowers. It looked so mesmerising I wasn’t a flower girl but Maria was I wanted a garden in my home so she could come, so no matter what she would be here tending to the plants. Even if we were fighting if i told her the flowers looked wilted she would run, she loved it so much that I wanted it in my dream house.

I looked and saw some branches interned with the white arch. I walked towards it and stood underneath it, I smiled and leaned my head back slightly feeling a warm breeze through my body. I smiled and laughed ‘I miss your hugs’ I whispered and sat down for a minute. I looked over at the flowers smiling at a distant memory.

FLASHBACK

I ran into the flower shop and saw Maria and Mama working and watering the plants. ‘Isabella’ Mama announced, ‘Hermana’ (sister) Maria sang as she laughed looking at me. I rolled my eyes ‘Hermana’ Maria repeated jumping on top of me I pushed Maria off me ‘leave me alone.’ ‘What’s wrong Isabella?’ Mama asked I looked at her ‘well … Papa won’t let me come with him to deliver the shipments to the Italians’ I huffed. She rolled her eyes playfully before rubbing her temple with her fingers.

‘I don’t understand your fascination with your dad’s work’ I smiled ‘It’s so much fun. It’s dangerous, it gets your blood pumping, and it is so much more interesting than flowers’ I pointed at the flowers in the shop, ‘TAKE THAT BACK’ Maria shouted pointing a gardening tool at me. I rolled my eyes ‘Papa’s work is interesting it has so many things intertwined with each other; the business talks the numbers the meetings everything about it is so cool’ I shrugged. ‘I even promised him I wouldn’t get myself in trouble, but he still won’t let me go’ I whined.

‘Isabella come plant this flower with me’ Maria called out, I looked at mama desperately ‘please tell him to take me!’ I begged her. ‘Over my dead body. Go to your sister’ she nodded towards Maria smiling. I huffed and made my way next to my sister, I sat down next to Maria and looked at her. ‘What are you doing?’ I asked. ‘Planting a flower.’ I widened my eyes and stood up ‘Nope. Can’t do this. It is mind-numbingly boring.’ I cried to Mama.

‘Hermana! sit your ass down’ Maria yelled at me, I eyed her sceptically and sat back down slowly. ‘I’m planting Mama’s favourite flower. It has such a beautiful meaning but it’s also deadly.’ She started as she carefully placed the bluebells in the flowerpot. I looked at her slightly intrigued. ‘Go on’ I gestured for her to continue.

‘Well, the Spanish bluebells are said to be hybrids. They are poisonous. They have chemicals called glycosides, which are toxic to humans, dogs, horses and cows. All parts of the plant are toxic’ She explained fixing the soil around the plant with her gloves on.

‘In the language of flowers, the bluebell is a symbol of humility, constancy, gratitude and everlasting love. It is said that if you turn a bluebell flower inside-out without tearing it, you will win the one you love, and if you wear a wreath of bluebells you will only be able to speak the truth.’ she handed me a glove and one of the bluebells and held one herself.

‘Ready?’ she asked smiling, I nodded my head smiling. We both turned the flower inside out, I managed to turn it inside out with no tears, but Maria tore it and almost fell apart. I giggled looking at her face ‘hey no fair! I’m the one that loves and cares for you not her’ She grabbed my bluebell and threw it outside. I laughed watching her shaking my head.

‘See Isabella, who needs your dad’s work you can hang out with Mama’ she winked and kissed my cheek. ‘Yeah, who needs it’ I shrugged smiling. Papa came into view ‘Isabella, you want to come?’ He asked me.

‘YES YES YES YES YES.’ I knew the guilt would get to him. I ran out as fast as I could and jumped on Papa’s back. ‘Bye tree huggers’ I blew a kiss to Mama and Maria. ‘Traidora’ (traitor) Mama laughed out.

END OF FLASHBACK

I shook my head whipping away the tears from my cheeks, the boys all went inside and started putting our stuff away but for some reason, I felt so calm and peaceful in the garden that it was like a gateway to my sister. Whenever I saw flowers or a beautiful garden, I knew she won’t be far behind me.

If she was here, she would spend hours in the garden tending to it, planting new flowers. Caring for every inch of it like a baby. Lorenzo smiled and sat beside me ‘she would have loved it you know’ I smiled watching him, ‘she should’ve, she came and did the garden’ he laughed. Nodding my head ‘of course she did. Maria can’t help it it’s in her blood.’ I laughed looking around.

