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Chapter = 26

Chapter – 26

You are my life, and if something comes between us, we will face it together.

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After that passionate moment in the restroom, we quickly took our seats and soon arrived in Italy. And now we're in the car, driving to my apartment. I, Antonio, Theo, and Lucas whom I got to meet, we were in one car, while my parents are coming in another car. But I frowned when I saw the road to my apartment was unfamiliar. The surroundings seem rich, however the route to my apartment was not rich.

"Where are we going, Antonio?" I asked him who had been on his phone since we sat in the car.

"To our home" I tiled my head in confusion.

"What do you mean, Antonio? This is not the way to my apartment." He lifted his head from his phone to look at me.

"I know baby. Since your apartment is not safe enough for you, from now on you are going to live with me" I was stunned when I heard it.

"But Antonio, I can't do this; I can't live with you," he looks hurts with my words. Although I realize that my words were hurtful to hear, but I am sure my parents would never feel comfortable around Antonio yet. They have only recently met him, it's still too early for them to live under same roof, even though they trust him with their safety. My parents are the kind of people that value their privacy. And living with Antonio will be not be comfortable enough for them. I look over Theo who was sleeping peacefully, and I sighed with relief. He doesn't have to listen to our conversation.

"But why Mi Bella, do you not trust me enough to move in with me, or do you not think I can keep you guys safe? why do you not want to live with me, don't you love me enough to move in with me" I shook my head and took his hand in mine.

"Antonio, it's not like that. I do want to live with you but my parents seek privacy and living with you will make them feel uncomfortable. They've only recently met you, so it's difficult for them to completely trust you just yet. It's not as though I don't think you'll keep us safe. As a matter of fact, you are the one person in whom I have complete faith to keep us safe. Despite that, I still want to make my parents feel at ease enough for them to warm up to you. You get me from where I am coming from, right?" He nodded, and wrapped his hands around my shoulder and drew me closer to him.

"I know, sweetheart, but I don't want you to go back to that place where you can be in danger. It happens once when someone barge into your apartment to harm you and I can't let that incident happen again. If your parents don't feel comfortable with me, you guys can stay in one of my places where I can make sure that you guys are been protected, even though, I am not there to protect you." I nodded in agreement with his offer after giving it some thought.

"Okay, we can do this." He smiled and gave me a quick peck on the lips.

"Thank you for trusting me," I grin at what he says, before kissing him once again.

"And thank you for loving me," We couldn't help but smile at each other, but our moment was cut short as Theo stirred in his sleep, making me chuckle at how adorable he looks at the time. He opened his eyes slowly and then, after wiping the sleep from his eyes, turned his attention to us.

"Have we arrived yet?"

"No, baby, but we will soon." He nodded and settled into my lap.

"Mama, I am happy" I smiled and stoke his hair.

"That's good to know baby, but why are you happy"

"Because we are going to live like a family in the same house. I missed you so much mama. But you're not going to leave me now that you're here, right, mama?" His words caused tears to well up in my eyes. Why I have to be such a bad mother. Because of me, he was been neglected at such a young age. Yes, his grandparents were there with him, but I know how much he missed his mother, and there was nothing I could have done to make him feel better. Now that I am here, I am going to do all in my power to make up for all the time I missed out on with him, even though I failed him as a mother before, I am not only going to love him as a mother but also as a father. He deserves everything in this life. I promise not to let him down this time; he deserves all the love he can have from me.