Twenty Years Later

Chapter 2

Vallie Ricci

"Is Vallie Ricci here?" The man on the other side of the door asked. What could he want with me? Rainer, who is still at the door and me still standing behind the wall, both stay silent for a moment before the man starts to speak again. "Is Vallie here its very important that I speak to her?"

"Im her fiance. Why do you want to speak with her?"

"I knew her mother." Once those words leave his mouth, im darting over to the front door.

When I get to the door, the man and I lock eye contact. He's very tall towering over my 5'4 he looks to be about 6'3, so a little taller the Rainer even. From what I can tell with the little light that we do have, he is an older man, probably around fifty. He dark, almost jet black hair just like mine but with streaks of grey for aging. And green eyes almost identical to mine. He looks just like me. Or guess I look just like him.

After staring at each other for a moment, the man speaks. "Vallie Ricci?" "Yes, im her. Who are you?"

"Can we go inside and talk?" He asks. That's when Rainer decides to step in front of me and starts talking. "No, you may not come in here until you tell us who you are?"

"Ok then. I'm Orlando Ricci.?"

I push Rainer out of the way, so I'm standing in front of him once again. "Ricci? Were related?" Im not sure if that last part comes out as a question or a statement.

"Yes, Vallie, we are related. I'm your father?"

I'm frozen in my spot. What does he mean, father? Why is he all of a sudden here? What does he want? So many questions are going through my head. The only thing I can get out is. "What?"

"Im your father, Vallie, and I've missed you very much."

"Why are you here?" Rainer question in an almost angry tone from behind me.

"I have come to meet my daughter. And she is in danger. One of my enemies found out she exists."

When he said im in danger, I was so confused. What could this guy who claimed to be my father who abandoned me do to put me in danger.

I turn back and look at Rainer. He stares down at me with a questioning look, asking what I'm going to do. I turn back and face my supposed father. "You can come in."

I step to the side, and he walks in the door, and Rainer closes it behind him. Then, I lead the way to the kitchen. Once we get there, I flick the lights on and gesture for them to sit at our small four person table. I look at Orlando. "Would you like anything to drink?" "No thank you thought."

Now that we are in a well lit area, my father seems to notice something and decides to speak up. "You're pregnant?"

"Yes, I am." I reply and put my hand on my belly.

He looks up at me and smiles slightly. "Im going to be a grandpa." He says, stating the obvious, yet I still reply. "It looks like you are." With that, I sit down with my fiance on my left and father on my right.

I turn my head to my father. "Why are you here now? 25 years later and at three in the morning." He looks at me and takes a deep breath. "Well, as I said, you're in danger... well, I guess all three of you." This causes both Rainer and myself to look at him.

"What do you mean danger? What did you do?" Rainer asks as his grip on the table tightens.

My father looks between both of us and says. "I am the ex leader of the Italian mafia." Then he looks to me. "That's why your mother left with you when you were five. We both wanted to protect you and give you a normal life."

Rainer immediately stands up and points to the front door. "Get the hell out of my house!"

My father stands up and slightly raises his hands in a way to show he's harmless. "No please its not safe here. You need to come to my house for protection. And I promise nothing will happen to you guys." He says to Rainer. Then he turns to me. "Please" is all he says.

Looking at him, something in my gut is telling me to trust him. He's your father he won't hurt you. Rainer will protect you, is what my gut is telling me.

I stand up and look to Rainer and grab his hand. I turn to my father. "We are going to speak in private. Stay here." I tell him and drag Rainer to our bedroom and close the door.

"I think we can trust him." I say.

"Vallie, he's a criminal."

"He's also my father who says we're in danger. We have to think of our baby right now."

"Ok, it's up to you, Val. What do you want to do?"

"I say we go with him."

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