Sibling relationships - outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty and distrust. - Erica E. Goode
Adriano Pov~
I sit in my chair in my spacious office and watch my phone go off for the millionth fucking time. It's been a couple hours since I broke the news to my family and I have been severely avoiding them, and them me. Gabriel has been parading around the house talking to all the kids, pretty sure he is getting all the details from their life that they could remember.
Gabe has such a inviting, calm personality, he loves talking to people and getting to know who they truly are. Their likes and dislikes, their hobbies. He could be talking to you for only an hour and you would find yourself sharing your deepest darkest secrets. There was just a warmth about him that surrounded you. He had a way of making you feel like you were the only person he cared about when speaking to you, and there could be a hundred people in the room with you.
He wasn't anything like myself or my siblings, well maybe a little like Miliana. But other than that he was the polar opposite. I avoided people as much as possible, I hated things that were useless and didn't pertain to me and I didn't like wasting time. Except if it was someone from my family. So yeah, he was different, which is exactly how I wanted it to be. Knowing he was such a good kid when I was young just fortified my conviction to keep him away from this life, from this Mafia.
And anyone can fucking hate my decision and me, but I don't care. I know I did mainly the right thing. Even if keeping him hidden from his siblings was wrong. There was a great outcome that happened.
I ignored the call and my phone finally quieted helping me to focus on my thoughts about Mrs. Hart. Kale seemed utterly confused and when I was 'dealing' with him in the basement. A part of me thinks he was genuinely lost but he tried to kidnap my daughter. I fisted my hand just thinking about what could have happened if he was successful in taking her away.
A knock on my door pulled me from my dreary thoughts. My amore popped her pretty little head into my office. My face automatically broke out into a smile. She waltzed into the room shutting the door behind her.
"Hello Big Bad Capo. Got a minute?" Her velvet voice floated through the room as she walked over to me behind the desk. "There always time in the world to give to you amore." I replied pulling her into my lap as she got closer. A blush spread across her cheeks making me chuckle. Even though we have been together for 16 years I love the effect I still had on her.
I pulled her flush against my body kissing her full lips. She melted into it and pulled away suddenly causing me to groan in frustration.
"Don't distract me. i came to talk to you." She said giving me her stern look. Even though she was no where near threatening, I would roll over backwards to please her. And she knew it.
"Sorry mama wolf. Proceed." I say with a smirk, still holding her tight and rubbing circles on her waist underneath her shirt. She took a deep breath trying to pretend this wasn't affecting her, and looked me straight in my eyes. "I think it's time to talk to your siblings." She said firmly. I can feel my heart rate spike just thinking about seeing those monsters.
"No." I deadpan. She scoffs and lightly smacks my shoulder. "Yes. For Mafia people, you guys are big babies." She said with an incredulous look.
I huff and shake my head no. My pride may be getting to me, but I was not about to face them.
"Look. You have to speak to them. I know your going mad on the inside, love. You have lost your second man, the man who keeps everything in order. I'm pretty sure your phone has been ringing non stop with your business back home that your supposed to be in charge of. And your sisters feel terrible and they keep reminding me horrible they feel every time they see me. But you Basillio children are too damn prideful and arrogant to talk to one another." She berates me.
I remain quiet letting her words seep in. I hate it when she is right. She likes to lord it over me.
But she was right Matteo was my second who took care of all the underground rings, bars, nightclubs, Sybils for now. He handled everything so I could keep this family safe from this imminent danger we were in. Now that he was shit mad with me, he had dropped his duties, and I was getting all the minor stupid calls. About liquor, and fights, and money not owed. I had no time to deal with this petty shit when I had bigger things to kill. He is my right hand man and even my guarded ego is allowing me to miss me a little.
"Your the oldest sibling, man up Adriano. Go talk to them and I will talk to Gabriel. I think it's time I get to know my brother-in-law." She says with a smirk, and climbs off of me, against my protests.
I groan out loud. I got up and walked out the door, to find my siblings while silently cursing under my breath in Italian.
