Chapter 31: Chapter 31

I placed a blanket over Thiago and kissed the side of Leo's head before leaving them to sleep. I went upstairs to our bedroom and finished unpacking Thiago and I's clothes then I unpacked all of Leo's things in the nursery. I decided to take a hot relaxing bath for the first time in ages. I needed the time alone and thanks to Thiago looking after Leo I had time to myself for once. I must have stayed in the bath for ages because when I got out the water was cold and my skin was all shrivelled. I moisturised and got dressed before leaving the bathroom. A few seconds later Thiago groggily walked into our room carrying Leo in his arms. "I think he's hungry." Judging by his tone I knew he was still pissed about our earlier conversation but I didn't care, it was all his fault anyway. I sat on the couch across the room and Thiago placed Leo in my arms. I sent Thiago a glare when he sat down next to me causing him to roll his eyes. "All of a sudden you have a problem feeding him infront of me?""Yeah, just like how you all of a sudden decided you don't love me anymore." I lifted my shirt and helped Leo to latch on to me before I turned towards Thiago who was leaning back against the couch with his eyes shut. I couldn't help but admire his sharp jaw line, his full lips and the way his adam's apple bobbed up and down when he swallowed. His lips pulled up slightly in a smirk and I quickly looked away from him and back down to Leo who was busy feeding.

"I didn't say you had to stop looking." I glanced over at him to see that he was already staring at me causing a blush to rise up on my cheeks. "Be quiet." I swapped Leo to my other breast when he started whining but he wouldn't latch on this time. "You're a fussy little man aren't you? Just like your father." I heard Thiago scoff when I pulled my shirt down and stood up to walk around with Leo who looked like he was about to cry. I mumbled things to him quietly while I walked around the room with him.

About ten minutes later I sat back down next to Thiago and tried to feed Leo again and this time he ate happily causing me to sigh in relief. It was honestly the hardest thing to get him to feed in one go, he always liked to have a break in the middle which wasn't easy during the night when he woke up.

"Are you ready to go to sleep?" I nodded in response to Thiago's question without looking at him and he got up from his place next to me before going into the bathroom where I'm assuming he was going to brush his teeth.

Once Leo finished feeding I walked around with him for a little while to help the milk go down before I put him. Thiago lay down in the bed and I kissed Leo's forehead when I placed him down in the crib and I lay down on my side of the bed making sure to leave a huge gap between us which he definitely didn't like. "You're so annoying Sophie."

"I told you I wanted separate rooms, I don't like sharing with cheaters." Thiago sighed and sat up before looking at me. "You need to get it inside your fucking head, I didn't cheat on you. I would never do that." I rolled my eyes and turned away from him but he quickly pulled me back by placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Fucking hell Sophie." I glared at him and sat up while pushing his hand off my shoulder. "Don't touch me and don't swear around Leo."

"Can you just stop then, I don't know what you want me to do." I leaned back against the headboard and closed my eyes knowing this was going to be a long conversation. "I want you to give me a divorce but I know that's not going to happen so I just want you to leave me alone."

"You're my wife, I can't really leave you alone, can I?" I shook my head at his comment. "If you can suddenly stop loving me then you can leave me alone."

"Sophie.." His voice came out strained while he spoke and I knew he was becoming more and more aggravated by the situation. "What did she say to you Thiago?" Thiago's eyes met mine when I spoke in a soft tone showing just how hurt I was by what happened.

"She just said things like I shouldn't fall in love. The same things I told myself when I met you; 'I'm Thiago De Mancuso, I don't fall in love - I don't deserve to fall in love'. She didn't say that part but that's the main thing that was going through my head. I don't know what to do, I don't know how I feel. Every time I look at you I know my feelings for you are crazy, they're so strong but I used to think I loved Antonia and I didn't. I don't want to do the same with you, not that it makes much of a difference since you're already stuck with me but still. I don't want to give you false hope and tell you I love you if I don't."

"Thiago you just need to figure out how you feel. I can't do anything about it. If you don't love me then you can't expect me to be how I used to be around you. You know exactly how I feel about you, it's so hard for me to be around you knowing you don't feel the same about me because of her. Maybe you didn't cheat on me, but you might as well have, because you've already broken my heart just by listening to her." My voice broke by the end and I wiped away the tears that had fallen from my eyes while Thiago just stared back at me.He came closer to me and used his thumbs to wipe away my tears before kissing my forehead. "I'm sorry." Thiago pulled me into his arms and I rested my head in the crook of his neck. I sobbed quietly in his arms while Thiago just held me.

"I'm sorry tesoro." At the mention of the nickname my sobs just increased, all the hurt and pain I had been feeling over the last month and the hormones from having a baby came crashing down on me in one go. "Shh.." I tightened my grip on him while Thiago whispered things soothingly to me. A few minutes later I pulled away from him avoiding making eye contact with him by keeping my eyes down.

"Tesoro guardami." (Sweetheart look at me.) I shook my head but Thiago placed his finger under my chin lifting my face up. I looked into his brown eyes as he stared back at me. "Don't cry...it hurts me when you cry."

"Then stop making me cry Thiago." Thiago took one of my hands in his and held it tightly but I spoke before he could knowing all he was going to do is tell me that he didn't want to hurt me and that he's not sure how he feels; the same tune I've heard over and over again. "I love you Thiago..." He closed his eyes and shook his head when I said the words, he tried to pull his hand out of mine but I tightened my grip. "Thiago.."

"Sophie stop." I shook my head and moved closer to him. "Either tell me you love me or I'm leaving." He scoffed and shook his head moving away from me slightly. "You can't fucking leave and you know it."

