The Mafia Rose

Chapter 26

Lucas's POV

Alarm bells started to ring in my head, someone had been watching my family. We worst part of it was that I didn't have any idea of who it could be.

Maybe it was the FBI?

But I had every city on my payroll they couldn't be that stupid. Could they? I drove home in silence, mama was asleep in the back of the car and Sofia just gazed out of the window.
"It will be okay amore no one with any sense would dare cross this family."
I gently squeezed her hand to try and comfort her but she just gave me a smile and proceeded to look back out the window.

As soon as we arrived back Sofia ran in the house to get Luca and Giovanni to help with mama and all of her things but in her true style she pushed away any help offered and went marching in the house by herself. "What do you think I am? Some sort of old lady who can't do anything for herself." I could she Rachael in the doorway snickering to herself, Luca and Gio murmured just trying to find the right words to say.

"Well I'm not and I never will be, now who wants some lunch?"

The women had just gotten out of hospital and she's already wanting to cook. I shook my head and walked over to Rachael. "Will she ever learn?" Rach kissed my lips and smiled at me, "probably not and I can now see where you get your stubbornness from." She laughed and backed away from me, I knew exactly what was going through her head. I began to chase her and she headed straight to the bedroom. Since Rachael had fallen pregnant it was all she wanted to do not that I was complaining. We passed Sofia on the way to the room.

"You two are so gross."

"In love Sofia and you wasn't brought by the stork."

She looked on in disgusted and went back down the stairs.

Now back to my Rachael.

Sofia's POV

"Where's Ivan Gio?"

Since we arrived home I had been looking for him but he was know where to be found. "He had to nip back to his house to sort some stuff out with his father but he was hoping to be back before you. He must have gotten held up I wouldn't worry about it."
I wasn't worried I just wanted to see him.

"Sofia your back." I turned to see Isabella running towards me. She crushed me in her arms, "I've been so worried about you and nonna of course." She finally let go so I could breath again. I was glad Isabella was still here I needed to get something off my chest, that was to reason I wanted Ivan here but the more I thought about it he would probably go and tell my dad which would make things a whole lot worse.

"Izzy can I talk with you for a minute it's kinda important that you don't tell anyone about it though." She looked at me with suspicion in her eyes, "Sof I can't guarantee that if it's something important." I gave her a look of plead, I needed her to trust me on this. "Ohhh fine but follow me we better talk in private if it's that important." She dragged me to the study down the hall and locked the door behind her.

"Look your getting married in a few weeks some women don't start showing until their like four months in."

I looked at her confused, she had  completely lost me. "What are you talking about?"

"Well your pregnant aren't you? That's why I can't tell anyone you do realise nonna is going to hit the roof when she finds out, mean I don't care but everyone else well..." I took hold of her and looked her in the eyes, "I'm not pregnant." Her facial expression relaxed, "well thank god, you would have got me killed for not telling anyone anything." I let go of her and turned in disbelief, she didn't realise how important and hard this was for me. I gave her my phone so she could just work it out for herself.

"Who sent you this?"

"I don't know I've been trying to work it all out but I just can't." I mind what back to the night I got the message the only people to see my dresses where my friends and family. "The night I got the text was the night nonna collapsed."

"You came in from outside you idiot, you knew someone was watching but you still went out there." Izzy walked up and down with her hands on top of her head. "You could have been killed you know."

"I can handle myself just fine thank you now will you stop being a drama queen and help me work out who this could be."

She took the phone off of me again to look at the message. "I'm sure your father has someone who could trace this number."

"I'm sure he does but that would mean telling him wouldn't it genius." I snapped  her. Her eyes opened wide and her lips curled up, I shouldn't have snapped at her but my temper always gets the better of me. "Look I'm just trying to help you."

"Know I'm sorry I shouldn't  have shouted I'm just..." I looked at the floor not knowing how to express my feelings, Izzy walked over and held me. I couldn't help it I just broke down.

"It's going to be okay I think I know someone who can help us, well if he's forgiven me that is." I lifted my head from her shoulder to look at her. "Its a long story."

We both sat on the sofa trying to work out who it could be, it was then I remembered about the hospital.

"That man?"

"What man? Who are you talking about?"

I forgot to tell Izzy about the hospital incident, probably a crucial part of working out who it could be. "There was a man who had been sitting in the waiting room for two days apparently watching nonna's room and when the nurse told dad he left." I got up and started to think who it was.

"So it was a man then?"

"Yes the nurse said so and his back... I can see him walking now". I recognized him as soon as I saw him but a name wasn't connecting to him. My thoughts here soon interrupted.

"What are you girls doing in there? Lunch is ready."

"Can't you tell nonna is all better?"

I laughed at Izzy, I couldn't worry anymore especially with nonna back on form.