Mafia love

Chapter 29

We get ready for the baby scan and I look at myself in the mirror. Admiring my little bump. I see Ezra approaching me. He wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my neck. "You ready?" He smiles. I nod and take a deep breath before leaving our room.

He grabs my hand and we walk through the house together. We reach the car and as usual he opens me the car door, but he did something out of the ordinary today. He strapped my seatbelt for me. He kisses me on the forehead and smiled before shutting the door and walking round to the drivers side of the car.

We got to the hospital and started to walk inside. I was so nervous. The last time I had a scan was when they said I was loosing our first child. My breathing quickens. Everything around me becomes slow. I hold my chest. I can't breathe.

"Aurora, breathe." Ezra is in front of me running his hands up and down my arms. I begin to cry. The air in my lungs is nearly at 0%. "Breathe with me Rory." He says before taking deep breaths in and out. I follow his lead. "In...and out." He repeats. When my breathing becomes under control I rest my head on his chest.

Within a millisecond he has his arms wrapped tightly around me, reassuring me I'm safe. Minutes pass before we are inside the hospital.

I'm a called into a familiar room. I lay down on the bed and the scan starts. The monitor moves across my belly. Ezra grips my hand tightly. A heartbeat fills the room and Ezra kisses my hand. I turn to look at him and he is smiling trying to hold back his tears.

"Would you like to know the sex?" The nurse asks. I nod eagerly and I can feel Ezra's grip tighten. "It's a girl!" The nurse exclaims with a smile. I turn to look at Ezra who is fixated on the screen. "Our principessa." He chokes. He looks at me and kisses my forehead.

We are back in the car before we know it and I am staring at the picture of our baby girl. I can't wait to meet her. Ezra has his hand placed on my belly the entire journey home.

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The pregnancy went by so fast. The nursery is set up, it looks beautiful. We are talking days before baby girl makes her appearance. I am sat in the kitchen eating my weight in fresh strawberries, occasionally dipped in chocolate.

I had gained so much weight throughout the pregnancy. Although I don't think the belly helps the situation. The pregnancy waddle had been here for a while now. Ezra said it was cute, I didn't believe him.

"Right, I'm off for now. Thank you for the strawberries and chocolate Fernando." I say leaving the kitchen. My waddle was making my look like an obese penguin. I walk out into the hallway and just as I turn the corner to walk up the stairs a loud bang is filling my ears.

Before I know it the front door is flung open. I hear footsteps. "Before anyone jumps out, I'm Ezra Coppola's brother. He is expecting me." He says. I frown, Ezra hasn't got a brother. He was an only child. I pull out my phone and text Ezra.

'Someone is here claiming he is your brother...I think he fired at your guards out front.' I text. He doesn't reply to my message but rings me. "Aurora, do not speak a word. Get into the safe room as quick and as quietly as possible. Do not be seen. The guards out front are fine. He didn't shoot them, his acquaintances did. It is a distraction they don't know he is inside." I am secretly making my way to the safe room as Ezra talk to me on the phone.

"Guards will be there any second. I am an hour away but I will break every law to get the in less then half that. Do not panic, everything will be alright Tesoro, do you hear me?" I reach the safe room and are free to talk. "Do not get yourself killed driving recklessly!" I shout.

"If I die protecting you then I will be happy when I am later laid to rest." I cut him of screaming down the phone, "you won't be feeling anything when you are being laid to rest. I don't know if you've forgotten but you kind of planted a child inside of me. We need you. Do not be making jokes about death right now." He swallows knowing that what he says next is going to send me insane, "it wasn't a joke Tesoro."

I groan and end the phone call. It rings out seconds later, I decline the call. He rings consistently and I pick up, "WHAT?!" I yell. "I won't die baby, I love you." He says softly. "I might love you as well." I reply. "I'm going to put the might at the pregnancy hormones here." He says. I know he's giggling to himself right now. He's so unserious sometimes, but I think he does it to stop me from stressing.

"Or the might, might be from your stupidity." I grit my teeth. "Ok Tesoro, whatever you say. I'm pulling up now. I love you." He assures me. "I love you too." I reply before the call ends. He got here in 20 minutes.

Around 10 minutes has passed and I hear footsteps entering the safe room. "It's only me Tesoro." Ezra exclaims. I walk up to him and wrap my arms around him. "How are my girls?" He asks rubbing my belly. "We're good." I sigh giving him a quick kiss. This pregnancy is really taking its toll on me.