Co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.
Domenico and his sons arrived at the Cena compound. They pulled up to the huge iron gate and were greeted by the guards first.
"Can I help you?" One of the guards asked Alex who was driving.
"We are here to see The Cenas. They have my daughter." Domenico said from the back.
"One moment." The guard stepped into the guard shack and called the main house. He spoke to Randy who said to let the Romanos in. They would be met by more guards and searched. The guard stepped back out. "You may go in. You will be met by more guards."
He pressed the button and the gate slowly opened. Alex drove up the stone driveway to the main house. They were greeted by five guards standing in front. Domenico knew that they had to be nice and get Mia first. They couldn't do anything to the Cenas right now. They would have to wait. Domenico, Justin, Evan, Larenzo, Arturo and Alex got out of the black car.
"Don Romano." Glen, one of the guards said. "We have to search you and your men."
"Of course." Domenico replied.
Each of the guards began to search them. They removed all the guns they had. Once they were thoroughly searched, Glen walked them to the front door. Randy was standing there waiting on them. He looked calm and collected Domenico thought. He wouldn't be so calm and collected looking when they were finished with them in council. He and his entire family were going to pay for taking Mia.
"Don Romano, nice to see you again." Randy said. He extended his hand but the older Romano didn't take it. "I see we've decided to skip the pleasantries. Fine, what can I help you with?"
"What can you help me with? I want my daughter back. If you hurt her, you and your whole family will pay."
"I can assure you that Mia is safe. We didn't harm a hair on her head." Randy said. "But there are some things that need to be discussed."
"The only thing that needs to be discussed is why you and your family took my daughter in the first place."
"I believe you already know the answer to that question father." Everyone turned around to look at Mia as she walked out of the house with John behind her. Justin took in the way John was looking at her. He knew that the oldest Cena brother was in love with his sister. "I know. I know everything. I know about what you are. What you all are. And I know about Wade and his stripper slut. I have seen the pictures. I won't marry him father. I don't love him anymore. I can't honestly say that I ever did."
"Mia, we can discuss that later. Right now, all I want to know is are you okay? Did they hurt you in anyway?" Domenico would talk to her later about the marriage to Wade.
"I'm fine. They didn't hurt me in fact they helped me." She replied. She looked at John. "I think we all need to talk inside."
"I agree with Mia." John said to them.
"Fine." Domenico said as they all headed into the house.
They were all soon seated in the living room. Mia chose to sit beside John. She knew this conversation wasn't going to go well but she didn't want to marry Wade and she wasn't going to.
"Can I get anyone something to drink?" Natalie asked them.
"No, thank you." Domenico said politely. He looked at his daughter. What exactly did she know? "Mia, what do you think you know?"
"I know everything. I know you are the most powerful mafia don in America and Sicily. I know you have killed people. I know you ordered Justin, Evan and the others to kill people. They are in the mafia just like you." She said as she sat there. "I also know that Wade and his family are mafia too. I know he is sleeping with some stripper and I know he doesn't love me."
"Mia, he does love you. He came to Italy and Sicily to found you." Domenico didn't want to ruin the alliance between him and the Barrett family. They had plans for the council.
"He doesn't love me and I realize now I don't love him. I won't marry him."
"Mia, I think that discussion should be put off to later."
John looked at Mia. He knew her father would take her back to New York. John and his family would follow and head back to New York. He couldn't help but wonder if he and Mia would be together.
"Why? John and Randy know everything. I don't see why they can't be here."
"Mia, please this is family business." Justin said to his twin. He knew John was in love with Mia and he knew she was in love with him. He only hoped his father would not make things difficult but he knew his father was set on Mia marrying Wade. Both he and Evan hoped that would change. They didn't want Mia to be with Wade.
"Which family is that Justin? I don't know who anyone in my family is anymore. I am not marrying Wade. I am in love with John and I want to marry him." Domenico got quiet and stood to his feet.
"Enough of this." He said as he grabbed his daughter by the arm. "You will stop being so foolish and hardheaded and get in the car. We are leaving. NOW." He then turned to the Cenas. "Make no mistake about it, you will pay for taking her."
Mia said as she pulled her arm away from her father. "I have taken orders from you for too long. Blindly followed what you wanted me to do. I am a grown woman and I am capable of making my own decisions. I want to marry John."
"I will not allow it. I would rather see him dead first."
"NO!" Mia looked over at John and realized what she had to do. She closed her eyes as tears dripped down her cheeks. "I will go with you but you have to promise me that you won't hurt them. Any of them. Just let them go." Her father looked at her for a second unmoved by his daughter's plea. "You owe me this father. It's the lease you can do for me. If you swear to me that you won't hurt them, I'll come home with you and do what you want." Her father nodded. "I'll meet you out at the car. I need to get my things together." Her father and brothers walked outside and waited at the car. Mia walked upstairs to her room followed by John.
"Please don't say anything. I know I gave in to him but I had to. I couldn't let them hurt you, Randy or Natalie. I do love you John. Please don't ever doubt that." She said. He walked over to her and forced her to look at him.
"I could never doubt that. I love you too. And we will find a way to make this work." He pulled her to him and kissed her softly. He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers. Randy came and knocked on the door softly.
"Mia, your father is waiting." She nodded and walked toward the door stopping for a minute. She looked back at him and smiled sadly.
"Goodbye John." He watched as she walked out the bedroom door and out of his life. It had taken him so long to fall in love with anyone. And when he had, he'd fallen in love with the one woman he couldn't keep.
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