Scorpia wakes up early and looks at the sleeping Logan with a smile on her face. She carefully untangles her body from his and makes her way over to the stroller. Leo is still sleeping soundly, sucking his little thumb.

She walks over to the closet and pulls a shirt and shorts out of it. She puts them on and ties her hair on top of her head in a messy bun before walking down the stairs.

She hears opera music and mamma's laughter as soon as she arrives on the ground floor. She walks into the kitchen quietly and finds Flavio and mamma preparing breakfast together. They laugh and sing along to the music.

Scorpia sits down at the kitchen island and enjoys the view. Mamma grabs the coffeepot and pours coffee into a mug. She turns around with a wide smile on her face and puts the mug down in front of Scorpia. "Buongiorno Scorpia." She leans in and kisses Scorpia's cheek.

"Good morning mamma and Flavio."

Flavio turns around and wishes her a good morning too before continuing his cooking. He softly sings along to the opera and Scorpia sips her coffee feeling perfectly relaxed. Mamma lays all the food out on the kitchen island and Scorpia's mouth waters.

Flavio fills a plate with poached eggs and puts it with the rest. "So you're not a late sleeper Scorpia?"

Scorpia shakes her head, "Never was. If I ever sleep in, I'm sick or something. My brother though..."

Flavio laughs, "Si, your mamma told me."

They hear small footsteps on the floor and watch Matteo, Lucas, and Enzo walk in.

Mamma says: "Good morning my sweet boys. Did you sleep well?"

They nod and rub their eyes.

Matteo asks a bit sleepy: "Nonna? Can we watch cartoons?"

"Yes, you may. I'll bring you juice in a minute."

They run into the living room and turn on the tv. Scorpia looks at the three little men with a smile on her face and mamma says: "Go and join them. I have all the help I need with Flavio and I'm sure they want some Scorpia cuddle time."

Scorpia drinks the last sip of coffee from her mug and walks into the living room. Enzo is sitting between the two bigger boys and she picks him up to take his spot. She sits him down in her lap, facing the TV and he leans back against her with his thumb in his mouth.

Lucas whispers: "Enzo is still a little tired."

Scorpia pets Enzo's hair, "That's okay. We're just going to sit here for a while."

Matteo and Lucas cuddle up to her and she wraps her arms around the boys. They watch the cartoons half asleep and listen to mamma and Flavio set the table.

Scorpia suddenly hears her favorite voice come closer.

"I don't know where mommy is either Leo. Let's see, she might be here."

Logan walks into the kitchen with Leo on his arm and Flavio just puts the last glasses on the table. Flavio looks at Leo and Leo studies him with a serious expression on his face.

Flavio says: "Good morning Leo. And Logan. Did you two sleep well?"

Leo holds his hand out to him and Flavio walks up to the little boy. Leo touches the scars on Flavio's face, who holds his breath for a few beats. Leo leans forward and kisses Flavio's cheek. He giggles when he sees Flavio's shocked expression.

Logan chuckles and pets Leo's hair, "Good morning Flavio. We both slept well. Did you make breakfast with mamma?"

Fladio nods, still a bit stunned, "Yes. By the way, your girl is in the living room with three other men."

Logan smirks and walks into the living room, finding three boys sleeping against Scorpia. Scorpia shoots him a happy look and Leo waves his arms towards his mom.

He yells: "Mommy! Amo! Kiss!"

The other little men wake up with a start and sit up. Mamma walks in with cups of juice and tells the boys to sit down at the coffee table to drink it. Enzo slides down Scorpia's lap and Lucas and Matteo get up too. They sit down in front of the table and drink their juice.

Leo practically jumps out of Logan's arms and Logan laughs, "Easy Leo. I'll hand you to mommy."

Scorpia takes Leo from him and showers her son with love. Leo sighs 'mommy' softly and rests his little face against her neck. Logan sits down next to Scorpia and rests his head on her shoulder.

"Good morning Bonnie. Leo yelled me awake to let me know that mommy ran away."

Leo closes his eyes and relaxes in Scorpia's arms.

"I apologize my handsome Scot. But you were both sleeping so soundly and I craved coffee."

Logan puts his arm around her, "I get it, Bonnie. Leo was a little angrier." He chuckles and looks at the completely relaxed little boy with his face buried in Scorpia's neck. "He's truly happy again now. Like his daddy."

