" he wants you to do what? " Stephanie asked surprised.

" you heard me " I said and sat down.

When I left I practically sped back here to the motel to give the news.

" is it something you want to do? " diana asked.

" there are some pros and cons to to it " i said looking at the time.

" yeah the pro is you'll have a huge reputation, guards, more money, power, and you'll get to tell people what to do. " diana said and it did sound tempting.

" true but the cons are rivals, exposure, and- " I stopped my sentence because I honestly forgot what I was going to say.

" so what mafia does he want you to run? " Stephanie asked.

" the Belgian mafia but i'd have to move to Belgium because we can't have two mafias in the same place and plus that's where it is. " I said and took in a breath.

" what if it's not real? this person could be baiting me.. " I said.

Me.. running a Mafia? That's crazy.

" did he seem like he knew you? " Stephanie asked.

" slightly " I said and looked at the girls.

" I don't want them hurt " I said seriously.

" and they won't be " Stephanie said and Diana agreed.

" well I have 11 and a half hours to decide " i said laying down and stared at the celling.

" and we'll support whatever you choose " diana said and i held a thumbs up.

When you get in the mafia you can't really get out.. and besides I don't want to expose the girls to danger.

" I ordered some pepperoni pizza and boneless wings from dominos " Stephanie said and I closed my eyes for a quick second.

" are you okay? " diana asked.

" of course I am " I said and my phone went off.

I quickly looked at it and saw it was Henry.

Henry: Are you guys okay?

Me: We're fine, are you?

Henry: I'm good.. and i'm about to get on the plane.

Me: Okay.. have a good flight and we'll call you when you land.

Henry: Alright, ttyl .

I turned my phone off and turned to face the girls.

" so what should we do in the mean time? " Stephanie asked.

" I'm going to bed, wake me up when the food gets here " I said yawning and closed my eyes.

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" thank you " Stephanie said as she grabbed the pizza and wings from the man.

He nodded and walked off and she quickly closed the door and took the boxes to the table.

" Janessa " Diana whispered shaking Janessa and Janessa groaned and continued sleeping.

" we should let her rest, she's been through a lot these past few days " Stephanie said and went in the bathroom to wash her hands.

" yeah i know " Diana said looking at Janessa.

Truth be told she was worried and she couldn't help it.

Her eyes traveled to the girls who were sleeping and a smile grew on her face.

" those kids are her soft spot " she said a little quieter and Stephanie came back.

" the food smells good " she said sitting down.

" yes it does! but should we wake the girls up so they could eat? " diana asked standing up and walked to the other side of the bed.

She lightly shook them and called their name.

Nyla jumped up and looked around with a scared expression but it went away when she saw Janessa.

" hey sweetheart, are you hungry? " diana asked softly and nyla nodded.

She then shook Serenity awake and Serenity woke up whining which made Janessa wake up.

" what- " she said and stopped when she saw diana.

" sorry the food is here, i was waking them up to eat " diana said and janessa nodded before closing her eyes again.

Stephanie broke the pizza and boneless wings into pieces and put it on a plate for both girls.

She also fixed them some fruit punch in their sippy cup and the girls began eating.

Diana put on a movie on the tv and made sure everything was okay before she also started eating.

A/N: Ngl that sounds good rn but i'll just time skip to the next day.



I heard whimpering and quickly jumped awake.

I looked beside me and saw nyla staring at me with tears down her face.

" what's wrong? come here " I said and she hesitantly came.

I picked her up and hugged her yet she was still whining.

" it's okay, you're safe " I said softly.

I started humming a lullaby I made up for Serenity and after a minute she started to calm down.

" mama " she said holding on to me and I looked at her in shock.

I only heard her say something once and that was when she told me her name.

I held her tighter and looked at the window to see it bright outside then I looked at the other bed to see Stephanie and Diana still sleeping.

" let's get you some clothes on " I said letting her go and she started to whimper.

" okay well we can wait " I said hugging her again and continued humming.

My mind drifted back off to the mafia and the thing is it could cause wars and stuff..

The same reason I was kidnapped.

Now that I think about it I did give sperm donor a hard time.

I slightly regret it because if it was one of my girls in the situation i would've been heartbroken, angry, numb.. and would've killed probably everybody.

These two are my main priority.

I grabbed my phone off the pillow and saw a text from the unknown number which was sent a few hours ago.

Unknown: Less than 6 hours to go.. i hope you pick the right choice.

I cleared my throat and sat the phone back down.

What should I do..

It shouldn't be this hard to pick right?

I heard small soft snores and looked down to see she fell asleep.

I slowly got up and gently laid her in my spot before going to the bathroom.

I washed my face and brushed my teeth first, then i got in the shower.

( her outfit )



When I got out and got dressed i pulled out a outfit for the girls and quickly grabbed my keys.

I sent the Groupchat a text to let them know i'd be going to get something to eat and heard both of their phones go off.

I quickly left the room and made sure the door was locked two times before walking away and to the car.

I don't even know what i'm going to go get to eat but i'll figure it out eventually.

Also I was thinking..

When the girls get a certain age i'll teach them self defense.

I can't necessarily put them in school- well at least not right now.

I quickly got in the car and made sure my gun was under the seat before pulling out my gps.

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I ended up getting denny's.

I was waiting for a good thirty minutes but I'm sure it'll be worth it.

I got plate of strawberry pancakes, a plate of eggs, a plate of sausage and a plate of hash browns with a five cups of orange juice.

The food smelled good honestly but when i get a house i'm going to switch up the breakfast menu because it's like we always eat the same thing.

I could've already bought a house but I haven't necessarily had the time.

I turned up the music and started singing along to fake love by Drake.

" whole time they wanna take my place, whole time they wanna take my place, whole time they wanna take my place.

I can tell that love is fake.. I don't trust a word you say. How you wanna click up after ya mistakes.. look you in the face and it's just not the same. "

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I made it back to the motel and quickly got out just to go to the passengers side.

I grabbed the huge bag of food and the card board cup holder with the drinks in it and locked the doors before going to the room.

We had a downstairs room because stairs weren't my best friend after getting out of the hospital and just in case we need to leave it'll take us like ten seconds.

I have taken my medicine and although my ribs and a few other spots have hurt a lot I've been pulling through.

I unlocked the door and walked in the motel to see everyone awake.

" MOMMY! " Serenity yelled sitting up and held her hands out.

" I got breakfast " I said sitting it on the table and went to pick up Serenity.

Diana went to the table and started pulling out the plates so I took serenity's hair out of the messed up ponytail and kind of ruffled it.

" there now you can let it rest " I said to her and put her down.

I went to nyla and picked her up before putting her back down.

" i need to learn how to do their hair " i said to Stephanie and Diana.

" we can teach you- or you can watch some videos " Stephanie said and i nodded.

I looked at the time on my phone and saw that i had a few hours left to decide.

Let's not worry about that right now.

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So yeah that's the news .. what should she do?

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