Everything was perfect.  Marie had gone to great lengths to make sure that it was exactly the way she wanted it.  Ellie, Sal's apparent second daughter whom he had yet to inform her about, had been invited to the family dinner party through Isabella.  With any luck, Isabella would have naturally assumed that Sal must have told Marie about Ellie and forward the invite without mentioning it to her dad.  Providing Ellie's transportation from LV would also help in making sure word did not getting back to Sal.

Unbeknownst to all of them, she was also providing private transportation to Huntsman from LA to fly in for this dinner.  He was currently in the guest house refreshing from the trip.  Marie knew what she was doing was perhaps a bit devious, but it would be a good way to break the ice tonight at the dinner party.  Marie knew her husband.  He probably wanted to tell her in person about his second daughter and she wanted to give him an opportunity to do just that.  She had faith in her husband that he would.  They held no secrets between them.

As for the second bit of surprised that she had waiting for him out in the guest house... well for all the crap he gave Isabella's suitors... maybe she could help this young lad out.  She liked him and from what her sources had told her, Ellie seemed quite fond of him.

Huntsman had arrived first and had been show the guest house to relax and freshen up.  He had been told that someone would come to escort him to dinner when the time came.  Ellie was the next to arrive and she was shown to one of the many guest rooms in the very large mansion that Sal had built for her before he became Godfather of Detroit.  She too had been told that someone would come to escort her when dinner was ready and one of Marie's men was stationed outside her door should she have any needs.  The rest of the guest arrived from Detroit.  Marie had instructed Rand to tell him that dinner would be ready shortly, but rooms were provided if they desired to freshen up. He was to also tell Sal that Marie was in their bedroom getting ready and was eager to see him.

Marie sat and looked at herself in the mirror.  She sighed.  She wanted to look beautiful for him tonight, but it was so hard to feel beautiful when you were 9 months pregnant.  

Sal walked into the house and said hello to Rand. He was informed that Marie was in their room. Sal had a long couple of weeks and was glad to be home. Detroit was his and he had a nice house there but this was his and Marie's first home so had a different feeling here. Sal poured himself a drink and headed up to his room. 

There was something he had to tell Marie and he was not sure how to tell a hormonal, nine-month pregnant, wife and godmother that he had a second daughter she didn't know about. The first one had gone well but this and now... 

Sal opened the door and walked into the bedroom and over to his wife. He helped her and gave her a big hug and kiss hello. They had not seen each other in a while and it felt good to be with her. 

"How are you doing sweetheart?" he asked her setting his glass down. 

"I am doing so much better now that you are here."  With one hand on her belly and the other on her lower back, she waddled over to the bed and eased herself down to sit on the edge with a heavy sigh.  "I have discovered a new found appreciation of my mother that I did not have before."  She patted the bed next to her and invited her husband to join her.  

"How are you doing?  Been busy?"

Sal walks over and sits next to his wife. 

"Things are going good in Detroit. And busy doesn't even begin to cover it," he says putting his arm around his wife. 

"You really need to take it easy. I am going to have to have a talk with Rand," he says to her. 

Sal turned to her and grabbed her hand. 

"Well, I need to tell you about someone. You see I have another daughter apparently," he says looking at her. 

"I love you to..." he says puzzled

"Did you somehow already know?" he asks

Sal could only think that Isabella had filled in Marie on the existence of Elli. But he wasn't sure his daughter would do that to him. 

Marie chuckled and nodded.  "I knew there was a second daughter who lived in LV and that is all I knew.  My source did not realize that I did not know or I am certain he would not have said anything to me."  She took his hand and squeezed it.  "Tell me about her."

Sal sat for a minute. 

"So by a source you mean Isabella?" he says giving her a look. 

"She is different than me and Isabella. She is sweet and nice and has very little knowledge of the life. But she is in the Ligambi Crime family in LV." he says to her. 

Marie shook her head.  "No my source is not from Detroit.  Though I did manipulate Isabella into inviting Ellie here tonight for dinner.  I figured that she would assume you had told me when I asked her to send the invitation along to Ellie."  She kissed her husband lovingly, "Don't be mad, I thought it would be nice to meet her."

"Well, I am glad you are ok with this. I know how much you have going on right now. I was not sure how you would take it." he says before kissing her

"This could be fun and a well-relaxed environment to get to know each other." 

Sal pulls out a cigarette, lights it and gets up and walks over to his glass and picks up his glass and takes a drink. 

