Page 48 of Dangerous Kiss
Cosimo turned around to see his mother, Olivia, and Nicco walking toward him. “Hey… Hey, you guys…why are you here?”
“You really think we’re not going to come support you and Biba? I don’t know my blood type though.”
Cosimo hugged his son and mother. “Both your mom and I were O negative, so you’ll be, too.”
“Ah, good,” the nurse said, “the universal blood donor. We will check it though. We always do before a first-time donation. Come with me.”
As they walked, Nicco bombarded Cosimo with questions. “Is Biba okay? Have they found Stella?”
“Yes and no,” Cosimo said as they made their way to the blood donation room. “The FBI are out hunting, but there’s no news. Biba is doing well—actually, better than hoped. She’ll be delighted to see you both.”
They filled out the preliminary paperwork, and all three of them had their blood types taken. As they waited to give blood, Cosimo tried to relax. It had been such a fraught day and a half that he felt as if he hardly drawn breath.
The nurse came in, looking perplexed. “We’re going to have to do your blood type again, young man,” she said, “we think we’ve got a bad reading.”
Nicco shrugged. “Sure, no problem.”
Twenty minutes later, the doctor came to see them. His face serious. “Can I just double check some details?”
“Sure.”
He asked Cosimo about Nicco’s birth and the circumstances surrounding it. Both Cosimo and Nicco exchanged confused looks. Olivia took charge.
“Doctor, give it to us straight. What are you saying?”
The doctor looked uncomfortable. “Mr. DeLuca, your son’s blood type was tested five times by our nurses, and each time returned the same result. Blood type AB positive. There’s no doubt.”
Cosimo felt the blood drain from his face. “What?”
Nicco got it before his father and turned to them with a grim face. “They’re saying I’m not your son, Dad. They’re saying Mom cheated on you…”
