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~ Daniela's POV ~

"So is this your way of kicking me out of your house?" When I turned my head to look at Carson he let out a laugh, shaking his head.

"No beautiful. You can live there, you can live here - you can alternate every day if you want. Just do what you want."

"What if I wanted to live here permanently...with you?" When I added the last part I was suddenly nervous to see his reaction. It may have only been six minutes away, but I was still asking him to leave his main home and his friends to come and live in a house he built for me and I'm guessing just for me.

As much as I didn't mind living there, just being in our own home even just for an hour when we made love and then just lay there in the bed, enjoying each other's company was so refreshing.

It was so peaceful.

It was our home, our house. It was decorated exactly how I would want it without the fancy luxuries of the penthouse in the city or just a kind of suite on the third floor in a huge mansion. We had our own space, our own backyard which I still hadn't seen entirely yet although I did see a pool through the window.

But, it was all for us, a place for just us. That's if he wanted to be there with me.

"You want me to live here too?" When he spoke he kept his voice pretty neutral, barely giving anything away. "Yes."

He took a moment to think, looking around the bedroom that was lit up by the rays of sun that were coming in through the window.

"But this is supposed to be your place."

"If I need time alone I'll ask you Carson, but I don't want that and I don't want to plan for that. Having this place on standby is like us saying we'll end up arguing so bad that I'll need to leave. I don't want to think like that, hopefully it won't happen but if it does then I'll send you on your way." When I gave him a small smile he let out a laugh, moving in closer to me.

"I won't let it happen."

"So what do you say then?" When I gave him a nervous smile he leaned in pressing a kiss to my lips. "I'd love to move in here with you. But this will always be your house, everything is yours. Don't forget that."

"I don't know what I did to deserve you Carson." When I mumbled those words I felt the emotions from earlier rise up inside me again as he pulled my body up against his in the bed. "You went through hell for years Dani. Now let me show you what heaven is like my queen, because you deserve the world."

His words caused the tears to spill over from my eyes as I kissed him before I nuzzled my face into the crook of his neck. If this is what heaven felt like - being in his arms, then I never wanted to leave.

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When I heard the doorbell ring again for the fourth time I finally let out a groan, pushing my chair back from my desk in my office. Honestly, considering the number of people in this house and how many security guards we had everywhere, they're all so freaking lazy.

Even though it was a Friday afternoon, the place was usually still full until around 6pm and it was only 4pm.

As I stepped out of my office I looked at Grey's slightly open door across from mine and then I glanced down the corridor at Carson's door.

"Don't worry, I'll get it!" When I shouted the words not bothering to hide my frustration, I heard a chuckle coming from Grey's office while Carson shouted his reply back to me. "I was wondering how long it would take you to get your ass up!"

Once again Grey laughed while I just rolled my eyes, heading down the hallway and down the stairs into the empty entry hall. Making way to the front door, I opened it revealing Carson's very irritated mother.

"I gave birth to that boy and this is how he treats me?" When she muttered those words I let out a laugh as I stepped aside allowing her to come in. She still seemed annoyed as she looked around at the empty entry hall before she turned to look at me again.

"At least you came for me Dani, my own son would sooner leave me in the cold than come and open the door for me."

"I'm so sorry about that, if I knew it was you I would have come faster. Usually whenever this happens it's just someone here for business that has nothing to do with me."

All she did was shake her head giving me a smile as she dismissed the entire thing. "My problem isn't with you my beautiful, it's with that son of mine."

Her words caused me to let out a laugh as she pulled me in for a hug. "Oh it's so good to see you. Honestly, it feels like my son only keeps you to himself."

I couldn't help but laugh as she held me in a tight embrace in the entry hall of the mafia mansion as I like to call it.

I guess I had to start coming up with names for all of Carson's homes - this guy had a house in LA and in Miami, a penthouse in New York City, the mafia mansion in Long Island and our new home also in Long Island.

I on the other hand, had my old house in Ohio that I was still trying to sell and the house Carson bought for me. I don't think I'd ever be able to match him though, unless I bought a bunch of caravans but that would be a waste of my money.

