The Mafia Queen

Welcome Home

An hour later we arrived at a huge mansion. The gate had a large golden Crest with a capital letter Z in he middle, it probably stands for Zolansky.

5 maids lined up near the house entrance and bowed their heads

"Welcome home, Ms Zolansky.” said the middle aged maid who stood proudly between the other four maids.

"This is Martha, the head maid but we all refer to her as Nanny" Mrs Zolansky introduced

"shall my wife give you a tour of the inside? The girls can take your belongings to your room for you" Mr Zolansky chimed in.

i just simply smiled and nodded

The mansion was even bigger from the inside! it has about 20 bedrooms, a huge kitchen, two living rooms, an enormous ballroom that could host more than two hundred people and many more rooms I haven't seen yet!

Mrs Zolansky stopped the tour on the second floor when we got to one of the bedrooms

" This will be your room but you can pick any other room if you don't like it" she said

"No, this room is just fine." i said and she nodded happily

"Mine and Roman's room is the third one to your left so you can come in when ever you need us."

she pointed to a room not too far away

"Third one to my left. Got it!" i recalled

she then placed her palm on my cheek and said with a motherly tone "its been a long day, why don't you go in and freshen up and I'll come and get you once dinner is served"

"That would be nice. thank you, ma'am." I replied. her face stiffened and her bright smile faded a little bit but she quickly regained her former appearance

" you're welcome. oh before I forget, my sister and her family are coming to stay with us for a while. Her name is Stacy and her husband is Joshua. she has three children, sarah, who is about your age and twins Lila and Jacob who are 10 years old."

"Alright, just give me a few minutes and I'll be ready!"

she then left and I was alone in a massive bedroom. why does everything here have to be so big! the room even had it's own bathroom and walk-in closet, the level luxuriousness this building had was overwhelming.

I found a towel in the bathroom and put the the clothes I had on in the hamper. I took a warm bath which helped relax my nerves and then put on a new set of clothes once I was done

A gentle knock came from the door and Mrs Zolansky's soothing voice rang out, "May I come in?" she asked

" yes, of course!" I replied

her head popped out of the door and she cast we one of her warm smiles

"ready for dinner?" she asked

I got off the bed," yes, ma'am" I said

"Alright but please don't be so formal with me. Call me mama or mom if you don't mind" she said as she rubbed her elbow awkwardly

oh, now I understand her reaction earlier. I smiled and said, "Alright, mom"

her smile became a hundred times bigger and brighter.

I was hen informed that Stacy and her family had arrived so we went down together and sat at the dinner table

"Stacy, meet our daughter and your niece, Natasha!" Mrs Zolansky introduced proudly

"it's a pleasure to meet you aunt Stacy" I acknowledged her politely

Stacy's smile reached her eyes, "The pleasure is all mine, darling! I can't wait to get in the role of the favorite aunty! Welcome to the family" she said

I was then introduced to the rest of her family and they were all really nice people.

I think I'm gonna like being a part of this family!

"oh before I forget," Mr Zolansky chimed in, "our annual ball is coming up in two months, wouldn't it be a great opportunity to introduce Natasha to the world as our daughter! the theme can be a 'royal masquerade'!" he said

"That's a wonderful Idea, mi amor! What do you think, Natasha?" Mrs Zolansky asked excited.

"That would be amazing but unfortunately I can't dance since it's a ball...... I'm afraid I might just end up embarrassing you and ruin the whole event." I sighed

"Nonsense! but if you're so worried, I'll hire a private dance teacher for you! there could even be a father daughter dance and you will be the highlight of the ball" Mr Zolansky said with enthusiasm

"Yes! I could even help Natasha pick a gown for the ball!" Sarah, Stacy's daughter, exclaimed

I smiled," Alright then, I'll try my best to make sure that I get everything right!" I said

when continued to eat and keep up the small talk. occasionally, someone would c***k a joke that made us all laugh and once we were done, we retired to our rooms and called it a night.