Smart, beautiful, sassy and next in line to the Cobra throne, Alena sets out on the adventure of a lifetime when her father agrees to let her spend a year studying in Italy. Far away from the hustle and bustle of America, she's free to enjoy a caref...
"Says you, look at you hot mama" she smiles. "And you, my handsome man" I smile at Marco who goes shy, burying his head in Layla's neck.
"Aw, you're not shy, you know aunty Alena" she tells him and rubs his back. After a second he looks back at me and puts his arms out
"You can go to Aunty Alena, but no kicking, she has a baby in her tummy" she tells him as if he fully understand
"Baby" he whispers
"Yes, a baby, no kicking" she hands me to Alena, who takes him into her arms and cuddles him.
"He does this thing where he kicks his legs around when he wants to get down for some reason" Franco tells me "I don't know why, it's not like a tantrum he just does it, and it bloody hurts sometimes" he laughs
More and more people begin to arrive and I make my way over to Alena taking Marco from her so she can talk properly. "Hey buddy, you excited to have a baby cousin?" I ask him
"Baby" he says softly
"Yeah you know that word huh?" I smile down at him "You're very cute you know that, you took after uncle Dom. That's what you tell all the girls when they tell you you're cute, you take after uncle Dom"
"Please stop filling my son's head with bullshit" Franco smirks as he stands next to us. "How are you feeling about having your little one?"
"Good, I know Alena will be a good Mum and I'll do whatever I can to be the best Papa I can be."
"If I can do it, you can. It's crazy you know I can't imagine my life without him or Layla, even on the nights he's up crying and I'm with him all night it's still worth every second, I don't lose my cool or get mad, which is so unlike me" he laughs "but it's just different. I'm not father of the year, but it makes me wonder how dad could be so harsh on us from such an early age, not as in discipline but in love. He showed no love or care for us from the second we were born, it was Mamma who took care of us and loved us. But I could never just leave Layla to do that, I love my son I want to spend time with him and be there for him when he's sad"
"Give yourself some credit, you're a great Papa, Franco"
"And you will be as well, even better than me you've always been nicer than me" he laughs
"Papa" Marco holds out his arms to Franco who takes him and gives him a cuddle "are you hungry, let's see what we can find for you" he talks to him and makes his way over to the food table
I look around the room and spot Alena with some of her family members. I make my way over, and the second I reach her family all greet me and congratulate me on having a son. I thank them and then turn my attention back to Alena
"Would you like me to get you something to eat?" I ask Alena
"Yes please." She smiles up at me
"I'll be right back" I press my lips to hers and head over to the table
Alena's POV:
"Please can you go back to Italy and bring some more Dom's back with you, he's so sweet." Larissa pouts
"And Riccardo, look at him." Chelsea (another Cobra member) gushes
I look over and see Riccardo sitting down with Chiara who has just turned one and he's helping her eat some of the food on his plate. He's such an amazing father, and Bex an amazing mother.
"We're pretty lucky" a smile
The rest of the night was lots of fun. We took lots of photos in front of the baby boy balloon arch, cut the cake which was blue inside, Dom and I un-wrapped the gifts some of our friends and family had bought for us and we spent a whole lot of time talking and playing fun games Bex put together.
It's around eleven when we arrive home. I kick my heels off at the door and look down at my feet which are badly swollen
"I told you not to wear those heels Tesoro" Dom comments
"I know" I pout
He picks me up and heads for the stairs. As we walk I rest my head on his shoulder and snuggle in "I love you"
"I love you" he kisses my forehead.
When we reach the bedroom he places me down on the bed and then sits down placing my feet in his lap, he massages them softly and let out a content sigh
"You're so good to me Domiano Ricci"
"You deserve it, after all you have been carrying our baby for seven months" he smiles at me
"Not much longer and he'll be here"
"Are you feeling nervous yet?"
"A little, but I can't wait to meet him. Are you?"
"No, I'm excited to meet him, we'll be just fine there is nothing to be nervous about."
"You're going to make an amazing Daddy"
"And you the perfect Mamma" he smiles and leans over kissing my lips "Now relax"
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