Third Person's POV:
While they were at the airport and coming home, everyone here was thinking that Elio is going to bring his girlfriend to meet them. They were very excited that he was finally bringing his girlfriend to meet them, not knowing that he was tricking them all along.
They reached home after some time and Elio first went out with Ariana as he knew that only she could save him from the wrath when they knew the truth. It's not that he doesn't want them to meet his girlfriend, it's just that he feels that now is not the right time.
"Princess let's go." Elio said. Gabriel and his sons followed behind them.
"Here we go again, him ignoring us." Matteo mumbled from behind them in frustration.
"Get used to it. You will face that more when we go in." Benjamin roasted him further. Matteo's face stiffened as he knew that he was right.
"Sigh. What can we do? My twinnie is just amazing." Matteo said, faking a sigh.
"Tsk...tsk. You sure know how to boast." Benjamin said in disgust.
"It's not boasting if it is true." Matteo said shamelessly. He was right at that.
They all went in.
"Everyone, look who is here?" Elio said loudly.
Everyone thought that he had brought his girlfriend and they were extremely happy and went to meet them but who knew that they would get a more pleasant surprise.
"Whaattt. The." Orlando yelled in surprise.
"Surprise everyone." Ariana said, smiling brightly.
"Princess, you are here. But didn't you say that you guys can't come as you have a lot of work?" Leonard said.
"Well we wanted to give you a surprise. Now tell me, did you like it nonno?" Ariana asked.
"I loved it but you brat how dare you lie to me." Leonard pointed furiously to Gabriel.
"Princess told me to." He also decided to use her as she can placate them immediately and he was right.
"Oh then it's alright if it's princess who said it. Otherwise you would have seen my wrath." Leonard said.
See, wasn't he right. He sighed helplessly. Then they were completely ignored. They all watched as everyone fawned over her and completely ignored them as if they didn't exist. Even Elio dared to do that. Unfortunately they can't do anything about it.
"Dad, I think we should have just sent twinnie. We aren't needed here." Matteo said.
"What are you blabbering about? It's her first time here so of course they are going to be happy and pamper her."
"I don't think so. Since she came, our place in the family has become quite low." Matteo said.
"When was your place high in the family?" Benjamin said brutally.
"Bro, can you not be so hurtful?" Matteo said grimacing.
"The truth is always hurtful." Benjamin said.
"Papa, fratelli, what are you guys talking about there?" Ariana asked, seeing that they were talking to each other separately. She thought that they were talking about something important.
"Nothing princess. Just some business." Gabriel said.
"Hmph... you guys are still talking business here when you have come home. Can you not talk to us?" Isabella said. They were speechless. We want to talk but you guys are ignoring us like we don't exist.
"Nonna, you didn't even talk to us or glance at us. You guys are only seeing twinnie and not us. How is that our fault?" Matteo said, whining like a child.
Isabella and everyone else felt a little guilty because they were in the wrong. Ariana also felt like she had ignored them. It was just that she was really happy meeting them that she ignored them.
"Alright, it's our fault. Come here and sit Matteo." Isabella said.
Matteo smiled widely and sat with them. Actually they weren't really feeling bad because they knew that they were happy that Ariana was there for the first time since she was born and they can understand their emotions. They were just joking around.
Still Isabella and others knew that they were in the wrong. They can't ignore them just because Ariana was there. They have to give equal attention to everyone.
"Tony, how is everything going on in the mafia?" Isabella asked.
"Everything is good nonna. Dad is letting me handle more business as he wants to hand over the business to me as you know." He replied.
"That's good then. Work hard. Don't disappoint the Romano name and make us proud." Leonard said.
"I will nonno." He replied confidently and seriously. He knew that he can't let them down and work hard.
"Don't worry dad. He is already good and with time he will become better." Gabriel said.
"When are you going to hand over your position Robert?" Gabriel asked.
"They still have to train so I will wait for them, fratello. Besides, I can still handle it." Robert said.
Because Elio and Emilio are twins and they are only minutes apart so it was decided that whoever wants the head position, can get it. After they grew up and understood it, Emilio decided that he wants to be a lawyer and doesn't want to be the head of the mafia. That way he can also support the mafia by providing them with legal aid.
Whereas Elio was very interested in the head position and he was natural at it so he started training for that and Emilio started studying Law. Now he is the best lawyer that there can be.
"That's right. You have to train them better so that they don't get burdened with matters that they don't understand." Gabriel said.
"Now I remember something, Elio, didn't you say that you were bringing your girlfriend. What happened?" Sophia asked.
"Madre, I didn't say anything about my girlfriend. You guys just assumed it. I said that you guys have to be at home today as I have someone to meet you." Elio said cheekily.
(Madre: Mother in Italian)
"And that someone was our family. You cheeky bastard." Robert said, shaking his head.
