Chapter 2- Unwanted News
11 years ago
It was a cloudless warm evening. The sky gloomed red and golden of the beautiful sunset.
Skyscrapers and houses passed along the window as Giovanni sat in the backseat of his gleaming black limousine, heading back from the airport to his mansion while his loyal Persian was sleeping on a pillow of red velvet on the seat beside him. The feline's ears and whiskers twitched and she was purring softly, apparently having a nice dream (well…if cats could actually dream). The red jewel on her forehead reflected the crude rays of the sunset.
Giovanni felt anticipated to return home after nearly five weeks. Five weeks in Sapporo of painful boring meetings, discussions and not ending conferences, arguing about contracts or mounts of money. Yesterday, finally the deals had been made and the contracts had been initialed so all members could return home.
His lips formed a smile in anticipation of seeing his beloved again. It had been far too long since he saw her and her angelic smile the last time, since he touched her, kissed her or made love to her... Out of a sudden, the next moment those blissful feelings were displaced with a hint of fear as Giovanni remembered something that could turn out very very horrible.
Delia didn't feel well when he left. Every evening he called her she was complaining about the same things: mood swings, throwing up in the morning, ravenous appetite and how much she missed him. Giovanni just told her to go to the doctor and relax although he was himself anything but relaxed.
All those terms caused him to worry according to the fact that they were typical indications of a pregnancy.
Somehow he didn't want his wife to be expecting a child. Luckily she was always on birth control and took the pill everyday but the thought didn't leave the businessman's mind especially after a talk with a good friend he wanted to make sure she was out of harm and this thought of him would never become true.
When I get home I'm simply going to fake some kind of diagnostic sheet for her that will require sterilization for surviving so I'll never have to worry about anything like that ever again. Yes that will work absolutely, why didn't I get that idea earlier?
Giovanni was ripped off his thoughts as the chauffeur was driving through a huge gate into the approach of his estate, a kind of a long avenue with trees gracing both sides. The chauffeur stopped the car at the entrance of the large impressive white marble mansion and opened the door for his employer to step out. Persian jumped out of the car behind him and yawned but shrieked back at once when the kitten saw the host that was waiting for her trainer. Her trainer was by now used to arrivals like this: countless persons, employees, executives, agents…he wasn't able to make them all out!
Giovanni's glance wandered over the crowd.
While he approached them he found himself immediately surrounded and already being pestered with some contracts, offered deals, business affairs, greetings or whatever…he didn't care about that. It was just annoying, nothing else.
Giovanni just said something like "Send it to my office…Later…Yes, absolutely…" to everyone who dared to bother him right now, getting nothing they were saying or who was talking to him. Right now there was just one person who was important to the Rocket Boss.
Suddenly he saw her behind a few grunts.
His angel, his single star on the night sky.
Beautiful as always in her favourite lilac colored chiffon dress that went a bit above her knees and white bolero grazing her shoulders. Auburn waves of hair fell over her shoulders, matching perfectly with the color of her dress. Her lips formed that cheerful but also seductive smile that always exited him and as his piercing eyes met her adorable shining ones, there was nothing holding him back anymore.
Forgetting the crowd and the audience immediately he caught the woman who rushed up to him in his open arms. Their lips met and Giovanni felt at once the stress and effort of the past weeks and meetings vanishing. He didn't care about the giggling and chuckling of the crowd, all that mattered to him right now was holding his Delia in his arms again.
The two were suddenly administring some whistles from the crowd and some "Yeah, get it on!"
Giovanni turned around to face the people who revolved around him and Delia, gawking at them with prying glances as if they had never seen a man and a woman together before. Must be funny for them to see a powerful daunting man like me smucking faces with his wife.
"You're all dismissed. I take care of all business tasks tomorrow."
They all parted quickly, giggling and talking but Giovanni had just eyes for Delia at the moment.
