Chapter Two
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6:00....
6:15....
6:20....
6:30....
Valentino was confused. He didn't know what to do as he just sat staring at the clock in his office.
The card Nancy gave him was in front of him..... Staring at him.
What was he going to do??
Should he go see her or not??
Would she really go as far as going to see Lara??
Should he call her bluff??
Why now.... After twenty long years. Why was she here now??
He couldn't let her ruin the perfect family he had built over the years.
Lara and the twins meant everything to him and he would go to the end of the earth to protect them.
That was a promise he made to himself the very first day he had carried his children in his arms.
Growing up, his father had never been there for him. Everything he had today he worked for himself. He could still remember the nights when he went to bed without food.
His parents were too caught up in their own bullshit to care about him and so he had to become an adult at an age where kids were still waiting up on Christmas Eve to see Santa Claus.
Even then he had promised himself to always be there to protect his kids someday and there was no way he was going to risk breaking his family apart because of one drunken mistake.
The sound of his phone ringing snapped him out of his reverie.
Lara.....
" Hey baby." He said as he answered the call.
" Hey babe. How are you?" Lara's cheery voice came from the other end of the line.
" I'm fine honey. Just missing my baby." Valentino replied and she giggled.
God... How he loved making her laugh. He thought.
" I miss you too baby." She replied.
" I know you do princess... And that's why you're calling huh?? You miss daddy badly right??" Valentino asked with a suggestive tone.
" Ewwww babe... Get your mind out of the gutter." Lara said with a laugh.
" So you're saying you don't miss it ??" Valentino asked her.
" Ummmm well maybe just a little bit. " Lara said in a low voice that made Valentino laugh.
Even after so long of being married she was still so shy about the things they do in the bedroom. But he knew very well that all of that was just temporary.
His wife was a wild vixen in bed... He had the scratches on his back to prove it.
" You're so dirty minded Valentino. That's not why I'm calling. I just want to know what you'll like to have for dinner." Lara asked.
" Uhhh babe I don't think I'll be home for dinner." Valentino said.
" Oh really?? But why?" Lara asked.
"I have a business dinner to attend. It'll probably run late." Valentino explained.
" Oh really?? And when were you going to call to tell me??" Lara asked.
" Aww come on babe.... You know I would have called you. " Valentino explained.
" Hmmmm" Lara huffed.
Valentino could practically see her pouting. Her lower lip sticking out like a four year old.
" Come on baby.... Don't be mad at me please... " He pleaded.
" It's fine.... I'll see you when you get home." She said quietly.
" Awww come on princess. I would have called you honestly." Valentino pressed.
God how he hated it when she was upset. It was bad enough that he was lying to her.
" No, it's fine. I know you'd have called me sometime.... Just that you know how much I love falling asleep in your arms." She said.
" I know you do baby. I'll try my best to hurry things up okay?"
" Okay babe." Lara replied cheerily.
" Okay baby girl. I love you okay.?" He said to her.
" I love you more babe." She replied and she hung up.
Valentino sat back in his chair in thought..... What could Nancy possibly want to tell him??
Guess he was just going to have to find out.
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Valentino pulled up in the parking lot of Bella Rose at exactly 8:55.
He climbed out of the car and headed to the entrance of one of the places he had hoped never to visit again.
As he walked in, the memories started to hit him with full force.
The bachelor party....
The music...
The drinks...
His moment of weakness...
Shaking his head he cleared the thought and headed to the bar to sit.
9:00....
Nancy should be here any minute,he thought.
"Ummm excuse me sir?" Came a feminine voice from behind him. He turned around to look at the female staff who was speaking to him.
" Yes?" He asked politely.
" Someone asked me to give this to you. A lady." She said as she handed him a room key with the number 306.
" Thank you." He said to the lady and she smiled at him politely.
Why on Earth would Nancy ask him to meet her in a room??
And of all the rooms there, why did it have to be that room?
He didn't know what kind of game Nancy was trying to play but he sure as hell wasn't having any part in it.
He pressed the keys against his palm hard and headed down to the elevator to go up to the room he was vaguely familiar with.
Room 306...
His moment of weakness.
The ding of the elevator jolted him out of his reverie and he stepped out.
Turning to his left he walked down till he stood in front of the door of room 306.
He took a deep breath to try and calm himself down before he knocked.
" Come on in Val baby." Nancy's voice said from inside and he walked in.
The room was dimly lit with red lights. There were rose petals everywhere and candles. Nancy lay in the middle of the bed wearing a skimpy nightwear and blood red heels. She was holding a flute of champagne which she sipped. It looked more like a honeymoon suite.
