Love me the way I love you

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Gia (they're speaking Italian to family throughout the chapter, but I'm going to put it in as English).

We completed tour in Spain and I decided to head back home in Italy especially since my dad got really sick recently while the boys go to Australia and LA until the ARIAs.

I was so excited to be home again because it's been so long. I walked to the same old home I grew up in and opened the door dragging my luggage's with me "Papa, I'm home!"

"We're in the living room!" Nonno yelled back.

I left my bags by the door and walked to the living room. A giant hospital bed was in the middle and my grandparents sat on the couches. I sighed and walked over to the bed and Papa grabbed my hand "Look at you, you're so beautiful."

I smiled softly and tried not to cry. Papa had those oxygen tubes around his face, an iv stuck in his hand. He didn't look strong anymore, papa was always buff and doing something, but recently he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and his chemotherapy hasn't been working. He still wore his old school navy tux which was his daily uniform along with Nonnio. Nonnio's tux was very vintage and old school loose, they just did all the time.

"I would've came home earlier, Papa. Why didn't you tell me?" I mumbled sitting on the bed beside him.

He sighed "You're so busy with your band. You're here now."

I just shrugged and looked at my grandparents, they were Papa's parents. "You come eat, Giovanna" Nonna told me and I followed her to the kitchen. I sat down looking at the table and wiped my tears, she put pasta on a place and slid the plate towards me. "It's okay, Giovanna. This is what your Papa wants, your here and so are we. It's all he wants, he's getting tired..."

"When did you guys decide that?"

"Last night, you were already on your flight home" nonna told me.

I nodded got up "I need some air..."

I went into the backyard and sat on the steps as our dog ran up to me in excitement licking my face and jumping on me. I petted him and kissed his head "I missed you too..." I hugged him and cried a little bit.

I let go of our dog Smokey who was this fluffy truffle hunting dog. He ran off chasing the gophers around. I pulled my phone out and the first person to come to mind was Calum, but I stopped myself and called Ashton instead.

I waited a while but he didn't answer. I called Ashton and he quickly answered "Hey!"

"Hi, are you busy?" I asked him.

"Uhmm, not really. We're just sitting around watching a movie and drinking" he told me. "It's Gia."

I nodded slowly "Ohh, who's there?"

"Kay Kay, Sierra, Luke, and Calum but he's sleeping. What's up?"

I kicked the dirt and looked around "I just- I just want to hear your guys voice..."

"Miss you too, girly!" Luke yelled back.

I smiled softly "Call me later, I don't want to interrupt your movie."

"You sure? You okay, Giovanna?" Ashton asked.

"Yeah, call me. Miss you guys, bye" I said and they said bye back, then I hung up. I heard the doorbell ring a couple times and I got up to answer it.

Three guys stood there in and took their fancy fedora hats off. One of them wore an all black attire but a nice sweater instead of a button down, another in a grey striped tux and looked about Nonnio's age, and the other was a bit younger with his button down unbuttoned a little bit.

"Giovanna, let them in" Papa told me. They nodded at me and I opened the door more as they walked in.

I looked at them as them greeted my family and they looked at me. It was more of a scram look, so I headed upstairs. "Stay" one of them said to me. I looked at Papa and he nodded, I walked down and stood off to the side. "You were really small last time I saw you, I worked with your Nonnio since I was your age. His dad took me in as his own child, we're practically brothers. I'm Giorgio, this is my son Lorenzo and my brother Adriano."

I nodded "Giovanna."

Papa smiled softly gesturing me over "They've been part of the family for so long." I nodded and looked down.

For a while they talked until Nonna kicked them out because it got so late and Papa was falling asleep.

I sat on the couch watching Papa sleep as his monitor beeped steadily with Smokey snuggling with him. Slowly my eyes started to close, but my phone started vibrating. I sat up and looked at my phone and Calum was calling and it was 2 in the morning for me along with jet lag.

I answered and walked to the backyard "Hello?"

"Hey, I just wanted to check up on you."

I sighed and sat down on the steps "I know we aren't in the best place right now, but just need to hear your voice... I miss you."

"I miss you too, you okay? Ashton said you were being weird" he asked.

"Yeah..." I mumbled was tears formed.

"Hun, I know we aren't in the best place" I wiped my eyes "You can talk to me, what's wrong?"

I took in a deep breath "Ummm, my dad is really sick now. He left the hospital last night..."

"Gia... I- I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to, I just- can you stay on the phone with me for a while?" I asked.

He sighed "Yeah, for however long you want." I didn't say anything and just held the phone to my ear trying not to cry. "I know it's a dumb question, but are you okay?"

Tears fell from my eyes and I heard Calum sniffle "Umm, I don't know" I choked out.

"I'll come out to be with you" Calum said and a sudden shuffling in the background.

As much as I wanted him here with me right now, it's too much to ask for. "You don't have to do that, I'll just see you when I fly to LA in like two weeks."

"Gia..."

"Calum, don't please."

He sighed "Okay then, just call me whenever you want to okay?"

"Okay..." I looked at the ground messing with the grass. "I'll call you later..."

"Okay, you're gonna be okay hun."