‘Ugh, it sucks she’s not here’ I breathe out biting back the urge to cry. Lorenzo sighed looking at me ‘in a way she is, this entire garden has a special Maria touch to it. Whenever she was here tending to the flowers she would talk about our future and her dream’ I nodded my head ‘She would’ve been the happiest person on earth here dreaming and planning her future. If it was up to her, you would’ve had a bunch of little kids running around by now’ I laughed imagining the scenario playing out in front of me.

‘She wanted twin girls and twin boys’ he laughed reminiscing of their moments together. ‘I’m guessing she also had names?’ I questioned he laughed nodding his head ‘oh yes. The girls were Aurora and Azalea and the boys were Nicholas and Anthony’ I nodded my head ‘I love the girl names’ I complimented.

He looked over at me ‘don’t you have any names yet?’ he asked I hummed shaking my head no. ‘I know I’m pregnant and I’m going to have to name it, but I never imagined myself having kids, so I never picked out names like Maria. I feel like when I see it I’ll know’

We spoke for a bit more until the sun finally set and it was time for me to go to sleep. It feels like I’m going to close and open my eyes one day and I’m going to be ready to pop.

x

TIME JUMP 9 MONTHS LATER

I woke up rubbing my stomach I feel like a whale I mentally whined. I got up and walked to the living room, I plopped on the couch and stared at my stomach. ‘You look so pretty today’ Lorenzo smiled I grabbed a pillow and threw it at his head ‘I look like a whale. Shut up’ He shrugged his shoulders and put his hands up in a defensive manner ‘I didn’t wanna say anything but’ I glared at him. ‘I complimented you and you didn’t take it just shut up’ he threw his hands up exhausted.

‘Lorenzo King. Get out of my face’ I pointed to the door ‘This is my house’ I eyed him and raised an eyebrow ‘Ok, okay fine. Stop looking at me like that’ I smiled feeling satisfied with myself. I looked down at my stomach and yelled ‘OH COME ON GET OUT! GET OUT!’ I yelled. They all looked at me for a second and nodded their head in sync and walked out of the house.

I rolled my eyes and got up slowly, I went back towards my room and grabbed a white button-up knit dress. I sighed and sat on my bed looking at my stomach ‘I wonder what you are’ I laughed. The day we went to the doctors to replace out the gender Lorenzo’s yelling made me go deaf wanted to know the sex of the baby so bad, but I decided I didn’t want to know yet it didn’t feel right replaceing out without Vincenzo who I have had zero contact with since I went into hiding nine moths ago. I sighed and grabbed the keys to the car; I walk outside approaching my car. ‘Where do you think you’re going?’ The boys all jump out of nowhere.

I jumped dropping the key holding my stomach, ‘Jesus’ I breathe out ‘can you not scare the pregnant lady!’ I scolded them. ‘Where are you going?’ I looked at them and smiled ‘I’m going clubbing!’ I answered them sarcastically throwing my hands in the air, ‘I’m fucking going to get the baby clothes’ I shook my head.

‘You hold her down, I’ll blow air into her mouth and well just MA pop that baby right out of her’ Sebastián told the group “You have been watching to many friends’ I pointed out shaking my head. Opening the car, I jump in and close the door turning the car on, I look up and see the boys charge to the car jumping in. ‘Oh, so you idiots are coming?’ I got out and made Alex drive instead my bump was big for the steering wheel.

Lorenzo hung from the side of the car window. ‘you’re not coming?’ he shook his head no ‘I need to get back to Vincenzo’ I nodded my head understandingly ‘I’ll catch up with you though’ I nodded my head okay and leaned back in my seat.

‘You are due any day now and Vincenzo still doesn’t know he is a dad. You know how hard it is to keep this a secret’ he sighed. ‘I want to jump on him and call him old, i want to watch him go through the motions and most importantly i want to see him gag while attempting to change a dipper’ he snickered. I rolled my eyes laughing ‘I can’t afford to tell him; I can’t even afford to leave the house, but I need to get stuff. Leaving you lot in charge of buying things for the baby is hopeless’

‘How are we supposed to know what to buy it if we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl’ Alex yelled out. I rolled my eyes and shook my head ‘and we won’t know until I give birth’ I pointed out nodding my head. ‘Actually, if you guys don’t mind can you drop me off at Maria’s grave for a second’ I whispered softly, Sebastian nodded his head.