" Nancy, what's all this?" He asked her.
" Come on now Val baby. Indulge me." She said.
" Nancy, I don't have the time for all this nonsense. " Valentino said angrily.
Nancy stood up and walked toward him. She slid her hands around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss.
He roughly pushed her away and she stumbled a bit.
" Are you out of your mind??" He thundered at her.
" Come on Valentino. It'll be just like old times." She said.
" There are no old times, Nancy. There were never any old times. What happened was an accident. A bloody accident. One mistake.... One bloody mistake that I'll regret for the rest of my life." Valentino said and he ran his fingers through his hair.
" If this is why you called me here then I have to leave. I have a beautiful wife and amazing kids to get home to." Valentino said and he turned to leave.
" Don't you dare walk out that door Valentino." Nancy shouted.
" Goodbye Nancy. " Valentino said as he twisted the door knob.
" We have kids, Valentino!!!!" Nancy shouted.
Valentino froze...
What??
Kids??
No....
No... It couldn't be.
Nancy was lying...
She was lying through her teeth.
" You're lying." Valentino said to her.
" I wish I was...." Nancy replied with a smile that clearly said otherwise.
" No. You're lying. It was just one time." Valentino argued.
Yeah well apparently you have super sperm. " Nancy said with a laugh.
" I don't believe this. You're lying." Valentino said firmly.
Nancy just sighed and rolled her eyes. She reached under the pillow and pulled out a big brown envelope which she tossed on the floor towards Valentino.
" Inside that envelope is all the proof you need. DNA results... My pregnancy test... Photos of your twin children. Seems to me like you have very strong twin genes. Lara had twins as well. " Nancy said with a chuckle.
With shaking hands Valentino picked up the envelope praying with all his heart that Nancy was kidding... That was just a prank meant to scare him.
Dear God.... Please let this be a joke.
Please...
Please...
With shaking hands he opened the envelope and stuck his hand inside.
The first thing he pulled out was a photograph.
At first glance, it looked like a picture of Arianna and Adrian but then he looked again.
The boy was a bit skinnier than Adrian and the girl was shorter than Arianna. And their eyes.... His kids had his blue eyes but these kids had green eyes....
The color of emeralds....
The color of Nancy's eyes...
No!!!! He thought.
He didn't need a DNA test to prove these kids were his.... The resemblance was right there.... They were his kids with Nancy.
"No... This can't be." He cried out.
" Oh it is... We made those beautiful kids you see there." Nancy said with a smirk.
" No... No... No... "
" Yes... Yes... Yes.. Valentino... We made those and you can't deny it. You can't deny it can you? You don't need a f*****g DNA test to prove it.... You can clearly see your genes all over them. " Nancy said as she sipped her drink.
" But why? Why now after all these years?? Why tell me now?? It's been over nineteen years, Nancy. Why are you telling me this now? " Valentino asked her.
" Because my kids need to know their father. They need their father and I'm done denying them that because I'm trying to protect someone else's feelings. What about me and kids? What about our feelings? Don't they matter?? " Nancy asked him.
Valentino just stared at the photo in astonishment. They were beautiful.
Just then his phone rang.....
Lara....
" Who's calling Val?? Lara??" Nancy asked with a smirk.
Valentino just stared between her and the ringing phone and he turned his phone off.
" Where are they?" He asked Nancy.
" Safely at home." She replied.
" Okay. I have to go home. " He then said.
" Of course. You can go tell sweet Lara that we'll be moving in tomorrow. " Nancy said.
" What the f**k are you talking about? Who said anything about moving in. You will do no such thing. " Valentino said to her.
" Well excuse me, I'm not ready to keep my kids away from their dad for a second more. We will be moving in with you and that's final. " Nancy said.
Valentino walked towards her and pulled her up from the bed roughly.
" Ouch Val. You're hurting me." She cried.
" Now you listen to me and listen good. You will not come anywhere near my house. Do you understand me?? You will not make contact with my wife or my kids. You will not do a f*****g thing till I say so. Do I make myself clear? " He thundered at her.
" Yes.... Yes. Now let go of my arm before you break it." Nancy cried and he let her go before he stormed out of the hotel room.
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Damn....
This couldn't be happening.
Nancy...
Twins...
No.... No...
He punched his steering wheel over and over as he unleashed his anger.
How was he ever going to tell Lara about this?
This was so messed up.
So f*****g messed up.
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