• AMALIA •
I wake up to the feeling of tiny hands squeezing my cheeks. I open my eyes, looking at Enzo, who's grinning as he holds onto my cheeks.
"Mama!" He exclaims.
"What're you doing, baby?"
His only response is a giggle. I smile.
"Mama."
"Mmm?"
"Where's grandad?" He asks, tilting his little head to the side.
"I'm not sure. He's probably sleeping."
"I missed grandad." He whispers. "I'm glad he's alive, mama. Are you?"
"Of course I am." Even though I don't really know who he is, clearly he's made Enzo feel loved.
He smiles.
"Why don't we get some more sleep?" I suggest tiredly.
He lifts my arm up and wraps it around himself, snuggling into my side. I smile and lean back, closing my eyes again. I fall asleep in no time.
Two years earlier
I look down at the little boy in my arms. I smile. He watches me with big, curious blue eyes. He hasn't been crying much, just looking around and playing with his hands and feet.
"What should we name you?" I ask quietly, holding him to my chest. I'm never going to let anything bad happen to this sweet, precious, innocent little boy. "Hm?"
My phone dings and I pull it out of my pocket.
DAD: All your brothers are here. What do you want to show us?
ME: I'll be there in like thirty minutes.
DAD: Okay baby.
I smile, pushing my phone back into my pocket. I grab the pen off the table and scribble down my sons name, then look up at the woman across from me.
"There." I whisper, unable to take my eyes off the baby. My baby. My son. My little boy.
"That's a beautiful name." She tells me. "Alright. He's all yours. Congratulations."
I grin happily the whole drive to my dad's house. When I get there, I get my son out of his car seat in the back and set him on my hip. I walk over to the front door and step inside.
"Is everyone in the living room?" I shout.
"Yeah." My dad yells back. "Do you need help?"
"No! Stay there." I exclaim. "Please." I add after.
"Hurry up, Amalia." Cole grumbles.
"Okay, everyone close your eyes!" I go over to the door, hovering my hand around the doorknob. "Are they closed?"
"Mhm." Mason replies.
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Teen FictionAmalia Romano has been putting her heart back together, piece by piece after her high school boyfriend broke it four years ago, when he left the city with his mother and little sister. Amalia thinks she'll never see him again until she does at...
