Scared To Love You Again

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Leila

"Welcome home, Damian!!!" The family and I shouted as my man finally enters into his penthouse with his older brother and Fernando on his side. Trey was one of the first to show up. As soon as I left the hospital yesterday, I called Mama and the girls over to quickly assist me in putting up a few decorations. Kane runs over to his daddy and I couldn't help but to do the same. After Damian stops showing affection to his baby, he urgently pulls me in for a kiss. That's right. He loves me.

"You did all this?" He asks.

"Me and the girls. I just wanted to show you my appreciation for constantly risking your life for me."

"You know I'll do anything for you, baby girl." He rests his hand on my cheek. "Now as for jumping off a cliff or a bridge... I love you, but get someone else to do it." He winks and laughs as I slapped his tattooed sleeved arm. Damian kisses me again.

Everyone greets Damian with their love and respect. Mama, of course hasn't stopped crying since he came through the door, but I don't blame her. I was crying all last night and I was just with him a couple hours beforehand. Nia and Imani exchanged a couple more gifts to him. All the men, including Angelo gathered around him to check out his wound.

"So you're telling us you've been jumped, stabbed, grazed, and shot?" Romeo asked.

"Yeah. Sounds about right."

"Get the fuck outta here. Pop, you got a super soldier for a son." Apollo teased as the men laughed at his banter.

Trey added. "I knew ya ass wasn't human."

"Fuck y'all." Damian joked.

"Mio figlio." Angelo approached Damian, placing both his hands on the sides of his face. "Il mio guerriero." (My warrior)

"Yes, sir." Damian smiled.

"Come." Angelo wrapped his arm around Damian's shoulder. It's amazing they're the same weight and height class. "I wanna talk to you."

Damian complies and follows side by side with his father into another room.

"So, Paris? Huh, Lei?" Domenico privately asked.

"I knooow. I'm excited." I clapped, jumping up and down. "But you don't have to whisper. I already told the girls."

Nia cuts in. "That you and Damian finna be having balcony sex in the city of love and romance." She teased, sticking her tongue out.

"Niaaaaa!" I tried to whisper. "Mama's here."

"Chile, please. I birthed three boys. Two of them were even conceived in Paris. Mhm, they're daddy knows how to put it down... real good."

Nico, Romeo, and Apollo began to groan in disgust. "Mama!"

"What?" She asked throwing her hands out.

Nia, Imani, and I screamed in laughter. I love this woman. Due to our loud tones, the baby monitor goes off letting us know Matteo is up from his nap.
Apollo was getting ready to go check on him, but I stopped him. "It's okay. I got him." Everyone snapped their heads to me as if I had a spider in my hair or something. "What?"

"I, uhm, nothing." Apollo stuttered.

"Okay then." I trailed down the nearest hallway to one of the spare bedrooms. I find Matteo still crying in the bed. I carefully picked him up and he immediately stops crying.

"Hiiii lovebug." He smiles toothlessly. "Is someone hungry?" Matteo starts to giggle. "Yeah? Yeah?" I communicated in my baby voice. I searched through his diaper bag for his bottle, baby water and baby formula. After I finished putting it all together, I cradled Matteo in my arms as he began to suck on the nipple.