Page 2 of The Mafia Man's Baby Deal
He loved the way Ella dressed so much that he couldn’t resist giving her free reign.She always looked smart and sexy.She was a free spirit.He also knew she was damaged.It took a damaged soul to find another.
“Hey,” Ella said, offering him a smile.
He also found it refreshing that she never flirted with him.They had known each other for a couple of years now, and not once had she tried to get into his pants.Although, he truly wanted to get into hers.She never gave the wrong impression to any of the customers, and she was always professional.
“Slow night?”he asked.
“No, not at all.It was a busy night and considering it’s only Wednesday, I think this week is going to get crazy.”She did a little giggle, which he found cute.It wasn’t fake.It was totally real.
She wiped at her brow.“How are you?”she asked.
“I’m good, but there’s something I want to talk to you about.”
She was mopping the floor and looked up at him.“Sure, go ahead.”
He held the folded-up picture in his hand, and her gaze fell to it.“Since when did you have a kid?”
“I don’t have a kid.”
“This is a kid’s drawing.”
“It’s mine.”
“Yeah, so, why didn’t I know you had a kid?”
She leaned the mop handle up against the wall and shook her head.“No, that’s not what I mean.”She came toward him and reached out to take it, but he held it back.
There was that vanilla with a hint of cinnamon he always got when he was close to her.She let out a laugh.
“That picture is one that I drew eons ago.”She held her hand out.
“Youdrew this?”he asked.
“Yeah, it’s a kid’s drawing and it’s mine.”
“Why?”
“Because one of the teachers asked what we always wanted, and I wanted a family.I wanted parents that loved one another and loved me, and lots of brothers and sisters.I didn’t want what I had.”
He was aware of her being a foster child.
She took a deep breath.“And now that I’m an adult, I want the same thing.Only, I want kids, and to get kids, you have to date.Although the dating game sucks, and the truth is, I want to have a big family.”She shrugged.“I know it’s old-fashioned and a whole lot of people would be telling me to dream bigger or whatnot.Thisismy dream.I want to have kids, be a mom and a wife, and take care of my family.I don’t want a big corporate job.”She had a soft smile.“I like the idea of being taken care of, and me taking care of my family.”
“There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Yeah, well, it is not going to happen, because ...well, I see men cheating on their wives every night.Not only that, I see wives cheating on their husbands.I’m thinking of going to a clinic, maybe, but I don’t know if they are going to need me to be in a healthy relationship or what.”She clasped the picture within her hands.“Some of us don’t get to live our dream.”
And with that, he watched as she moved back to the mop.
Ella didn’t have a clue how real her dream could be.
