You are always on my mind

Chapter 93

"I know, dear! I totaly trust you!"

The day of the custody hearing finally arrived. Stefania and Danielle met Bradley and Gaga on the forum and the personal trainer tried to calm her friend down, who was very nervous.

"Hi everyone." Danielle said.
"Hi baby." Stefani said with a shaken voice. She couldn't stop smoking nor walking back and forth the waiting room.
"Stef, don't smoke that much." The blonde warned.
"I just can't, D. I'm really nervous..."
"I know you are. But in addition to being bad for you, it will also be bad for Leah to smell cigarettes."

The pop star didn't say anything. She just put out the cigarette and got rid of the pack.

"Could it be that Leah has arrived, love?"
"No. Non ancora." (Not yet). Stefania replied.
"How do you know, Stef? You guys have just arrived."
"Not actually. Danielle has just arrived. I'm here for an hour or so. The lawyers must be here before all of you."
"Ah, okay... so, I presume that Irina's lawyer..."
"Sì."
"Okay."
"Honey, you need to try to calm down. This way you'll end up having a fibromyalgia attack, baby." Bradley said really concerned.
"Exactly. Bambina, why don't you take Stef to have a Juice or something?" The brunette sugested.
"No, I'm okay, thanks..."
"No, come with me. I need to eat something, and I don't want to do that all by myself." The personal trainer said.
"But I need to be here when Leah arrives..."
"Baby, you won't be able to talk to her right now." The actor reminded his girlfriend.
"Shit! Okay, let's go then Dani."

When the blue-eyed girl left with the pop star, Stefania said:

"I'm really worried about her. She is too
nervous and this is gonna harm her."
"Yes, me too."
"I hope Danielle can help her..."
"If there is someone able to do that, this person is your girlfriend. " The blue-eyed man said.
"Good. Look, when Irina arrives with Leah, the bambina will be taken inside, but no one else, besides the social worker and the lawyers will be allowed to talk to her, okay? Not even you or Irina."
"Really?"
"Unfortunately, yes."
"Can you take care of her, please?"
"You didn't even need to ask me that, Bradley. Of course I will!"
"Am I gonna see her when she arrives?"

The hazel-eyed girl shook her head and said:

"I'm sorry..."

Bradley said with teary eyes:

"It's okay. "
"Hey. Everything is gonna be okay. Trust me."
"I do! Thank you so much, Stef."
"Prego!" (You're welcome!)
"Excuse me..."
"Sì?"
"Lawyer, you must accompany me now."
"Okay. Give me 1 second, please."
"Sure."

The officer walked away giving the italian woman and her client some privacy.

"Bradley, it's going to start. That means Leah is already there. Soon Irina will arrive here too. Please, keep Stef away from this woman. See you soon. Are you ready?"
"Okay. Yes, I am."
"Perfect! Let's take my little bug home for good!" And kissing her friend's cheek, the italian left.

As soon as Stefania entered the room, Leah ran to her saying:

"Aunt Stef!"
"Hi bambina, how are you?"
"I'm good! I'm happy because today I will come back home with dad and mom Stef!"
"Oh, you are happy for this, little bug?"
"Yes. 😁"
"Okay, let's work on this, right? 😉"
"Allright. Can I give you a hug, aunt Stef?"
"Of course, bambina! Come here!"
"Aunt Stef, can I go with dad and mom Stef?"
"Oh piccola, not yet. But you'll have time to see them, okay?"
"Okay... is aunt Dani here too?"
"Sure! And all of them can't wait to see you."
"Okay. I miss aunt D."
"And she misses you! Be brave, okay? Everything is gonna be okay bambina."

Leah just nodded.

Then, the social worker signaled to Stefania, who nodded and said:

"Princess, now you need to go with that lady over there, because mom's lawyer is here to talk to you."
"I don't want to talk to him, aunt Stef." The little girl said in panic.
"Why not, bambina? It's okay, no one will harm you, baby girl. I'm here to protect you, bambina." The brunette asked, surprised by the girl's reaction.
"Because he is bad!"