"It's good to see you too. I'm so sorry, I've just been so busy."

So busy trying having sex with your son in as many rooms in our new home as possible.

So far in the three days since Carson first showed me the house, we'd managed seven of the rooms.

Still so many more to go.

"Oh it's okay, I understand you have commitments here with work." Giving her a smile I nodded my head just as the sound of footsteps coming down the hallway caught our attention.

"Mama!" When I saw a very shirtless Fox coming towards us, I couldn't help but smile at how he called her mama. It was so cute.

Her eyes followed him as he came towards us, taking in his sweatpants that hung low on his hips and his shirtless upper body showing off his tattoos and his muscles. It wasn't unusual for him to be shirtless, especially since he spent his entire day in the gym training pretty much everyone in the mafia.

"How many times have I told you to cover yourself up?" When she gave him a frown he only grinned in response, pulling her into a hug. "I'm just letting people see what they want to see."

"No one wants to see it." When he heard my response his eyes met mine over Maya's shoulder. "You're only saying that because you already see enough of someone else in your kitchen, in the shower, in the laundry room, on the balcony..."

No we did not tell Fox where we had sex in our house, I guess he just figured it out and made some pretty good guesses - just not the balcony.

As much as I wanted to glare at him in that moment, when Maya turned to look at me with a frown I just forced a small smile onto my face trying to hide my raging blush. Taking a step closer to them, I waited until Fox let her go allowing her to turn towards the small closet in the hallway where she could hang her coat.

As soon as she turned away from us, I took the chance to close the gap between Fox and I, elbowing him in the ribs when she wasn't looking.

The curse word he let out along with his pained groan caused her to snap her head in our direction, this time narrowing her eyes at him. "What did you just say?"

Rubbing his ribs he flashed her a sheepish smile. "Puck. Anyone want to go play some hockey?"

"Don't lie to me Fox." She held her coat and a hanger in her hand as she stepped towards him with a frown. "I'm not I swear mama, I just...Dani hit me! Tell her off instead."

"Dani opened the door for me and she's my future daughter in-law. You on the other hand left me waiting outside in the cold."

"Only because I knew Dani would get up, everyone here knows that." When he glanced over at me I just shook my head at his disgraceful actions as she hit his bare arm with the plastic hanger.

"Ow!" When he let out a whine rubbing his arm, I couldn't help but laugh quietly behind Maya. "Don't lie to me again and watch your language."

"Sorry mama." When he mumbled the words she nodded her head, turning back to hang her coat up again. Turning to look at Fox, I smirked when he glared at me.

"I'll get you back for that bitch." When he whispered to words to me I just shrugged my shoulders leaning in closer to him. "Do your best, bitch."

My response caused him to chuckle, shaking his head as he pulled me into his side. "You're funny Little One, but really, I'm going to get you back."

"How?" When I gave him a cautious look he just chuckled, shaking his head without a word.

Maybe I shouldn't have messed with him.

"Get your hands off her." When I heard Carson's voice I turned my head towards the stairs where he was coming down with Grey, busy staring at something on his phone. "I don't think my Little One wants me to do that."

When I heard Fox's tone, I tried to slip out of his hold to put some distance between us but all he did was tighten his arm around my shoulders.

"I won't tell you again." This time Carson lifted his eyes away from his phone, his hard stare focusing on Fox who finally let me go, allowing me to go over to Carson.

"Hey beautiful." He gave me a smile as I reached him, taking his hand in mine as I got on my tip toes to kiss him.

"No PDA please." When Grey spoke before I could kiss him, I turned to glare at him while he just flashed me a grin walking past us and over to Maya to give her a hug.

"Hey mama." When he gave her a smile, she returned it as she hugged him back. "Grey, it's nice to see you. How is little Sara doing?"

"She's good, she's actually supposed to wake up any second from her-" The moment the cry from somewhere upstairs cut him off, Grey flashed her a smile. "I'll be back in a second."

Without wasting any time he quickly rushed upstairs to go and calm Sara down, leaving Maya to come over to Carson. "Do you love me?"

