My Life

Chapter 3

"Rachel!" A man from behind Rachel called out and walked up to the table.

She turned around to see who it was and quickly stood up. They hugged each other tightly, then parted from the hug.

"Look at you! You look beautiful." He said looking at her up and down.

"I know." She said jokingly.

"How have you been? I was glad to get a call from you yesterday." He said.

"Busy with school. I was coming up here with my girls and thought that I should call you to meet up." Rachel said, looking back at us.

"Oh. Sorry." She paused and took his arm and walked him over to our table.

"Gio, this is my best friend, Isabella. And her sister Maddelyn. Girls, this is Gio, my longest friend, since high school." Rachel introduced.

Bella and I both stood to shake his hand.

"Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you." Bella said and shook his hand.

"I too have heard about you. The famous Bella." He said with a smirk. Bella giggled and sat back down.

"Hi. I am Maddelyn, you can call me Maddie." I said shook his hand. He eyed me as if thinking.

"Have we met before?" He asked, trying to think of where.

I can't deny, but I feel like I know him from somewhere, I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"Yes...maybe? I can't recall." I said and sat back down.

"Well, Gio will you join us?" Bella asked politely.

"Maybe for a little while. I have to help my brother with something." He said and sat in the empty seat next to Rachel.

"So tell me about yourselves ladies?" Gio asked looking at Bella and me.

"Bella and I are from a town just outside of New Orleans. I am an entrepreneur, working from home." I said.

He sat there, looking at me.

"That's it!" he said excitedly.

"What?" Rachel asked as we all looked at him confused.

"I remember you. You were at that college party. You were Dylan's little brother's friend. You were going crazy that night." He said with a chuckle.

Bella gave me a look, knowing exactly the results of that party.

"I am sorry, but I was too drunk and high to remember what happened at the party. I can somewhat recognize you, but I don't completely remember." I said softly.

"It's fine, even my brother doesn't remember what ended up happening either." He said laughing. We all giggled, and Bella changed the subject.

"Well, I am in my last year at Villanova with Rach. Majoring in finance to be a financial analyst. I only have one sister, a brother, and a nephew. I got to say he is the absolute cutest little boy!" Bella said with a smile.

I chuckled at her words and smiled.

"Can we show him a picture?" Rachel paused and looked at me. "I swear you can't disagree." Rachel continued looking over at Gio.

I nodded. Bella took out her phone, and instantly pulled out a picture of Adrianno.

The moment Gio saw the picture, his expression changed in a matter of seconds. He was shocked, surprised, who knew, he just didn't say a word.

"This is your son?" He asked me, still shocked.

"Yes, why?" I asked.

"How old is he?" He asked again.

"He is four years old," I replied. I was confused.

He did some math in his head, it seemed.

"Do you know him?" he asked after pulling out his phone and showing me a picture.

I froze the moment I saw the picture. Bella looked over and saw the picture. She was also shocked.

Bella never met him, but you could obviously tell from the facial features that he looked just like Adrianno.

I couldn't muster to say a single word.

He put his phone back in his pocket and looked at me.

"He is the father of your child, isn't he?" he asked seriously.

I still couldn't speak.

"Wait who was it?" Rachel asked, totally confused as to what was going on.

"Luca, my brother is the father of that little boy, right?" Gio asked, he was very serious now.

"If that is your brother, then yes," Bella responded for me. She put her hand on mine that was on my lap, under the table, and gave it a small squeeze.

"Why didn't you ever tell him? He has a right to know!" He said raising his voice.

"It was a one night stand. She never knew his name." Bella said.

Right as he was about to speak, the waitress came with our food. I took that and got up off the table, and walked out of the restaurant.

Bella and Rachel called out after me, but I needed to breathe. I had to get out of there.

As I was running out the door, I accidentally bumped into someone what a rock-solid chest. My purse drops to the floor, and I almost fall back, but two muscular arms wrap around my waits, holding me back up.

I quickly regain myself and stand up straight.

I look up to see who I had bumped into, and it was one of the hottest men I have ever laid my eyes on. But not hotter that...Luca. The name of the man I have been thinking of for the last five years. The father of my beautiful child.

"I am so sorry." I apologize.

He still had his arms around my waist and was just looking down at me, a smirk plastered on his soft lips. Well, from down here, they looked pretty soft. And kissable.

He was about 6 feet tall, he had light brown wavy hair. Hazel brown eyes, light tan skin, and he had muscles, he looked pretty strong.

"Shaw, get the lady's purse please." He said, keeping his eyes on me.

I looked, and there was a big, tall man behind him, He looked like a bodyguard.

He picked up my purse and handed it to me. I grab it from him and smile a thank you.

"Thank you," I said looking a both of them. "But I have to get going," I said politely.

He takes his arms from my waist, and I take a step back.

"What's your name?" he asks.

"What's yours?" I respond, trying to be mysterious. I wasn't going to give a stranger my name, even if he was this hot.

"I am Daniel Sanchez." He said and extends his hand for me to shake.

I take it and shake his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Daniel. But I have to get going." I say and walk away.

"Hey!" He calls out.

I look back and give him a smirk, then I wink at him. It's not like there's a chance of me seeing him again.

He smirks, and then I continue to walk back to the apartment, crossing the street.

I get back to the apartment, and it all comes flying back at me. I just met the brother of my baby's father. His uncle. I knew it was rude of me to run out of there, but I couldn't handle it.

I wouldn't know what to say to him if I ever met Luca. Would he be mad? Should I be mad? Would he be happy? What if he wants nothing to do with us? Then I will be absolutely mad. But I will also be sad.

These are all things that could happen, but not in the near future.

I started to make myself a cup of tea since I didn't get to have dinner. And I have already lost my appetite.

Immediately after I drank my tea, I hopped in the shower, trying to stop thinking about everything.

I then changed into my pajamas and turned off the lights of the room. I walked over to the side I was sleeping on before, got under the covers, and tried to fall asleep.

But my mind just kept thinking and thinking. It wasn't for another thirty minutes when I was finally able to fall asleep and just dream...