Protect The Family
Gia looked around the Port Charles Grille with a purpose. Though she wasn't scheduled to be there for another thirty minutes, she had agreed to meet Sam for an update on the status of their plan. Walking to the bar, Gia sat down on a stool and signaled the bartender. She ordered a scotch on the rocks and settled in for a wait as the bartender handed her the drink.
Couple minutes had passed when Sam walked in and settled next to Gia. She signaled the bartender and ordered a tequila sunrise.
"How's the progress going?" Gia asked looking straight ahead. Since no one, except for her husband, knew of the connection between them; she wasn't ready for anyone to know yet.
Sam took her drink from the bartender and took a sip of it. "I'm tracking them both... unfortunately my first target has his 'girlfriend' always around him and the second has a lot of guards to protect him."
She nodded in understanding. Gia already knew of the guards, the girlfriend was a new one though. Last she heard the couple had broken up... and she heard that straight from the 'girlfriend's' mouth. "How long do you need the girlfriend to be away from him? We need to get rid of him to get to the main target."
Shrugging her shoulders, Sam though about it for a while. "I can get rid of him... in a couple of hours tops. So she needs to be away for a night..."
"Consider it done. I need to stop him from causing anymore hurt to our family. Proteja la familia," Gia said as she finished off her scotch.
"Proteja la familia," Sam repeated. Finishing her drink also she smiled at what's to come. She knew Gia would make it happen... give the exact revenge from their family. As Sam stood up to leave, a little girl with black curly hair barreled right into her.
She looked up into Sam's face and smiled sweetly as she stood in front of her. "I'm sorry," she said. The expression on her face turned suspicious as she saw Sam near Gia. Looking over at Gia, she stared at her for a few seconds before her smile returned to her face.
Sam smiled back at the range to expressions that went through the little girl. Gia's daughter, her niece, always amazed her even though they have never been formally introduced to each other. She has seen and witnessed her bad attitude and happy spirit many times in various situations. Even at a young age, she knew the girl was sweet and yet also deadly when it came to others messing with her family. She has seen her in action when someone would threaten her mother and father... even cousin, aunt, uncle, and friends.
Though she looked more like her father, the little girl gave off the energy that showed that she's just like her mother. "It's okay," Sam said still smiling. She gave her a quick wink and then strolled out of the bar.
"Mama!" the little girl squealed as Gia picked her up and swung her around.
"What are you doing here Andrea? Where's Daddy?" Gia set the girl on her hip and tickled her.
"I'm here," he said as he walked into the Grille. He went to his wife, gave her a small kiss on her cheek. "I got out of my meeting early and picked up Andie from daycare. We figured we would wait for you here."
Gia smiled. "Well, my business finished early... so let's eat! I'm starving." She carried her daughter and walked with her husband to a table for a quiet dinner.
*******
Andrea yawned loudly as Gia closed the thin children's book. She stood from her spot on the bed and raised the blankets over her small body, snuggling her in tight. "Mi bebé, mi bebé precioso, maravilloso... la luz de mi vida. Te amo tanto." ~"My baby, my precious, wonderful baby... the light of my life. I love you a lot."~
"I love you too mama," Andrea responded as she looked at her mother sleepily.
Gia smiled as her hand swept over Andrea's forehead, moving her messy curls out of the way. She lightly caressed her cheek. As she began to pull her hand away, Andrea caught it.
She looked at her mother's jewelry in awe. First, her diamond tennis bracelet, then her three emerald set wedding ring and last... the ring that Andrea admired most of all: 'R' in scripted font in gold set against a dark amber stone that was traced by small diamonds. Andrea was always amazed by the ring, from what Gia told her one day she would get to have the ring and more if she chose to accept it.
In a way, unlike Gia, Andrea had a choice from the beginning whether she wanted to accept her fate and destiny being that she's the first girl born in the next generation. Gia didn't force the family on Andrea like her father did to her and Sam.
Even after her and Florence left the life, he would always talk about the family and her role in it. That led to Gia running away from everything and ending up in Port Charles, where her life was drastically changed. The last thing Gia wanted was for Andrea to do the same thing.
"Proteja la familia," Andrea whispered as she closed her eyes tiredly and let go of Gia's hand.
Gia kissed her on the forehead tenderly. She shut of the lights and turned on a small nightlight that was across the room. As she left the bedroom, she shut the door behind her.
Walking speedily down the hall, Gia made it to her room and went straight to her closet. She changed in her pajamas and then walked out of the closet and got into bed with her husband.
"What's wrong?" he asked. He could tell that Gia was worried about something.
She laid her head on his chest and sighed. "Nikolas, I want you to put another guard on Andrea."
Nikolas nodded. He knew what Gia was planning to do and didn't want to stop her... he caused him pain too. Though Nikolas was lucky because he only lost one family member versus Gia's three. "Okay, if it becomes too dangerous I'm sending her off to stay with Stefan..."
Gia nodded in agreement. "Sam will get the job done soon... then we can move on to him. If they happen to find out who it is before I get to him... she will be gone, because I don't want anything to happen to her."
"You do what you have to do Gia. I know that... just like when Helena was around," Nikolas said. He truly did understand.
She closed her eyes despairingly. "Proteja la familia," Gia whispered as she fell asleep.