‘You can have a minute alone; I visited her this morning’ Lorenzo added stepping back letting us drive off.

x

We parked the car, and I looked out in the distance and saw an old man standing over Maria’s grave when he saw our car approach he quickly rushed off. ‘He looked oddly familiar ‘ I whispered. Alex and Sebastiàn nodded their head agreeing with me, ‘I won’t be long’ I promised and got out of the car.

I wobbled towards her grave and smiled looking down. ‘Hermana’ I sang like she used to. ‘I’m so sorry I haven’t been coming, but I really couldn’t the last few months have been rough. I’m sure Lorenzo already filled you in on all that’ I drifted off laughing. ‘I cried so much when you passed away. I still cry today. Although I loved and still love you so much, I knew there was nothing I could’ve done to make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working hands now still and resting. God broke my heart to prove to me that he only takes the ones he missed, I don’t blame him for missing you. I don’t know how he lasted so long without you … I don’t know how I’m going to last without you. The moment closed your eyes and left us my heart was torn in two, and the other half left with you.’

I rubbed my belly and smiled ‘I’m finally on my due date, I should be giving birth anytime now. I have no idea what the gender is.’ I laughed ‘If you were alive you would have made me replace out the second, I hit four months’ I giggled imagining how excited she would have been ‘I know you’re up there watching me and maybe even yelling at me for not replaceing out already. I wish you were here to experience it all with me’ I whispered.

‘I miss you and love you so much Hermana’ (sister) I kissed my hand and rested it on her tombstone. ‘Next time I visit I’ll have a baby with me, so you can say hi’ I looked up and saw a black range rover drive past, I sucked in a breath and quickly rushed back to the car. ‘What’s wrong?’ Alex asked me, I shook my head ‘I don’t know, I just got a bad feeling’ He nodded his head and drove off my eyes still on the car.

Vincenzo’s POV

I sighed sitting back in my chair, it’s been 9 months since I saw Isabella. I didn’t know what to think, Lorenzo told me she simply didn’t want to see me that she went underground for real this time. I don’t think I could face her anyway whenever she would look at me, she looked at me with so many emotions that it killed me, because I couldn’t remember all that her eyes tell me.

‘Luca!’ I shouted calling in one of my men, I grabbed a picture of Isabella and me at what looks like my dad’s parties from my desk admiring it. I don’t remember taking it, but I look so … happy. Staring at her with the same number of emotions in my eyes that she has except now my eyes were hallow.

‘Look for Isabella again and keep an eye on her. Report back to me tonight whatever you replace out’ He nods his head and takes the picture. My men know Isabella is alive everyone celebrated when I announced it and started talking to me again once they found out.

However, my mafia no longer was grieving, they all roared with joy when they discovered she was breathing and alive, all of them looked at me with relief happy that her blood was not on my hands. Some said they knew I could never do what they all thought, which only made my head spin more.

I stepped outside on my terrance remembering when I first saw Isabella at the clinic when I woke up, she was looking at me with such relief and happiness that I was alive and well. Little did she know the person she thought was on that bed was long gone and who knows if he’ll return. I do remember watching at her at times, when she would barge in my office and make herself at home, or when we fought how much she cried I remember looking into her eyes and seeing so much emotion that I immediately felt lost, thinking how could any human ever harbour so many things for one person? How was she able to look at me like that? And did I ever look at her like that?

And then she turned out to be everything I needed, and I blew it. I lit a fire and now I can’t put it out. What a plot twist you were Isabella Knight. She didn’t need me or my mafia, and honestly that didn’t anger me, but it made me smile I was proud of her, she was unlike anyone i ever met maybe that’s why I’m so taken by her. No matter what I do all I can think about is her, when I stare into that damn mirror, I can see her standing right beside me. Staring back at me waiting for my next move.

I looked down, the pool in view as I towered above it. A small headache started making my head to spin, I shut my eyes and rubbed my temple before slowly letting go and opening my eyes again looking back at the pool, I edged closer surprised and shocked. I saw my men Lorenzo and Isabella all in the pool splashing, singing, and goofing around. I continue to watch as Isabella turns around and looks up from the pool staring at me. My breathing hitched as I quickly opened the window and stuck my body halfway out trying to get her before she disappeared, but like a dream she vanished.