"How have you been? Tell me everything!" asked Delia, her arms still wrapped around his neck.
"Oh, I've been fine but it was really boring. I'm glad to be back and to be with you right now!"
"And the deals and the meetings? How's Kaito?"
"He's fine and the deals also. I gained more money than expected!" Giovanni answered, not telling her that something Kaito, a Japanese business partner and good friend of his told him made him very nervous about her discomforts.
Kaito's wife Sayuri had given birth to a baby girl a few weeks ago and the yakuza leader had been totally pissed off, tired and exhausted. According to Kaito's report Sayuri was overwhelmed with newfound mother love and never had time for her husband. She didn't even care about the fact that she nearly died of giving birth to that little brat according to a fatal loss of blood while being in labor.
If that's ever happening with Delia…no! Giovanni decided it was better not to let this thought end. Babies and being pregnant seemed to have a strange effect on their mother's thinking. Giovanni knew Sayuri and he knew well that she was most definitely not the mother type...
He never expected this of her, she always had a strong sense of duty and pride. Rumors said she once had slaughtered fifty men of her husband's organization after one of them had called her 'insane'. And that woman had turned into a loving mother in a few weeks? This was impossible!
"But that's not important. How are you? Are you feeling well?" interjected Giovanni while he tried to focus his thoughts back on Delia.
He wanted to change the subject quickly, also wanting to clarify his wife's mysterious morning sickness in need to know whether his apprehensions were true or not.
She blushed and brushed an auburn strand off her face.
" I have something important and great to tell you" She took in a deep breath.
Please, don't tell me what I'm thinking! Please, anything but this! Please don't be…
"Vanni, I'm pregnant"
"WHAT?"
"You've heard me. I said I'm pregnant. Isn't that great?"
Fuck! Am I in the wrong movie?
She seemed to be happy.
Yeah there was no doubt.
Her happy gaze and expression, her overjoyed smile and sparkling eyes..
Yeah she was most definitely happy.
How the hell could she be happy?
This was the worst day of his life!
Giovanni's knees went weak. He couldn't believe it, his worst fear came true! He had been afraid this would happen since she told him about her problems for the first time although he didn't know himself why he certainly refused to let his wife get pregnant.
Was it because a child would claim her full attention? Or a birth would have certain risks for Delia? He didn't know.
"Euhm, yes!" He smiled affected, trying to conceal his doubts and worries.
Ok, stay cool and try to figure 't adumbrate what you're planning to do! It would break her pure heart if you tell her!
"Since when do you know? Tell me everything!"
"Well, there's not much to tell. You told me to go to the doctor. I did so and: She told me I'm already in the fourth month!"
What? Ok, I take that back, now it's much worse! Too late for a 'legal' abortion!
"But how could this happen? You took the pill everyday. Or did you miss one?" He had seen it himself, the dented empty packages in the trash can.
"No I took it everyday, but in september I had to take antibiotics because of my terrible bronchitis. Do you remember?"
"Yes, I do! But what has this to do with your pregnancy?"
"I asked that too and the doctor said antibiotics annul the effect of the pill. She forgot to tell me this when I started to be on birth control." Delia continued to smile, now a bit embarrassed. Her husband just sighed.
"Ok my angel. Let's see how everything's going to turn out"
Giovanni decided it was the best not to start a discussion and to pay his wife's gynecologist a little visit, in want to know why she kept quiet about the effect of antibiotics...
He just pulled Delia closer and continued to wrap his arms around his hands up and down her sides. His hands went lower and the mafia lord noticed the small but clearly visible bulge in his wife's abdomen...
Well ,seems like I'm forced to find a way to get rid of that little parasite. Quick. His thoughts went back to his wife who was currently snuggling into his chest, her eyes closed as if she was sleeping, breathing in a equable pace.
I won't let anything happen to you Delia. I'm going to get that thing out of you before it will be able to steal you away from me, your love or even your life! It won't harm you!