Gianna Pov~
Why do i always have to play peacemaker? It's not like I have problems with people, I am nice and I care too much about what people think and how they feel. I really wish I didn't, but I did. I know Adriano is going to talk to his siblings because I know that I was right and he knew it too.
But I really was going to look for Gabriel. I wanted to get to know him, the hidden Basillio sibling. I knew my kids probably kidnapped him, so I was prancing around the house looking for him, Everyone was in a limbo at them moment with AJ and the boys gone to pick up Mrs. Hart.
I guess she was the crazy lady whose house they broke into. But we will see when she gets here.
I finally found Gabriel with Ales and Kalani in the backyard. I walked over as I could hear the faint voices getting louder. I guess he was telling them a story by the sound of their laughter. Ales was a people person too. She like getting to know new people.
Gabriel was the first new person who she knew wasn't after her, or wouldn't try anything with her. So I knew she would get him to open right up. As they saw me approaching they all smiled in my direction.
"Hey guys." I greeted taking a seat under the bench under the tree. "Hey mom, what you doing?" Kalani asks with a smile and bag of chips in her hand. Always eating junk. I mentally sigh knowing she got that from me. "I came to talk to your new uncle. " I say looking over at him cheeky smile. "Well Kalani and I will go bother uncle Gio. See you guys later. " Ales said getting the hint that I wanted to pick on Gabe by myself.
"Well that was fun. Your kids are amazing. I can't believe Adriano and Matteo and my sisters actually have children. I remember when we were kids just like them. Feels like yesterday." He said with a smile, and it was contagious as I found myself smiling with him. You can see on his face he was reliving some memories in his head right at that moment.
"It must of been hard keeping a secret that big." I say leaning back on the tree. Gabriel was sitting opposite from me on the other bench. He nodded and sighed. "It wasn't easy, trust me i wanted to let it spill so many times over the years. Growing up with this other life right infront of me, knowing that is where I belonged but having a restraint on my mind and heart was so hard. I loved these guys just as the siblings we are. But it was..Come si fa a dire che.....lonely." (Translation: How do you say it...lonely.) He poured out, his italian accent coming showing.
I subconsciously put my hand to my heart and shook my head. Sympathy running through my body. But I didn't want it to come off as pity. "So you had no other siblings?" I asked.
"Nope. It was just me and the parents. And the Basillio kids." He said. "Wow you are...strong Gabriel. I don't know if I would have handled that. Everyone can only deal with their own baggage. They're so used to the weight it becomes normal to carry it around everywhere. But if we switched lives, switched baggage it would be too much for us. I am so , so very happy that you came into our lives. You have no idea the impact you are going to have on all of us" I say truthfully and as respectfully as I can.
He smiled and his warm eyes lit up. "I am so happy. And I am happy my brother found a great wife as yourself. He did really good in New York." He says. But I could detect a little hint of something in his voice. Sadness, or i'm not sure. But I intend to find out.
"So Gabriel, I wanna hear everything about you. Go." I said trying to change the little somber moment we were having. He laughed and began talking.....
AJ Pov~
"This is it." Marcio said as I pulled up to the all to familiar cabin house. Everything was still and quiet. We got out the car and Raf walked up the stairs first while Damien and Leo checked our surroundings. Marcio and I walked up behind Raf as he knocked the door.
It took a couple seconds but we eventually hears shuffling at the door and the knobs click. The door swung open as I took a deep breathe, and out walked Mrs. Hart. Her plump little body showed itself and as she saw us her smile broadened "Boys, you are back!" She exclaimed all to happy to see us. I felt really bad taking her with me but her son was psychotic.
I smiled back and walked infront. "Mrs. Hart, it's lovely to see you again. I wish it was under better circumstances." I said. her smile faltered and she gave off her confused expression. "What do you mean?"
Marcio stepped forward with a void expression on his face. "Mrs. Hart we need you to come with us. Your son is in trouble."
"A lot of trouble." Leo spoke up.
Her face dropped and she stepped back "Let me get my coat."
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