November 1, 2021
Monday
3:30 am

~ Jasmine's POV ~

I randomly woke up, let out a sigh, tried to go back to sleep, but I can't. I let out a groan, grabbed my phone from the nightstand and send Massimo a message:

Me: Massimo, are you awake?

I wait for him to answer, he didn't, I let out a sigh, put my phone back on the nightstand, got out of the bed and walked to the kitchen.

I got myself some water, once I finished it, I walked over to Massimo's room, slowly opened the door, and saw that he's sleeping. I walked in, closed the door behind me slowly, walked over to his bed and said " Massimo? "

He didn't respond so I said " Amore? "

He didn't respond so I shook him and said " Amore. "

" Hmmm. Bellissima? What are you doing here? "

" I can't sleep. Can I stay here? "

" Come here. "

I got in his bed, he spooned me, kissed my hair and we fell asleep.

**

I woke up, saw Massimo, he is shirtless, he has his arms up behind his pillow, I looked around, and saw that I'm in Massimo's room.

I don't remember coming here...

I couldn't help myself but to look at him, I blushed, leaned in, kissed his cheek, pulled away, and slowly got out of bed.

I walked to my bedroom, do my routine and walked out of the bathroom wearing this:

I grabbed my phone from the nightstand, walked out of my bedroom to the kitchen, saw my Mom and Alessia cooking they are talking to each other in Italian.

" Good morning. " I said.

They stopped talking, turned around, looked at me and said " Good morning. "

" How did you sleep? " Mom said.

" Good, and you? "

" I slept good. "

" Do you guys need help? "

" No, we are good. Go sit down. "

" Okay. " I walked over to the barstool and sat down.

" Good morning. " Massimo said and walked in the kitchen.

" Good morning. " We said.

He walked over to me, kissed my hair and said " How did you sleep? "

" Good, and you? "

" I slept good- "

Isabella walked in the kitchen groaning, Dante shouted from behind her " Hey! "

She groaned, looked at him and said " Shut the fuck up, my head hurt. "

" Awww, that's too bad. You shouldn't have drank too much. "

She punched him on his shoulder, grabbed a cup, poured herself some water, looked at me and said " Do you have a hangover? "

I shooked my head and said " Not really. "

She groaned and said " I shouldn't have drank too much. "

**

I am here with Aurora, Isabella is taking a nap, I saw my Mom talking to Massimo's parents and Luciano. They are speaking in Italian, my Mom looked nervous.

Luciano said something to my Mom, she nod her head, they got up, Mom walked over to me and said " I need to talk to you. "

" Okay. "

I wonder what it is..

I followed her to the room that she's sleeping in and I noticed that Luciano is following us. Once we got in the room, I looked at him in confusion and Mom said " We have something to tell you. "

" Okay? "

" Let's sit down. "

I sat on the living chair on the left, Mom and Luciano sat down on the two chairs on the right, I looked at her and said " What do you want to talk about? "

" About your Dad. I haven't been honest with you. Your Dad never left. The truth is, it was me. I was the one who left. "

" You what?! "

Mom nod her head and said " Yes, it was me. "

" I can't believe this. All my life I thought my Dad didn't want me. I cried myself at night when I found out. How could you sleep at night when you knew the truth? Don't you feel guilty? "

" Of course I do! Everyday I feel guilty! "

" Why didn't you tell me?! "

" I was scared, I didn't want anything to happen to you. I want you to live a normal life. I didn't want you to live in his lifestyle. "

I looked at her in confusion and said " What's wrong with his lifestyle? "

Luciano looked at me and said " Your Dad is in the mafia. "

What?! My Dad is in the mafia?!

I looked at my Mom and said " Is that true? "

She nod her head and said " Yes, your Dad is in the mafia. "

I looked at Luciano and said " Do you know my Dad? "

He nod his head and I said " Really, who is he? "

Luciano and my Mom looked at each other, she nod her head, he looked at me and said " It's me. I'm your Dad. "

Did I heard him right?

" You're my Dad? "

He nod his head and said " Yes, I am. "

I looked at my Mom, she nod her head, tearing up, I looked at Luciano and said " You're the guy she dated? "

" Well, engaged to. "

Oh yeah, I remember he said that he almost got married..

