"I told flower it was a bad idea for them to marry. He had taken two girls as submissive with the name Rose. And he had let out his anger on them many times. Bro, he is hiding something inside him he doesn't want anyone to know. " said Arlo.
"What can it be?" Asked Nevio.
"I could never figure it out," said Arlo.
"It's time I take control of this boy." Said Elisio.
"Bro. Be nice" said Arlo.
"I know what I have to do," said Elisio.
Ermanno woke the next morning in his room and got out of bed and went into the bathroom and did his daily routine and got dressed in jeans and t-shirt and came down to the kitchen to smell breakfast.
He smiled wide and almost ran to the kitchen expecting his mother but looking at the person in front of the stove he had wide eyes and open mouth.
"Dad" called Ermanno.
Elisio turned and said "take a seat boy. Have some breakfast"
Elisio plated french toasts in a plate and put that plate between Ermanno and him on the table.
Ermanno was shocked by his father cooking.
"You can cook" asked Ermanno.
"Can't you?" Asked Elisio.
"I can cook to survive" said Ermanno picking a French toast from the plate.
"I can cook a lot of breakfast things. I and your mom used to spend the morning together in the kitchen and I would pretend to help and somehow somewhere learnt to cook." Said Elisio.
"Cute. And seriously these are good" said Ermanno taking a bite.
"Now. Want to tell me what's going on?" Said Elisio.
"You will not believe me," said Ermanno.
"And how do you know that?" Asked Elisio.
"It's.. it's... It's a long story and it's..." Started Ermanno but couldn't find words.
"You know your mother is planning on spending the day in the hospital with that girl and when she is discharged today, we are taking her back to New York. So you see I have a whole day to kill. Start your story boy. Let me understand what's going on. And remember. Only the truth." Said Elisio.
"It's embarrassing dad. And I don't want you to judge me" said Ermanno.
"You are my son judging you will be like judging me. And there is nothing which will make me love you less. Even if you say you are gay or cheated on your wife or have killed someone or any other shit. I promise to stand by you." Said Elisio.
Ermanno looked up to Elisio and told him everything thing from the start. He told him his attraction for Rose from when she was 10 to Sofia blackmailing him and till today how Rose tried to set him up.
Elisio listened to Ermanno and Ermanno was waiting for a reaction.
"Why didn't you tell this to me? Am I that bad of a father? I mean I tell my dad everything even now, he is my hero and best dad in the world. Where did I go wrong?" Asked Elisio.
"Neither you or mom went wrong anywhere. It's my shit dad. I was too ashamed of myself. No one knows about this except Enrique. He got me out of all the mess without anyone knowing it. EJ came to know about it later. Apart from these two, no one knows."
"Enrique proves his excellence every day. Can't be more proud of that boy." Said Ermanno.
"Wish he was your son, right?" Said Ermanno looking down at his plate.
"He is excellent for the overall family. He is good for taking care of the business and keeping the family together. But there is no way in this world I would have wanted anyone else to be my son than you. I give you a hard time cause I don't want you to be like me." Said Elisio.
Ermanno smiled and said "I too love you and wouldn't want any other dad than you. And I love mummy more than anything in this world. I swear dad I didn't know Rose would involve mom in her plan"
"Don't worry boy as far as I am alive. No one can harm my Fiore. Now tell me you have a plan?" Asked Elisio.
Ermanno smirked and said "I always have a plan"
Elisio returned the smirk.
After breakfast, the three brothers and Ermanno looked into the work in Arlo's office and then with Sabrina and Rose left to New York.
Ermanno was the only one who stayed back in LA.
After reaching New York, Rose was given a guest room which Sabrina promised that she can decorate as she wishes and make it her room and Sabrina was too excited to make a nursery for the new baby.
Sabrina was too excited and planned to have a family get together to announce Rose's pregnancy. But of course after Rose feels a bit better.
Sabrina had left Rose in the living room and gone to meet Zeke and Ambryl to tell them the good news.
Rose was standing looking at a picture of Elisio, Sabrina and Ermanno on the table and smiled.
"Cute picture isn't it?" Whispered Elisio from behind her ear.
Rose turned to look at Elisio who had a smirk on his face.
"Y-yes dad," said Rose.
"Don't call me dad. Call me Mr Devonte. I know everything about you. And I will not let you harm my family and especially my fiore." He leaned in further making Rose shiver from his closeness and continued "you like playing games. I like playing games too. Want to play with me?"
Rose was shivering to see Elisio. He looked so sinister.
"N-no," said Rose.
Elisio tilted his head a little and said "it doesn't matter if you don't want to play with me. Cause big daddy in the house to play. And he just found a new toy. Just so you know. I break my toys after playing with them"
Rose wanted to scream for help and gulped down as her throat had gone completely dry.
"Now go change your pants doll," said Elisio and smirked and walked out of the room.
Rose held her hands on her chest and breath in relief. She then looked down at her pants and saw she had peed her pants in fear.
"Oh my god. What have I got myself into?" Said Rose to herself.