Emily's POV (It's been about three weeks since Ericson met the twins)

After Ericson left I spent time with Jessica and his sister Genesis. I was telling them that I plan on telling the children the truth. Genesis was happy "finally so does that mean you and Ericson may start working on getting back together." My eyes widen as I choke on my drink as Jessica laughs. "I don't see that happening! Your brother hurt me really bad" Genesis sighs from my words. I truly loved Ericson I would have done anything for him but it wasn't enough. He broke me when I saw him with her I don't think I could ever love again. "Well I'm going to still call you my sister no matter what. My brother is a dumb ass he should have never cheated on you with that puttana." She says then she sips her wine as she watches her kids playing in the living room.

Her two younger kids were playing with their toys. When Kayla woke up she was whining and surprisingly she was looking for Ericson. I told her he had to leave to handle some business. I think to myself She is already a daddy's girl and doesn't even know it. After she calms down, her brother comes down being carried by Ericson's mother he was talking with her about his favorite cartoon. She smiles listening to my mother walk in with my father. She has been trying to talk with me and I have been respectful. But I'm still upset about what she told me when I told her about Ericson. She acts like she was so concerned about me. I still remember the day I told her I divorced Ericson. She called me an idiot and when I said I didn't take the money from the divorce. She basically disowned me and told me not to come home because I don't have one anymore. She told me my Father felt the same way but I never asked him to know if it was true. I was already dealing with so much. Now she wants to act like a mother hell she never was one. My brothers raised me! my mother didn't know what to do with a daughter. I mean she was never outright cruel to me, just disinterested in me. When I wasn't with my brother I was with my father or a babysitter. By the time I became a teenager she tried but it was a little too late. Maybe it was children she couldn't deal with.

I watched her with Kayla and she seemed like a totally different woman. Hmm that seems interesting was it me? I think to myself Ericson walks in later and Kayla looks at him with a large smile. "Ewri" she tries to say his name but messes it up.So she says " mommy it's pwertty eyes" she gets up running to him. He hugs her by picking her up "hey princess you woke up." She nods her head and he looks at me and says "non ha parlato ma ho fatto quello che volevi." (he didn't talk but i did what you wanted) I nod my head and everyone was looking at me with curiosity in their eyes. "Why you talk funny?" She says he laughs from her words "that's how I speak one day I will teach you Princess." She smiles "pwomise" he nods his head it was so sweet watching him with her.

After they talked he put her down and went upstairs I'm guessing to get in the shower. Kayla plays with her younger cousins. Blaze sits watching a movie with Jessica. He loves his Titi he sits on her lap and curls up as they watch the movie Bolt. I sit talking with my brother Alexi. He was trying to get me to tell him what happened 3 years ago and why I ran off. I don't plan on telling him anything. That is between me and Ericson I don't need my brother's overprotective asses getting into it. "It was nothing we just fell out of love." Is all I say obviously lying I never stopped loving Ericson. He betrayed trust in one of the worst ways possible, and that's something I don't think we could recover from.

He cuts his eyes "fell out of love my ass I see the way he looks at you, and the way he drives you crazy that's love little sister." He downs his drink as I roll my eyes "love isn't always hot with passion. Sometimes love is being with someone who drives you crazy. But you couldn't imagine your life without that person in it. You will do anything to protect that person." He says then looks at Evie "she has gotten hot!" I groan before I speak "how can you be such a horn dog but so wise at the same time?" He shrugs smirking "it's a gift." Ericson walks downstairs walking into the kitchen.

It didn't take long for dinner to start as we were eating everyone was talking and laughing. Blaze wanted to eat what Ericson ate they are already warming up to him, hell I think I have been replaced I think and the thought doesn't make me sad. I think it's kind of cute especially with Blaze he looks so much like him. After dinner I Ask Ericson to help me with the twins and he gets up with a happy smile. As we walk upstairs I tell him about Blaze "you may have to lock him in the bathroom he likes to streak" he laughs from my words. "I don't think we will have that problem he is a big boy..right?" He nods his head and I just smirk "okay..we will see." I pull out some clothes then I get Kayla in the bath and he does Blaze. Surprisingly they didn't have a problem Blaze even helped wash his hair. To say I was shocked would be an understatement.

Once we are putting them in bed I sit down with them "you know how mommy said one day you will get to meet your daddy and find out how much he loves the two of you." They both nod "he is king right mommy?" I laugh as I see Ericson smirk "no, I said his name is king but he thinks he is one." Blaze laughs before I continue to speak. "Well what if I told you that your daddy is already here." Kayla looks at Ericson with a giggle Blaze smiles "him??" I nod my head Kayla already ran to him. Blaze walks slowly they both look at each other.

It felt like he was staring him down for a moment. With so many questions he didn't even know how to ask. Finally he smiles at him "we stay" I shake my head "let's get you guys to bed you have all day tomorrow to be with your dad." They both get in bed but request a story from Ericson so it begins is all I think. He looks back to me asking me if it's okay "it's fine I need to take a bath anyways." He gives me a look but doesn't say anything due to the children being present. Once I'm in the room I check my phone and see a missed call from Frederick. I call him back and he tells me that he and Justine might be moving to California. I ask about his sister and he tells me that she loves the idea. I sigh as I say "that's going to suck I'm going to miss you guys." I walk to my suitcase seeing it's empty wtf I think I look around the room for my stuff. As we talk he tells me that I should think about moving to California. I laugh saying "maybe"

After we finish talking I find my clothes since it didn't take long since I started in the closet. Who unpacked my clothes I grab something to wear then walk to the bathroom to take a nice hot bath.

Ericson's POV

Once I got back home I was surprised to see Kayla run to me. It wasn't a bad surprise either; it was one that made me happy. My little girl actually is happy to see me! I would prefer her calling me dad but baby steps. I let Emily know I did what she wanted. When I speak Kayla ask me why I speak in Italian I tell her that I will teach her one day. She asks me if I promise so I do. After I talk with her I get into the shower. I like to shower after I take care of someone. After a nice shower I get a call from Derrick he speaks when I answer the phone. "it should be done in 2 hours I will tell you about it when I get back." I listen to his words lighting a cigar "that's good remember make sure you and Nickson are a safe distance away before you blow that estate up." He listens to my words before saying he got this." I hang up the phone as I puff my cigar. Back on what Nesto said before I killed his ass. I knew Pablo was mad about me taking power from his family. When they tried to cross my family. The only reason I spared him 8 years ago was because my grandfather owed his a favor. And when we visited for my grandfather's funeral he was a little obsessed with Emily But I didn't think he would go this far.

I have been hearing he has been saying he is the one who deserves to be in power. I have even heard he has been saying I stole his life and the dude has totally lost it. His grandfather was always a good soldier who knew his place. But he raised some stupid self entitled little shits. Who forgot their place in all this shit. They raised miniature versions of themselves and destroyed his family's legacy in one move. I finish my cigar walking downstairs to see Emily talking with her brother. Part of me wants to walk to her and kiss her senseless but I know that would just piss her off. I mentally promise myself that I'm going to make her mine again I just need to have patience.

We enjoyed our dinner I talked business with my father. We spoke in Italian as I ate I was telling him about my night. My mother gave me a look that says not at the dinner table so we cut it short. After dinner Emily finally asked me to help her with the twins so I happily accepted. I have been waiting for her to ask me for my help, I didn't want to overstep. She informs me that our son has a habit of streaking. I glance at Blaze who gives me an innocent smile. But I don't think we will have a problem he likes to see how much he can get away with. She picks out some cute pajamas for him. I get him ready for bed he showed me what to do and how mommy does it. I help when he needs me to as I think He likes his mommy to do the work. Once we finish the shower we put them to bed. That's when Emily tells them that I'm their father. Kayla was happy she ran to me and hugged me but Blaze took his time. We stared at each other it looked like he wanted to say so much. But what he says makes me smile "we stay!?" Emily doesn't say anything but she doesn't have to. I don't plan on letting her go I can't force her to do anything I have to make her think it's her choice.

You want more than that you want her to love you again is all my conscious says to me. But I push those thoughts to the back of my mind as I hear the twins beg for a story from me. I look at Emily silently asking her if it's okay. She says it's fine and that she needs to take a bath. My eyes darken but I don't say anything I just watch her leave. Once she leaves I look at the twins. "How about I make up a story for you two." They both smile really big so that's just what I do make up a story. I told them about a magical land with princesses and dragons, I made sure to do the voices and everything. By the time I was done they were both asleep and I enjoyed telling them the story.

After they fell asleep I walk downstairs hearing Derrick and Nickson laughing about what happened. When they see me they stop talking "so how did It go?" Derrick opens a beer "it went to be expected boss the whole house is a shell of what it once was." I smirk from his words "that's good, they tell me about what happened after. They went to grab something to eat and they ran into Nickson psycho ex. I started laughing when he told me he had to fake his own death to get away. Derrick says "No that's not the funny part this dumb ass convinced her that he is his own doppelganger and boned her in the restroom." That part was hilarious I grabbed my beer telling him about a time I convinced two girls in high school that I was a twin just so I could bone them both.

"You guys are disgusting" I hear Evie say when she walks into the kitchen. I look at her "hey I'm innocent in all of this anything I did was in my past." She just rolls her eyes and gives me the yeah right look. After I finished talking with my brother I was in the office talking with Derrick. I was watching the cameras that I have set up around the property and that's when I see it. Someone was trying to climb one of my fences I watched them for awhile they were struggling. Who the fuck I zoom in watching. I look to Derrick as he was already on the phone saying"Go get that mother fucker and take him to cells downstairs." He hangs up and I look to Alexi "go make sure to give this mother fucker a warm welcome." I turn walking out and I was beyond pissed.

The nerve of this asshole to try and break into my home. I need to know why he was snooping around he is already going to die. So at least he could make himself useful. I walk into the room seeing Emily sleeping. She looked so peaceful I suddenly remembered our conversation. So I wake her up "ems wake up... Emily.." she groans "what Ericson I'm trying to sleep." Her voice was Whiny because she was still sleepy and it was such a turn on it had my member standing at attention. But this wasn't the time for that "Emily wake up I want to show you something." She turns over "in the morning..." I sigh as I say "okay but someone tried to break into the house and...." Before I could finish talking she sat up. "What, did you shoot them? go check on the twins!...where is the body?" She shoots out question after question as she stumbles to get on her feet.

"Calm down he is tied up downstairs...I thought you would want to play with me tonight?" Her eyes widen as she suddenly remembers what I'm talking about. "Two things Ericson one, First lead with that and two, well...I haven't done that in years and I don't think it will ..." I stop her " I could tell from the look in your eyes you want to what about this I won't expect anything after. But you do know how you get." She rolls her eyes I give her a challenging look "don't tell me you went soft after those years." Eye walks to the closet "we stopped playing after our senior year, so why now?"

I shrug my shoulders that is true we started the game in Spain. When my business grew so did the game then one day we just stopped playing. She was busy in her own life maybe that was our first mistake. Not spending enough time with each other. "I'm not going to take anything off Ericson." I smirk as I think oh how I wish but instead I Said"the rules will be changed instead of stripping we will take a shot and ask questions. Only one rule you have to be completely honest." She thinks about it for a moment "fine but I'm not going first." I Smile really then I go and get changed "follow me I designed this cell after my grandfather's, you know the one from his house in france." She listens to me as we walk downstairs.

My grandfather loved her! he used to say she was his favorite granddaughter. He didn't believe in the in law part. We make it downstairs to the cell where our unexpected visitor was tied up. You could hear Alexi beating him as he questioned him. When I walk in with Emily Alexi steps aside. The male tied up in the chair looked to be about 25, he had long brown hair with olive colored skin. He had a tattoo of a dragon in his neck. He looked at me with fear in his eyes "why the fuck would you choose to die Tonight?" Is all I say in an irritated tone. He looks at me but doesn't speak so I look at Alexi and he punches him hard on the nose "when the boss speaks you answer." Emily eyes widen she didn't know when she left I recruited her brothers into my business they have been nothing but loyal to me.

I have also become more ruthless I enjoy the kill, that became my wife after the divorce. "Now I usually don't like to repeat myself but tonight I'm feeling generous so I asked again why the fuck would you choose to die Tonight!" I say slowly he looks to me like he is deciding whether to talk or not. "H...he told me that I will be paid handsomely for the job but I have to keep my mouth shut!" I laugh "are you dumb your not getting paid he sent you on a suicide mission but why?" He doesn't say so I beat him some more but he doesn't break. Emily watches me then tells me to stop "Ericson beating him isn't going to work just give me some time with him." Her brother Alexi says hell no! And if I was him I would have said the same thing. But I know what Emily is capable of.

I give her a look that says I will be watching. I stepped out with Alexi he didn't want to leave but he knows when I say do something that's what you do. We watch behind the glass "why would you leave her with him if we couldn't break him what makes you think she can." I cut my eyes "there are things about your sister that you don't know." He gives me a look but I tell him to go upstairs and get me a bottle of tequila and two glasses. He leaves as I watch Emily. She doesn't have to beat you she just talks to you and makes you think she understands it's like she gets in your head and makes you tell her all your secrets. It's like she is a spider spinning a web that you are so happy to get caught in. He told her that he was paid to find a weak spot and report back to his employer. He notices that he moved his family and yours so he is trying to see what he is planning. The kidnapping plan went up in the smoke and he is getting nervous. That's all I know. She sighs " I don't think he ever expected you to make it back." Is all she says he begins to beg Emily to talk to me.

She gives him a look "oh I can't do that, look Jackson you seem like a decent person who made the wrong choice. But you are working for someone who wants the people I love dead." Does that mean she still loves me is all I think as I watch her speak. "I actually have a secret you want to know what it is" he gives her a confused look and she whispers something in his ears. That's when his eyes show fear.... "what... no!" Her brother hands me the bottle and glasses "I think you should go upstairs for the rest I will call Derrick when we are through" he came back half way through so got to see some of it. I walk in with my glasses "wow wifey you are truly amazing just watching you make me so fucking hard." She gives me a look that says watch it. I sit the glasses down "we are all going to play a game the rules are simple we each get to slice him I want deep cuts only, each time we take a shot and get to ask each other a question. No judgement and you have to tell the truth if you don't or take too long to answer you have to take a dare. This dare can range from anything all bets are off. We will do this until he bleeds out and dies" She sits down "I get the rules you go first." I pick up the knife and his eyes widen with fear.