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

Unfortunately, Susan didn't think to get her lemon cookies so she had to wait till they got home to get her claws on that tangy deliciousness. That is, if there was any left after being left alone for so long with, na ah... not the sweetest pair of twins, but the sweet-toothed grandmother. Lilith hadn't visited her because of the wheelchair and she was still recovering from the shock as well.

"What does your mom do?" Valerie asked as she adjusted the cot for her.

"She is a lawyer. I thought you knew." River was confused.

"Wait.." Her eyes were wide. "That's her? The one in the news? " She pointed at the door, her eyes still on the doctor.

River sighed. "The one and only."

"I learn something new about you every day." She laughed as she finally sat down on the chair after toiling with all the stuff to make her comfortable.

"Did you hear the gossip about me?" River asked.

"That you are sleeping with a patient? Please, like I am going to believe that." She laughed. "You are way out of all your patient's league. Except Mr. Adesso maybe. Now that there is a fiiiiine specimen."

River chuckled and took a deep breath.

She looked up at her and smiled, "So how do you know him?"

"You introduced him to me just yesterday?" She looked bewildered. "Woman, are you forgetting shit? Is that head injury worse than we thought?"

"So you haven't met him or heard of him before that?" River asked.

"No, why?"

"Because he is the patient in the gossip." She burst out laughing.

"WHAT?" She covered her mouth. "NO WAY!!! But he is not even your patient!"

"He was. A year ago. Dr. Eric Fentell was my intern back then."

Dr. Johnson had completely forgotten about that little sleaze ball. He had moved to Texas. And she rarely texted him though he was generous when it came to sending her memes on Instagram.

"That is crazy. So you guys are dating?"

"No."

"Then why is he here?"

"His cousin is in the next room."

She looked confused. "So you are friends with them?"

"I delivered her baby."

Valerie shook her head animatedly. "Alright, too much to process."

River watched as the door open slowly, soundlessly.

"Not as much as I had to." Her smile dropped as she took in another deep breath.

"Now tell me Valerie, why did you kidnap my children?"

All humor from her face vanished within milliseconds.

"What do you mean?"

"Let me rephrase that-"

"Why did you kidnap Lucas and Kiara Johnson?" He pressed a gun to her temple.

"River!" Valerie looked at her with wide eyes. "What's going on?"

"That's what I want to know, Valerie." River stood up and bent down to her level, clenching her jaw at the sudden pain that jolted up her spine. "Why is the man you allegedly put in jail pointing a gun at you?"

All color drained out of her face.

River looked up at the hefty man with more ink on his head than hair. "Hey Michael, or should I say, The Hammer?"

"Hey RJ!" He winked at his old friend, flashing his silver teeth.

'Is he trying to be the Clown Prince of Crime or something?' The inner voice wondered which she quickly shrugged off.

"Long time, no race." He said.

"We will catch up later Mikey." She smiled and looked back at Valerie. "I wasn't just Eric's arm candy back in the days Val, I used to be in on the whole thing. So I know who does what, okay? And I also know what all they don't do. And trapping runaways and other minors? It's a no no."

"I am sorry River!!"

"I will forgive you if you tell me who made you kidnap my kids."

There was a knock on the door. Michael removed the gun and hid it under his belt while the door opened.

Valerie dashed out of the seat and ran to the door. She pushed aside an unsuspecting Mateo and ran out.

River rolled my eyes. What kind of Mafia guy was he?

"I will go get her." Michael said and hugged her which she returned. Michael Jahn was an amazing hugger and he was super compassionate as well. Unlike his stupid mean brother Morris. River prayed for his soul to rest in whatever peace hell offered.

She nodded and smiled as he left the room.

'This is getting hella complicated.'

River looked at Mateo to see him staring back at her with an unfathomable expression.

"Yes?"

"What's going on?"

"Just found the rat who kidnapped my kids." She shrugged.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

River sighed and stretched, groaning a bit when her back throbbed in protest. "First, I thought this was about my mom, but the way things are getting all tangled up, I think there is much more in to it. This got something to do with-"

"Me."