He strokes her neck with his fingertips, looking into her beautiful eyes. She kisses his lips softly and snuggles up to him.

Mamma comes in to get the boys and give them a spot at the breakfast table. She invites Scorpia and her men too and promises to make a bottle for Leo.

Scorpia takes her place next to Logan and holds Leo on her lap. Enzo is seated next to Logan, making it easier for Logan to help him. Flavio sits down on Scorpia's other side as mamma walks up with a bottle. Leo claps his hands when he sees it, making Scorpia laugh softly. She feeds him and Flavio witnesses it with a caring look in his eyes.

They hear voices come closer and see Lexy and Violette walk in. They take their places next to Lucas and Matteo as mamma places two thermoses on the table.

Violetta looks at all of the food and beverages in surprise and mamma takes her time to tell her what everything is.

Flavio asks what Scorpia would like to eat and she says: "Definitely one of your poached eggs and a croissant sounds good too."

Flavio gets up to put an egg on her plate before grabbing her a croissant too.

"Thank you, Flavio."

He asks if she wants another coffee and she nods. He walks off to get her mug and fills it with coffee again. "Here you go."

He fetches an egg, toast, and a coffee for himself too. He sits back down next to Scorpia, just in time to see Leo suck the last milk out of the bottle. Scorpia sets the bottle down on the table en lays Leo against her shoulder for a burp. She pats his back and he burps.

Flavio pretends to be startled and Leo laughs excitedly. Flavio laughs too, "Principino, you're a little joker!"

Leo holds his arms out to Flavio and Scorpia asks: "Do you want to be with Flavio, Leo?"

Flavio turns pale and stammers, "I-I'm n-not sure t-that's a g-good idea. I have zero experience with little kids."

Scorpia turns his way, "You don't need experience. Just create a hammock by bending your arm and I will lay him down in it. He will probably fall asleep fast anyway. But he's intrigued by you."

Flavio nervously bends his arm in front of him and Scorpia lays Leo down on his arm. Leo beams at Flavio and starts babbling at him. Flavio takes a bite of his egg and Leo opens his mouth.

Flavio looks from Leo to Scorpia, "Is he allowed to eat egg?"

Scorpia smiles at him, "Yes, that's fine. A tiny piece. It's a very yummy egg by the way."

Logan agrees and quickly gets another one.

Flavio chuckles and cuts a small piece of egg for Leo. He feeds it to the little boy with his finger and Leo frowns. He sucks on the piece before making a pleased sound.

Logan says: "Approved by Leo!"

Flavio seems to be in love with the little boy, whose eye slowly closes. Leo sighs and sucks on his thumb.

Flavio strokes through Leo's soft baby hair, "Shall I carry him upstairs? And then bring the baby monitor with me? If I can figure out how it works."

Scorpia says: "Please. And the monitor is easy. You press the big green button and bring the one with the antenna down with you."

Scorpia looks at the table full of family; Violetta's helping Matteo with his breakfast, Lexy is talking to Lucas, and Logan hands Enzo a filled bun. Flavio gets up carefully and looks happy with Leo on his arm.

Logan waits for him to have left the kitchen, "The old mafia boss, smitten by Leo."

They laugh and mamma says: "Everyone is in love with Leo."

Flavio comes back down with Ciro as Logan was just about to steal another poached egg from the plate. Flavio pulls the plate away as he chuckles, pulling a chair back for Ciro. Ciro smiles wide and sits down. Flavio pushes the plate of eggs close to Ciro and he puts one on his plate right away.

Ciro eats a bite, "Mmm, that's good Flavio."

A voice calls out: "Yes, exactly what you said last night!"

Mamma shoots Dino a mean ook and Lucas asks: "Did uncle Ciro eat something yummy last night?"

Dino answers his mother's stare with a naughty look, "Well, uncle Ciro loves..."

Mamma gets up quickly, walks into the kitchen, and opens the little cupboard above the exhaust hood. She takes her revolver out of it and shields it with her body, making sure the kids don't see it. She looks Dino straight in the eye and he swallows nervously.

"Okay, I'll shut up. I'll eat my breakfast like a good boy. Mi dispiace mamma."

Violetta stares at Dino, clueless about what just happened.

Scorpia gets up, "I'm getting showered and dressed and then I want to play outside."

The kids all cheer and Scorpia chuckles. She looks at Lexy, "What about Pia and Bruno?"