"So when is dinner?" he asks her. 

Marie smiled.  "We should head to the dining room now.  It should just about be ready."  She got up and started to waddle towards the door.  "Oh and there might be one more surprise to come tonight."  She smirked and look playfully back at Lucky as she continued out of the bedroom and began to make her way to the dining room.

Sal stopped for a minute and thought about what she just said...

"Suprise?!?!" he was stunned what she could mean. 

What surprise could she be possibly...

"I WILL KILL HIM!" he says angrily. 

Marie stopped and turned to face him with a quizzical look on her face.  "That is a rather harsh thing to say about a boy who wants to date your daughter.  I did not know that you even knew about him?!?"

"WAIT... WHAT... THEY ARE ENGAGED... what the hell are you talking about?" he says more confused than ever 

Marie was caught off guard with his words and her mind frantically sought to figure out he was talking about.  They obviously were on two different train of thoughts.  Huntsman had wanted to become a suitor to Ellie they were not engag..... Realization finally came to her and she quickly put up her hands as if to stop him. "No no no no..... that is NOT the surprise.  Hell no. Nothing like that at all.  Ellie has a suitor that wished to have dinner with our family under our supervision.  That is how I found out.  He is really a good and respectful lad."

Isabella and @Elias_Luciano were let in the front door by Rand.  Isabella had piled Eli's arms HIGH with gift wrapped baby items for Marie.  "MOM!  DAD!  ANYONE HOME?!?"  She chuckled.  She had spent her whole life looking forward to doing that.  "Just put the gifts on the table in the foyer Elias.  I'm absolutely starving and GOD dinner smells great!"

Excitement surged through Eleonora as she had arrived in Chicago. She had visited here before and loved her time here, but this felt monumentally different. Isabella's note to her head seemed very easy going and yet Ellie could not help but feel incredibly nervous at the idea of spending time with both their father and the woman that she hoped she could call mother. Just the very idea and word sounded beautiful upon her tongue. Eleonora had packed her best. She was doing to impress and win the hearts of that people if it killed her. Trembling all over, she got ready when in the guest house. Making sure not to cause any trouble for the bodyguard outside, she would dress and freshen up quickly.

Ellie couldn't help but giggle a little as she looked at her dress. It was a little eclectic with blues and pinks swirling together, complete with glitter. But she loved it her hair cascaded around her face lining it in curls.

Finally it was time... She was informed that dinner was ready and that she should head to the dining room. Trembling a bit, sure wasn't sure about all of this, but she'd put on a brave face and enjoy it. Who knows, maybe it would be spectacular. Maybe she'd find the mother that she so longed for. But perhaps not, she wasn't certain. Holding her little gift, she would make her way to the main house, pulling herself together. This would be good. Making it to the door just as it closes behind Isabella, she snuck in quietly behind her and reached out to tickle her ribs, giggling with utmost glee before hugging her from behind. "Hi Izzy!!"

Isabella squeaked.  It wasn't a very "Don of the Mafia" noise to have made... but for Elie, it was something she'd forgive herself of.  "Damn it woman!"  She said pulling her younger sister into her arms.  "You're sitting right by me at dinner so I have my chance for payback.  Maybe we can play some cards after."

She looked around, "Where's Marie and Dad?"

Eleonora would squeal right along with her sister as she squealed in her surprise.  It ended in gleeful giggles from the woman.  Good grief just how old was she?  Well...  This easy going interaction was standard for the two girls...  Even though years had passed since they had seen eachother, they didn't miss a beat.  They kept going on as if they were...  Well...  Sisters!  She grinned as she was pulled into Isabella's arms and allowed it to be, moving in for a hug, clearly very happy to see her.  "You've gone soft my Bella!  There was a time when I never would have gotten you!"  She beamed at the woman as they walked together through the house toward the dining room.  "Bring it on sista."  She grinned cheekily at her. "I would love that!  Do you think that everyone else will play too?" At her question, she glanced around, also at a bit of a loss as she shrugged.  "Maybe they're already in the dining room?"

Before Lucky could respond to her, Marie heard voices coming from the foyer.  "They are here!" she exclaimed excitedly.  She reached down to grab her husband's hand and went together to greet their family.  It was a nervous, but jovial time.  Marie greeted Isabella and Elias warmly, kissing each on the cheek.  Then she greeted Ellie.

She smiled warmly at the young woman.  "It is so good to finally meet you.  I have looked forward to this with great anticipation.  I am Marie."