Marco

Chapter Thirty Eight

Amara

I slowly open my eyes and see my mom staring over me with a worried look. She immediately pulls me to her and hugs me tightly. I groan because of my headache.

"I was so worried!" she says. I give her a small smile and she moves my hair out of my face.

"When did you and dad arrive?" I ask.

"Last night. Stefano picked us up, and I immediately came to see you, " she says.

"I'm okay, eumma, I just want my son back," I say.

"Amara. Your dad and Stefano are busy with the police. They won't stop searching until they find him. I know how wor-

"Amara! Oh my goodness, how come we only found out you were in the hospital this morning.?" Emilia rushes in with Sofia, Chiara, Salvatore, and  Leonardo behind her.

"I'm okay. Really, " I say.

"We just came from Aria's room. She'll be okay.. The baby, too." Leonardo says.

We stare at each other for a while. We haven't seen each other in months. He just disappeared, and no one told me where he went.

"Yeah, luckily, that girl didn't stab her stomach directly. They treated the wound, but she's in a coma because of the shock, " Chiara says.

I look at Leonardo again, and he rubs his head. He comes over to me, and I open my arms. He hugs me gently and kisses my head multiple times.

"I missed you so much," I mumble.

"Don't worry, princess, I'm back now," he says.

"You have a lot to tell me," I whisper in his ear. He nods.

When we pull away, we see everyone staring at the doorway. I look to see Stefano standing in there with an angry look on his face.

"Hey Steffy," Leo says and smirks.

Stefano rushes to me and pushes Leo away.

"Stefano! Why did you do that!" I hiss.

"They're discharging you today. Also, I want you to go live at my parents' house. Every one of you, even you, Sofia, " he says, totally ignoring my question.

"But why?" Chiara asks.

"I don't want anyone alone. You all need to be together. Steve and Elaina escaped, and someone obviously helped them. I don't want anyone else to get hurt. I'm not doubting Lorenzo's ability to protect you, Sof, but it's for the best. You're pregnant, we can't take any risks. " Stefano says.

We all nod our heads, and I look at Leonardo. He winks at me.

"That's totally okay with me. We have lots of rooms." Emilia says.

"Yeah, we need a smaller house after all of this, though," Salvatore says.

"No way! I won't leave the house I raised all my children in!" Emilia says stubbornly.

"Okay, love, sorry," Salvatore says as he kisses her cheek. She smiles.

My eyes drift to outside the room where my mom is standing, I guess she's on the phone. A few seconds later, she comes back in the room with my dad following closely behind her. He immediately comes right to me. He hugs me and kisses my head.

"My angel," he says softly.

I start crying, and he holds me tighter. I always cry when there's something wrong and my dad holds me.

"Sh, sh , sh. We'll find him angel, I promise, " he says. I nod my head and hold him tighter.

"Right. Everyone please go to your houses and pack small bags. I want you to immediately go to mom's house." Stefano says. I smile as my dad pulls away and wipes my tears.

Everyone leaves the room except Stefano. We stare at each other for a while before he comes to me.

He pulls away my covers and sits me up. Grabbing the clothes I'm assuming my mom brought, he gently undresses me and dresses me in his clothes. His hoodie, his sweatpants.

"Let's go, love," he says softly. I stand up after he gently slips my sneakers on.

I hold his hand as we leave, but before leaving, he leads me to the room down the hall.

We enter, and I see Dante sitting with his head down at Aria's bed. My tears start gathering again. I push past Stefano and rush to Aria's side.

"Best friend," I whisper.

I take her hand and kiss it. I look to her stomach and gently touch it.

"You're okay, you're both fine," I say softly as I wipe my tears.

I look up to see Dante looking at me with bloodshot eyes. I slowly walk to him and hug him. He hugs me back and kisses my head.

My head received a lot of kisses today

"I'm so happy you're okay. I'm sorry I didn't come see you but I couldn't leave Aria, " he says softly.

"It's okay. But you need to be strong for them now. Go home, shower, and eat. She'll be right here when you're back. I'm sure she doesn't want to wake up to a stinking fiancé" I say and lightly laugh.

He chuckles and nods his head. I hug him once more before I walk back to Stefano, who's waiting for me with open arms.

"I love you so much," he whispers as he leads us out.

"I love you more," I say back.

"impossible," he says.

I laugh as we reach the car. We both get in, and as soon as he gets to his side, he leans over and grabs my chin. I look at him, and he kisses my lips softly.

"Are you okay, Stef?" I ask as we pull away.

He nods and tries to smile. I can see through him, though. He's dying inside. He's pretending to be strong for all of us, me especially.

This is the craziest holidays ever.

Steve

"Are the things ready?" I ask Jess. She nods and opens the bag with the guns.

I smile and kiss her hard. She moans, and I pull away.

"Ugh, can you please not." Elaina says.

She walks over to where the little shit is sleeping. She looks at him for a while before she kisses his cheek.

"Don't go soft now. Remember, we first kill them. Then u can have your son, " I say.

She rolls her eyes and folds her arms over her chest.

"I know," she says.

"Okay, go get the phone, Jess. We have to call them and ask them to meet us at the abandoned hospital, with the money." I say.

Jess nods like a good little puppy and gets the phone.

"Steve. This better fucking work" Elaina says.

"It will sweetheart. It will" I say.

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Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know you're all uneasy and probably angry. Sorry. Lol.

Till next time!

"buh-bwye!".  ~from Marco (^_-)