"Of course I do mama." When he gave her a cute smile she narrowed her eyes at him in return before she suddenly slapped the back of his head causing my eyes to widen. "What the fu-"

"Language!" When she hit him again he just stepped away, rubbing his head this time choosing to stay quiet although the glare on his face told us exactly how he felt. "Next time don't leave me to stand out there in the cold."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you. I did tell you to call me when you come here." This time she only smiled since he obviously did have a point. I know he loved it whenever she came over but he always asked her to call first.

Nodding her head in agreement, she pulled Carson into her arms to give him a hug now that she was done telling him off. "Hey Maya?"

When she heard my soft voice she stepped out of Carson's arms turning to look at me as I gave her a tentative look suddenly feeling extremely nervous.

"Can I call you mama too...please?" I thought it would be more polite to say please. As my words hung in the air, I felt their eyes on me as she turned to face me properly, a smile stretching across her face. "Oh Dani of course you can."

Stepping away from Carson she pulled me into her arms, holding me in her embrace before she pulled away. "I'm your mama just as much as theirs, whenever you need me I'm here."

Her words touched my heart when I felt that familiar warmth inside me from the motherly love in her eyes. With one last hug she headed towards the kitchen with Fox saying something about cooking dinner for us tonight since it was a Friday so the house would be pretty quiet.

"Come here." Turning to face Carson, I gave him a small smile as I stepped into his arms allowing him to pull me up against his chest. "You're so cute."

"Don't make fun of me." When I pouted my lips he cracked a smile, leaning down closer to me. "I'm not baby, your red cheeks are the cutest things ever."

"You are making fun."

"You're right, I am." When he flashed me a grin I just shook my head, closing the gap to kiss him.

"Don't look Sara, it's not appropriate." When we heard Grey whisper the words, Carson broke the kiss turning to look at him as he carried Sara down the stairs. "Look where Apa?"

When she started looking around the entry hall with her wide eyes, Grey just shook his head letting out a laugh. "Never mind baby."

"Dani!" When she saw me she instantly reached out for me causing me to let out a laugh. "My little Princess! How you doing?"

As I spoke I took her from Grey's arms, resting her on my hip as I held her with one arm. "Shuice."

"Shuice? Are you sure? Is that your final answer?" When I rose an eyebrow at her giving her a serious look, she nodded her head with a grin. "Well, don't tell your Apa and I'll get you some shuice."

When I whispered into her ear she nodded again as Grey chuckled next to us. I heard Carson and Grey talking in the hallway as I walked into the kitchen, putting Sara down on the counter before I went to get two juice boxes, one for myself and one for her.

"You shuice?" After I put the straw in hers, she smiled when she saw me putting the straw in my own juice box. "I love shuice."

"You're such a child Little One." When I heard Fox mumble those words to me, I turned to glare at him while he reached out to tickle Sara under her chin causing her to giggle. "Don't you own a shirt?"

"Nope, I gave my last two away to my lady friends last night as a token of my love." Of course I knew he was joking but I still couldn't help but roll my eyes at his mention of sex again. "I hope that's the only token you gave them."

When Maya muttered the words to herself from next to us in the kitchen causing me to let out a laugh. "I'll have you know, I use protection every single time."

This time Maya didn't respond, instead just shaking her head as she went back to preparing the dinner.

"Fox!" When I heard Carson call Fox from the hallway, he flashed me a grin leaning in to kiss Sara's cheek before he leaned in to kiss mine. "Ew! Don't."

When I let out a groan, rubbing my cheek with the back of my hand Sara giggled while Fox just rolled his eyes, leaving me with Maya and Sara in the kitchen where I spent the next few hours helping her to make dinner. Aviana joined us after a while but she refused to help with the cooking instead choosing to sit and entertain the cute little three year old while she spoke to us.

I found out after I got back from Ohio that I'd missed Sara's birthday, but I did get her a present to make up for it although she didn't really understand what was going on anyway.

