Lover II- ML

318. Villa Venerate

AN: the mechanics of a foursome is so difficult to write because everyone gets positioned in every which way😂 but I hope you enjoy part 1😉

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As the sun set over the warm night, the outdoor table at the Morellis was lit up with candle and fire lights as everyone ate, laughed and enjoyed the beautiful summer night.

The table was surrounded by Morellis from young to old. Richard Millie watches, Cartier bracelets to diamond rings littered throughout and completely normal with Romeo's Ferrari 296 GTB parked up and glinting in the light of the barbecue.

Alexia and Rosa were welcomed in with open arms to the table and the family, being passed the salad bowl and smiling for any pictures others offered to take of them.

Elinor even had a few gentle moments with Alexia, offering her a glass of white wine and asking her about her football, wondering if her and Rosa were planning for children.

It was almost like she didn't know why Alexia and Rosa were in Sicily, but she was gladdened by the fact that Kaia and Mapi had Fabian going between their laps while making the whole table laugh with his cheeky antics.

Elinor's favourite version of Kaia would always be seeing her daughter as a mother, seeing the bond she shared with Fabian and how she cared for him so tenderly.

It was obvious how nurtured he was by the amount of times he pushed his face into either Kaia or Mapi's lips so he could have a kiss, how he hugged them even when trying to eat and adorably refused to go to anyone else now he had his parents back.

Eventually, he settled himself on Mapi's lap and put his feet over on Kaia's lap so she could take his New Balances off and he could fall asleep.

"Are you taking him back with you tonight?" Matteo asks his daughter quietly.

"Yeah." Kaia confirms in a whisper. "We're going to Taormina tomorrow, leaving early so he can still have his morning nap."

Matteo looks past Kaia and smiles at the way Fabian was nestled into Mapi while holding onto Eduardo. "You've made it difficult for yourselves, but he'll learn to share you both with his siblings." He teases.

Kaia gives a loving squeeze to Fabian's foot that she was mindlessly holding. "He's not too spoilt." She chuckles.

"You should've seen Sebastian when you were born." Matteo raises his eyebrows like he was reliving just how stressful it was. "Tantrums, telling your mother to give you back to the hospital."

"No way..." Kaia huffs, her eyes lighting up because she'll definitely use this against her brother.

"Mm." Matteo confirms with a far off smile. "But then one night when you were around four months old, he took you out of your cot and told you that he loved you."

"Surprised he didn't try to throttle me." Kaia laughs, feeling Mapi's hand slip onto hers to let her know she was listening as well.

"He's thought you and he were alone." Matteo explains softly. "He told you not to tell anyone, but your mother was stood by the door watching."