Daddy!

Daddy!!

"Yes there, take the table to that angle. Yes yes! Everything must be perfect, nothing must go wrong this year, nothing." Lady Mary yelled as the maids work tirelessly to get the room ready for the special gathering of the mafia organization. 

This year's gathering is quite special because the Mafia bosses are coming with their girlfriends, wives or even side chick to the gathering but of course, no Mafia boss will love to come with a side chick, they always come with their wives or the most elegant looking lady they lay their eyes on. Everything for them is competition.

The bosses will always buy the best outfits for their wives/girlfriends so they can outshine other bosses' women. In a normal world, men might not care much about how their women look when coming to a gathering but this is a criminal world, it's far from normal so they do get their women the best stuff.

"I can see how much work you are doing this year," Bambina, godfather's underboss came to stand beside Lady Mary as she equally watched the maids work.

"Thank you Lady Bambina," Lady Mary said and moved away from her, Bambina followed not ready to let her get away.

"Want some of my ideas, Lady Mary?"

"No miss, I'm okay. I've been handling the gathering for years, I'll handle this one as well." Lady Mary muttered.

"You don't seem to like me Mary, why is that?"

"I don't hate you Lady Bambina."

"I didn't say you hate me, I just said that you don't seem to like me," Bambina corrected.

Lady Mary huffed clearly displeased by Bambina's words and attitude.

"If you say so," Lady Mary replied.

"Is this about Padrino?" Bambina asked.

"What is it about Padrino?" Lady Mary turned to look at her.

"Are you afraid that he might choose me to be his queen one day?" Bambina smirked.

Lady Mary scoffed in disbelief. "I don't advice you to get ahead of yourself Lady Bambina."

"Ahead of myself, you say. Am I unfit to be the next queen? I know how the mafia organization works, I am Padrino's underboss and the only woman close to him." Bambina blurted.

"I'll repeat what I said earlier Lady Bambina, Padrino won't be needing your service this section, and also, try not to get ahead of yourself. Now if you will excuse me, I have preparations to make," Lady Mary bowed slightly and excused herself.

Bambina scoffed in disbelief. What is wrong with the old lady? Does she think Padrino will choose her to be his queen? What the fûck is she thinking?

She is just a maid, a lowly old bitchy maid. Bambina scoffed again as she walked out of the building to speak with the guards.

Every special gathering requires the bosses with their women and the first special gathering Ace attended, he did it with Bambina, yes, she had played the role of his woman in that section. 

Knowing fully well that Ace doesn't have a woman who would attend this special gathering with him, Bambina tasked herself with the role of acting as Ace's woman. 

** **

"Mommy, how long till we get to Italy?" Elena asked, she is laying on Anna's lap.

"I don't know honey, maybe your aunt will know. Go ask her," Anna said.

Elena came down and went to wake Bay.

"Aunty, sorry to disturb you, do you know how long we have until we get there? I can't fall asleep and I'm a little anxious."

"Let me check," Bay said and stood up she left and came back a few minutes later to inform them that they would be arriving in Italy in two hours. 

"That's still a lot of time," Stella whined from where she lay. They are on their way to Italy with Agostino's private jets. That is one of the private jets owned by Ace. 

"I can't wait. I want to see Dad quickly, I wonder what he looks like," Elena said.

"He looks like your brothers, you won't have a hard time recognizing him," Bay said to them.

"Mom, is that true?" Elena turned to Anna.

"Yes baby, it's true. You'll recognize him." Anna agreed.

"Does Dad love us? Does he also want to see us?" Riccardo asked out of nowhere.

"I thought you were asleep Ricky," Bay said.

"Yes, I was asleep, not anymore. So does Dad love us, Mom? Does he also want to see us?" Riccardo turned to look at Anna.

Anna decided to pretend to be asleep because she doesn't want to have a conversation with her kids about a man she does not know. She was tired of lying to them, they might as well find out the truth once they get to Italy. They were old enough now, they are 6 already. 

"Mom, are you asleep?" Riccardo asked.

"She is tired, let her rest, ask me any question you have." Bay immediately came to Anna's rescue.

