Chapter 1

|Diana's POV|

Walking to kindergarten, I was snapped out of my thoughts by a ring; it was my phone ringing. I looked at the caller and it was Saray; she's been my best friend for more than 7 years, and even though we're 19 years old now, we're still best friends and we can't go a day without meeting each other.

Saray: Why are you late on your first day?!

Me: Good morning to you too, I just woke up late but I'll be there in 2 minutes, don't worry.

Saray: Hopefully. By the way, I have something to tell you when I see you, it is related to a boy in your class.

Me: Alright, see you in a minute.

I then continued walking to the kindergarten with a smile visible on my face. It is my first day teaching in a kindergarten and it is even my first job ever. I was surprised when they accepted Saray and I because we're only 19, but I was happy at the same time because I have been wanting a job badly for the past few months.

.........

"What did you have to tell me?" I asked Saray, catching my breath as I was walking quickly to arrive faster.

"Emilio Matinelli's son is in our class" She said blankly.

"Okay, and?" I was dumbfounded; his son is in our class, so what am I supposed to do about it?

"Are you stupid!? That's Emilio Martinelli! His son is in our class, don't piss him off or even look at him in a wrong way, he can easily tell his dad and you'll be his dogs' dinner" She said angrily, glaring at me yet trying to convince me.

I rolled my eyes at her and left her in the hallway, going to my class cause I don't want to be late any minute extra.

"Good morning class, I'm Miss Everett. Today, we'll only introduce ourselves and then color some paintings that I'm sure y'all will love" I said, writing my name on the board so they memorize it.

All of the kids introduced themselves and then I called them to come choose which painting they wanted to paint. Every kid came and took a painting and all of them started painting their paintings, except Nathaniel; he's Emilio's kid which Saray was talking about before.

"Can I sit here?" I asked Nathaniel, as he nodded his head.

"Why didn't you pick a painting? Don't you want to paint?" I asked him softly, and he shook his head as a reply.

"Why? Do you want to do other things, or do you want us to paint together?" I asked again, he looked at me thinking for a while.

"I don't want to do anything, I want to go home" He replied sadly, he broke my heart when he said that.

I didn't want him to get sad or to be sad, because he looks like a very precious boy and I'm sure that he's very spoiled.

"How about we paint a bit together and then when we finish you'll go home?" I asked, persuading him to paint with me.

"Pinky promise?" He said, showing his tiny pinky.

"Pinky promise" I replied, reaching for his pinky with mine with a smile.

I then got us two paint sheets and told Saray to take care of the other kids as I have to stay with him, and then went back to Nathaniel.

Then we both began to paint, and I asked him to tell me something about himself; what he likes to do and some stuff to make him comfortable as he looked a bit uncomfortable when other kids came to me and talked to me, so I tried to give him as much attention as I can so he can get more comfortable.

"I'm done! Look, I drew daddy and I!" He exclaimed happily as he showed me his painting.

"Wow, good job!! It looks amazing, I'm sure your daddy will love it" I smiled at him as he smiled back widely.

.........

I was standing with a few kids and Nathaniel was one of them. All of the parents were coming to pick up their kids, but no one has yet come to pick up Nathaniel.

"Nate, do you know who is coming to pick you up?" I asked him as he shook his head.

"Daddy said that he will come if he is able to, and if he isn't then he will send uncle Enzo to pick me up" He answered as I nodded my head, and then I picked him up and went back inside the kindergarten to the administration.

I took his father's number and called him.

Emilio: Who is it?

Me: Hello sir, I am Diana, from Nathaniel's kindergarten, no one has picked him up yet and I have been waiting here with him for more than 30 minutes.

Emilio: I'm on my way.

He then hung up the call.

"Your dad is on his way" I told Nathaniel as he looked at me with teary eyes.

"No no no! Don't cry baby, he's on his way" I said, worriedly caressing his cheeks with my thumbs.

"T-this isn't t-the f-first time h-he f-forgets about m-me" he stuttered as he clutched on my shirt.

"I'm sure he didn't forget about you, maybe he was just so busy with work and couldn't make it. Don't cry, he's already on his way" I replied, hugging him and patting his back with one hand while rubbing circles on his back with the other.

"Nathaniel!" I heard a voice say from behind as I turned around.

There he stood Emilio Martinelli, brown slicked back hair, honey brown eyes that could probably cut a stone from how fiery they are, broad shoulders, muscles visible from under his white see-through t-shirt, he was beyond handsome and beyond any word that means beautiful, hot, sexy; he was complete.

"No daddy! Y-you l-left N-Nate" Nathaniel clutched on my shirt more and held onto me, refusing to go to his father.

"Daddy's sorry, he had lots of work to do and wasn't able to come get you" Emilio said, apologizing to Nathaniel while coming slowly closer to both of us.

"Come here baby, daddy's sorry, alright? He will never forget to pick you up ever again" He added again, spreading his arms to hug Nathaniel.

Nathaniel jumps out of my embrace and runs to hug Emilio.

Emilio hugs him back tighter and rubs his back in a comforting way.

"I'm sorry Nate, I really am; I'm sorry that I forgot to pick you up, sorry for making you sad, sorry for everything" Emilio said, tearing up as his son wipes away his tears.

Wow! I never thought that I would ever see the great mafia king Emilio Martinelli in such a vulnerable state, he looks broken, sorry, and hurt that he hurt his son. He really loves him so much that he cried in front of me.

"Thank you for staying with him until I came here, Mrs..." He said, not sure what my last name is.

"Mrs. Everett, but you can call me Diana, and it was a pleasure Mr.Martinelli, Nathaniel is a very nice kid; you surely raised him well" I said, smiling at him as he stood up with Nate in his arms.

He smiled back and told Nathaniel to say goodbye to me.

"Goodbye Mrs.Everett, see you tomorrow!" Nathaniel exclaimed happily as he waved goodbye with his tiny hands, I waved goodbye and then they both went from there.

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