In The Shadows ✔

[124] Young Hearts

Two little voices, having a vivid conversation wake them up the next morning. Scorpia listens to them happily while Logan strokes her back. She looks up at him and he smiles at her, his eyes still half-closed.

There's a knock on the door and Scorpia gets up to open it. Logan loudly clears his throat, right before she touches the handle.

"Bonnie, you should pull the shirt down a little."

Scorpia looks down and suddenly realizes she's not wearing any underwear and Logan's shirt is scrunched up around her stomach. She giggles and quickly grabs the bathrobe from the hook next to the door, putting it on quickly, and then opens the door.

Mamma is on the other side of the door with Enzo, Lucas, and Matteo. They brought a cart full of breakfast with them and the smallest men are very excited.

Mamma says: "Sorry for the early visit but these men wanted to have breakfast with you guys and I wanted to grant Bruno and Lexy some more privacy."

The boys climb onto the bed and mamma walks over to the crib. Scorpia pushes the cart towards the foot of the bed and watches Enzo and Lucas climb on top of Logan. Mamma lifts Leo from his crib, who yells: "Mommy amo!"

Scorpia takes him from her mom, who lifts Pia from the crib too. They all sit down on the bed and Scorpia takes in all the happy faces around her.

She hands everyone a croissant and feeds Leo a small bite. The little boy lets out a happy sound and Matteo, who is sitting next to her, looks at Leo with loving eyes. Scorpia rests her head on Matteo's shoulder, "Good morning, Matteo. You're an example to all of these little ones. Did you dance some more last night?"

He nods a little shy and Scorpia raises her eyebrows. Mamma nods at him, encouraging him to tell Scorpia more.

Matteo says: "I danced with mamma, Cait, Violetta, Lexy, and you. And Gail. She's the hotel owner's daughter. She's thirteen and really sweet." He blushes and Scorpia smiles.

She nudges his shoulder with hers, "I told you. Being a good dancer is very attractive. Good for you, Matteo. You did exchange phone numbers, right? Or email?"

"Yeah, email info but she lives here... I don't know if..."

Scorpia leans close to him and whispers in his ear: "I'm planning to visit Scotland once a month for as long as Leo is still little. You can easily travel with us to see her again."

His facial expression goes from shocked to a wide grin quickly.

Scorpia adds: "This has to stay a secret because Logan doesn't know it yet." She winks at Matteo and he nods.

Lucas yells surprised: "Uncle Logan! You're still wearing your kilt!"

Logan chuckles, "Yes, auntie Scorpia wouldn't let me take it off."

All of the kids look at her and her cheeks color deep red. She shrugs and feeds Leo another piece of croissant. Mamma whispers: "I get why", while helping Pia drink her orange juice.

The kids eat and drink some more but are becoming restless. Mamma gets up from the bed and says: "Pia, Enzo, Lucas, and Matteo are you coming with me to the playroom downstairs? I think uncle Logan and auntie Scorpia could use a minute to themselves. And there's a lot of fun things to do there."

Enzo and Lucas jump from the bed with a cheer and Matteo gets up with a smile on his face. Mamma lifts Pia from the bed onto the floor and she grabs her grandma's hand. Enzo and Lucas walk towards the door holding each other's hands and Matteo rushes after them.

Mamma looks at Logan and Scorpia and says: "Enjoy your time together. See you later." She waves and takes the kids with her.

Logan sits down on the end of the bed and pours coffee into two mugs. Leo claps his hands, looking at his mom with a happy look on his face. Scorpia kisses and cuddles him before sitting him up against a pillow. Logan finds a sippy cup and pours a little juice in it, handing the cup to his son, who thanks him with a wide grin.