Francesca Romano

Chapter 49 | Doc

Francesca's point of view.

"We were done, on our way home, we even made it back into the Theater when one of his men found a gun and shot what four bullets he had left. He was already shot in the leg and back but he made his way. Like I always say." Andrea stopped talking and took a sip out of the Whiskey Bottle as she sat on the counter. "Where there's a will there's a way." I shook my head in disbelief as Enzo stood by me watching as I stitched her arm back up. Reid and Gabby stayed back sitting and waiting for King to wake up. "Will he be okay?" Beverly asked on the other side of the kitchen counter, her hands shaking. She didn't like to see much of blood yet, she stayed the entire time. I know In a few hours she'll be throwing up thinking about it.

"He'll be fine, but he has to be transferred to the hospital as soon as he wakes up and is responsive." She nodded and Giovanni stood with his eyes wide as ever. "Vanni I'll explain later okay, take Eve upstairs please." He didn't move for a while but then took her hand and they went to the rooms upstairs. "We didn't mean to interrupt like this." Enzo said with a worried look as I finished with Andreas' arm. "It's okay, the theater is only five minutes away. I don't blame you. But question. Did you let him drive on his own?" I said as I remembered King's truck outside and everyone else in their own cars. "Where there's will, there's a way." Enzo laughed as he helped her off the counter and put the Whiskey bottle down.

Gabriele and Reid walked in and asked if she was okay. Gabby still looked at me as if I was trash but I ignored. I washed the blood of my hands in the sink as I noticed Reid Gesturing me with his head to the hall. I dried my hands and followed him to the end of the hall. He put his bloody hands in his pockets and sighed. "I can't thank you enough really. I need that asshat." I smiled and nodded. "It's what I do. He's going to pull through."

I pulled Reid in for a hug and he relaxed immediately resting his chin on my head. "I have a strong feeling my brothers are falling for you Francesca, but we had our moments." He laughed. "He can't fall yet, we have too many bridges to cross." I rubbed his back and pulled away. "And our moments were jokes." He put his hand over his heart and sucked his teeth before we walked back. "Ouch." Gabby was at the end of the hall staring at us but we ignored.

He went to the kitchen as I parted off to the living room. I kneeled down next to King and watched as his chest rose and fell over and over. I put my hand in his and leaned my head on his arm. I moved my other arm up to his head and threaded my hand through his hair. "If you can hear me, I need you to do something for me." My voice cracked half way. "Don't ever let me have to operate on you again." I felt a tear fall down my face. "I held my composure but hell If I wasn't screaming inside." I wiped my face and put my hand back in his hair. "Don't operate on those you know or have a connection with.' That's my rule, and I broke it for you, King."

I quickly sat up, removed my hands from King as Andrea peeked around the corner. She lifted the end of her gown and sat down in front of me, moving her hands through his hair. "When he was young I told him, 'no tattoos girls don't like it.' He agreed and let it go. Then when he turned 16 I repeated it and he finally said 'my dream girl has tattoos.' I laughed it off." She looked at me and laughed. "And to my surprise he falls for a beautiful girl, who has tattoos all over." I looked down at my arms and all the ink that covered it.

"I keep hearing he's falling for me." I said looking over to him. "He won't admit it to us, maybe not even to himself, but I know my son. Also Bear takes forever to grow on someone. She hated me for months before she loved me." First time I met her she was so sweet, ran to me and licked my legs. Fell asleep by me. Bear was so sweet, I loved her.

Enzo came over with a wet towel and Gabby and Reid behind him. Enzo handed me the towel and I wiped King's face and body removing all the dried blood. The three of them sat on the opposite couch. Everyone was quiet for a while until Gabby broke the silence. "Can we leave, she said he'll wake up." Andrea looked at her in disbelief. "No one's leaving my son like this." She scoffed and tugged at Reid's suit. "I just don't like being here with this brat." She pleaded to him as she looked me up and down. "The only one acting like a brat here is you." He replied. I stood up and walked towards the front door. "Reid, you drive her here?" He nodded and opened the door pointing out of it. "Then bitch I suggest you start walking." She raised her eyebrows at me and looked back to Reid with a pout.

"You have five seconds to get off of my property, if not that's trespassing. The chief of police is sleeping at the moment I really wouldn't want to wake him, his wife or kids, so get the fuck out." She stood and marched out the door holding the end of her dress. She turned around to say something but I slammed the door before another sound came out her whining mouth.