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Bella nodded her head. “For the boys,” she said, her voice filled with resignation.
“For the boys. I will go fight for our girls.”
I lifted her face toward mine and kissed her, not wanting to ever break the bond between our lips. I didn’t want to leave her, I wanted us all to be together. But for that to happen, I had a job to do.
I walked Bella over to the car where my brothers and Ava were waiting.
Roman was already down to business. “Ava is going to take my car, we’re going to take yours, Gabe. That way Ava and Bella can head back to St. Louis.
“Sounds good,” I said, looking over at Bella, expecting she might argue. But she nodded. Tears were still fresh on her cheeks, and I knew that she desperately wanted to go with us.
I gave her hand a squeeze and we kissed one more time before we parted ways.
“Get our girls back,” Bella said to me. “You’re the only person I trust to do that.”
“Take care of our boys, no matter what,” I told her.
“You know I will.” She wiped away the tears and stood tall.
36
Bella
Iwatched as Gabe drove away with Roman and Dante. Adrenaline coursed through my body, and my legs ached to run after the car and insist that I was going with them after all. But he was right. I’d had major surgery only two months before and I was in no shape to deal with such a dangerous situation. I would only be a liability and put my girls at greater risk.
I got in the car with Ava and she started driving.
I pulled out my phone and dialed the number of the hospital. After getting connected to the nurses station on our sons’ floor, I asked how they were doing.
“They’re doing great,” the nurse told me. “The doctor thinks Elio could still come home this weekend, and Vincent is as strong as ever. He’s a fighter, that one.”
“And security-wise?” I asked.
“Oh yes, the security team has their room surrounded. No one but nurses or doctors can come in or out, and no one can remove the babies without thorough checks. Your boys are in good hands, Ms. Stone.”
Hearing that was such a relief. “Thank you.”
When I got off the phone, I noticed that Ava wasn’t driving toward St. Louis.
“Where are we going?” I asked.
“The boys are doing well, right?”
“Yes…”
“And they’re surrounded by security, I imagine?”
“Yes…”
“Well, I was thinking, your biological family, or who you suspect to be your biological family, is located here in Chicago, right?”
“They are, but what does that have to do with anything?”
“Well, I was thinking you might want to meet them.” She looked over at me with a sheepish grin.
“Now? I really don’t think now is the right time, Ava.”
“And why not? I imagine if anyone has any idea what you’re going through, it would be them.”
