Unraveling the Underboss

I Have to Know

{Max’s POV}

[The next day.]

There’s no way.. I wasn’t completely shocked that Sophie was back. I figured when I found out her father was in the hospital she’d be back. It’s why I asked Maisie to request him to be transferred to her hospital. Now.. now that she’s here.. with a kid in tow.. a kid that might be mine. I wasn’t sure how to feel, what started as infatuation, turned into fascination.. then obsession. She just disappeared, she was different then the other girls I’d hung around.. cocky, funny, a real spit fire, something I rarely encountered. Most of the women around here only want me for my money, they act all shy, and innocent, or like spoiled brats. Either one is a turn off for me, making it nearly impossible to date. Sophie though, she didn’t know who I was, what my family did, how much money I had. She approached me for the sole idea of having a good time.. and da****, as much as I hate to admit it, I’ve not had decent se* since that night. She ruined me for years, and now she’s back.. and I wasn’t sure what to do. If I show up out of the blue she’d probably freak.

I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose before turning to look at Mikey who was playing a video game on the couch. “Mikey, tell me what to do? The kid.. it might be mine, right age, right looks.. so I go confront her?”

Mikey chuckled. “Asking me for advice? You’ve really scraped the bottom of the barrel huh?” His snickering irritated me, before he sighed, pausing his game, and turning to look at me. “Look Max, if it were me, and I weren’t sure, and I didn’t want to get involved unless I knew for sure, I’d get a paternity test done. Get Maisie to swipe some hairs and do a paternity test, if it comes back that she’s yours, then figure out what you want to do.” He shrugged.

“That’s a terrible idea Mikey.. if she finds out I did that, or had Maisie do something like that, Maisie could lose her license.” I shook my head. “But.. if someone random were to go in, and maybe, accidentally, swipe some of the kids hair, and I took it to a different hospital and had it tested.. then that could work..” I sighed. “Take Bella to visit her tomorrow, run into the kid and Sophie. Get Bella close enough to the kid.. maybe if they play together she can get close enough to her to get a hair.”

Mikey’s chuckle caused me to shoot him a glare. “Just do it Mikey! I gotta know.. I have to know if she’s mine..” my voice came out a bit broken, something I never allowed. I couldn’t be weak, I couldn’t be fragile. I was one of the fun brothers, nothing ever bothered me, I had to stay that way.. if I let something in like this.. if I let them in.. I know I’d never let anything hurt them.

He patted my shoulder, before giving me a serious look. “Alright, alright, I’ll get it done, but humor me..” he whispered. “What happens if the kid is yours? Sophie obviously doesn’t want you around, so what are you going to do?”

“I-I don’t know.. but I can’t just sit around here and do nothing!” I snapped.

“You’ve gotta stay calm, make sure that you keep your head on straight. You’ll have to talk to her, she’ll be scared that you want to take her kid away from her. So just..” he sighed a “Just be nice to her, alright?”

“Okay, yeah..” I nodded. “I get it, I got it Mikey..” I sighed.

“Okay, I’ll get Bella and take her to visit Maisie, we’ll ‘run into’ them and I’ll get her hair.” He said, reaching over and plucking out a strand of mine. “Then I’ll take it and this one and get them tested. Easy peasy!” He chuckled, turning and gliding out of the room.

I could only hope that it was as easy as he says.. though I’m worried that Sophie will be pi**** when she finds out what I did.. but if the girl is mine.. I’ll be pi**** that she grew up without me.

{Sophie’s POV}

Waking up the next morning was a blur, it was as though my body were on autopilot. Today the doctor was going to discuss options with us.. hopefully there’s something that can be done. I can’t help but fear that I came back home too late.. that my little girl is only just getting to meet her grandparents with only enough time to lose her grampa.

I got ready in the hotel room quickly, I haphazardly threw my hair up into a ponytail, pulling on a white button up shirt, and a pair of slacks, before grabbing my blazer. I walked back in from the bathroom, and grabbed Mavis a pink dress, with a pair of white leggings and her pale brown boots. I got her matching pale brown jacket and set out her clothes.

I made my way to her bed and gently sat down beside her. “Mavis, it’s time to get up.” I whispered, brushing her hair back away from her face.

She sat up, groggily rubbing her eyes, before shooting up out of the bed. She stared up at me, wide eyed and excited. “Are we gonna go see gramma, and grampa?” She asked, practically bouncing.

“Yes sweetie, you need to get up and go get changed so we can fix your hair and go see them! Go on in the bathroom there and wash your face, brush your teeth, and brush your hair.” I said, as I smiled softly at my little girl.

“Okay, okay, okay!” She cheered, rushing into the bathroom, and getting washed up.

I helped her get dressed, and brushed her hair again, pinning her bangs over to the side. Once she was dressed, I took her hand in mine as we made our way back to the hospital.