Talia's POV:
As John drove me home my mind wandered to those men. Who are they and why did they seem so familiar? There was something about them that I could shake, I felt safe around them. After what I've been through that doesn't happen a lot, especially around men. As we approached the corner where he normally drops me off, I see red and blue flashing lights in the distance, strange. Don't get me wrong it's normal in this neighbourhood, I mean it isn't exactly all sunshine and rainbows around here but this felt off. This felt more personal and as I've mentioned, my gut is never wrong. I approached the house with caution and made myself look more innocent. A bit hard when you look like a bad bitch but it seems to work when the policewoman gives me a look of, pity?
I decided to ask, "Excuse me, miss? What's going on?". "Sorry I can't tell you it's not public information at the minute.".
"Okay I understand that, but I live there and I just want to get home." I lied. Okay that was not 100% a lie I do live there and I do want to get to the house, to my bed though not the demon couple.
"Oh, I'm so sorry dear.".
"Yeah it's fine can you just let me through now please?".
"Oh honey no I'm sorry, your parents were found dead. I'm sorry sweetie.". Yes yes YES the day finally came, my birthday wish came true, all the wishes on shooting stars actually happened. Of course, I couldn't say that out loud so a mere "oh?" made its way from my mouth.
"So what's going to happen to me now? Am I going to go back in the system?".
"I don't know yet hun, we are going to take you to the station with us and do a DNA test, see if you have any family that can take you in."
"Okay listen, I got dumped at the firehouse when I was two, I highly doubt that even if I did have any family that they would actually willingly take me in. So can't we just skip all the pain and rejection and put me in another foster home please. I've been through more pain than any other 17-year-old girl should have to go through and I'm fed up with it. I would like to thank you for your kindness and you are a very sweet lady but some rocks are just best left unturned to protect yourself."
"I hear you love but it's the standard protocol now, I'm sorry but my hands are tied here." Instead of continuing the argument, I decided to give in. I'm already in pieces so what's one more blow to the heart aye. "whatever" I mumbled.
The nice police officer, whose name I learned to be Rachel, took me to the station and they took DNA swabs from my cheek, a piece of hair and a saliva sample. I think about 3 hours had passed when Rachel came over to me. "So as it turns out, we found your father.".
I was speechless, I looked at her dumbfounded for god knows how long. I was brought out of my daze when Rachel cleared her throat. "My father? Are you sure? What did he say? Does he want me? Oh who am I kidding, of course, he doesn't I was left at a firehou-"
"Talia calm down hun. He said he'd take you in." This has to be a joke. The man who I haven't seen in, what? like 16,17 years decided that now he wants me? "You're kidding. Where are the cameras, this has to be a tv skit stop it's not funny."
"I'm not joking sweets, we called him and he's on his way now. He also thought it was a joke." Huh okay then maybe she's being serious. "But why does he want me now? I mean I got abandoned. Why didn't he want me then?"
"Now that I can answer, I had a look on the system 16 years ago when you were one your parents filed for a divorce. There was a big custody battle over you and your brothers and your dad got your brothers and your mom got you. She took you and moved to the other side of the country. So the chances of him even knowing you were left are very little." Okay, I don't know how to respond to that. Wait a minute...
" Excuse me did you just say, brothers?"
"hmhm" She confirmed. "5 biological brothers and 2 stepbrothers that belong to your father's wife. He remarried about 5 years after your mother left." "7 BROTHERS?!?" No. Way.
Antonio's POV:
We were about to board the plane my phone began to ring, I told the boys to go on ahead of me. I looked at the caller ID and it said the NYPD, why the hell would they be calling me? (italics-Ant Bold- NYPD) "Hello?" "Hello sir, I'm officer jones from the New York police department." "Yes, and what can I help you with?" "We had a case this evening that involved the overdose of an Anglea and Dave Morris" "Okay I don't know anybody by that name so I'm still not seeing what this has to do with me." "Well, this actually has to do with their foster daughter, urm, a Talia Blake Angel Morretti?" "I-, who is this? I advise that you hang up now because if I find out that this is a prank I will hunt you down, kill you and mail parts of you to your family."(a/n- what in the criminal minds is this.) "Sir I can assure you this is definitely not a joke, we are calling to see if you were able to take custody of her as you are her only remaining family? We have her sat here at the station right this minute so if you do want to take custody can you please come and collect her as soon as possible please?" "I'm on my way now I'll be 20 minutes, thank you so much, if you would have called 2 minutes later I would have been in the air. See you soon" "Bye sir."
I step on the plane, still completely in a daze, "Boys you go on ahead I'll catch another flight something has just come up last minute. I'll see you at home I shouldn't be long, I may be another day or maybe I'll be back tonight I'm not too sure yet." "Where are you going?" Alessio asked me."I'll tell you when I get back, don't fret too much, this could be a really good thing for the family." Without waiting for a response I walked off the plane.
La mia Principessa is finally coming home to us. Her family
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N- I apologise I've spent my weekend studying so I've been dipping in and out of writing.
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Teen FictionTalia Accardi had been in the foster system since she was 2. She was left at the fire station with nothing but a purple elephant stuffie and a gold locket. As she grew up bouncing from one family to another, each family being worse than the previous...