I stepped back and swiped everything off my desk with the back of my hand everything flew across the room glass shattered and papers covered my floor. ‘Get out of my head!’ I yelled. ‘GET OUT!’ I shouted out desperately.

My door flung open, Lorenzo stopped midway as he looked at the mess on the floor and my expression. He paused not wanting to add to my already bad mood, ‘Lorenzo what is it?’ I asked calmly. He sighed and spoke up ‘The head of the families are here, they request an urgent meeting’ I huffed and nodded my head running my hand through my hair, ‘take them to the meeting room I’m coming’ he nodded and quickly rushed out. I sighed trying to get myself together.

I walked out of my office and into the board room. The five men sat at the table waiting for me. ‘Men’ I greeted, they all stood up and nodded their heads. I put my hands out and told them to take a seat, ‘What calls for this meeting? We agreed to never have the head families meet in one place.’ I informed them they nodded their heads. ‘Unfortunately, this was a rather different case’ I eyed him. I licked my bottom lip and opened my hands nodding my head for them to continue.

‘We are afraid that you no longer are fit to be a part of the families.’ My stare turned cold as they spoke, ‘You let a mole getaway, she killed your members. Your own father betrayed you and not to forget a pity gang managed to break in and kill your mother and another.’ I nodded my head clenching my fists. ‘You are no longer seen as threatening nor powerful in the crime family people are beginning to conspire and rise against you, they think you lost your spark, that you longer have the leadership qualities you did years ago.’

I sat back in my chair and l looked at the men in front of me and smiled. ‘I have single handily done what most men double my age couldn’t achieve their whole life, I have the biggest mafia in New York City. I am the most feared and powerful mafia boss, and I will be reminding you and everyone who doubts me who Vincenzo King is. I bring in the biggest profit for our businesses and Mafia, no one in our circle has the connections and power that I do, my narcotics and weaponry are top of the line in demand, it would be foolish to underestimate me and my Mafia. My table with the families has been secured and mine since I first entered. It would be suicide to remove me now’ They looked at one another exchanging looks.

‘I have received word of who has been conspiring and planning an attack,’ I commented. ‘Good. Take them out and we won’t suspect nor doubt you again and you can keep your chair’ They all stood up and left the room. I stayed behind for a minute and let everything sink in. ‘LORENZO!’ I yelled out. Hacker rushed in with Snipper ‘Lorenzo left a few minutes ago would you like us to call him?’ I shook my head no. ‘No time to waste. It’ll be better if he wasn’t involved. Get the men ready we are going to the Rossi’s’

I had half of my men huddled around me as I explained the plan to invade the Rossi’s the head of the Mafia has always threatened to kill me since I took his spot at the table. He threatened me on numerous occasions, but I never took him seriously he was a washed-up middle-aged man who needed to get a life. However, now from moles, I was told he wanted to use this opportunity to invade and take me down once and for all. I didn’t need to go to him or even give him the time of day, but the families were right. I have been so caught up in Isabella I forgot I had a mafia to run and a name to protect.

My head forgot about her once it was time to do it again once and for all. After I briefed my men, we all took off, in the car’s leaving the other half to guard the estate. The drive there was slow and quiet everyone pumped to get some action, we haven’t been at war in years and the thrill, adrenaline was pumping in all our blood.

I connected the phone to the cars and spoke up ‘everyone hears me?’ I asked. ‘Yes, boss’ they all answered. ‘Rossi wanted a battle, so let’s take this fight to him. Let us remind New York who the Kings are!’ I firmly spoke in the phone, ‘Car a, you are at the front your job is to take out security at the front gate. Silencer guns I don’t want attention to be drawn too quickly.’

‘Car B, C, D, you’re to cover the back of the estate and all surroundings no one goes in or out, you have permission to take out whoever comes near you’

‘Car E, AND F. Snippers, you are to replace an appropriate position on the hills with a clear aim, take out anyone who comes near us, keep an eye out you will be helping us with our blind spots.’

