An Italian's Virgin Escort Series novel Chapter 48

Sienna Point of View

Oh Lord, Please let Phoebe and her babies be fine. She went through so much and now that it's her chance to experience happiness, please let her have it.

I prayed continuously and was wiggling my hands nervously. Even the birth of her twins the first time is a premature one too as it was said to be most common with woman multiple babies. But this time Niccolo, grandma and I were on edge of our seats all these months and when the moment came, we are beyond worried for her and the babies as it is triplets now.

"Why are you going this way?" Grandma queried when I turned the car into another route.

I looked at her worried, "To get Leonardo and Mario with us to the hospital. Niccolo must've been in hurry to take both the toddlers with him." I answered and continued to drive in a fast yet in a safe speed.

"No, Niccolo said that both of the toddlers are with their Nanny so let's go to the hospital directly. Anyways it is not the right time to take them to hospital when we are tensed ourselves." Grandma said softly with her all-time controlled and calm tone. So, I took a U-turn at the next lane and proceed towards the hospital.

When Niccolo found me in the church and took me to grandma's house, not long after Phoebe said that she was two and half months pregnant startling us. Niccolo was out of world hearing the news. But I thought something went wrong with his mental state as a few days later he started believing that Phoebe would leave him, that too taking their babies with her. She tried to convince that she won't do it but he wouldn't believe her. He started to follow her like a hawk and never let her out of his sight.

Uff... He finally came to his senses when grandma slapped him when he followed Phoebe to a ladies restroom in a mall. Phoebe apologized to every woman over there because of her husband's stupidity and then she confessed him that she loved him and never do that to him ever again and she would not dare to separate their children from the best father in the world.

They just need a long heart to heart conversation and all the bitterness that was haunting their feelings for each other got washed away slowly.

Seven months later a pair of most handsome and cute chubby boys I've ever seen. My heart melted like an ice cream whenever I look at them.

Damn, they are so cute and chubby that a couple of months ago, I even bite Mario's cheek hard when he was gargling some baby language. Well, he cried so hard later and from then on, Leonardo, his protective brother was always cautious whenever I am with Mario.

Silly boys!

It was Phoebe's wish to name their first born after Leonardo Bianchi as he was into a mission save ladies like her and me and Niccolo agreed without a protest.

We reached the hospital in just ten minutes and ran to the ward Phoebe was taken to. Niccolo was sitting on a chair outside the operation theater with his head bowed and his hands covering his whole face. Anyone can say that he has been crying from a long while.

My heart tugged at how helplessly he sat there alone. It pained me to see him like that.

"Niccolo, Honey." Grandma placed her hand on his shoulder and patted his bad. While grandma sat on one side of him, I took the seat on his other side.

"Nothing will happen to her or the babies, Nick. She did well last time. She will be fine now too." Grandma tried to console his tormenting heart.

"Doctors said that she is in critical condition and took her into operation theatre. I'm so nervous and feel so helpless, Granny. She's a precious blessing to me. What if... w-what if something happens to her or my babies? I can't lose her granny. She's my life." I saw Niccolo crying that way for the first time. The scene unfolding before me wrenched my heart and pierced it into pieces.

"Niccolo, Brother, Nothing will happen to Phoebe or the babies. They'll be completely fine and healthy. Just calm down." I tried to assure him but in-turn I'm getting anxious myself.

"No, Sienna, you don't understand. I can't live without her. I would die the next second if something happened to her. Right now she is fighting for her and our baby's life and I'm sitting here unable to do anything. I hate myself. I wish I was the one to bear the pain instead of her."

I know whatever we say right now cannot calm Niccolo and seeing him beating himself for everything, only healthy Phoebe and the babies can get him out of this state.

We are waiting for the doctor to finish the operation from one and half hour and every passing minute is like a challenge for us. After what seemed like an hour later, doctor got out of the operating room taking off his nose mask and gloves. We immediately hurried to him, "Dr. Greene, how's Phoebe?" Niccolo question with fear lines forming on his face.

"Mr. Russo, Mrs. Phoebe Russo is alright. It was a very tough surgery and we could only save mother or the babies, so – " He stopped in the mid hesitating how to continue further.

No God, Please. Don't do this. Not to Phoebe. Not to the baby.

"What do you mean you could only save one? What the hell are you talking?" Niccolo shouted, pulling the doctor by his collar. I tried to calm him down but I know it was no use right now. I too, am on the verge of break down right now.

"Calm down, Mr. Russo. Phoebe is fine now. She was carrying triplets but due to many complications, we could only save two of them. I'm very sorry to say but we could only save two boys of triplets and we couldn't save the baby girl. We shifted both the babies to the incubators for intensive care for 48 hours. Your wife is under sleeping medicine right now and will wake up in about an hour."

Doctor's words hit us like a tsunami. Niccolo immediately fell on his knees and howled in pain with the loss of one of his child. He always wanted a daughter and now that his daughter is no more, I can't even imagine how he is feeling.