“Sit back down. You’re going to have dessert with us.” Sofia’s voice leaves no room for debate, but Bash does anyway.
“Excuse me?”
“You heard me. Sit your sexy ass down. Izzy and I will go help Nonna bring out the dessert.”
They lock eyes, and after a few moments, he gives a barely noticeable nod.
“Iz?”
I jump up and follow Sofia out. As we enter the kitchen, we see Nonna Rosa has already organized the dessert the way we discussed before dinner.
“You think he’s going to be happy?” Sofia stops to ask before we head back into the dining room.
“The man loves her. He will be happy,” Nonna Rosa says from behind us.
“And if he isn’t? Well, I’ll handle it.” I wink at her, and she smiles widely.
“I bet you will. I wouldn’t mind helping.” She winks back.
I chuckle as I lead the way out. I go back to my seat between Gio and Matt. I pause and lock eyes with Sofia who is standing behind her chair. Nonna stands behind Mia and Lo and nods at us. All at the same time, we set down the dessert in front of the men before setting the second down.
I watch as confusion fills Lo’s face, but it quickly gives way to shock. I glance over at Bash and find a smirk on his face. I glance at Mia and find her eyes shining with tears as she briefly meets Bash’s gaze. I quickly look back and watch him raise a brow as if saying “Really?” Glancing back at her, I notice her shrug before turning her attention back to Lo.
He’s still sitting there shocked.
I glance next to me and spot a small smile on Gio’s face.
Dessert is a package of smore ingredients with a tag that reads “Adding s'more love to our family. Baby Underboss coming soon.”
Then each tag is personalized Mine and Sofia’s say “Congratulations Aunt Sofia and Isabella.” Bash, Gio, and Matt’s say “Congratulations Uncle Bash, Gio, and Matt.” Then the happy couple’s says “Congratulations Daddy and Mommy.”
The room is dead silent as we all look at Lo for his reaction. My heart drops into my gut as I notice he still hasn’t moved. Mia’s silently crying.
A hand squeezes mine, and I find a look of concern on Gio’s face.
“Congratulations.” He’s the first to speak.
As if someone hit him, Lo jerks. He looks at Gio then Bash before turning to Mia. She looks scared to death.
“I’m going to be a dad?” His tone is even, no note of emotion in it.
Mia swallows hard. Her voice is shaky when she finally answers. “Y-Yes.”
She doesn’t even get the entire word out before he stands and pulls her into his arms as he swings her around.
“I’m going to be a dad!” he yells.
You can feel the tension leave the room as a smile covers his face. He leans down and kisses Mia hard on the lips. Then he turns and hugs Sofia.
“I’m going to be a dad.” He goes around the room hugging everyone as he repeats those words. He finally makes his way back to Mia. “We are going to be parents.”
I take a seat as I watch them kiss and hug. My smile starts to diminish as my thoughts get away from me, but I force a fake smile back on my face.
A hand on my knee startles me. I turn and look at Gio.
“You okay?” he whispers.
The warmth from his hand sends electricity through my body. He hasn’t moved it. He’s staring at me as the others talk around us.