‘Car G, H, AND I. You are going in with me, we take out everyone inside and make sure to leave a mark. We need to send an image to everyone who dares think they can overthrow the Kings’

‘Shoot to kill!’ I reminded lowly feeling a warm feeling overcome me hearing once more everyone shouting yes boss. We began approaching the street and I looked up and saw our cars all emerge and go off in various locations. I nodded my head at the driver and told him to keep going, everyone got their guns out ready to fire. I waited for the gates to open; I looked out the front window. I hit the headrest satisfied watching the guard’s all fall to the floor. The gate opened after one of the men got out of the car. ‘Car a, stay at the front’ I announced as the rest of us all went in.

Everyone swerved parking the cars on the grass, everyone jumped out and started shooting. I jumped out of the car aiming my guns at the men’s heads. Extending my arms out I pulled the trigger firing two shots at the men approaching me. I extended my arms to the side shooting the two running towards me.

‘UCCIDILI TUTTI’ I shouted. (Kill them all) I looked at the balcony of the house and saw Rossi hiding like a kitten. I aimed my gun up and shot the window, ‘COME DOWN AND PLAY ROSSI!’ I shouted. He ran back inside, and I rushed inside the house, all was heard was built shots firing all around us. Painful screams and blood splatter, I rushed inside and up the stairs, I shoot the guard at the top of the stairs and then the three standing in front of his door. I kicked the door down and walked in ‘Long time no see’ I smiled.

He aimed his gun at me, ‘You wanted to dance? Let’s dance’ he smirked. I laughed stepping closer letting the gun hit my chest, ‘Oh, I want to dance. I think it’s high time someone made you dance’ I grabbed his writs twisting it away from my chest and headbutting him. I push kicked his head causing him to fall back to the floor ‘I heard you wanted to run me over? Do you want my Mafia? My place at the table Rossi?’ I asked him. He spat blood on the floor picking himself up, ‘I’M TAKING YOUR PLACE’ He yelled. I shook my head laughing, clocking him with the gun he falls back to the floor.

‘You just started a war!’ he yelled, ‘You ready for another war!’ ‘You have too many enemies Vincenzo’ I laughed. ‘Same war it’s only the enemy that’s different’ I smiled. ‘The Kings are always ready for a war. Time to make everyone aware of that’ I smiled.

I grab him by his throat and pin him against the wall, with my left hand I extend it behind me and shoot at the door hitting one of his men who was trying a sneak attack. ‘The more enemies you have the more successful you are,’ I answered his non-question. ‘You will never be able to take over’ I whisper.

‘This is my fucking city, and I let you run around in it for too long. Time to teach you some respect, showing you how a real man fights. Doesn’t cower behind others and doesn’t talk about a fight. I heard your threats and brought the fight to you my old friend’ I applied more pressure around his neck. He started trying to free himself from my grip by scratching and clawing at my arm. ‘It’s time I make an example out of you. To anyone stupid enough to take on me or my mafia.’ I grabbed the knife he had next to his bedside and stabbed both of his arm’s pinning him against the wall. ‘Convenient’ I smiled.

I looked around his room and grabbed a corkscrew, ‘I’m guessing you planned some company?’ I smirked looking at the bottle of wine. I walked towards him slowly and smiled, I stabbed the corkscrew in his right eye. He let out a blood curling scream I grunted and took the screw out from his eye and stabbed him in the other side. I turned the screw around in his eye and pulled it from his socket. His lifeless body hung his head fell. He was dead.

I laughed and looked out from the balcony my men all stood up victorious waiting for me to emerge, I nodded my head and walked back inside. I stabbed his eye on the wall just next to him. I grabbed my gun and started firing bullets in his head and stomach waiting for the blood to pour out. I dipped my finger in the warm liquid and wrote on the wall. Taking a lesson from a pro. ‘V.K’ ‘I’M BACK.’ ‘I’M WATCHING YOU ALL.’

I stood bad and shook my head laughing, pulling the knife out of his arm I carved V.K on his face. Re stabbing his arm back up I looked at his body and smiled feeling satisfied with my work. I walked out quickly hearing sirens blaring. My men all rushed towards the cars as we took off, quickly getting out of the area ‘everyone out?’ I asked on the intercom.

‘YES BOSS’ they all shouted still pumped. I laughed shaking my head ‘first war we didn’t have causalities from our end’ I announced proudly. ‘Isabella taught us a lot of stuff while you were missing’ one of them answered. I put the intercom away and sat down. Isabella taught them she was proving to be more and more dangerous by the minute.