"We've been up all night with her. She's teething. Go and look at them. They are in bed together."

Scorpia goes upstairs and quietly opens the door to Bruno's room. Pia is sleeping on Bruno's chest, her thumb in her mouth. Bruno has his arm around her protectively and snores a little. Scorpia smiles at the sweet scene in front of her when she hears Logan whisper.

"That's cute Bonnie. Are we showering together?"

She rapidly turns around and takes a step in his direction, her eyes shining with mischief.

He chuckles, "Is that a yes?"

She nods and pushes him back, closer to the bathroom. He chuckles again and picks her up. He carries her into the bathroom and puts her down to lock the door.

"We better make sure Lucas doesn't find out because I am not allowed to see you naked at all."

He turns around, to be greeted by a naked Scorpia. She shoots him a lustful look, "Take your clothes off handsome Scot. Now."

Logan takes his clothes off feverishly and Scorpia turns the shower on. "We better be quick because those boys downstairs will come to look for us if we stay away too long"

Logan rushes up to her and devours her mouth. "Mmm Bonnie. I don't want to be quick at all."

Scorpia kisses him back wildly and grabs a hold of his erection, running a finger across the tip slowly as she sucks his bottom lip into her mouth.

"Fuck Bonnie."

She grins and uses her hands to make sure they are quick.

He supports himself with his hands against the tiled wall, breathing heavily. "Hell Bonnie."

She giggles softly at the state he's in and starts washing herself sensually. She washes him too and he stares deep into her eyes. "You know I'm going to get you back for this, right? Literally."

She bursts out in laughter, "Oh yes, Logan. I'm counting on it."

She steps out of the shower, wraps a towel around her body, and starts drying her hair before pulling it into a high ponytail to keep it out of her face. She picks up her clothes and steps out into the hallway, making her way over to her bedroom.

She puts underwear on and dresses in the jeans and shirt from the day before. She peeks into the stroller and watches Leo sleep for a minute, a loving look in her eyes and a smile in her heart.

She washes her face and brushes her teeth and Logan walks in, freshly shaved, coming over to stand behind her. He kisses her neck, "Mmm Bonnie. Your hair looks pretty this way. I can see your face and have access to your neck."

She rinses her mouth and leans back against him, his hands sliding under her shirt and finding her breasts to play with.

"Mmm Logannn."

He grins and then hears Leo yell 'mommy'. He sighs and lets his arms fall down.

Scorpia turns around to kiss him slowly. "Mmmm, I'm sorry daddy."

She walks up to the stroller and Leo screams 'mommy' again when he sees her. "Hello, handsome little man. Did you sleep well?"

Leo waves his arms around and she picks him up. His eye catches Logan, "Daddy! Amo! Kiss!"

Logan pulls his shirt over his head, "Boo!" Leo giggles and Logan rushes up to him. "Daddy can't be mad at his cub if he's being this sweet." He kisses Leo and Scorpia too.

Leo looks at Scorpia's lips, "Mommy! Kiss!" Scorpia kisses him loudly and he giggles again. He puts his hands on Scorpia's cheeks and presses his lips on her. "Mwah! Amo!"

Scorpia looks at her son with love in her eyes and combs through his hair with her fingers. She sits down on the bed with him to wait for Logan to finish getting dressed in his jeans and sneakers. She hands Leo to Logan and puts shoes on too.

Logan holds Leo up in front of her, to help her put the matching sneakers on Leo's feet. They walk downstairs, wearing their Bonnie shirt and smiles.

Mamma is filling up the dishwasher and turns around to face them. "You look so happy together. Vi amo!" Leo holds his arms out to mamma and Logan walks up to her.

Leo yells: "Amo! Kiss!" Mamma beams and takes the boy from Logan. Leo kisses her and cuddles up to her.

She rubs his back, "You're such a special little man. Nonna loves you." She sings a song for him, dancing around the kitchen, making Leo produce happy sounds. Logan wraps his arm around Scorpia and they watch the scene unfolding in front of them.

Mamma says: "Go outside and join the rest of the family. I will look after Leo. Nonna needs to spoil him in private."

Logan grabs Scorpia's hand and pulls her with him towards the back door. Leo doesn't even see them, lost in his nonna.

Logan and Scorpia step out onto the terrace and Enzo comes running. Scorpia catches him, barely saving him from falling. She picks him up and he covers her face in kisses.

