•LEILA•
It felt unreal that everything was over and I was now living happily. All my life I had known one life and that was bad, toxic, and abusive. Living in this beautiful life right now made me wonder if it would ever last. I had times in the past when I thought I was happy and that nothing bad would ever happen, but it did and it ruined everything. Would it happen again now that I was happy? I didn't think I was meant to be happy; however, I wanted to believe that I would.
There I was, breastfeeding my baby girl, who was my light in that ugly yet beautiful world. Ever since I gave birth to Mia, I had promised myself to protect her and never let her live what I had lived. I wanted her to grow up with kindness and love. I wanted her to live without violence and abuse. Not that anyone here was going to do anything bad to her, but still, I would make sure that she lived happily unlike her mother.
"Are you done, baby?" I said in a baby language. Cindy was sitting beside me and trying to get my attention.
Sorry, Cindy.
Mia was done eating and she immediately fell asleep. I put her in her bed slowly and made my way towards Cindy to give her some love and attention.
I picked her up and placed her on my lap when the door opened revealing Rio. He looked at me and raised his brow.
"What?" I grinned.
"I see we have two children now." He smirked and sat beside me.
"Of course, Cindy is our daughter too, isn't she?" I replied playfully.
"Yes, she is." He chuckled and kissed me on my cheeks.
"So...I want to ask you something." He started earning a nod from me, encouraging him to continue. "Would you like to go on another date with me?" He said gently.
"Of course, I would. But what about Mia?" I asked.
"Our mothers can take care of her, don't worry." He smiled warmly.
"Then, I would gladly go on a second date with you." I licked my lips grabbing his attention on them.
"You like to play with fire, don't you?"
"I am fire, Rio," I replied and pressed my lips onto his.
* * *
The next day had arrived and it was the day that I would be going on a date with Rio. I was very nervous for some reason, I didn't know why, but maybe because I had a feeling that he would propose to me; however, I didn't think he would because if he did, he would have taken over the mafia, and I didn't think he wanted to do that now.
After feeding my daughter, I gave her to my mother and she took her to the backyard at the back of the house for a change. I went to my room and looked through my closet, trying to decide what to wear on this date. I wanted to wow him. I picked up the first dress, which was red and strapless. It was tight and shaped my body, but I couldn't wear it because my body was still recovering from birth. So, I settled on a more stretchy dress, which was white and off-shoulder. It was tight just above my belly and the rest was flowy. I placed the dress on the bed and walked to my bathroom to take a shower.
I washed my hair, and body, and shaved everywhere. After the shower, I walked into the room and started getting ready. First, I blow-dried my hair and then straighten it with my straightener. After that, I applied a very little amount of makeup that I put on every single day. When I finished my hair and makeup, I was ready to wear my dress and heels, and then wait for Rio to come.
He's probably ready.
I picked up my dress and put it on. I then grabbed my white heels and put them on as well. I snatched a small black purse from my cabinet and left the room.
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The Enemy's Ex-Wife (Completed)
RomanceA Mafia Story ••••••• Leila Romano is Giovanni Russo's wife, until she runs away from home after secretly getting divorced from him. She had been abused for some years and has had enough. She decid...