Coming Home For Christmas
Chapter 73

Lacey's P.O. V. "Lace...Lacey,

baby"

I hear my husband's gentle voice trying to coax me out of my peaceful slumber.

"Come on, love, open your eyes"

I did as Logan requested and as soon as I opened my eyes and my vision cleared, a huge smile adorned my face upon seeing my handsome husband smiling down at me. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on FindNovel.net. Visit FindNovel.net to read the complete chapters for free."There she is"

"Hey, when did you get home from work?"

I ask as my face scrunches up in confusion.

The last time I checked, Logan was running late for dinner tonight.

"Oh, not too long ago, babe... how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, I think"

I say confused as I rub my forehead and wonder what's going on and why the hell I'm sleeping on the couch.

I was also feeling confused about the dream I had or more like the person I was dreaming about.

Why would I randomly dream about him?.

"What do you mean? you're not feeling sick, are you?"

Logan asks me as he feels my forehead for a temperature.

"I'm fine, babe, I just had a weird dream, that's all"

I say as I grab hold of Logan's hand and hold it close to my chest.

"What kind of dream was it, babe? I clearly wasn't in it if you're saying it's weird"

Logan said and I chuckled slightly.

"Do you remember my cousin Klayton?"

"Mmm-hmm, yes I do"

"Well, I had a dream about him, I dreamt that he was here, in our home"

I say confused.

I was so confused by my dream about Klayton that I completely missed my husband's amused smile as he looked at something behind me. "How's that weird, love?"

"It's weird because I haven't seen Klayton in... god...around six years"

Has it really been that long?.

"Yeah, I think the last time I saw him was at my birthday party in the Hamptons"

I say with a sad smile as I let out a sigh.

"For some strange reason, he never liked Dylan and he always tried to discourage me from being with him but his hatred for him got worse after that night... I never found ot why but Klayton told me he'd never give us his blessing ani that I'd eventually regret it if I stayed with him and he was right"

I said the last part with a chuckle as I closed my eyes and covered them with my hand.

"It's a good job he's not here because I'd hate to hear him say I told you so, piccolo cugina" (Little cousin)

"I told you so, piccolo cugina"

A strong, husky voice with an Italian twang says in a cocky tone and my eyes immediately snapped open as my heart started to beat even faster.

There's no way.

I quickly sat up and looked behind me and my eyes widened in shock and surprise when I saw the devil's favourite son, my cousin Klayton Antonelli sitting on the armchair with Cassidy Williams sitting next to him on the arm of the chair but the strangest part about this scene was the beautiful little boy sitting on his lap who was the spitting image of Klayton when he was a kid.

"Oh my god"

I whispered as a highly amused Klayton looked at me with a smirk and he even winked at me "Hey there little one"

Holy s**t.

I thought to myself as I jumped up from the couch, my eyes never leaving Klayton as I did.

"Babe, be careful"

Logan said as he stood next to me and placed his hand on my lower back while my eyes remained on my smirking cousin.

"Klayton... what the hell are you doing here?"

"It's good to see you too, Lacey, how have you been, kid?"

"Oh, I've been better, did erm... are you here because of my dad? did he send you here?"

I ask and he scoffs.

"You're joking right, Lace?"

"Why would I joke about this, Klay?...my family have been trying to get back into my good books ever since I returne to New York and so far, all of their attempts have falled, sc it wouldn't exactly shock or surprise me if he or my mom called in the family's big dog to try and intimidate me into forgiving them" I say sounding annoyed

I wouldn't put it past my father to call in Klayton so that he can use him as a cheap and easy way to get back in both mine and my kid's lives, the reason why is because Klayton is a huge believer in family and he believes a strong family is a united family, so it honestly wouldn't surprise me if my parents took advantage of this to get their own way.

Don't get me wrong, I love Klayton, he's my favourite cousin but family is family to him and you don't fight within the familia, so how much we love each other or favour one another means nothing when it comes to family values. "Is that so, Lacey?"

