Bleeding Rose

Chapter twenty five

"Behave," I hissed as we approached the front door.

"I always behave," he hissed back,

"Oh please," I scoffed before pushing the front door open.

"Hola? Gabriella? Sofia?" I called as we stepped into the foyer.

"Isa," Sofia grinned as she launched herself at me.

"Come look at Maria," Gabby called from somewhere downstairs.

I followed after Sofia and Lorenzo followed after me as we walked towards the sound of her voice.

We turned the corner to see Gabby cradling Maria in her arms.

"Aw," I cooed.

Gabby's head snapped up and a grin formed on her face.

"Hold her," she said softly, handing her to me.

I took her in my arms with wide eyes and I swallowed thickly.

Maria's little lashes flickered as she opened her eyes and peered up at me.

She lets out a giggle and shot me a toothless grin,

"She's beautiful Gabby," I whispered incredulously.

"I know, when are you going to have one?"

I heard Lorenzo start choking and if I wasn't holding a baby I would have covered my face in mortification.

"Uh," I stuttered.

"Ignore Gabs," Sofia shrugged, taking Maria out of my arms.

"So your staying for the weekend right?" Gabby asked, clasping her hands together.

"Yup," I nodded

"I can't believe you're going to live in Italy," Sofia frowned.

"Maybe you can come visit me," I shrugged.

"And meet a cute Italian? Any time," she winked.

"Gross," I gagged.

"What? You married one," she shrugged and walked off.

"Not voluntarily," I grumbled.

"Where Winnie?" I said, not noticing her presence.

"Papa and her went out," Gabby said,

"For what?" I asked, my stomach clenched with jealousy.

Papa never took me out, sometimes only for business but besides for that I was a prisoner to this house.

"Shopping or something," Sofia shrugged.

My fists clenched and my shoulders stiffened, why didn't I get treated like that? Or Gabby? Or even Sofia who was still younger than Winnie?

I felt a hand slid onto my right shoulder and I looked over to see Lorenzo looking at me knowingly.

I just rolled my eyes and crossed my arms.

"You have to tell me what you've been up to," Gabby gushed, handing off Maria to Alejandro.

"Let's go to the sitting room," she suggested and we all started following her deeper into the house.

I stared at my sisters sadly and my shoulders drooped.

"What's wrong?" Lorenzo asked gruffly.

"Some of those girls were their ages," I shuddered in horror.

"You got them all out. Granted it was against my orders-"

"Oh shut up Lorenzo, get over it," I scoffed, rolling my eyes.