Mafia series: Innocence

Chapter 63

Brielle's POV

Rosa stands there looking for a few seconds but it felt like hours since the tension in the room seemed to increase. She looks at Lorenzo before looking at her parents then me. She then runs to me and pulls me into a hug.

"Brie, thank fucking god, I was dying over here without you." She cries into my shoulder which makes me cry as well. Lorenzo and his parents were looking at us as we hugged and cried in each other's hold. Then a few seconds later Greyson walks in with a little girl in his arms.

"Mommy!" The little girl shouted in excitement to Rosa which caused a smile to make its way to her face. Rosa turns to the little girl and begins to walk over to Greyson and takes her from his arms while Greyson just smiles down at them.

"Ava this is Brielle, she is Mommy's best friend and your aunt." Rosa tells Ava which causes Ava to look up at me and sticks her hand out for me to shake. She looks to be a little older than Leon which from the time frame of mine and Rosa's pregnancy I would have to say that Ava is 4 years old, a year older than Leon.

"Hello." She greets me with her sweet little voice that brings a smile to my face.

"Hello." I take her hand in mine and shake it which causes her to giggle but her attention soon gets drawn to her grandmother that was still holding Leon in her arms, Leon looks at Ava and waves at her. Ava makes her way out of her mother's arms and makes her way to Leon. Meanwhile Greyson makes his way to me and pulls me into a hug.

"It's good to see you Brie." He whispers before pulling away and makes his way to Lorenzo, I then look back to Leon and Ava to see that they were just standing and looking at each other.

"We are now best friends." Ava says as she folds her arms trying to look intimidating.

"What if I don't want to be your friend?" Leon ask while copying Ava's stance.

"You don't get a choice." She says which causes all of us adults to look at them.

"Fair enough." We all break out into laughter while we watch the most adorable scene in front of us.

"Ava why don't we go show Leon your toys so you both can play." Isabella suggests to them which causes them both to jump up and down in excitement. Isabella gives Valentino a quick peck on the lips before taking Ava and Leon to play. Once the kids leave Valentino takes Greyson and Lorenzo to his office to talk about some business that Lorenzo had to deal with since he was gone for a bit, while me, Ana, and Rosa went into the kitchen to talk.

Just as I had expected Rosa and Ana get along just like two peas in a pod, which means I now have carbon copies of both of them. We just sat there catching up with each other, I found out that Rosa and Greyson are engaged and their wedding is in two months so Rosa being Rosa wasted no time in asking me to be her maid of honor and Ana to be one of her bridesmaids, which we happily agreed to.

"So where have you been for the past 3 years?" There's the question I was hoping to avoid, she didn't ask it in a rude manner she just asked it with curiosity.

"California." I answered before dragging my eyes to look at the cup of coffee that was in front of me on the table. I didn't want to look at her because I was afraid that I was going to see the look of resentment, I mean they now know about Leon and I don't think they took a liking to me keeping him away for 3 years.

"Hey listen Brie I know my idiot of a brother fucked up, but you could have called me I wouldn't have let him or anyone else know."

"I didn't want to put you in that kind of position." It's true I really didn't want her to have to lie to her whole family just for my benefit that wouldn't have been fair.