" Why didn't you find me? "

" Believe me, when your Mom left I've searched everywhere for her. I found out that she changed her name. "

I looked at my Mom, she sobbed, I looked at Luciano and said " How long have you knew? "

" Well, when I first saw you, you looked so much like your Mom and when I found out that your middle name is Angelique. I knew that you're my daughter. "

" How do you know I'm your daughter by my middle name? And why didn't you tell me? "

" Well, when your Mom and I were together we always wanted to name our daughter Angelique. I didn't tell you because your Mom and I wanted to tell you together. If I knew that your Mom was pregnant, I would do everything in my power to keep you two safe. "

My Mom sobbed, looked at me and said " I'm sorry. I'm sorry I lied to you. I did it to protect you. I should've told Luciano about you. "

" I have proof. " He took a envelope from his suit jacket, and gave it to me.

I opened it, took the paper out, unfold it, saw results of a DNA test, I teared up when I saw that it says that Luciano and I are a match. I am his daughter.

I looked up at him and he said " I'm your Dad. "

I let out a sob, got up from the chair, walked over to him, he got up, I gave him a tight hug, cried on his chest, Luciano hugged me back, and kissed my hair.

Luciano and I have gotten close, he's like a father figure to me, and hearing that he's my birth Dad made me emotional.

I pulled away from the hug, looked at Mom and said " Does David know? "

( A/N: David is Jasmine's step Dad. )

She shooked her head and said " He doesn't know. "

" What else do I not know?! Is my name a lie too?! "

" No, Jasmine Marie is your real name. "

I stood quiet, Luciano rubbed my back and Mom said " I understand if you're mad at me. You have every right to. I'm sorry I waited for so long. Please forgive me. "

" I need some time. "

She sniffed and said " I understand. "

This is too much to take in..

I walked out of the room, I let out a sigh, walked over to my bedroom, closed the door, rest my back on the door, sat down on the floor, bring my knees up to my chest and cried.

~ Luciano's POV ~

When Jasmine left the room, Ximena cried, got up from the chair and said " I'm the worst Mom ever. "

She hugged me, I hugged her back, she cried on my chest, I rubbed her back and heard someone shout coming from downstairs " WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?! "

Mom?

We pulled away from the hug, she looked at me and said " Is that your Mom? "

I nod my head and heard my Mom said " LUCIANO?! WHERE ARE YOU?! "

We walked out of the room to downstairs, my parents are in the living room and my Dad is telling my Mom to calm down. " Don't tell me to calm down Paolo! "

My Mom looked at us, she charged up to Ximena, slapped her across her face and shouted " HOW DARE YOU?! HOW DARE YOU KEPT MY GRANDDAUGHTER AWAY FROM US!! "

" MA! " I shouted at her.

" YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM US! "

Ximena looked at her and said " Let me explain. "

My Dad grabbed my Mom's arm and said " Let her explain Melissa. "

" Fine. "

~ Jasmine's POV ~

I heard shouting from downstairs, I got up, walked over to the mirror, wiped my tears and walked out of my room to see what's going on.

" You should've let us know! I missed out a lot, I need to see her. Where is she? "

I saw my zia Francesca, my Mom told me that she's my aunt, her sister, and I said " Zia ( Aunt ) Francesca? "

Everyone looked at me, I smiled, walked over to her and said " What are you doing here? I missed you so much. "

I gave her a hug, she hugged me back, and I heard Luciano said " Oh fuck no, YOU KNEW?! You knew who she was?! "

I pulled away, looked at him in confusion and said " Huh? "

A woman looked at my Aunt and said " How long have you've been hiding this from us? Huh?! Answer me! "

I looked at everyone with confusion and said " What's going on? "

Mom looked at me and said " Uh, your Zia Francesca isn't my sister... "

" Another lie?! Are you kidding me?! If she's not your sister, then who is she? "

Luciano looked at me and said " She's my sister. "

The woman looked at me, looked at Luciano and said " Is this her? "

Luciano nod his head, the woman looked at me, cupped my face with her hands and said " You look so beautiful nipotina. ( Granddaughter) I'm your Nonna. Your Grandma. "

" You are? "

She nod her head, moved her hands away from my face, gave me a hug, I hugged her back and she said " I have a Granddaughter. "

We pulled away from the hug, a man walked over to me and said " I'm your Nonno, your Grandpa. "

We hugged and he said something in Italian, we pulled away from the hug when we heard " Well? How long have you knew? "

Francesca looked at my Grandma and said " Since Ximena was pregnant. "

" WHAT?! " My Grandparents and Luciano shouted.

