‘There is one little problem.’

‘Oh?’

He reached into his back pocket and pulled out an envelope.

Inside was a document making official Christian’s name from Markos to Mondelli.

Thus, when their swaddled baby was handed to them properly to begin their journey as a family, the first thing their daughter heard was the sound of her parents’ laughter.

As beginnings went, it couldn’t be bettered.

* * *

‘Three, two, one, drink!’

In unison, Christian and Rocco raised their glasses to their mouths and downed their shots.

‘To Letizia Markos,’ said Rocco, picking up his next shot.

‘To my beautiful baby,’ Christian agreed. ‘And to my beautiful wife.’

‘Three, two, one, drink!’

of his baby with Rocco, Zayed

next door with her sister-in-law and some other

drunk any alcohol for well over a year,

tolerance would

she’d insisted on wearing

of the bar and hover over her

to drink to baby Mondelli,’ Rocco said

moment for the penny

the beam on his face.

the two men then downed their final shots, got to their feet, walked out of the bar and into the next one, both eager to be with the women they loved above all

*

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AND THE streets were packed, the evening balmy. As they passed loud party-goers, all Alessandra could think was that her

step took her

would be left to nothing

her skin was him. He walked beside her, so near yet so

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