Luke's POV
Currently, we are sitting on a private beach in Australia which I bought just for Maria, along with the beach house looking out on it. We've been here for a week now.
Maria seemed to enjoy Italy, but it was a lot considering my aunt constantly pestering her about the baby. She did like being able to speak with someone about the baby, but it did get out of hand when she asked Maria how she was planning to birth it.
That's when Maria begged me to leave. So, we packed up and went to Australia.
Since I plan to stay here until she's closer to her due date, I bought us a house of her liking and, like I said, a private beach.
She absolutely loves it here. She's a
Maria's POVTwo months later...We've been in Australia for more than two months now, and I'm extremely close to my due date. So, we're leaving today and preparing for the birth."Got everything?" Luke asks as I waddle carefully down the stairs, a bag in hand. He lends out his hand when I reach the bottom of the stairs and I take it.My belly has grown a significant amount these past two months. I struggle to even get around the house at this point and I'm ALWAYS hungry!The baby hasn't even been birthed yet, and their already a HUGE challenge.Exiting the house, Luke runs up ahead of me, b
A few days later..."God, isn't he just the most precious thing you've ever laid eyes on?" I gasp as I admire Aaron sleeping calmly in his crib."He most definitely is," Luke chuckles and stares down at him with a proud smile.Aaron's eyes suddenly flutter open, revealing his big, ocean blue orbs.He looks just like his father.His arm escapes from his swaddled body as he lets out a long, adorable yawn. He stares up at Luke, then his attention is drawn to me when he begins to cry."I think he's hungry," Luke tells me and picks the crying baby up from the crib. I go and take a seat on a nearby chair
Maria's POVA few nights later...Close your eyes.Count sheep...1..2..3..Phew, I got past-Loud cries then suddenly erupt from the bedroom next to us and I'm fast to hop out of bed.Walking towards the nursery, Luke stirs in bed and a groggy noise escapes from his mouth as he sits up in bed. "I can get it, go back to sleep," he says and walks past me and into the room.
I wake up the next morning; my throat feeling as if sandpaper had carved it's initials inside of me.Sitting up, I look around and my eye immediately catches the tall glass of water sitting on my bedside table. I quickly grab the glass and gulp down every last bit of water from it."Thirsty?" I hear Luke say. I turn around and see Luke walking out of the nursery and towards me, Aaron sleeping calmly in his arms.I chuckle awkwardly, "parched.."He sighs disappointedly and sets Aaron down in a nearby cradle. He then walks over to me and stares down at me from above. "Have you been fucking another man?!" he speaks in harsh, quieted tone.My heart drops and I feel it begin to break into
Maria's POVIt's been over a week since Luke and I's first big fight in a long time.I've set up a cot in the baby's room and sleep there now. I tried to reconcile with him, but he's just so mad at me I don't know how to deal with it.Right now Luke has Aaron, so I'm going uptown to pick up a few things. You're probably thinking, 'Maria! Luke will kill you if he knows you left the house without him,' and no, he won't. I've already left the house multiple times and he hasn't given two fucks. He seems to only give a shit about me when the fate of his fucking Mafia is in my womb.As I pull out of the driveway, I notice guards at the exit. I slow down to talk to them like I usually would, but today they don't seem to care
A week later"Good morning, my sweet boy!" I coo as I lift Aaron from his crib. He contently smilies with an airy giggle as I pull him close to me. I look down at his drolly smile and take the end of my shirt and wipe it away. "Hungry?" I ask him and he begins to bounce around in excitement. I smile at his want to eat and take a seat on the chair, beginning to feed him like I always do.For the past week, Luke and I have been having sex. A lot of sex. No, he still isn't really talking to me and leaves every time we do it, which is at least 2-3 times a day. And as much as I want to stop since this since it isn't healthy for our relationship, god, I just can't get enough of him.I've tried talking to him the fourth time, but he completely ignored me and le
We walk down a long hallway that's been newly constructed for teens and younger. It was added as soon as Aaron was born. But I never thought I'd have to use it for him."Right here," Jasmine finally says and leads me into a room right of the hallway. When I enter, an older doctor is standing there checking Aaron's heartbeat and probably breath sounds by the looks of it. "This is Dr. Wells. He is one of the best paediatricians around," Jasmine introduces.I walk up to the small hospital crib they've put him in and grip onto the railings, looking down at him. "How's he doing?" I ask anxiously.The doctor sighs and looks up at me. "He had a pretty hard fall and suffered a few injuries which will keep him here for awhile. Thankfully, there is no visible brain damage as far as I can see. It
The next dayMaria's POVI am a terrible mother.I am a terrible person.My actions are unforgivable.That's what I've been telling myself for the last three days non-stop. And I don't plan on stopping for as long as I live.Some may think it was just an accident. But no, I severely injured 'his son' and the heir to the biggest Mafia empire to ever exist. That's a mistake that cannot be forgiven.I'm starting to believe Luke has told everyone what has happened, since everyone is being so cruel to me now.