The Don's Daughter: Love & Betrayal

Forty Four

De Luca

"Fuck Fabian, hurry up. She just passed out"

"Yes sir" Fabian says but doesn't hurry up because he's probably going on full speed. Why the hell did I listen to her when she said she was fine? We jumped out of a speeding car. Of course she wasn't okay. The smell of blood is so potent in the car that I feel like throwing up. I'm the head of a criminal organization so I've gotten used to how blood smells. I didn't think that would ever bother me until now. Maybe because this could be my baby I'm losing here.

"You should have forced us to go to the hospital" I murmur quietly. Fabian has been working for me for a long time now. He knows when to speak and when to keep his mouth shut but for the first time ever, I wish he'd forced us to go get checked out. Nev would have done that. Ever since he became a father, he's been obsessed about being healthy for his son. I'm sure he would have taken us to see the doctor if he was here. Where the fuck is he when I need him?

"We're here sir" I look up realizing we pulled up outside the emergency and Fabian is already out of the car yelling for a doctor. For about ten seconds, I'm frozen, scared of what will happen. My life was too dull before she came into it. Yes, she came with a headache, more drama than anyone I've ever met and she was a different person when I fell in love with her but I don't want to lose her. Not like this. I also don't want to lose our baby.

I've wanted to be a father ever since Nev came home with Tommaso. We run around every time he cried, trying to figure out what he needed and all the while I thought how great it was to have another person depend on you completely. My son or daughter will look up to me if they wanted something. I imagined how it would be with Carina as their mother. She would probably spoil them because she wouldn't want to discipline them. I knew her doubts came from not knowing how to be a parent. All she had was Lombardi and she didn't think she could be better.

But I've seen her with Tommaso. I know how good a mother she would be. Women like her end up being the best mother's because they give their children everything they didn't have. I should have told her that. Fuck, I should have told her a lot of things instead of being mad at her during dinner.

"Sir, the doctor is here. They'll take care of her" Fabian says reminding me that I'm still in the car. There are two nurses and one doctor standing behind a stretcher waiting for me to put her there.

"Save them both but if you can't, then it's her. Do you understand?" I growl placing her on the stretcher.

"Yes sir" one of the nurses replies wheeling her inside. There's blood on my T-shirt and jeans reminding what a useless boyfriend I am. Just then two more cars come to a stop. I look up to find Giovanni getting out of one them. I can't deal with this asshole right now. Fabian understands what will happen if we confront each other out here so he gently nudges me inside, following the same way they took Carina.

"I called Nevio. He's on his way here with a change of clothes" I nod mechanically. I hope the doctors manage to save the baby. It came too soon and was unplanned for but I've come to want it so badly. I had them add a nursery in the house. I was looking forward to decorate it with Carina after we found out the gender. Shit, why am I worried so much? As long as she's fine we can have more children. Can't we? Except it's not that easy to stop thinking about it. I'm a greedy selfish bastard who wants them both.

An hour later the doctor comes out and I stand up holding my breath "Marianna Lombardi's family?"

"Yes, how is she?"

"Fine. We stopped the bleeding and saved the baby but they're not out of the woods yet. She needs complete bed rest for the next forty eight hours so we'll keep her here to monitor her progress"