"Soppia! Ti amo!" He kisses her more and tightly wraps his arms around her neck.

Logan laughs and lifts Lucas up, putting him on his shoulders. Lucas squeals, "I'm a giant!" Logan walks up to Bruno and Lucas growls. Bruno starts running away and Logan chases him. Scorpia laughs and watches everyone run away from Logan and Lucas.

Lexy stands next to her with Pia on her arm, "I love all this kid swapping. They just as easily go to someone else. Even Pia is not picky. She already sat on Violetta's lap."

Enzo still has his arms locked around Scorpia's neck and Lexy strokes his cheek. "Our Enzo is a little different. He doesn't mind being with someone else but loves his auntie Scorpia the most."

Pia looks at Scorpia with a smile on her face. She frowns and her little voice sounds soft and a little hoarse, "Soppia."

Scorpia starts to cry and Enzo kisses her tears away.

Lexy cuddles Pia and says she's proud of her.

Enzo looks at Scorpia's cheeks, "Not sad?"

Scorpia smiles, "No sweetie. I'm happy Pia can say my name."

"Enzo and Lucas pattice."

Lexy explains: "Yes, the big brothers practice with her all day. Until she's done and takes her hearing aids out."

The women laugh and sit down on a chair with the kids in their lap. Scorpia cuddles Enzo and sniffs his hair. Enzo sighs and snuggles up to her.

Lexy says: "Yes, you're Enzo's biggest love."

Enzo softly says: "Soppia date."

Lexy laughs, "Yes, that's why Scorpia's your date for the wedding. Mommy will show Scorpia some cool photo's." Lexy takes her phone from her pocket and shows Scorpia a picture of Enzo in his suit.

Scorpia stares at the picture and Enzo looks at it too. "Putty Soppia?"

"Very pretty. Maybe I should marry you Enzo."

Enzo giggles and Lexy says: "You haven't seen Lucas's outfit yet."

She finds it on her phone and shows it to Scorpia. Scorpia stares at the photo and admires the kilt. Lucas is also wearing a vest and jacket on top of a white button-up and a tie. Knee socks and shiny black shoes finish the look.

Scorpia imagines Logan in it and blushes.

Lexy chuckles, "Yes, Logan will be wearing the same. Do you approve?"

Scorpia sighs, "Yes. So hot."

"Do you want to see your dress too?" Scorpia nods excitedly and Lexy searches for the picture.

Scorpia studies the dress made of tartan, it's strapless and the top layer of the skirt is pulled up on the left side to reveal the layers of fabric underneath. The skirt is poofy and the fabric beneath the tartan has a creamy color.

Scorpia's jaw drops as she takes it all in and Lexy asks nervously: "Do you like it?"

"Oh Lexy, I love it! I would love to wear it."

Enzo looks at the picture too, "Putty. For Soppia."

Scorpia kisses him, "We are going to look amazing together Enzo. I can hardly wait."

She looks at Lexy, "What about Pia? What is she wearing?"

Lexy shows her a picture of a night-blue dress with a tulle skirt. "Aww Lexy, so cute! And what about your dress? Found the one yet?"

Lexy nods, "Yes, but I'm keeping that one a secret for everyone."

"You should. It's your day. I am curious though. About Logan especially."

Logan saunters up to them and shoots her a questioning look. She blushes and pretends not to see him. Logan crouches down next to her chair and looks at Enzo.

"Enzo? Please ask auntie Scorpia why she's curious about me?"

Enzo frowns, taking his time to think about it as Logan chuckles softly. Enzo looks at Scorpia and eventually asks: "Why?"

She laughs and says: "So mean to use the love of my life against me. And because of that, I'm not telling you." She cuddles Enzo lovingly and challenges Logan with her eyes.

Logan pries Enzo from her arms and sets him down on the terrace. Logan sticks an arm under her knees and one around her back to pick her up. Scorpia screams and Logan starts running towards the back of the garden.

Bruno yells at Lexy: "Do we need to chase them down, Lex?"

Lexy laughs and shakes her head and says: "No, let them be. Give them some time alone."

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Yeah, I know.
It took me a while to get this chapter out.
It was a struggle.

Let's hope I broke through whatever that was
and I'll have a new chapter for you tomorrow as well.

Have a wonderful weekend!
XO Hankie