The Mafia's Babies by Kaycee Romano (little readers TXT) 📕

Susan was serving food onto the plates.

Grilled chicken in barbeque sauce, hot dogs and choco mousse.

Susan knew how to make her kid and grandkids happy.

Mrs. Marley was nowhere in sight.

"Where's Mrs. Marley?"

"She went out to buy some stuff. Will be back in an hour or so, with Lucas." Her mom replied, motioning her to sit down.

Kiara animatedly narrated what had happened that led to her torn ligament.

"As soon as I fell, Flynn ran to me and tried to help." She said, poking her sausage with her fork. "But it hurt, Mommy, and I cried so Lukey pushed him."

River mentally facepalmed.

She really needed to have a talk with Lucas. This child named Flynn was only trying to help.

"I already sent a pack of Snickers with him and asked him to apologize to that child." Susan smiled, knowing very well what was going on in her daughter's mind. "I also asked Lukey to get his parent's number so that we could properly thank him as well."

She smiled gratefully but then thought that maybe she should thank and apologize to the kid in person.

She looked at the wall clock. Two thirty.

"Mom, I think Ki and I will go to pick Luke today. Can you let Mrs. Marley know?" River said. "I will get them some ice cream as well. And maybe drop by Shane's later."

She hadn't seen her best friend Sebastian Shane in a while.

He was pretty busy, rearing his two-year-old Mia and working from home, because Alison was super busy these days. She was not just an assistant anymore. She was the secretary to the CEO.

"Of course honey. I think I should head back as well." She smiled. "Visit your grandma during the weekends, won't you?"

"GG!!" Kiara squealed. Lillith Johnson was a cool lady and insisted the babies call her GG, short for great-grandmother.

"No promises." River said apologetically. Mom nodded in understanding but Kiara pouted. "I am sorry princess." She kissed her forehead. "Maybe you and Luke can stay there over the weekend?"

Her face lit up at those words.

Finishing their lunch, Susan offered to clear out the table while Kiara and River got dressed to head out.

"Which jacket do you want?" River asked, holding out her pink and black jackets.

Kiara's favorite colors were pink and black. River hoped she would grow up to be an Avril Lavigne fan.

"Black." She said shyly.

"Why?" River noticed her shyness.

"Because boys think pink is gross. They like black."

River's eyes widened. Is that young love I see?

Why is she so cute??

River wanted to correct her daughter and tell her she shouldn't dress up to impress anyone else but she figured that Kiara was her daughter, she will figure it out on her own.

She also hoped that Kiara's overprotective brother didn't notice the blooming romance.

Ewwww... I need to get a life!

River handed her the jacket and hung the pink one back in the closet.

Kiara tried to put on her jacket, scowling and whining to herself as she wriggled it on. River waited for her to try her best and she eventually put it on, a satisfied smile on her face.

That's my girl.

"Are we ready to go?" she asked, fixing the collar of the jacket.

"Yes!" She grinned, jumping on the spot, and her face contorting in pain.

"Oh my baby!" River called out to her as she immediately picked her baby up. "Baby, you shouldn't jump or put pressure on your foot for some time now okay?" She nodded as she rested her head on her chest.

Fortunately she wasn't in much pain and didn't cry. River hated it when her kids cried.

Because they were happy children. A little fussy but they never cried unless they were hurt or really needed her.

The twins were used to not having River around them all the time so they never fussed over not seeing her. And their GG had taught them to value things in life and it made River very happy that they caught on to everything she taught though they were only four.

They were smart kiddos.

River grabbed her purse and car keys.

"Bye Mom." River hugged her mother before she bent down and picked Kiara up.

"Bye my little pumpkin."

"Bye Granny."

They rode down the elevator and made their way to their white SUV.

River was a biker until she had the kids. She saved up and bought an SUV as soon as she could after they were born.

The mother and daughter stopped by at a toy store to get the little boy a toy robot before they made their way to the preschool.

Weirdly Kiara didn't ask for anything. Weird.

"Baby?" River asked as she pulled over to the parking lot.

"Yes Mommy?" She asked in her cute voice.

"Why didn't you ask for toys when we were at the store?"

River knew she was probably digging her own grave by asking that question but she had always let her kids take their decision but questioned the reason so that they could be corrected if the reason was not good.

"Because Lukey wasn't with us." She said.

MY PRECIOUS! River pouted at the cuteness of her daughter. Her baby girl was the most understanding, sweet and kind child she knew, though she was an absolute firecracker from time to time.

Hmm.. Like someone I know. The inner voice smirked and River rolled her eyes, knowing very well who that person was.

Getting Kiara off the kid seat, River carried her on her hip while holding onto the bag with the toy.

It was two fifty-three now. They had seven minutes.

River stationed herself at the entrance along with a few other parents. Some waved at her knowing her from PTA meetings, which she returned with a smile.

"Hi." River turned to the source of the voice.

A man, probably in his early thirties, smiled at her. He had raven black hair and the most beautiful blue eyes in the world.