PEACHY

16 (MATTEO/ANDY)

I'll be the one that stays 'till the end
And I'll be the one that needs you again
And I'll be the one that proposes in a garden of roses
And truly loves you long after our curtain closes
But will you still love me when nobody wants me around
When I turn eighty-one and forget things will you still be proud?

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*unedited* MATTEO's POV

Seven months of complete silence. Seven months of not seeing my daughter. Seven months of not knowing if Andy is alive or not. I've done everything in my power to get information on her before we just barge in somewhere.

Alessio barges into my office with an envelope in his hand. He tosses it on my desk and I pick it up. I peel it open. I turn it upside and let the contents fall out. A pile of hair and two pictures fall from the envelope. I pick up the pictures and see a pale Andy with no hair. Her shiny bald head reflects the flash of the camera. The other picture has her standing up against a wall with a big round belly. I scrunch my brows and look up at Alessio.

"They shaved her head and she's pregnant," I murmur.

"Wait, what?" Alessio asks as he grabs the pictures from me.

I grab my trash ben and scrap her hair into it. I look in the envelope and see nothing else so I put it in the trash as well. "Andy is seven month's pregnant with your child. It would be tragic if something were to happen to her and the baby. Be careful what your next move is, Matteo," Alessio reads out loud. "You can have her back for one thing. You can have her if you give me what you stole from me."

Alessio sets the pictures down and takes a seat in front of me. "What'd you steal, Matteo?" Alessio asks.

"I took a crown that's worth as much as his mafia. It's worth a lot to him. It's a family heirloom. I was a dumb kid when I stole it from his father. I still have it but the value of it has gone down a lot," I reply.

"Well give it back so we can get my sister back!" Alessio semi yells.

"Well, let me make a few phone calls and then I will call him and see where to let everything go down."

ANDY'S POV

Red walks into my room with a bag and box in his hand. I look at him and he smiles at me. "Looks like you get to go home," Red states.

I keep my face blank. If I show my emotions he will beat me so I've learned to not show any. It's taken me the whole seven months of being here to accomplish it. He has kept my head completely bald and I hate it. It bothers me.

Red sets the bag and box on the bed and walks back to the door. "Get dressed we are leaving in ten minutes," Red says as he walks out.

I pull the box and bag closer to me. I open the box and see some Jandals. I open the bag and pull out whatever is in it. I get off the bed and take my clothes off. I grab the piece of fabric and put it on. The end of the dress barely touches the floor and is strapless. My whole body is huge considering I'm about seven months pregnant. I can't see my feet because my boobs and stomach are so huge.

I grab the shoes out of the box and put them. I put the bag inside the box and close it. The door opens and a man stands in the doorway. "Come on," he demands.

I waddle over to him and he grabs my arm. The man drags me down the hall and stairs. We get to the small foyer and go out the front door. The man drags me to a big black SUV and opens the door. I climb in and sit beside Red. I buckle up and the car starts moving.

"It's been a joy to have you with me, Andy," Red states.

I look over at him and nod. I look out my window as the trees pass. We pull up to an opening as rain starts to pour down. Three black SUV's face us as we pull in with two more behind us. We park and Red gets out and walks to my side of the car. He opens the door and I climb out after unbuckling. Red grabs me by my arm and drags me out to the opening.

Red pulls a gun out and points at the side of my head. I stand there unfazed by his action. I have no emotions for this world anymore. I'm not the clueless me anymore and I hate that. Men get out of the SUV's in front of us and stand in a line.

Matteo stands in the middle with a glass box in his hands. I can't tell what is in it because of the rain and the distance. I am completely soaked and it doesn't help that I am in a white dress. Matteo walks toward us as gracefully as a mafia boss can.

Matteo stops in front of us and hands Red the box. Red moves the gun and puts it up. Red takes the box from Matteo and inspects it. Red smiles in victory as he looks up at Matteo.

"You know, Red, you could have just asked for it back without taking her," Matteo states.

"Now, where's the fun in that?" Red evilly asks.

Matteo shakes his head at Red. "You can have her now," Red says as he walks away.

Matteo looks at me and pulls me into his arms. Matteo and I are equally wet but I don't care. Matteo kisses my bald head and squeezes me tight. "God, I missed you! I never knew how much I could miss a person until you were gone and I had to make Peach leave with your mom," Matteo mutters.

"I thought you weren't going to help me when it came to him," I respond as thunder booms around us.

"He took you unwillingly. You didn't have a choice in the matter. Now you are going to be mine now. It's been way too long and I know every little detail about you. Creepy, I know, but I wanted to be prepared for when I got you back," Matteo says.

I move away from him and take a deep breath. I look up at him and keep a neutral face. "Matteo, I'm not the same clueless girl I was seven months ago. I won't ever be that girl. I will be surprised if I ever show the same emotions I did months ago," I blurt out. "I don't want to hurt you or anyone by not feeling anything."

"Andy, I'm going to make you fall in love with me and we are going to have an amazing family. You are going to feel again and you're going to be taken care of. I promise you I will never let anything hurt you or Peach."