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Ciara Mendes
                          
It's been one month since Giovanni and I became official. Currently I'm practically hovering over his body while he sleeps. I can just imagine how much of a creep I look like but I really don't care. He seem at peace and look so innocent with pieces of his messy hair touching his forehead. 
                          
It's hard to believe that months ago I thought he was the most annoying and cocky man I have ever met, I would not even give him a minute of my day. I peck his lips softly trying not to wake him.
                          
My heart flutters as I felt his hand on the back of my head pulling me back before pressing his lips against mine.
                          
"You're weird-but in a cute way." He whispers in his morning voice. I smile, I've witnessed women flush while they describe voices as sexy but I always thought they were exaggerating; that was until I heard the voice of the man below me.
                          
"You are lucky you added the last part."
                          
He chuckles and we lay in silence for several minutes. "I really like you Ciara." I lay my head on his naked chest smiling to myself like a school girl having a conversation with her crush for the first time.
                          
He reminds me everyday of how he feels about me, it wasn't the capital 'L' word but it still left me with a strange feeling. It was the first time I'm having a man tell me how much he feels for me and the greatest part about it is that he doesn't even have to say the words for me to know the truth. 
                          
Don't go falling. How would I even prevent myself from falling, especially when he's being so genuine? At this point I didn't even need Eve to approve of him or not. I am now willing to give all in on this relationship, regardless of what might occur in the future. 
                          
After a few heart beats he ask. "You do like me too, right?"
                          
I smile at how insecure he sound which was uncanny since he was the most confident man I know. Glancing at him I saw he was very serious and that made my heart skip a beat. 
                          
"Of course I do. If I didn't would I be laying in your arms right now?"
                          
He begin to run his fingers through my hair. "I have to give that dumb little brother of mine something special because if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have met you."
                          
I found his words amusing. "Don't go all soft and mushy on me now, Mr. Haynes."
                          
He roll us over so he was hovering above me. "I'm serious Ciara. I'm glad I met you and I don't plan on leaving you anytime soon even if you decide to give up on me."
                          
His brown eyes became sad, he's been acting a bit strange since the past couple of weeks and each time I ask him about it he brushes it to the side. "Why would I give up on you? Is there something you're not telling me?"
                          
"Not now, buttercup."
                          
"No Giovanni something is bothering you and I want to kn-" His lips captures mine before I could get all the words out. 
                          
As if to reassure me he kisses me with more passion yet there's now fear instil within me. "I said not now, love. Now come on and shower with me, we have shopping to do since the little devils will me arriving in a few days."
                          
I stare confuse as he moves from the bed to the door leading to his en suite What could Giovanni Haynes be hiding?
                          
Giovanni Haynes
                          
"I love this place all I need now is the best interior designer." My cousin says with glee raking his fingers through his thick black hair while looking around his new unfurnished house.
                          
He took the seat on the floor next to Leo as Leo respond. "I'll give you Natalya number. I grantee you that she is the best, just tell her your likes and dislikes and she'll make it happen for you."
                          
"I don't have to go furniture shopping with her, do I?" 
                          
"No man just leave everything up to her." 
                          
"I must admit brother I'm happy you found someone you're determine to be with but don't bring us anymore surprises for next you know I'm buying Mateo here a private jet." Bentley who had been sitting quietly on the floor with his back press firmly against the wall; says. 
                          
I nod not interested in their conversation.
                          
"What's with you cousin?" 
                          
I pour another glass of stinger before meeting Mateo gaze. "I messed up before we even got started."
                          
"What's that suppose to mean?" Bent ask. The three men in the room watches me carefully as if I was a caged mutant.
                          
Drowning the entire drink, I then pour another. "I might have gotten someone else pregnant." 
                          
There were several minutes of silence before Mateo narrow his eyes and ask, "What do you mean 'might' did you or did you not get another woman pregnant?"
                          
"I don't know, man."
                          
"What do you mean you don't know? It's a simple question, brother."
                          
"That's what the girl said."
                          
"Did you have sex with her?" Mateo ask in which I nod. "Then there's a possibility that you did."
                          
"She's a fucking stripper, how do I know it's even mine!?"
                          
"How long did you find out about this?"
                          
I glance at Mateo who grey eyes seem to be piercing holes in my face. "A month, I think."
                          
Bentley chuckles humourlessly. "You have to be jokingly. What the hell were you thinking?"
                          
"He wasn't." Mateo glares at me. "You should tell Ciara about this. Don't let her find out from someone else, you can't mess this up anymore than you already have."
                          
"I can't. What if the child isn't even mine? What if this bitch just wants to throw someone else problem on me."
                          
"Shut up little brother stripper are not you shouldn't be classifying her as a 'bitch', you did penetrate her what did you expect? It was either a child or herpes." Bent shakes his head, "I thought you learned from your past mistakes."
                          
"There are ways to find out if the child is yours or not, at least find out before bashing her!" Mateo adds now standing next to Bentley. I stared at the two older men before looking at Leo who sat quietly as if he was regarding the situation. 
                          
"You should tell her." He says after several minutes of silence. "She deserve to know whether or not what that woman said was true."
                          
"This is your mess cousin, fix it!"
                          
"What if she doesn't forgive me?"
                          
"You didn't cheat on her and that matters but If this was Ashira and I, I'm sure she would run me over with a bulldozer before trying to nurse me back to life. Listen-what I'm trying to say here is that you have a fifty fifty percent chance. All you have to do is make the right discission and pray for a good outcome." Bentley pause, "Relationships are not easy, you'll have your ups and downs but if you really care for this woman and if she cares for you then you'll both find a way to work through this together." 
                          
I stood from the floor, heading towards the door. "Where the hell do you think you're going?" Mat grips my arm. 
                          
"Bent is right, you all are. I need to tell her the truth regardless of the outcome."
                          
"And you think we're going to let you leave when you're drunk as a bat." Mat throws and arm around my shoulder. "Come on man you can do that first thing tomorrow."