The fighter

The appointment

( TW mentions of self harm and eating disorders)

POV Luca

After the whole conversation in papas, office
Mama and I went to go get ready, and find out where papa was hiding. 15 minutes later we were all standing by the front door getting ready to go, there were now also 5 big ass dudes surrounding us, who I assume are bodyguards.

"Hey Vic, what's taking the driver so long?" Papa asked the man from his office " I don't know boss let me give him a call." We waited a few minutes before Vic came back " alright, so apparently the Bentlys tires were slashed some time last night, so he's bringing the Ashton around." " oh no Toni, do you need to stay home?" Mama asked " no it's fine we'll up security. And besides I want to spend time with my family even if they're all not here right now." Papa said, what does he mean about their whole family isn't here?

" hey papa?" I ask
" yes little one?"
"What do you mean by "even though the whole family isn't here?"
" Oh I can't believe we forgot to tell you!!!"
"Tell me what?"
" let's talk in the car" papa responded
We walk out the doors to be greet by a beautiful Ashton Martin. We quickly get in after mama gets a call saying that we're late.

" Alright, now we can tell you about your siblings." Papa says
" siblings?"
" yep siblings we have triplet boys, Lucian, Lorenzo, and Matteo." Mama says
" how old are they?" I ask because I haven't seen them around the house.
" they're 19, but you probably won't see much of them, they've all moved out and are going to collage together."
"Oh what are they going for?"
" Lucian's going for business, Lorenzo's going for PR, and Matteo's going for marketing. They're all doing something in business because they're going to take over ours when we retire." Papa told me
"Oh what's your your business?"
"Well we own a lot like, most hotels on the east coast, all of the clubs in Nevada and California, a couple bars in NewYork, and I also started a company that deals with weapons." Holy shit they must be loaded
" what was Vic talking to you about in your office? Did it have something to do with your work?" I asked papa
" he was talking to me about work, but not the work I just told you about I'll tell you about it someday." What work could be not tell me about?

We made small talk for a little bit longer before we arrived, when we walked in I noticed that no one else was here. Maybe they're closed today? But then why would we be able to be here?
Hey papa, why is there no one else here?" I asked while mama was signing me in
" I had a feeling that you don't like crowds so I had them close for your appointment so you wouldn't be stressed." How much power does he have to make a doctors office close?
" thank you....." I say cautiously still trying to process how much power he has.
I'm pulled out of my thoughts when I hear my name called "Luca Salvatore" I look up and see a nurse standing in front of me with a clipboard mama, papa, and I all stand and follow the nurse.

POV Antonio

When they called Luca we stood and followed the nurse back to the room. He was doing the normal stuff like height( btw he's so small I know he's young but he's tiny for his age so it wasn't surprising when he turned out to be 4'4 but he's still a lot smaller than the boys when they were Lucas age), blood pressure, and temperature everything was fine until the nurse needed to do Lucas weight " alright, you're almost ready for the doctor the only thing left is weight, so just take your shoes off then step on the scale."

I looked over at Luca, to see that he hadn't made any attempt to move he just had fear written all over his face.
And then it hit me, he's insecure about his weight! that explains why he didn't want to eat much this morning ( Angelo and I were talking while Luca was getting a shower) and that also explains why he's so small he probably hasn't been getting enough nutrients.
In a attempt to make him feel comfortable I said

" mio piccolo angelo, no ones going to judge you whatsoever, this is purely for your health not to humiliate you." But even after that he made no attempt, instead just looked me with pleading eyes, so I walked over and pick him up with the intention of setting him on the scale and the holding his hand to comfort him but, when I picked him up his shirt came up revealing dozens of fresh cuts.

I was shocked but surprisingly Luca didn't notice I saw, he was to focused on the scale to realize. Making a mental note to ask him about them, I gingerly set him down on the scale and held his hand. It took a minute for it to work but when it did I got the second shock of them day it read, 68 pounds ( A/n this is a complete guess it may be average for that height or you may be severely anaemic I'm honestly not sure but for now just pretend he's under weight but not enough to put him in the hospital.) All 3 of us besides Luca were shocked, the nurse wrote it down then went out. I sat back down with Luca on my lap, soon enough we heard a knock, I yelled come in.

" Hello Mr. and Mr. Salvatore, it's nice to see you again. And who may you be?" She asked Luca " I'm Luca" he said in a very quite voice
" well Luca, how are you today?" " I'm alright" he responded " well if you're good today, I'll give you a sucker when we're done. Sound good?" Luca just responded with a nod but his perked up a little bit think about the candy.

"Ok well Luca, according to the chart you're very under weight. What's your diet like?"
"I eat 3 meals a day" he lied " ok let's try a different question, what's your home life like?"

" well I've only been with papa and mama for a little but they seem like nice people."
" that's great, but I mean your home life before they adopted you?"
" I'd rather not talk about that."
"Alright here's what's going to happen" she said now talking to Angelo and I " I'm gonna to put Luca, on a strict meal plan that will have to be monitored 24/7. I'm also going to refer him to a therapist, because from what you've told me I think he'd benefit from one. Also he's due for shots"

I felt Luca how stiff in my lap, so I started rubbing his back in soothing circles in hopes of calming him " what ones" Angelo asked " flu, chicken pocks, both of his hep shots, and tetanus but we can combine them into 3"
" 3?! Please don't make me get them please"
He said with puppy dog eyes, I almost gave in.

" I'm sorry mio piccolo Angelo, but we're doing this because we love you and want you to be healthy." Angelo said in a tone that was firm but soft " I'll have my nurse make them quick it'll be over before you know it." Soon enough the nurse came in and got them over with, Luca held still but was a sobbing mess afterwards. I was currently carrying him like a toddler but bouncing him at the same time. It worked pretty fast to calm his cries.

Once we were in the car Luca fell asleep pretty quickly so we decided to go home for lunch instead of out. When we got home I carried Luca up to his room, then when I got back downstairs I called a meeting with all my staff telling them to monitor Luca, after he eats, also giving the kitchen staff his meal plan so they know what to make. Then I called my wonderful husband to my office to talk about Lucas cuts " whatcha need babe?" Speak of the devil " I need to tell you something about Luca." I said in a serious and dominant tone " is everything alright?"
"Earlier today when I went to put Luca on the scale, his shirt rode up up little and I saw dozens of cuts on his arms."

Angelos face instantly paled, and he started pacing.
" what are we going to do, I'm scared we'll make it worse if we tell him we know, but it can't go on."

"After he wakes up we'll talk to him, he needs the rest right now. But we need to tell him because he's going to be suspicious of us constantly keeping a hawkeye on him."

"Ok, he's just been through so much I want to help him not make it worse."

" I understand, and we're doing that by confronting him, he knows we love him and just want the best for him. He'll come around eventually."

"I hope so." And with that he walked out of my office.

To be continued~