The lost Mexican-Italian mafia princess

Chapter 9: Rodriguez

"Hey how are you feeling." I asked Stefano as I walked into his room with breakfast on my hands. It's been two weeks since we were ambushed by the Russians and it took Stefano about three days to wake up after Paris took the bullet out. I've been taking care of him and feeding him despite his pathetic protest and saying that he can do it himself. Like he almost died and he was shot dial it down on the whole macho man act.

"Hey princess yea I feel a lot better now that you're here." I smiled at his comment, with me taking care of him we've been talking and gotten to know each other better and let me tell you I think I might be falling for his little macho self. We've both have been avoided talking about what happened that night.

"So what's for breakfast today," he asked. "Well I made my mom's caldo de pollo recipe that she always made for me when I got sick and I'll always feel better later."

He smiled "So she knows how to fight, is independent and cooks delicious food shit you're a keeper." I laughed at his comment and started feeding him then he asked what me and him have been avoiding to talk about.

"When we were ambushed by the Russians Andrei talked to you like he knew you, what was that about." Stefano asked. I knew that he would eventually ask but I wasn't ready to tell him.

"Look Stefano, I will forever be grateful that you took a bullet for me and my family but there are some things about my past that I don't want to talk about and I'm not ready to trust anyone with it yet. All that matters is that you're ok and taking down the Russians. Maybe one day i'll be able to tell you my story but not today. Andrei is the brother of Maxim who is at the moment the leader of the Russian Mafia. Maxim is bad but his brother is worse and that's all i'm able to say."

Stefano gave me a look that he was disappointed that I didn't trust him but he also seemed understanding and willing to wait and gained my trust. After I finished feeding him breakfast I let him rest and threatened him with cutting off his balls if he did something that was strictly forbidden. Hey gotta make sure they listen to you some way.

Then out of nowhere I got dragged into a room. I was about to punch that person and put them in a head lock when I realized that it was Paris. "Jesus Paris I was about to knock you out cold don't scare me like that."

Paris just laughed with her being the youngest i feel like i can relate with her more and more like a sister rather than an auntie. "So what's going on between my little niece and Stefano?" she asked in a teasing tone. "PARIS nothing is going on i'm just taking care of him as a sign of gratitude it's the least I could do" I said in a screaming-whisper tone she just gave me a look as if she didn't believe me. "Paris as much as I love talking with you, I need to go to my room and get ready today. My grandfather and some other family members from México are coming to visit and I want to look my best." Then I left my room showered and changed into some ripped jeans, a white tank top with a large white sweater over it and I looked good.

"Rose, tu sei nonno e la tua famiglia sono qui"(Rose, your grandfather and family are here ) my father said. I was nervous but happy so I ran down the stairs and saw my grandfather and let me tell you that the men looked EXACTLY like my mother. Like God really said copy and paste but make it different genders.

"Mi querida nieta como te extrañado "(my darling granddaughter, how I've missed you). Then he embraced me into a tight hug but i didn't mind "Abuelo siempre e querido conocerte, mi mama no hablaba mucho de usted pero cuando hablaba de usted siempre fue con amor y cariño."(Grandfather I've always wanted to meet you, my mom didn't talk about you much but when she did she talked about you with love and affection). "Perdoname por todo lo que te ha pasado si nunca hubiera casado tu madre con tu padre es posible que todavía estuviera viva y tú tendrás a tu madre" (Forgive me for everything that has happened to you if i wouldn't have married your mother to your father she might still be alive and you would have a mother).

"Por favor no te culpes los dos sabemos que en esta vida los años nunca son garantizados la muerte siempre está cerca esperando que le abramos la puerta y dejarla entrar."(Please don't blame yourself, we both know that in this life our years are never guaranteed, death is always near waiting on us to open the door and let her in). With that my grandfather told me that my uncle couldn't make it because they discovered a rat in the cartel and he was personally taking care of him. Then my grandfather introduced me to my tía Veronica and her sons, mis primos Alejandro y Alberto. I got along with everyone instantly and we talked and went sightseeing in Italy today was probably one of the few good days when I forgot about all my issues and pain.

  Around five we went back to the mansion and my father, grandfather, Francesco, Xavier and Axel talked about Mafia/Cartel business. My grandfather was pissed that the Russians almost had me in their possession and wanted me to go back to México with him and my tío.

He thought it would be safer. "vivimos en una mansión que está vigilada las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana y básicamente tenemos a todos comprados, nadie entra o sale de Sinaloa sin mi conocimiento" (we live in a mansion that's guarded 24/7 and basically have everyone bought of no one goes in or out of Sinaloa without my knowledge).

My grandfather said basically screaming at my father, "Fernando Rose es mi hija y yo me haré encargo de ella, apenas la recupere no la voy a perder por culpa de esos pinches Rusos"(Fernando Rose is my daughter and i just got her back i won't lose her again because of those fucken russians) my father said and i'm guessing he learned how to speak spanish but from the sounds of his accents he didn't speak it very often.

I responded with "Suficiente no hablen como si yo no estuviera enfrente de ustedes. Yo ya soy una niña grande y se lo que estoy haciendo. Abuelo por favor entiendo tu preocupacion pero si voy a México voy a poner en riesgo a la esposa de mi primo que está embarazada aquí en Italia ya todos estamos grande y sabemos cómo protegernos en México hay niños y yo no los voy a poner en más riesgo y esa es mi decisión final"(Enough don't talk like I'm not in front of you. I'm already a big girl and I know what I am doing, Grandfather please I understand your concern but if I go to Mexico I will put my cousin's wives who is pregnant at risk, in Italy we are all grown up and we know how to protect ourselves In Mexico there are children and I am not going to put them at more risk and that is my final decision). 

"She'll be safe. I'll be able to protect her and even if I don't she is more than capable of doing it herself" said Stefano leaning against the door frame. "Seriously Stefano I told you to stay in bed" I said. "Sorry princess guess you won't always have it your way with me."

We discussed a couple more things and it was final that i was staying in Italy but if anything happened my grandfather was building a safe house for me in Mexico. The family stayed for a couple more days then they had to go back to Mexico for safety precautions.

Hey y'all so I have a four day weekend and hopefully I'll get to writing more chapters :). The outfit she wore to meet her family from Mexico is above happy reading loves ♥️.

Did y'all watch the Vice President debate late night?