It's been four years..

Things have changed, people have changed..

Here's a run through on everyone.

Joseph - he's back and more cold

Jeremy - has a wife and she's pregnant. ( Michelle )



Simon - has a girlfriend & child ( Asia )



( Kai )



Nathan - spends his time traveling as a doctor, seeing someone, slightly disconnected from the family.



Katherine - has a child with Derrick, lives in France with them and she's running her clothing line.



Jamie - has a boyfriend, and they live in California



Janessa - has been running the mafia very well, has gotten closer to henry and Stephanie



Nyla - is eight and in third grade



Serenity - is five and in kindergarten ( her birthday hasn't came up yet , ) A/N; even if she don't look 5- you get it



Stephanie - spends time traveling



Diana - " talking " to Sarah



Henry - works for Janessa , taking care of his now four year old

A/N: So now that you've gotten a rundown on everyone important let's get into the chapter.



Getting ready for this announcement/ball is so exhausting because I had to shop, go get my nails done and all that- got to look like the bad bitch i am.

Anyway.

" Don't I look pretty mommy? " I heard nyla ask and I looked to see her putting on my lipstick.

" you look very pretty but I prefer you without it " i said smiling at her and went back to my makeup.

I don't even wear makeup like that but for this ball I am because it's a special occasion.

" I want to go with you " Serenity said when she walked in here.

" I know but you can't " I said and sprayed the finishing mist stuff on my face- or whatever it's called.

" please! " nyla joined.

" you can hang out with- " I started and the door opened revealing Anthony.

" come on girls, let's let your mom get ready " he said and i mouthed him a thank you.

" but- " nyla said.

" don't you have homework to do? " Anthony asked and nyla huffed before getting up and leaving.

" you look pretty mommy " Serenity said running out.

" you're welcome " Anthony said and walked out.

Did I mention that the ball was in three hours?

Well yeah and plus our mafia is green.

We all have colors assigned.. Like the Spanish mafia are red, We are green, Italians are purple and etc.

Speaking of Italian- I haven't seen any of them in years. Do I still hate them? I've realized that they aren't even worth it so I let it go.

I'll tolerate them but there's no friendly family stuff between us.

But this ball is to announce me- could've been done years ago but I didn't want that.

Let me get back to getting ready.

~

Okay! I'm done.

Finally!

* her hair , dress , nails , makeup *



I did a little 360 in the mirror and I was pleased with my look.

I checked the time and saw that we had a hour so I have enough time to get the girls to bed.

They've played, eaten, had a bath and everything else that needed to be done so there are no excuses.

I walked to their room and saw them already sleep- wow better for me.

I walked up to them and kissed both of their foreheads and gave them a rant on how much I loved them before leaving.



At the Raines penthouse everyone was getting ready.

Katherine, Jamie and Nathan had flown out with their significant others for this and even though they didn't stay completely in contact with the rest they still loved them and decided to show up.

This ball was held in Belgium and there were like six other mafias joining.

They knew what this ball was about and they were curious about this leader- they had been for years.

All they knew was that the leader was a powerful and private person.

" is everyone ready? " Joseph asked through the intercom in their penthouse.

" majority of us are " Jeremy said back through the intercom from the living room.

* Katherine , Michelle , Asia's outfit *



As far as the men they all have on either black or grey suits with purple flowers or purple suits on.

It wasn't just them there at the penthouse.

It was Joseph's brothers, their wives and kids, then also their parents so they needed about two limousines.

Sarah and Jazmine were having a silent conversation about their reactions because they knew about Janessa running the mafia.

They had actually visited Janessa a lot through the years.

Jospeh came downstairs with his cold face on and he was putting his gun away.

" they're not going to let you in with that " Katherine said and he looked at her before nodding.

< meanwhile @ Janessa's mansion >

" I'm just saying- that wouldn't be humanly possible! " Stephanie said to Henry as they arrived in the living room.

" Not even going to ask " Janessa said and they both looked at her only for both of their jaws to drop.

" what? " Janessa asked and Vicky and Anthony came in.

" wow you look so beautiful " Vicky said walking up to Janessa.

" thank you, you do too- in fact you all look amazing " Janessa said and checked the time on her watch.

* their outfits *



" DIANA LETS GO! " Stephanie yelled and they all began walking to the front door.

" ALRIGHT I'M COMING! " she yelled coming down stairs.

" are you ready to see them? " Janessa asked Vicky.

" not really but i know what to expect " she said back.

This would be her first time being up close to them in years- physically.

~ time skippppp ~

Different mafias started making their way to and into the ball room where it was hosted.

The following mafias that were supposed to be there were:

The Spanish mafia ( colors : red )

The Italian mafia ( colors : purple )

The French Mafia ( colors : blue )

The Belgian Mafia ( colors : green )

The American Mafia ( colors : bronze )

The Ukrainian Mafia ( colors : white )

The Irish Mafia ( colors : silver )

It had already been five mafias that showed up so they were waiting on the Italians and the Belgian mafia.



" boy toy named troy used to live in Detroit " I started singing along to the song.

" big dope dealer money, he was getting some coins " diana then said.

" was in shootouts with the law, but he live in a palace " Stephanie said.

" bought me Alexander McQueen, he was keeping my stylish " I continued.

Got to get myself prepared for the night.

~

We finally arrived at the place and i have had about two drinks- nothing big.

I was ready to end the suspense and get the night over with but i was feeling like having a dramatic entrance.

So that's what was planned.

" have a good night " the driver said.

" thank you, you too " I said getting out and they also said it before getting out.



The door opened which caught everyone's attention and the first to walk in was Anthony with Diana along side him.

They both had their emotionless face on and walked like they owned the place- i mean they did in a way.

The Raines were shocked and they started putting two and two together.

Next was Stephanie and Henry who also had a emotionless face on.

" wait so if they are here then that means- " Jeremy said stopping mid sentence.

They watched as Janessa appeared and they all were hit with different emotions.

That made the crowd gasp but who also caught their attention was Vicky.

" MOM?!! " Katherine yelled.

________________________________ A/N:

Hmmm .. did we expect the time jump?

So about the next book it's gone be slick hard to find the cast list so y'all gone have to imagine a lot of them.

I lowkey want twins for my next book- if i do that then i will not be using the girl that y'all want me to use!

Thoughts?