Klayton asked while glaring at me.

"Son, go to your mother"

"Ok, dad" Son?.

This kid is Klayton's son?.

I mean, it makes sense considering this little boy is an exact carbon copy of Klayton but how? and when?.

I remember Carmella telling me a few years ago that Klayton had f****d up big time with Cassie and she was adamant that hell would have to freeze over first before she gave him any kind of a chance, so when the hell did this happen?.

As soon as the little boy was safely in his mom's arms, Klayton quickly jumped up like the angry mafia Don he is and he got right in my face.

"You think I'm here to intimidate you huh, Lacey? you think your daddy called me in to sort your ass out, huh?"

Klayton growled in his scary voice which oddly enough is his intimidation voice.

You know the kind of voice men use in movies when they want to get information out of rats on the street or when they wanna scare women and kids, yeah, that's the kind of voice I'm talking about, the only difference between the two is that Klayton's got a pretty strong Italian twang to his voice which makes him sound even scarier but he doesn't scare me.

If this was anyone else then I probably would ve pissed myself or passed out again, that's how frightening my cousin looks and sounds right now but this is Klayton we're talking about.

To everyone else, he's the big, bad mafia Don who you don't wanna mess with because he will literally turn your ass into fish food if you do but to me, he's just Klayton, my older cousin who I've loved and idolised ever since I was a little girl.

I was brought out of my thoughts by my i***t cousin who had gripped my chin with his hand causing me a little pain and discomfort.

"Ouch"

I yelped as I glared at him.

"Klayton, you d**k, that hurts"

I growl and he glares back at me with fire in his eyes.

s**t.

If it was possible for humans to burn each other with just one look then I'd be a cremated mess right now.

"Watch your language, principessa, especially with my son in the room"

"He's not in the room, smart ass, do you think I'd be a hypocrite and curse around your kid when I don't like it around my own?"

I say with a smirk.

Klayton narrowed his eyes at me before turning to look at a smiling Cassidy who waved at him cheekily.

"Where's our son, Cass?

"I sent him to go and be with Benji because I didn't want him to witness his father getting angry"

Cassie says and Klayton smiles.

"That's my girl"

He said while briefly looking at Cassie before looking back at me.

For about a minute or so, Klayton just looked down at me with his lips pouted as his thumb gently stroked my chin.

"I want an answer to my question, Lacey... why would you think I'm here to intimidate you?"

"Well, why else would you be here, Klayton?" I ask confused and his face softened.

"Maybe because you're my cousin and I love you... maybe because I got wind that my favourite little cousin was back in New York where she belongs and I couldn't resist comin to see her"

He says with a smile.

"Its been six years since I last saw you, tesoro and I've missed you so much...I'm here for you kid, not for anybod) else, especially not your dad"

Klayton says with a slight growl at the end as my eyes filled with tears and my heart filled with guilt for accusing him and acting the way that I did with him.

"I'm sorry for how I acted, Klay...I just thought my parents were getting desperate and they called you in to have a word with me"

"As if I'd listen to your dad if he did, Lace" Klayton said while rolling his eyes.

"Even if they did call me, do you really think I would've palc them any notice?.. the short and quick answer to that question is no, I wouldn't have because I know you, kid ant I know that you would never have run away from home or turned your back on your family unless you were forced to

He said sternly as he cupped my face.

"I know there had to have been a damn good reason for you to do what you did, Lace and from what I've heard, you did have a good reason to leave"

"So, you know everything then?"

I ask annoyed and he looks at me like really Lace?.

"I'm a mafia Don, Lacey and I'm the head of this familia... nothing and I mean NOTHING gets passed me, sweetheart"

Klayton said with a slight smirk and what he said next shocked the living crap out of me.

"I mean, who the hell do you think kept you and your kids safe all of these years and made sure nobody could find you, hmm?"

What?.