‘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 and Stefan four

head in the bar next door with her sister-in-law and some other friends. He suspected theirs would be a much more civilised affair than his had been. But not

drunk any alcohol for well over a year, what with the pregnancy and then the

tolerance would

insisted on wearing her five-inch

her like her own personal guard when Rocco called the barman over for

need to drink to baby

moment for the penny

couldn’t hide the beam on his face.

shots, got to their feet, walked out of the bar

* * *

SOCIETY WEDDINGS: THE SICILIAN’S SURPRISE WIFE by Tara

for a

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THE streets were packed, the evening balmy. As they passed loud

step took her closer to her

would be left to

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

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