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The Reunion pt 3

Vallea sat outside enjoying the fresh air. It had been eleven years since Michelle had been taken away from her. Ten years since she'd broke down and stopped talking to her family and the doctors had told them that she'd had a mental breakdown and had to be put into a mental institution so she could gain her voice and return to normality, but indeed that had not gone to plan for ten years she couldn't find her voice until now until Luciana had brought Michele to her her eyes lit up for the first time in Eleven years now it was time to being Cora and Michele together.

Cora walked outside she had got their second she hadn't seen Luciana for a few months, though they had both sent each other coded messages to one another and at lest she knew she was safe and well and far at from her brother. But, what she hadn't took into account that she had found Michele cause even that was kept away from her to protect her and the two teenagers, until now that is.

Vallea looked up and smiled at Cora. She had grow so much in the ten years she had been away and she looked more beautiful than ever. Her bump was growing she hadn't told anyone she was expecting again seen as her and Daniele had argued over it as she wanted a termination an he was having none of it and had struck her through his anger, at least now all of her bruises had vanished. She'd left the family home with the two youngest and had left Marco to deal with Lucious as he was head of the Italian Mafia and could take him down a peg or two and there was a definite hatred between her and her son that had always been there, but it had only chose to raise its ugly head now that his father was dead.'

"Momma."

"Bambino."

They hugged.

"I'm so happy to see you."

"I'm happy to see you to momma. How are you? I've missed you."

"I'm well I've missed you to how are the kids?"

"They are well they are at school right now. They'd like to see you."

"I'd like to see them too. How is everything now?"

"Better now I'm no longer with that man. I feel free. I can't believe I ever loved him he was everything to me and he .. he."

Vallea hugged her. "I know child , I'm just glad you out of that hateful relationship he didn't deserve you you were too good for that asshole."

"I know momma."

She moved away , wiping Cora's tears away. "Now no more crying over that asshole. I have a surprise for you, two actually."

"Really who?"

Luciana turned smiling.

"Luci Is that you?"

"It is mom."

They hugged crying. "God. I've missed you."

"I've missed you to mom. I'm sorry I'm sorry that I couldn't see you, it was too risky."

"I know sweetheart but you don't have to hide anymore I've left there."

"Really?"

"Yes really sweetheart, I was only there to appease your father, now he's gone I have no need to be there."

"But you're... why didn't you say?"

"I didn't want this Luci, your father did he made me keep the baby though I didn't want to."

"Sounds too much like that asshole contradicting how you live your life."

"He was still your father."

"And I always hated him."

"I know." She sighed.

"Where have you been Luci? You never told me."

"Mom I'd like yo to meet someone someone very special."

"You have a boyfriend Luci?"

"It's a little more complicated than that. She looked at the tall male who had his back turned to them. 'Mom I'd like you to meet Michele Russo."

He turned she looked at him and her face paled. Oh my god he looked like his father though she'd only met him once he definitely had his features. "Mom this is your brother Michele Lupa. Nicolo change his surname after he took him away."

"Oh my god. Michele?"

He smiled she threw her arms around him hugging him. "I can't believe how much you've grown and how much you look like your father."

He placed his arms around her hugging her. "Thanks I guess. He never spoke about any of you until he met Luciana I'm glad he did or I would've never known I had other family apart from him."

Cora looked at him. "How is your father Michele?"

He withdrew his hug taking steps back she looked at him curiously what had she done wrong? Had she said something wrong?'

"I know you blame him for what you had to go through, and I'm truly sorry you had to go through what you did."

She nodded.

He took a deep breath.

"He's dead."

"I'm sorry I.." She said, almost stuck for words.

"It's okay, cause I'm going after whoeverdone it and I will finish them."

She nodded. "Do you have any idea who killed your father?"

"I do."

"It was Lucious, wasn't it?"

He nodded.

"You have my consent."

"Are you sure mom?"

"I am that boy needs to be taught a lesson. He a-was his fathers boy now he's gone he had shown his true hatred towards me. I know you and him have a mural hate but I never thought my first born would ever hate me as much as he does.

Michele nodded he'd never hated his father they were always close he couldn't believe any one could hate there own parent.

"Mom, I need to tell you somthng."

"What is it sweetie?"

"I have a confession to make so don't be mad at me."

"I could never be mad at you sweetie."

"I killed dad."

She looked at Luciana in disbelief. 'I'm sorry mom but I couldn't stand back anymore he made your life a living hell and no one done anything to stop it. I had no choice, mom I couldn't see you suffer any more.'

"Oh Luci, my Luci I'm so proud of you." She said, hugging her. "I knew someday you'd snap, cause you hated your father as much as me. Thank you for saving me." She said, kissing ehr forehead.