Spending time with Maya and Avi in the kitchen really did help me to take my mind off all that was going on in my life. Just for those few hours I didn't feel like I was standing in the kitchen of the mafia base, I didn't feel like I'd been damaged beyond repair, I didn't feel like a girl who was currently in therapy.

I felt like I had a family, like I had a mama.

"Please call those boys." When Maya huffed in irritation after she'd screamed for them to come downstairs three times, I nodded my head taking of the apron I was wearing. "It's not fair, they don't even help and yet they get to come and eat."

"You didn't help either." When I gave Aviana a look as I walked out the kitchen, she just smiled pulling Sara in closer to her chest. "That's because I had a princess to take care of."

"More like a billion dollar manicure." I'm sure I saw her glare at me as I finally left the room, heading upstairs to Carson's office where the three of them went earlier. I could hear their voices as I approached the door, knocking on it.

"What?" When I heard his irritated tone I nervously opened the door, flashing him an apologetic smile when I saw that he'd just been in deep conversation with Grey and Fox who looked like he'd taken a shower and changed out of his gym clothes from earlier.

"Sorry to disturb you, dinner is ready." His eyes softened when he saw me, nodding his head as he pushed his chair back standing to his feet. Just like Carson, the other two followed suit, coming over to the door where I was standing.

"Little One." Fox nodded in my direction as he passed me with Grey while Carson lingered behind, waiting until they were further down the hallway before he spoke to me.

"Sorry about that." When he muttered his attempt at an apology I just shook my head. "It's okay, you're a mob boss, I can't expect you to be all mushy and stuff at all times during the day. Especially here."

When I nodded towards his office he just took my hand pulling me out the door and down the hallway once he'd locked his office door.

"What did you make for dinner?" As he spoke he rubbed circles into the back of my hand that he was holding. "Beef lasagne. You told me it was your favourite when we were locked in that room, so your mom taught me her secret recipe."

When I gave him a smile he came to a stop just as we reached the stairs, turning to face me. "I love you."

It was just three words and yet they still held so much emotion, that's all he needed to say.

"I love you too, especially for giving me all this." When I gestured down the stairs where the voices of Carson's friends and his mom could be heard, he gave me a smile of his own. "They're your family too now baby."

I finally had a family, again.

"You mean that?" When I whispered my response he chuckled, nodding his head as he stepped closer to me. "I love seeing you with my mom - seeing you so happy with her."

"You weren't there to help, you didn't see anything." When I gave him a teasing smile he just laughed again. "I'm sorry my queen, I had work to do and cooking with my mama isn't my idea of fun anymore."

"Anymore?" When I rose an eyebrow at him as we started heading down the stairs he nodded. "She starts off nice, but the longer you spend time with her in the kitchen the meaner she becomes. She taught Poppy, Kai and I to cook and by the end I knew how to make everything but I never wanted to set foot in the kitchen with her again."

"No way, she was so nice to me." When I shook my head he just cracked a smile. "That's because you're her future daughter in-law, she loves you."

"Are you trying to ask me something?" When I repeated that sentence from that night we spent walking on the beach, he shook his head with a laugh. "One day my queen."

As we reached the bottom of the stairs he took my hand to stop me from walking towards the kitchen, pushing me up against the end of the banister.

"Un giorno ti chiederò di sposarmi. Mi metterò in ginocchio nello stesso punto sulla spiaggia di LA dove ti ho chiesto di essere la mia ragazza e poi, dopo averti detto quanto amo tu, ti chiederò di essere mia moglie per il resto dell'eternità." (One day I'm going to ask you to marry me. I'm going to get down on one knee in the same spot on the beach in LA where I asked you to be my girlfriend and then, after telling you how much I love you, I'll ask you to be my wife for the rest of eternity.)

Despite the fact I had no clue what he just said when he spoke to me in Italian, I knew whatever he was saying held so much meaning to him. Just from the way he looked at me with love and adoration, stroking my cheek as he spoke in such a soft tone.

"What?" When I gave him my response he just cracked a smile leaning down to kiss me without another word. "What did you say to me?"

"You'll just have to wait and find out one