Heart of the Mafia King

Surgery

{Margo’s POV}

The past six hours have been a nightmare, Max was attacked last night, and Silas just wouldn’t calm down. He was determined to take the Monroy family down a peg. I warned him to wait until Angelo got back, that we can settle this as a family. He just wouldn’t listen, he was so angry, first it was Mikey getting shot, then Max, Silas said he wasn’t going to wait around for another one of his brothers to end up in the hospital or the morgue.

I paced across the floor in the hospital waiting room, Damon and Carter stayed home with the twins. I didn’t want to bring the babies here.. especially since they both love their uncle Si so much. Marco called hours ago for Angelo, but he still isn’t here yet. As I turned, I saw him and Maisie running into the hospital. They were both in their pajamas, and she was practically pulling him in. The look of panic, and horror on his face told me that my always stoic big brother, isn’t okay.

I ran to him, jumping into his arms. “Angelo.. it’s so bad!” I cried, looking up at him.

Maisie turned completely to Angelo, looking up at him. “I’m going to go see what I can find out..” she said, giving him a soft smile, before turning to me and pulling me into a hug. “I’m sorry, I’ll try to find out what’s going on.” She said, pulling back and rushing to the front office. Watching her, the way she spoke to the nurse, and the way she demanded to speak to a doctor and get notified on his condition, it made me proud. She was worried about Silas, about our bambino, and she was here to help.

I turned back to Angelo, his eyes were red, filled with tears, and I watched as panic flooded his mind, before anger overtook him. “Where.. what.. how?” His frustration began to overwhelm him, and I could tell he was on the brink of a collapse.

“Angel, sit down, and breathe before we have to admit you into the hospital too!” I said, pointing to the chair. “Dad is calling our grandparents, while the others are letting the rest of the family know what’s happened. They’re calling for all out war Angel, you have to stop them!”

“Bambina.. I’ve been trying to stop them, none of them have listened to a word I have said, obviously, or we wouldn’t be here!” He snapped, his focus shifting to me. “How bad is Silas’ condition?”

“They haven’t given me an update yet.” I said, looking to the floor. “I’ve been asking forever, they said they’d let me know as soon as he gets out of surgery..”

“Surgery?” He shouted, jumping up from his chair.

I saw Maisie running over, she had her hair pulled back, and was holding a folder in her hands. She placed her hand on Angelo’s shoulder and gently nudged him. He sat back down, staring up at her. “Listen Angelo, I have his chart, but unless you calm down, I can’t read it to you. You have to calm yourself down, you’ve been in shock, and now your body is going into fight or flight mode, so sit down, and breathe!” She said, brushing her fingers softly through his hair.

He leaned into her touch, and closed his eyes, breathing in and out slowly. “Okay.. okay, please Maisie, what’s wrong with our bambino?” He asked, looking up at her.

“They took him back for surgery, they said that they broke his right arm, both of his legs, his spine in two places, and he has internal bleeding. They’re trying to set all of his broken bones, and they’re also working on stopping the bleeding. They aren’t sure how bad the damage is yet, they’ve had to give him two blood transfusions because he’s bleeding so badly..” she said softly, looking over the chart.

“I should have been here!” Angelo shouted, slamming his fist down on the chair. I watched as Maisie flinched, moving back a little before setting down the folder and pulling Angelo into her chest, rubbing his head softly.

“Angelo, there was nothing you could have done, Silas is an adult, he made a decision, you cannot blame yourself for that.” She said, kissing the top of his head. “He saw two of his brothers get badly injured this week, and that was enough to make him want to save them! He is going to be okay, I.. I know you said not to make promises that I can’t keep, but I promise you, I’m going to do everything in my power to help your brother.” She said, pulling back and looking at him.

“Maisie..” he whimpered. His body was shaking as he pulled her into a hug.

“I’m going to the operating theater to see what they’re doing, I want to make sure that he is not only getting the best care, but that they have eyes on every angle!” She said, kissing the top of his forehead and pulling away. “I’ll be back soon, with updates!” She said, grabbing the folder and rushing away.

I turned to Angelo and pulled him into a hug. “It’s okay Angel..” I whispered. “Why don’t you tell me about your trip, something to get your mind off of things here for a bit.” I said, smiling down at him softly.

“I think I’m in love with her..” he said, his voice soft, full of so much emotion that I almost didn’t recognize it as his voice.

“I know, I can tell.” I smiled, “I think she is in love with you too..” I said, peering over my shoulder to the way Maisie just ran off to. “I think she’s a good one Angelo.. she’s taking care of you like you’ve been together for years.. I’ve never seen someone so patient, and loving..” I turned back to him. “I like her, and I trust that she is going to do everything she can.” I placed my hand on his shoulder, soon his hand engulfed mine, as he smiled up at me.

“I believe her too,” he said, his voice soft, as he looked past me, watching for her to come back.