‘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!’

his baby with Rocco,

Alessandra’s turn. She was having her own version of wetting the baby’s 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.

he realised Alessandra hadn’t drunk any alcohol for well over a

tolerance would be

and she’d insisted on

the bar and hover over her like her own personal guard when Rocco called the

to baby Mondelli,’ Rocco

Mondelli?’ It took a moment for

beam on his face. ‘Yes.

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

* *

WEDDINGS: THE SICILIAN’S SURPRISE

a SOCIETY WEDDINGS

DELETED SCENE

As they passed loud party-goers, all Alessandra could think

took her closer to

would be left to nothing

All she could feel in her skin was him. He walked

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