THIS CHAPTER AND THE NEXT WILL BE ABOUT THE PAST OF ALINA.

Characters in this chapter. Alphonso (grandad) Ginny (grandma) Uncle Carlos and his wife Suzanna. They have 4 boys, Giannis, Enrico, Leo, Alejandro. Uncle Stephano and his wife Alessia. They have 3 boys, Jackson, Lucas, Ethan. Uncle Eduardo and his wife Sarah. They have 5 boys, Maximo, Dante, Enzo, Santino, Elliot

Third person's POV

The family stayed in the hospital for around a week. The younger children were taken home many times by the staff of the house in order for them to rest sufficiently.

Yet they would not stay home for long and opted to stay in the hospital with their baby siblings as long as they could.

They did not want to alert the rest of the family about what had happened as they wanted Alina to be on a safe track.

They would not risk their princess for the impatience of some.

Salvatore and Matheo followed the doctors everywhere they went with Alina just to ensure her safety.

Due to Alina's size she was going to have to have a feeding tube for the first couple of years of her life.

She was very malnourished although she would still be able to breastfeed from Athena she needs extra food and nutrients in order for her to grow healthily.

The hope was that as she got older and grew so would her appetite and she wouldn't need it anymore.

The family made sure that they would keep an eye on her eating habits as she grows into a toddler.

Throughout the nights, the twins would stay cuddled up between the two parents as they slept with each other.

They couldn't bear to part from each other.

If any of the other kids decided to stay they would be put on the outside of the twins but still surrounded by their parents.

Adrian had grown a quick attachment to Alina.

She had to be kept in an incubator for most of her days and was now starting to be allowed out of it more often.

As soon as she was moved away from him he was start bursting out in tears and would only stop once she had returned to his side, or he was fed.

It was as if he knew something was missing.

There was a crazy difference in the weight and height of the twins and the family still had worries about how breakable Alina could be.

They were still in disbelief of having a girl.

Salvatore and Athena knew that in about a week's time the twins presence needed to be know or their families would kill them.

They deemed that time for Alina to recover better.

After a week the family decided to notify the others of the birth but did not say that they had twins.

They wanted to hide the surprise.

It didn't take long for the grandparents to arrive. They were obviously first. Ginny managed to barge her mafia husband out of the way to reach her new grandchild first. "Where's my new baby boy?". Before she could reach any baby she was attacked by her other grandchildren especially the younger and middle ones

. There were many words along the lines of "Grammy, I got a sissy! Look at my mufles that I protect her wif". She looked she'll shocked to say the least and as politely as she could she shoved her grandkids in a loving manner out of the way. She always wanted a granddaughter and she was way too excited.

As she reached the bed with Salvatore and Athena in, she reached out for their bundle which they allowed her to take. She peered into the baby's green eyes. She was drawn immediately and for got about how it was the wrong gender. After a minute of cooing over the baby she realised that it was in fact a boy, was she disappointed, a little bit but her love for him didn't diminish in the slightest.

With the baby she hugged her son and daughter-in-law whilst sitting with the kids who were complaining about her stealing their bubba. As she was cooing over all of her grandchildren and managing to hug even the oldest ones her husband had finally reached the room.

"Boy, you need to sort your mother out. She pushed a bed in front of me to try and slow me down, she's going crazy! This is a hospital!" Alphonso bellowed in a childish manner. Thankfully none of the newborns woke up, as he wasn't too loud.

As he saw his wife with the new bundle he smiled and went over to congratulate his seen and his daughter in law. "I couldn't be more prouder of you two, i hope you know that.".

This was one of the few times he'd had shown pure emotion and Salvatore and Athena hugged him as tight as they possibly could. He was the best grandad ever. He also was seen as a father figure to Athena as her parents had died when she was younger.

After the greeting, he too went to hang with the grandkids and you could see his face of adoration as he looked at his last grandchild. He could not be happier. The only time he was ever like this was when he was around his family.

As the whole family was starting to feel at peace, comotion was heard outside the room and throughout the corridor. The family knew that it was the cousins, uncles and aunts coming. Honestly, this family stops at nothing to get what they want, especially to see the last Giovanni born in this generation.

Carlos and his wife were first through the door. The whole family's eyes were frantic looking for the bundle of joy. It's mad how people don't notice the incubator with their baby girl. Nevertheless, the family wanted everyone here in order to introduce their princess.

It was the best surprise ever.

Carlos and his boys basically ignored Athena and Salvatore in order to see the baby. they didn't get very far as Alphonso was pushing them back whilst holding his grandchild in his arms claiming "It's my time to hold him. as your elder, you listen to me". The harsh tone to his words would make anybody else run for the hills but the family was used to it.

