Santino Martinelli

26.

I watched as Santino swim in the outdoor pool , it was October now the 22nd to be precise but it seems as if the cold didn't bother him .

I was worried because i knew he couldn't breathe properly and he had been underwater for almost two minutes now , he was pushing his limits and i didn't like it.

Two minutes and twenty seconds later he was emerging from underwater "fuck" he angrily yelled as his fist slammed down onto the concrete he then grumbled something under his breath before he went under water again .

I walked back inside the house i couldn't watch him torture himself that way , this was the fourth day he had done this i just couldn't watch him self torture that way.

My eyes opened as i heard the sound of light footsteps, i leaned up to see Santino walking toward our bedroom door that wasn't the problem though the problem was that he was fully dressed in a suit and ready to go .

"Where are you going" i asked him as i switched on the light he paused before turning around to face me "i have some work to do" he casually says and i shook my head , he was only supposed to work from home hell the doctor even said he needed to be on bedrest still .

It has only been three weeks since he'd been shot by the heart but he was pushing himself too hard "you promised that you would only work from home" i replied as i leaned out of bed "Santi i've sat up for too long , i need to get back out there" he said .

Their was whispers Ìn the underground world that Santino had disappeared, everyone was coming up with their own bullshit that wasn't even close to the truth and i guess he didn't like it .

He was so determined i could see it written all over his face but i couldn't let him go out not now , not with how he was barley breathing "hold your breathe for three minutes" i calmly asked him as i tried to hold back the tears .

Santino use to be able to hold his breath for four minutes it was impressive and it was something that i admired him for , holding your breath for two minutes and twenty seconds was awesome but four was even better .

"Santi i don't have time for this right now" he says as he turned towards the door but i quickly gripped his upper arm tightly "hold your breath for three minutes and i'll let you go" i said and he nodded "fuck alright" he said scoffing.

"1"
"2"
"3"
"4"

I then started to count in my head as he held his breath , multiple seconds later he finally took a breath and i smiled then leaned in to peck his lips passionately "three minutes isn't bad" i said as i pulled away from the kiss .

He held onto me tightly as he lightly pressed kisses to my neck "i mastered it earlier when you was watching me" he muttered and i chuckled of course he knew i was watching nothing hardly got pass him.

"Just be safe please" i said as i pecked his lips again "i will , I'm going to go kiss the kids then i'm leaving" he replied then left the room.

I originally had planned to go back to sleep but then my alarm flashed across my phone screen that it was 7:30 and time to wake up Santonio for school.

Santino had wanted him to homeschool due to our lifestyle but we found a school for the rich which was perfect , i wanted him to have friends and explore the world and he wouldn't have been able to do that if we homeschooled him .

After helping him wash and brush his teeth i toasted some waffles for him while i held Siania "daddy i don't want to go to school" Santonio whined as he picked at his bowl of fruit , throughout the morning he barley talked and when i asked him what was wrong he hadn't said anything.

"Why not" i asked him as i placed his waffles on a plate then handed them to him "because they tease me" he replied with a frown "for what" i asked him .

"They say that dad came back from the dead so they pick on me and call me names like demon baby" i tried my hardest not to chuckle at the name if he wasn't watching me i would have burst out laughing "just ignore them they're just jealous because their dads are low class" i replied .

Kids were assholes in general but he was just a kid he didn't deserve that , the school that he went to was pre k- 12 i originally didn't think it was a problem at first but now i do because who the fuck picks on little kids .

"Just ignore them and have a good day okay" i told him and he nodded then pecked my cheek "i will"

My eyes glared at every single student i walked pass as i made my way to the office, Santi had made me promise not to come up to the school after telling me about the teasing Santonio had to endure.

Where the fuck was the teachers ? I'm sure they heard "yo , you're scaring them" Marco whispered and gestured toward the scrambling teenagers , shrugging i entered the office and came face to face with Mr.Valet he was a cool guy but he was such a kiss ass that it pissed me off .

"Mr.Martinelli what brings you here" he asked as he sat back down at his desk "we need passes to check on Santonio" Marco told him as i turned off my location, i didn't need Santi cursing me out about anything else.

After getting the passes we were informed that it was lunch time , this was another thing that i didn't like why the hell would they put everyone lunch time together instead of letting the little children go first then the older ones .

Entering my eyes immediately scanned the room for Santonio and when he was in my line of sight i began to walk towards him while i ignore the way the lunch room quickly quiet down .

He nor the teenager that was picking on him had seen me yet "don't say that about my dad that's mean" i heard Santonio say but i didn't catch on to what the teen was saying because he was practically leaned over the table "don't start crying demon baby i was just playing" i heard the teen say and now i was standing behind him .

I took ahold of his hoodie "hey let go of m—" he cut himself off mid sentence at the sight of me "you think it's cool to pick on little kids" i asked him and he quickly shook his head "no"

"Then why do i hear you teasing my son" i replied , the boy was literally shivering "i'm sorry" he says and i shook my head "apologize to him".

After making the teenager apologize i just decided to sign Santonio out of school and let him hang with us for the day .

I told Santi that i wanted to homeschool him but my husband insisted that he goes to public school and so that's what he got .