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Maybe I should have told Tony first, perhaps he'd have taken the baby and me on, loved us both, ry at first, but he would have allowed the union I knoould

However, I would never have been able to live with the lie Every time I looked at my baby all I would see was Jett What would I have told ot sick and needed so from its father in order to help it, what the hell would I do? I'd ruin its life with such a lie

I couldn't do it I'ht it would be best one to Tony However, Jett isn't a bad person Not where it counts

“Hey, Tony, is ent”

He giveslook It never used to ht now, it does “Come in” He holds the door open, and I slip past him

My brother is sitting behind his desk, in his large leather office chair His office is nothing fancy, or at least not to e, plush couch at the far end of the rooive the place a hoht corner Then there are the large s that bring in so ht it's hard not to s bookshelf, filled with books, folders, even sraphs of hi oak desk

“Maria? Everything okay?”

I shake myself out of my silly daydream of how odd this office looks in the back of a restaurant, and I turn to look atAlways in a suit to keep up appearances No one messes with him

I look just like him, everyone says so I have plenty of family members, even if they're not blood-related, even a brother who hatesbrother, the man who raised me, who the hell would I be?

I a him

“Can we talk? In private?” He lo

oks at me curiously “It's really important” My voice cracks a little I tried so hard not to let it, but I couldn't stop it

That little crack instantly changed the s expression on my brother's face to one full of concern He's out of his seat and co Tony, “Wait outside” He turns to Tony for a second “No one is to enter this room for any reason You understand?”

“Boss” With that, he's gone, and like the loyal man he is, he won't allow anyone to enter this roo is on fire!

“Hey,” My brother's voice is cal's wrong, I have tears in e of his desk “Wanna tell ?”

“I need to tell you so really iry Please letto”

“Is that so?” He asks , powerful chest

“I've done so to be ashaether, I need to get this out, and as he tells me that he could never be ashamed of me, I take a deep breath and blurt it all out

I tell hiuy there, and it's so da hi I ever wanted to say to my brother Not that I tell him how many times I slept with Jett, he doesn't need to know that

“Who was he? Tell ets to his feet This is exactly what I didn't want “I', Maria Lo ucciderò”

“No, you won't kill him, Draven!” I yell in retaliation “I wanted to be with hi I didn't want to do That I can promise you”

“Tell me who he is!”

“Jett” There I said it, but I s so daolf ball stuck in my throat