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Chapter 6 -Giovanni

Conformation.

He looks exactly like Alessandro. His eyes were vibrant green just like his, dimples sporting each side of his face. His smile must've been from his mother cause it was identical Zariah's.

I was confused to why he was calling her mom. She was just the sister according to our research. Kiyana Ried was the mother.

Did she die?

Where is Kiyana?

Was he who Zariah was referring to when telling us about her son?

I had too many question flooding through my head. Either Ale had no idea either or he just sent me into this situation blindly.

I shift back to her. Her eyes are wide, but not as if it's his first time calling her mom. Rather concern for the little boy's safety.

"Stop running Tino. I can't have you hurting yourself." She says as she turns the rest of her body away from me and towards the child.

"I'm sowy mommy. Just missed you" He said slightly out of breath from laughing and running simultaneously.

She's now lowered her body to meet the boy's eye level. "It's alright, but I'm working. Where's Loretta?" Guessing that the boss that teaches him the Italian.

"Wif her boyfriend."

"What boyfriend?"

"I don't know, but they start touching each ofher and she say go find mommy."

"What the fuck is everyone on?" She says to herself, but obviously loud enough for me to hear.

"What's his name?" I ask since both me and Alessandro have no clue. She looks back at me as if she'd forgotten I was there.

"Antonio. Also I'm very sorry about this, I'll get everyone's food in a moment just let me figure this situation our first." She points down to him. "Come on, let's go back to Loretta Tino."

"NO!" He yells pulling his hand away from her.

"I want to stay wif you mommy." He looks up at her with tears brimming both eyes.

"Please baby." She says, I can see the plea written across her face.

I pull up my pants to stoop down in a squatting position. "Hey bambino, would you like to stay with us." I point behind me to reveal the group of men.

He stares at me for a while then up to his "mother." I glance up to her and she's only focused on him.

We both wait for his response.

He nods with slight hesitation. I put my hand out for him to take. He takes it, but not the whole things just the index finger.

I smile to myself and stand to my full height hovering over both of them once again.

I look at her to see if there is any uncomfortableness, but instead she comes closer to me and signals me to bend.

"Are you sure it's fine. I promise I can find a different alternative." She whispers into my ear.

It was as if she was trying to make me loose all the composure I was fighting so hard to keep intact.

"It's fine dolcezza. Let's make a deal, if you get our food quickly we'll call it even okay?" I graze my other index under her chin.

She nods shyly and thanks me again by squeezing my hand before bending down and kissing his cheek.

I look back to him and swiftly reach for my phone to take a photo to send to Alessandro. He continues to look at me after the phone is taken. I smirk when I put my phone away starring at him.

"Let's see how much you know huh?"