Flashing blue and red lights emerged from behind us, ‘fuck’ I cursed I grabbed the intercom ‘SPLIT UP NOW, LOSE THEM!’ I shouted. I nodded to the driver to hit his foot on the gas and pick up speed. Everyone split up swerving off the streets, ‘stay on the road we need to distract them from the rest of the men’ I slammed my hand on the seat and looked back.

They were gaining upon us, letting the others pass through. I grabbed my gun and opened the window covering my face I shot at the tires of the three cop cars in front. Their cars swerved off the road crashing and flipping into one another. ‘GO!’ I yelled.

Isabella’s POV

We got to the store and Lorenzo came meeting us here like he said he stared at me waiting for me to cover up. I rolled my eyes and adjusted my wig, ‘I look like an idiot’ I stated. ‘Nothing new’ Lorenzo mutters and quickly runs in the store before I could slap him. I rolled my eyes Alex helped me waddle inside. ‘This is going to be a disaster’ I whispered to myself.

We walked into one baby store and the boys got carried away grabbing girl and boy clothes. I laughed watching them running around the store excited for the baby’s arrival, we got so many things for the baby, but I always felt like I never got enough. I sighed shaking my head I look over to the side and see a man in glasses and an earpiece staring at me. I raise my eyebrow and look at him when he noticed I was staring at him he quickly lowers his head and walks away.

‘That was odd’ I shook my head and saw Lorenzo standing in front of me ‘Ok imagine a girl in this’ he pulls out a pink puffy dress, I laughed looking at it. ‘Okay! Okay! Imagine a boy in this!’ he pulled out a black suit. I laughed grabbing it ‘This baby is so spoilt’ I stated, ‘we don’t need it’ I put it all back and he looked at me offended, ‘We don’t need it! But I want it so I’m buying it’ he and the rest of the men rush to the checkout and pay for their items.

I shook my head and put my hand behind my lower back and winced slightly. Feeling a sharp pain in my lower back. ‘Oh no,’ I whispered. ‘Wow you okay’ they all ran towards me; I nodded my head ‘I’m fine I think I’ve just been standing up to long’ I whispered.

We walked towards the cafeteria and sat down. I leaned against the chair and breathed in and out, ‘Are you okay?’ ‘Does anything hurt?’ ‘Do you feel any pain?’ ‘Why do you look pale?’ ‘Are you angry?’ ‘You need to be careful’ ‘We need to make sure the baby is safe’ ‘Isabella pay attention’

I glared at the three of them as they kept blasting questions my way, ‘OI! Shut up’ I put my hands up silencing them. ‘Excuse me ma’am are these men bothering you?’ the security guard asked me; I nodded my head ‘Yes they are’ I smiled. He turned to the guys ‘I’m going to have to ask you three to leave’

‘Wha- Isabella, you know us!’ Lorenzo whisper yelled. I cock an eyebrow and sigh ‘is this true ma’am’ he asks I look at him and nod my head in shame ‘Unfortunately’ the security guard laughed and walked away. I looked up and saw the same man staring at me, I looked at Lorenzo and pointed at the man with my eyes, ‘what?’ I emphasised with my eyes the man I was looking at. ‘What?’

‘Oh, for fucks sake’, I stood up and walked up to him. ‘No, come back!’ Lorenzo shouted, ‘Who are you?’ I asked the man, he looked at me motionless like a robot. ‘Listen to me very carefully I have three men behind me that will kill you if I want them to. Heck, I’ll kill you if I wanted to. I don’t want to, but I’m changeable. Are we clear?’ I threatened lowly so no one could hear me.

He nodded his head staring at me, ‘Do you speak?’ I asked. He shook his head no avoiding Lorenzo’s stare. I sighed and went to yell at him when I felt a gush of waterfall. My eyes were wide, and I froze in my spot. ‘WHAT! EW, WHAT’S THAT!’ Sebastián yelled out. ‘AHHH I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO’ Lorenzo started panicking. ‘HOSPITAL NOW’ I yelled out holding my stomach.

‘BABY DON’T FALL STAY PUT THE FLOOR IS FILTHY. ISABELLA CLENCH YOUR LEGS!’ Lorenzo shouted out calling for an ambulance.