Gia looked around the Port Charles Grille with a purpose. Though she wasn't scheduled to be there for another thirty minutes, she had agreed to meet Sam for an update on the status of their plan. Walking to the bar, Gia sat down on a stool and signaled the bartender. She ordered a scotch on the rocks and settled in for a wait as the bartender handed her the drink.
Couple minutes had passed when Sam walked in and settled next to Gia. She signaled the bartender and ordered a tequila sunrise.
"How's the progress going?" Gia asked looking straight ahead. Since no one, except for her husband, knew of the connection between them; she wasn't ready for anyone to know yet.
Sam took her drink from the bartender and took a sip of it. "I'm tracking them both... unfortunately my first target has his 'girlfriend' always around him and the second has a lot of guards to protect him."
She nodded in understanding. Gia already knew of the guards, the girlfriend was a new one though. Last she heard the couple had broken up... and she heard that straight from the 'girlfriend's' mouth. "How long do you need the girlfriend to be away from him? We need to get rid of him to get to the main target."
Shrugging her shoulders, Sam though about it for a while. "I can get rid of him... in a couple of hours tops. So she needs to be away for a night..."
"Consider it done. I need to stop him from causing anymore hurt to our family. Proteja la familia," Gia said as she finished off her scotch.
"Proteja la familia," Sam repeated. Finishing her drink also she smiled at what's to come. She knew Gia would make it happen... give the exact revenge from their family. As Sam stood up to leave, a little girl with black curly hair barreled right into her.
She looked up into Sam's face and smiled sweetly as she stood in front of her. "I'm sorry," she said. The expression on her face turned suspicious as she saw Sam near Gia. Looking over at Gia, she stared at her for a few seconds before her smile returned to her face.
Sam smiled back at the range to expressions that went through the little girl. Gia's daughter, her niece, always amazed her even though they have never been formally introduced to each other. She has seen and witnessed her bad attitude and happy spirit many times in various situations. Even at a young age, she knew the girl was sweet and yet also deadly when it came to others messing with her family. She has seen her in action when someone would threaten her mother and father... even cousin, aunt, uncle, and friends.
Though she looked more like her father, the little girl gave off the energy that showed that she's just like her mother. "It's okay," Sam said still smiling. She gave her a quick wink and then strolled out of the bar.
"Mama!" the little girl squealed as Gia picked her up and swung her around.
"What are you doing here Andrea? Where's Daddy?" Gia set the girl on her hip and tickled her.
"I'm here," he said as he walked into the Grille. He went to his wife, gave her a small kiss on her cheek. "I got out of my meeting early and picked up Andie from daycare. We figured we would wait for you here."
Gia smiled. "Well, my business finished early... so let's eat! I'm starving." She carried her daughter and walked with her husband to a table for a quiet dinner.
*******
Andrea yawned loudly as Gia closed the thin children's book. She stood from her spot on the bed and raised the blankets over her small body, snuggling her in tight. "Mi bebé, mi bebé precioso, maravilloso... la luz de mi vida. Te amo tanto." ~"My baby, my precious, wonderful baby... the light of my life. I love you a lot."~
"I love you too mama," Andrea responded as she looked at her mother sleepily.
Gia smiled as her hand swept over Andrea's forehead, moving her messy curls out of the way. She lightly caressed her cheek. As she began to pull her hand away, Andrea caught it.
She looked at her mother's jewelry in awe. First, her diamond tennis bracelet, then her three emerald set wedding ring and last... the ring that Andrea admired most of all: 'R' in scripted font in gold set against a dark amber stone that was traced by small diamonds. Andrea was always amazed by the ring, from what Gia told her one day she would get to have the ring and more if she chose to accept it.
In a way, unlike Gia, Andrea had a choice from the beginning whether she wanted to accept her fate and destiny being that she's the first girl born in the next generation. Gia didn't force the family on Andrea like her father did to her and Sam.
Even after her and Florence left the life, he would always talk about the family and her role in it. That led to Gia running away from everything and ending up in Port Charles, where her life was drastically changed. The last thing Gia wanted was for Andrea to do the same thing.
"Proteja la familia," Andrea whispered as she closed her eyes tiredly and let go of Gia's hand.
Gia kissed her on the forehead tenderly. She shut of the lights and turned on a small nightlight that was across the room. As she left the bedroom, she shut the door behind her.
Walking speedily down the hall, Gia made it to her room and went straight to her closet. She changed in her pajamas and then walked out of the closet and got into bed with her husband.
"What's wrong?" he asked. He could tell that Gia was worried about something.
She laid her head on his chest and sighed. "Nikolas, I want you to put another guard on Andrea."
Nikolas nodded. He knew what Gia was planning to do and didn't want to stop her... he caused him pain too. Though Nikolas was lucky because he only lost one family member versus Gia's three. "Okay, if it becomes too dangerous I'm sending her off to stay with Stefan..."
Gia nodded in agreement. "Sam will get the job done soon... then we can move on to him. If they happen to find out who it is before I get to him... she will be gone, because I don't want anything to happen to her."
"You do what you have to do Gia. I know that... just like when Helena was around," Nikolas said. He truly did understand.
She closed her eyes despairingly. "Proteja la familia," Gia whispered as she fell asleep.