Chapter 19

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"Marco..I have to go get some more stuff for Christmas" Ally whined as Marco trailed kisses down her neck but he didn't budge. She moved her hands to his hair determined to pull his hair only for her to pull him even closer instead of away.

"But I told you that, or event planner could take care of it" he murmured.

"I know, but I want to do it this year," she said stubbornly. Marco knew better than to deny her.

And the end of the day Marco won, which was why he had that smugly satisfied look as he laid in bed listening and watching his wife complain about how late she was

"Marco, I told you I had to get some stuff, now I am so late," she said as she brushed her hair rapidly. When she was done she went into their closet to get a dress she would wear.

" And I also have to.... you know what we are both going to get the kids to from, Marcella's" Ally said as she came out wearing a knee-length maternity gown with a sweater on top. Marco shut up immediately after hearing what she said. Marcella and Carlos finally bought a house in Italy, they thought it was a great idea if they had a sleepover at their Aunt's.

"But I have a meeting to get to" he said .

"Well then cancel it" she said as she put on her shoe them walked out, only for her to come back inside and say.

"Get dressed breakfast will soon be ready" He could not deny her anything because she was in her last trimester so he wanted her to always be happy The last thing he wanted was for her to be stressed because the baby could arrive earlier than expected.

After they had breakfast they went to pick up the kids at Marcella's. Marco pressed the bell as soon as they walked up to the door. After a minute someone yelled.

"Coming" then the door opened to reveal Carlos ...half-naked with his pants unbuckled. Ally quickly looked at the plant at the side of the door while Marco asked...well more like hissed.

"Vorrei sapere perché sei vestito così con i miei figli che senza dubbio girovagano per casa"

(I would like to know why you are dressed like this with my kids no doubt wandering around the house)

"Sono con la tata in piscina ... stavo per fare una doccia ..... entrate" Carlos said but they all knew why he was doing.

(They are with the nanny by the pool...i was about to take a shower.....do come in)

"How about we go get the kids and catch up later, I have to be with Anita in less than an hour so does Marcella" Ally said then Carlos briefly then went inside. Ally sighed as she saw that Marcella was done with her Christmas decorations when she had barely even started.

Marco followed her as she went to meet the kids. When Cristo saw her he yelled.

"Mama" he ran on his little legs to hug her legs since she could not bend down.

"Hey, baby did you miss me?" She asked as Marco carried him up in his arm laughing.

"Yes, I did" He said which made her heart melt. Marco kissed the top of Cristo's head which was the way Marco said he missed him too.

"Where is your sister, Il mio Bambino?" Marco asked him.

"Yes where is she" Ally said looking around.

"She's sleeping" Cristo said.

Ally walked up to the swimming pool to say hello to the nanny and Joshua. When she was done she went upstairs to meet Marcella. When she got to the door she knocked and called out.

"Marcella! You ready!"

"Yes .....Almost come in" Marcella said from inside. Ally pushed the door open and saw Marcella struggling with the zip on her gown. She walked up to her so that she could help with it. When she was done she said.

"So now that you are done , we should leave now. Anita will probably have our heads if we stay any longer"

" You are right, let me just get my bag then we can leave."

"Okay I'll be waiting downstairs" Ally said then left the room. She went to the nursery to check in on Gaia and saw her sleeping. She said hello to the Lilian whom was the second nanny then went to kissed her baby on her forehead then ran her hands through her baby's hair. She suddenly felt emotional they grow up so fast. Gaia was going to be one in a couple of months. After a few minutes of watching her baby sleep she left.

When she got downstairs she saw Marcella with Carlos and Marco in the living room with the kids.

"Marco we will be leaving now. Will you please take the kids home when Gaia wakes up?" Ally said as she walked up to him then laid her hands his shoulder.

"certo amore, ma stasera mi stai inventando" he whispered then kissed her on her forehead.

(of course love , but you are making it up to me tonight).

"Yes I will"

After she said goodbye to Cristo , she left with Marcella to meet up with Anita at one of the shopping complex not to far from their house. Marcella drove them there since Ally couldn't, but she was sure that some of Marco's men still followed them discreetly. When they arrived she called Anita and asked...

"Hello. Yes we have arrived where are you?"

"Second floor, at the Christmas decorations side"

"Okay" Ally said then cut the call. She told Marcella what Anita said and they both took the elevator up. When they got there they saw Anita talking to the woman in front.

