They should never have met.
Each one of them lived in different parts of the world. She lived in the light, an ordinary existence while he kept to the shadows, the underworld.
But one fate encounter brought them together and no matter how hard the...
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ROMANO
I stepped into the hospital room, the sight before me chipping into my chest and had my jaw clench shut.
All my life I have seen Maximus brave everything that came his way. He never broke when mom died, when dad took his life and everything else we have come towards us that would break a normal person.
Since I can remember, he has been a warm fire in a cold night.
But right now, looking at him sitting beside an unconscious Stella with her hand in his while he reads to her from her kindle... he looked as if a breeze would break him.
"When was the last time you had fresh air?" I asked walking into the room.
Maximus stopped reading and put the kindle down, his head turning towards me. "Too long ago. Your turn to babysit me?"
We have a rotation schedule going around, one to check in on Stella and Maximus. Sometimes Anthony was here to check in, other times Cody, Lorenzo, Tate and now myself.
I rolled my eyes. "Actually, I am here to check on my future sister-in-law and my niece and nephew. I have seen your face my entire life, I don't miss it when I get break from it."
He shook his head and looked back at Stella's still face.
Stella has been in and out of surgery the past couple days. The doctors had to break up the surgeries since her body has been put through so much stress and trauma that they didn't want to risk pushing her.
Looking at her now, she looked better, healthier than yesterday. She had color back in her face and her chest rose and fell with solid breaths. I couldn't remember all the different surgeries she had. I think Maximus mentioned she had to get her appendix removed, a few broken ribs fixed, and I think he even said something about severe damage to her uterus. Yesterday she should have had the last surgery, now she is being pumped with antibiotics to fight any infection and heal.
A knock sounded at the door, a few nurses standing outside pushing in two cribs. "Hello Mr. Sorrentino. The babies are healthy to leave the NCU and we think that it would be best for the family to be together."
I got off from the wall, the nurses setting the babies up in the room. "Thank you nurses."
They nodded and told us they will be checking in periodically and then left. Walking to the babies I looked at them, they were healthy despite being early and the trauma. My eyes glanced over the signs and I looked to Maximus disapprovingly.
"You haven't named them yet?' I tisked.
Maximus leaned back in his chair. "I am waiting for Stella, I will officially name them when she wakes up."
I raised a brow. "You think Stella wants to risk Anthony coming in to name her son after him."
Maximus scowled and stood up, placing Stella's hand carefully on the bed. "Good point."