"Okay, so do you think Dad loves us, Aunt? I kind of feel that he might not like us." Riccardo said.

"Why do you think like that? Of course, he loves you guys one hundred percent. He wouldn't ask to see you guys today if he does not love you, don't you trust your mom? Don't you trust me?"

Riccardo smiled at Bay's answer. "I just wanted to be sure, and yes I trust both you and mom, I was just nervous. I'll go back to sleep," Riccardo laid down back.

"I have a question for you too Aunty," Stella said.

"Ask away Stella," Bay smiled. She always has a way of answering the kids' questions especially when the question is related to who their dad was.

Two hours later, the jet landed and everyone came down.

"Welcome to Italy sweethearts," Anna smiled at her kids happy for their successful landing.

"Yeyy!!!" The girls shouted in excitement. 

*

The servants and guards stayed in position as the mafia bosses walked in with their respective women. They laughed and proudly showed their women off to the other mafia bosses as they went to their different tables to sit.

Because it's a special gathering, the sitting arrangements were made totally different. They had higher seats for the men and lower ones for their women to signify the power these men hold. 

Once they were all seated, the godfather, Ace Padrino Agostino walked in like he always would. His way of walking is so beautiful and elegant, yet powerful and commanding. Anyone who saw him walk could definitely agree that he deserved the role he played.

He deserved his title. 

Once again, the mafia bosses stood up to their feet once they saw him and only sat down when he had taken his seat.

"Good day ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you all to another special gathering-themed crossword, I hope you enjoy yourselves," Ace announced briefly and everyone clapped. Some of the bosses' women cheered, excited to see the almighty godfather. But they were careful not to cheer too much so as not to arose their men's anger. The anger of a mob is so different and hard to control.

And yes this special gathering involves lots of events, like gambling or even mere games. 

The meeting began shortly and after they were done with the serious part of it, it was time to move on to the next part. 

Saro Orazio, the second richest Italian mob stood up with a drink in his hand.

"Everyone I want to introduce my beautiful woman to you, the mother of my two most beautiful kids, I want to announce here that I'll be getting married to her next month and you are all invited," Saro Orazio announced and they cheered for him.

"I would also love to invite our godfather specially but godfather, you have no woman beside you, you have no wife, no girlfriend not even a whore beside you, I'm afraid I can't invite you. This is a special gathering and the criteria is to come with a woman, it's very necessary, but why has godfather come alone?" Saro Orazio asked.

Ace didn't say a word but continued staring at him, everyone knows how much Saro Orazio craves to be the godfather but he just doesn't have all the quality it takes. 

"Why is the queen's chair empty godfather?" Saro asked again but no one dared talk for the godfather. 

"Is it that you don't have what it takes to keep a woman? You know godfathers are supposed to have all the qualities, both charm but it seems like our respectable godfather doesn't know how to keep a woman, let alone raise a child." Saro added.

"Saro Orazio, are you insulting the godfather? Do you have a death wish? Or do you think yourself a better candidate for that seat?" When Cosimo couldn't take the insults anymore, he had to step in.

"Insult? Never! Who am I to insult the godfather? I'd never, I was only asking a reasonable question." Saro Orazio replied.

"Have your seat, Saro. You want us to attend your wedding, we will, problem solved." Denis Arseni, a mob from Russia also said. 

"I'm not trying to be disrespectful but Saro does have a point, the godfather should have a woman by now. It'll only weaken his legacy if he doesn't get one by our next meeting," Basilio Atanasio, a Mexican Mob supported.

"Yes, it's what I meant. I'm only concerned about godfather's reign, I mean no offence and..."

"Daddy! Is that Daddy?" They all hear a tiny voice ask.

"Yes, I think he is daddy." Another voice replied.

"Oh my gosh, we found Daddy!!" Another voice cried out.

"Daddy!!!"

By now all attention was focused on the little children at the entrance who smiled happily at the man sitting on the throne. Some of the bosses stood on their feet in shock and disbelief as they watched the kids run to their godfather. 

"Are we dreaming or are they truly godfather's children?" Basilio turned to ask Saro who looked like he has been stabbed in the foot.