"We are here" Marcella said while Ally said hello to the woman in front. They all looked through the shop picking out stuffs for the house. When they were done Marcella offered to pay so that they would have it delivered to the house before tomorrow afternoon. When they were done with picking out the decorations they left to get some gifts for the whole family.

The had alot of breaks because of Ally, so she could take a break in between.

When they were done picking out the gifts, they all packed it into their car and left to get some groceries for the Christmas dinner. After a couple of hours Ally got tired of walking do they all ended it for the day. Marcella went home Ally off. Anita went with one of Marco's men in the other car.

By the time they arrived home it was past five pm. Ally went straight to Marco's study . She opened the door and saw Gaia playing on the floor and Marco busy with work. When she walked in he looked up and one look at her made him rush over to her because he saw how tired she was.

" Allison, questo è il motivo per cui ho detto che dovresti lasciare che il nostro organizzatore di eventi faccia tutto questo. Sai che lo stress non fa bene al bambino " he said as her hugged her. She knew he was a bit angry when he called her by name.

( Allison this is why i said you should let our event planner do all of this. You know stress isn't good for the baby.)

" Mama " Gaia called out as she stood up from the floor...or tried to. Ally let go of Marco to go and carry her only for Marco to collect Gaia from her.

"You should not be carrying her" she huffed and crossed her arms.

"Okay. I am sorry ,tomorrow I will make sure to order whatever I need" she said and kissed him on the cheek which made his face soften a bit. Ally ran her hand through her baby's hair as she babbled on about her day.

"spero tu abbia mangiato qualcosa?" He asked.

"Yes I did. We had a lunch break" she said.

"Why don't you go take a bath, I will join you in a minute. It seems you are leaking" Marco said which made her look at her breast, turns out he was right she was leaking. She kissed him on the lips then Gaia on the forehead before leaving.

She quickly left to their room and saw Cristo sprawled on the bed sleeping. She laughed then covered his body with the blanket. She took of her clothes then entered the bathroom. She turned the shower to warm and sighed as the water poured on her body. After a minute she heard the door opened and knew it was Marco. Because of the arms wrapped around her. He helped her shower and do did she when they were done he wiped her dry with the towel.

When they came out of the bathroom she saw that Cristo was not no longer on the bed so she turned to Marco and he said he had taken him to his room.

She put on one of her maternal gown and got in bed because she was so tired so she slept of almost immediately. Macro joined her after he put on some pants and held her as she slept. After a couple of minutes he left to tell the kitchen staff to get dinner ready by 7: 30 then left to get back to work.

The next day.........

Ally enjoyed having Marco with her. However, his continual presence did pose one problem, that of finding enough time alone to finish her Christmas gift to him which was a photo album of the secret photo shoot she did. Because she could remember how he so adored the dressing gown she'd made him for his birthday and refused to wear any other, she'd made him a second one from a length of dark blue she'd had her stylist send her from London. With Marcella's help, she had completed it just this morning, while he and Carlos were out selecting a tree from which to have for Christmas . Marcella and Carlos, along with Joshua, had arrived earlier this morning to spend Christmas with them, and had announced their intention to stay on until after the baby was born, Ally and the rest could not be happier . Having them there simply added to the bliss of her life.

While Cristo and Joshua were busy playing, Ally and Marcella decided to take a break by the pool before they continue shopping online.

"when were you going to tell me that you were expecting?" Ally asked Marcella.

'Expecting?...... Oh... how did you know?" Ally looked at that stomach then back at Marcella and said

"I know symptoms when I see them I noticed your bump....even though it is still not obvious and how you didn't eat lasagna with us yesterday ...I know how much you love it" Ally explained the Marcella smiled sadly.

"I was thinking of announcing it during Christmas dinner and I was worried that Carlos might not want the baby...or he just isn't ready because we haven't really talked about it, that is why I haven't said anything..I am just worried"

"It's okay I felt the same way with but why don't you just tell him so that you both can talk it out before Christmas and he might even be happy to share the news with you"

"I thought about that......but I think I should tell him a day before Christmas as his early Christmas present, well one of it" Marcella decided.

"Yes that's the spirit" Ally said and turned as she heard Gaia crying. She saw the nanny bringing her over. The nanny kept her on Ally's lap and said.

"I guess you missed you because she was asking of you"

"Aww...my baby " Ally cooed and Gaia stopped crying. The nanny left after Ally told her to.

"You want some candy" Marcella said and took some out from her pocket and gave it to Gaia, who grabbed it like it would disappear.

"I honestly can't wait for Christmas" Marcella said and she laid back on the chair.

"Me neither" Ally agreed.