"No? I can call the police, I can leave when you're not here or I could walk out right now with Leo in my arms and you couldn't do a single thing about it because you'll never hurt him. I'm giving you one last chance Thiago...tell me she was wrong and that you love me, or I'm not wasting anymore of my life with you." I don't know if it was a bluff or not, I was hoping to cross the bridge when it came to it depending what Thiago says. He stayed quiet staring at my wedding ring while he held my hand, his thumb went over the silver wedding band which he had engraved with our wedding date.

"I can't." I nodded and ignoring the sharp pain in my heart I let go of his hand causing him to look up at me. I got up from the bed feeling Thiago's eyes on me as I grabbed a bag from the closet and started throwing random clothes and things inside. "Sophie stop. You can't leave me, it's not safe."

"I'm willing to take the risk, like I said I'm not wasting anymore time with you." Thiago sighed and got up, he came over to me and tried to stop me but I just pushed him away acting on the rage I was feeling. I finished filling my bag and I grabbed another one before making my way into the nursery with Thiago hot on my heels.

"Sophie!" I ignored his attempt at a shout and started packing some things for Leo. "Give me our passports Thiago." I looked up at him just as he rolled his eyes and shut the nursery door. "No." I nodded and turned around back towards the bag and began thinking out loud as I packed. "I'll just tell the police what happened then..."

I zipped up Leo's bag and made my way towards the door where Thiago was standing blocking my exit. "Move." He shook his head and I glared at him. "Move Thiago, Leo's in there on his own-"

"And he's fast asleep, I also picked up the baby monitor." He showed me the white baby monitor receiver in his hand before stepping towards me. "Put the bag down." I shook my head and tried to get past him but he stopped me.

"Now Sophie." His tone held warning and anger but I didn't listen to him. I couldn't stand to be alone with him any longer, not after everything he's put me through since we met.

"I'm going back to London whether you like it or not." Thiago shook his head and stepped towards me, I stepped back while he continued walking forcing me further and further away from the door. "You're not going anywhere."

He pulled the bag out of my grip and threw it across the room just as my back hit a wall. He placed his hands on either side of my head effectively trapping me and he looked down at me. "You know it's not a good idea to piss me off Sophie. Leo isn't here, so there's nothing protecting you."

"Hit me then." Surprise flashed through his eyes which caused my sudden confidence to increase. "Go on Thiago. Hit me." He glared at me but didn't move a muscle, instead he just continued to stare into my eyes with pure rage burning in his brown orbs. We stood like that for a while before I smirked at him. "You can't. Because you love me."

He shook his head and pushed against the wall to move himself away from me. "No I don't."

"Keep Leo then." He turned towards me, confusion evident on his face. "You've got Carlotta and Antonia. You don't need me to raise him. I'll leave and you can keep your heir to your precious mafia. Let me move on with my life." I knew what I was saying would never happen, there was no way I would ever leave Leo. But I knew exactly how Thiago felt about me straight away from his reaction. "No. You're staying here."

"Why? If you don't love me then wh-" Before I could get the words out Thiago crashed his lips against mine. His hands went to my waist pushing me harder against the wall. I placed my hand on his chest and the other behind his neck pulling him closer to me.

I moaned against Thiago's mouth when he licked my lower lip and slipped his tongue into my mouth. His hands went down to my ass and he gripped as my hands roamed his muscly toned chest while we kissed. Eventually we pulled away for air and Thiago pecked my lips one more time.

"You're staying here because I fucking love you tesoro. You're not leaving me so don't say it." A small smile made its way onto to my face and Thiago rolled his eyes. "I know you do." I kissed his cheek and wrapped my arms around his waist in a hug. "I love you too." Thiago wrapped his arms around me and we stayed like that for what seemed like ages before I eventually pulled away while yawning. "Let's go to sleep. You can unpack the bags tomor-"

My sentence was cut short when my eyes landed on a frame which I recognised as the empty frame which Thiago was going to surprise me with when he showed me the nursery for the first time in Florence. "Thiago.." Once again tears welled up in my eyes as I stared at the framed picture of Thiago's, mine and Leo's hand prints together.

"I love it." He placed a kiss on my cheek and smiled. "I knew you would. I also left space for any more we have in the future." He winked at me and I rolled my eyes trying to stop the inevitable blush making its way onto my face. "Calm down we've just had this one." Thiago chuckled and we started walking back to our bedroom when the doorbell went. I frowned and turned to Thiago who looked just as confused as I was. "Sophie stay with Leo."

Thiago quickly went back inside and took out a gun from a drawer in the nursery causing my eyes to widen. "Thiago! What the hell is wrong with you? You can't hide a gun in a nursery."

"Just go Sophie." He left me to go and open the door and I made my way back into the bedroom and over to Leo. I picked him up and smiled down at him when he opened his brown eyes groggily. "Hey baby." He gurgled in response and rubbed his eyes.

I walked around with him just talking aimlessly trying to get my mind off of Thiago who was downstairs with whoever was at the door. "Let's go and find out who came to visit." I carried Leo downstairs since there was no way I was leaving him alone knowing someone was in the house, most likely it was Matteo or someone but I wasn't risking it.

"Thiago." I called out Thiago's name just as I got to the bottom of the stairs, my eyes landed on Thiago who was glaring at someone but then he turned to me. "Go upstairs." I turned my head towards the front door and my eyes first landed on Kaito who was staring intently at the baby in my arms. My eyes soon moved to the brunette standing next to him with a vicious glare on her face directed at both me and Leo. "Sophie...it's nice to see you again. You remember me right? Thiago definitely does." She turned to Thiago with a smirk on her lips before looking at me again and if I wasn't holding my baby I would have killed her there and then.,. . ق.ق