"Here I thought that you are finally going to let us meet your girlfriend. I was so excited. When are you bringing her over to meet us?" Isabella asked.
"Nonna, I will soon." Elio said.
"Why don't you bring her to meet us tomorrow now we are also here." Antonio said.
Elio immediately glared at him. He knew that he was taking revenge for making a taunt at him back in the car.
"Yes, that's a great idea. Bring her tomorrow. Otherwise who knows when I will meet her." Sophia said.
"Okay then I will." Elio resigned as he knew that he can't do anything now and has to bring her.
"Then it's settled. Cognato Gabriel, princess, nipoti, why don't you guys go and get freshen up. By then the dinner will be ready. Princess, let's go and I will show you your room." Sophia said.
(cognato: brother in law, nipoti: Nephews)
"Alright, that would be good."
They all went to their rooms. Since it was not like their first time coming here and this was also their home, they all had rooms here including Ariana.
"You know princess, when you were born, we designed your room here for you for when you come. But then you got kidnapped even then we kept your room and kept changing it according to your age. We always believed that one day you will definitely come back to us and now you are finally here." Sophia said.
"Thank you zia. I always feel grateful that you all love me so much. I always have all of your love that I feel like I am truly blessed with." Ariana said with a smile.
"Aww... baby girl. You are a princess. We don't just call you that endearingly, we call you that because you are our princess and a princess should be treated like one." Sophia said smilingly.
"Now this is your room. If you want to change something here you can tell me and I will have it changed by tomorrow. After all this will be your room for an entire life." She said.
While Ariana was so touched that she can't even say it in words. They are really sweet. She nodded and opened her room. When she went in she was so shocked that she even forgot to say anything.
"Princess, did you like it?" Sophia asked from behind her anxiously.
"Zia, who did choose this?" Ariana asked blankly.
"Umm... I did. If you don't like anything we can have it changed according to your wish."
"Like it? Zia I love it. It's absolutely amazing and beautiful. I like it very much. Thank you zia for putting so much effort into it." She said beamingly.
Sophia sighed in relief and was also happy that she liked it. She has put so much effort into this and wanted her to like it as much.
"That's good then. Go ahead princess and get freshen up. I am going to the kitchen. When you are done just come there directly. Ask anyone here and they will tell you the direction." She said.
"Okay zia. Then go ahead." Ariana said.
Sophia went to the kitchen while Ariana went into her room and checked everything. She found the bathroom and then she found the closet and it was filled with clothes and they were all her sizes. She was once again amazed. How the hell did she even know that they are coming here and put the clothes in here. She sighed and then went to change her clothes.
She took a shower and got changed. After half an hour she was done and went out. After asking for directions from one of the helpers, she went where everyone was.
"Princess, come here and sit with me." Emilio said. She went and sat with him.
"So princess, did you like your room?" He asked.
"Yes fratello I loved it. It's beautiful." Ariana said.
"Where is Zia?"
"Madre is in the kitchen." He replied.
"Okay then I will go to her. Where is the kitchen fratello?"
"Go straight and then take a right turn and you will see the kitchen." Ariana nodded and went in the direction that he pointed out.
"Zia."
"Princess, you are here. Why don't you go and talk with your brothers. I will be there in some time."
"No zia. I want to help you. Is there anything that I can help with?"
"No there isn't. Everything is done here."
"Zia, how did you know that we would come here because you had filled the closet with clothes of my size."
"Well I knew that you would come here someday and I also knew that you would come sooner rather than later. Didn't you also say that you will come after the exams? So I went shopping and filled the closet."
"Oh. Thank you zia." Ariana nodded. Sophia smiled at her.
After chatting they went to the dining room and everyone had dinner. After dinner as they all were very tired they went to sleep immediately.
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The next day they all had dinner and since Elio was bringing his girlfriend to meet them, they decided to head early to work so that they could come back early for dinner.
Ariana spent her time with Leonard, Isabella and Sophia. They had the kitchen prepare the dinner and looked after the preparation as they didn't neglect a thing when they were having someone over. They were also very excited to meet his girlfriend.
Evening came and everyone came from work. Now they were all waiting for Elio and his girlfriend. They didn't know anything about her as Elio hadn't told them anything.
"When will they be here?" Sophia asked anxiously.
"I just talked to him and he said that they will be here any minute." Emilio said, hanging up the phone.
"You have prepared everything properly right?" Isabella asked Sophia as she was also anxious. She kept feeling that today is going to be very bad for some reason.
"Yes madre. I have. I checked it."
"Good." Isabella said. She didn't tell anyone how she was feeling because she thought that it would make everyone jittery.
Finally Elio and his girlfriend came.
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Here's the another chapter guys.
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Love, Stella.