" How could you?! " Grandma said.

" Don't be mad at her, be mad at me. I was the one who told her not to tell anyone. She wanted to tell you guys but I didn't let her. " Mom said.

Everyone is arguing with each other except for my Grandpa and I. He looked at me and said " Come on. "

We walked outside, Grandpa told one of Massimo's men something in Italian, the guy nod his head, walked inside the house, Grandpa looked at me and said " Let's sit down. "

We sat down on the outdoor chairs, the guy came back with a water bottle, gave it to me, I thanked him, took a sip out of it, set the bottle down on the table, and Grandpa told me " How old are you? "

I looked at him and said " I just turned 22. "

He nod his head, mumbled something in Italian, let out a sigh and I said " Huh? "

He let out another sigh and said " I said 22 years and I just found out I have a Granddaughter. "

I nod my head and said " Yeah, I just found out Luciano is my Dad. "

" When did you met him? "

" Um, I think almost 6 weeks. "

He nod his head and said " How did you met him? "

" I met him through Massimo. "

" Wait, Luciano told us that Massimo kidnapped you. Is that true? "

I nod my head and he said " What were you doing out there at night? "

" I was at this club and went outside to answer a phone call. I heard someone shouted and wanted to help. "

" You should be carefu-"

" PAOLO! "

Grandpa faced the back door and shouted " IN HERE CARA MIA. " ( my beloved )

The back door opened, Grandma looked at us and said " What are you two doing here? "

" To get some fresh air. " He said to her.

**

My Grandparents and Francesca left, I walked over to my bedroom, saw a photo album on my bed, I walked over to it, saw a note on top of the photo album and read it:

Hi mija, just wanted to give you this. It's a photo album with pictures of you growing up. I made a copy of them so you can show them to your Dad.

- Love, Mom.

I let out a sigh, I walked out of my bedroom to the living room, saw Luciano talking on the phone and said " Hey Luciano. "

He turned around and said to whoever he's talking to on the phone " I'll call you back. "

He hanged up the phone, looked at me and said " What's up? "

" I have a photo album of me growing up. I was thinking we can look at it together? "

He smiled at me and said " I would love too. Let's sit down. "

We sat down on the couch, I opened the photo album, the first picture is a ultrasound. The second picture is my Mom holding her pregnant belly, and the third picture is me already born.

He smiled at the picture and said " Aww, look at you. "

We looked at the next picture, it's my Mom holding me, she is in her hospital gown holding me with a smile on her face.

A few minutes later, we are done looking at the photos, the end of the book has two disc's that has my name on it with a note Jasmine's Childhood I looked at him and he said " I can't wait to see this. "

I gave him the photo album, Massimo walked in the house, and I said " Massimo? "

He looked at me and said " Yes? "

" Can I talk to you? "

He nod his head and said " Sure. "

I got up from the couch, we walked to his office, when he close the door, walked over to me, cupped my face with his hands, and kissed my lips.

I kissed him back, he pulled away from the kiss, looked at me and said " How was your day? "

" Not so good. "

" What's wrong bellissima? "

" My Mom told me something that changes everything. "

" Really? What did she say? "

I told him everything, he shooked his head and said " Man, that's a lot to take in. "

" It really is. Can I ask you something? But be honest with me. "

" Sure. "

" Did you know that Luciano is my Dad? "

Massimo didn't answer my question so I said " You did, didn't you? "

He let out a sigh and said " Bellissima.. "

" You did! How long have you knew? "

" Not too long. "

I let out a sigh, was going to leave his office, he walked behind me and said " Hey, hey. "

He gently grabbed my arm and said " Look at me. "

I looked at him and he said " I'm sorry I didn't tell you. It wasn't my place to tell you. Luciano told me that he and your Mom are gonna do it. "

~ Massimo's POV ~

Great, just what I needed. I was gonna take her out tonight and ask her to be my girlfriend but now I have to put that on hold. I feel bad for my bellissima, she looks heart broken.

I'll do anything to make my bellissima feel better.

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