They just decided to back off until he was ready to share. He was a big baby really. Ginny had to hold in a laugh. He had good intentions, really.

Suzanna came over to Athena and Salvatore just to see how she was doing. She knew how much childbirth killed and was thankful to not be popping out anymore babies. The two women hugged and gossiped for a while watching the whole family be infatuated with the new baby boy.

"psstt Suzanna" Athena whispered, "don't stare but look at the incubator to my left. don't make a fuss, it's still a surprise".

She listened and ever so slightly and discreetly turned her head to see what she was meant to be looking at. her eyes settled on the incubator and what she saw made her squeal like a child, inside of course. She can be discreet when she needed. A pair of green eyes, identical to that of the child the rest of the family was hovering over, stared back at her with a grin. she grinned back whilst staring at how small she was.

She didn't want to ask questions about the baby girl's health as she knew it would be best to wait for the rest of the family. The girl was so small. She couldn't wait for her to grow up. her and her other aunts and grandma would dress up and do makeup together.

She's always wanted a baby girl, even if it's just in the family in order to have similar interests. she would help her get ready for her dates as she got older. she was going to be a heartbreaker, just like her brother.

She looked at Athena wide eyed and whispered about how happy she was. She was almost jumping up and down. She couldn't wait to make a plan with the other aunts. Athena and Salvatore smiled as they were now complete.

Athena knew the aunts and Ginny would love hearing Alina's gossip with boys, but decided against mentioning it with the men in the room who would undoubtedly object.

The rest of the family came in with a similar manner. The men crowded over Adrian after Alphonso decided they could hold him for a while. The other aunts had the same reaction as Suzanna and were quietly discussing the future of the girl. They couldn't wait to shower her and dress her up like their own little doll.

Time had passed and everybody had held Adrian for a sufficient amount of time. Gunny and Alphonso still hugged him though. Everyone was content staring at little Adrian. He hadn't made up a fuss as his sister was still in his eyesight and his stomach was full. The peace was interrupted by Salavatore who was standing in front of the incubator.

"Everybody, I have some news". Everyone was quiet at the sound of that. "We have another member of the family you have yet to meet". Everybody except the aunts and Athena's boys looked at each other confused. "What do you mean boy, I have my newborn grandson right here? '' Alphonso replied.

Salvatore moved out of the way and directed towards the baby girl who was reaching out for her father. He had permission to take her out of the incubator. He took the bundle out and tried not to tear up at his blessing of a daughter reaching out for his beard hair.

"This is our princess, Alina Giovanni. Please be careful. She is underweight and had quite a battle to survive childbirth, she was hiding behind her brother in the womb. She's our little miracle".

Commotion was heard all around by the men of the family all wanting to be able to hold their princess that they would protect with their lives. People were pushed and shoved, lives almost lost and of course it was grandad who got there first with Adrian in his arms as well.

Like children the rest of the family lined up in a queue in order to see their baby girl. They didn't want to risk harming her in any way so even the shoves were discreet.

"Careful Dad, she's valuable". Salvatore said, not wanting to let his daughter go. Alphonso ignored him completely and slapped him upside the head. "Shut up and let me have my granddaughter. I know she's valuable". He rolled his eyes at his son and was going to continue to argue his point on why he's safe with his grandbabies when they were cut off by the sweetest laugh.

Everybody was silent, as the voice continued. They all moved towards Athena in the bed in order for everyone to witness the laugh. Alina smiled up towards her grandad and squeezed his finger with her hand whilst grinning up at him. Alphonso held the identical babies in his arms as they both looked up to him. His eyes were watering as he looked at the two angels. This is one of the few times he's ever cried. The other times were at his other grandson's births.

There were even more for his little princess this time.

The babies were moved over to Ginny and Rocco got her attention. "I told you I had a sissy, gwanny. Look at my mufles, they are sooo big, so i can prowtect my sissy". Ginny also has tears in her eyes but they gleamed as she looked at the aunts and their mischievous look knowing they were going to make her into a heartbreaker. "Yes my baby boy, I see them. They're massive. You can definitely protect your sissy from all the boys who will love her".

All of the men in the room froze. They were about to freak out about the comment but Romeo beat them to it. "nu uh, only me and her bwothers are allowed to wove her". all of the men agreed and made comments of their own.

"She'll never date. She only needs the love of her family"

"She's too good for any boy"

"I''ll kill any boy who comes near my princess"

"we're going to have such a fun time dressing her up for her first date and seeing her first kiss. Maybe even marriage" Athena said, deadly serious and excited. The rest of the women agreed whereas the men looked ready to kill.

"NO!", "NOT MY PRINCESS", "NEVER", "MARRIAGE IS OFF THE TABLE! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT"