The Mafia's Babies by Kaycee Romano (howl and other poems txt) 📗

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River looked confused as she stared at the ID card the man had shown her.

This was Detective Ian Sanders from the Wyoming Police Department.

"Didn't my alibi check out?" She asked as she returned the card to him.

"It did. But I would like to know more about your relationship with Mateo Adesso." The detective had a powerful aura around him, making him hella attractive.

"He is the father of my children." She said plainly. It was the absolute truth.

"The helpers at the Wyoming Ranch say you are married?" He asked.

"It was a lie." She said. She was studying this character as much as he was studying her and she could say that this man was a walking lie detector just how observative he was. The only way out of this was by being as honest as possible.

"Why?"

"Mateo's grandmother is old-fashioned." It was not necessarily the whole truth but it was the truth nevertheless.

Ian nodded and then sat back on the chair, a smile gracing his features. "Thanks for your cooperation, Dr. Johnson. I hope I can expect it in the future as well."

River gave him a simple nod. She wondered if Mateo knew that the detective from Wyoming had reached New York looking for answers.

"I hear that the brother of the woman who was murdered is admitted in the same hospital?" Ian turned around at the door.

River wanted to pretend that she didn't know, but she sensed that he was waiting for her to make the mistake of lying so she said nonchalantly. "VIP room twelve. It's on the ninth floor."

"Thanks." With that, the thirty something year old detective was out of the room.

River supported her face on her elbow as she tried to untangle the mess that their lives had become.

What could be done at this point?

Finding no answer to the hundred million questions swimming around in her mind, she decided to go to her little girl since her OP appointments were done for the day and she had almost an hour before her next rounds.

River did not forget to pick up some rainbow cupcakes and banana muffins before making her way to the VIP floor. Victor followed her all the while.

"Afternoon ma'am." Davis smiled as soon as he saw her.

"Afternoon." River smiled and passed the bag of banana muffins to Victor. "Enjoy." She said before she entered the room to see that Kiara and her aunt Alessia were hooked to Paw Patrol which was running on the TV.

"Mommy!!!!" Kiara snapped out of it immediately and grinned widely at her mother. She was healing so well that the Otorhinolaryngologic surgeon had spoken of the scope of fixing the ear completely by surgery thought it would take a year or two until she would be completely healed and ready for the surgery. It was such a good news compared to the previous one of her not getting her hearing back ever again.

"Hi, my little baby!" River smiled widely at her daughter and hugged her, careful not to hurt her fragile little one in any way.

"Mommy, when will Lukey and Papa come to visit?" She asked.

Alessia gave River a knowing look, knowing very well how her brother was.

"Soon." River said and then waved the packet of cupcake in her little girl's face. "Meanwhile, who would like some rainbow cupcakes?"

"Me!!!" Kiara was distracted at once and River had to thank the heavens for her daughter's blessed five year old heart for not thinking into anything. She sat down with her daughter, helping her with the cupcakes.

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