‘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!’

baby

her sister-in-law and some other friends. He suspected theirs would be a much

over a year, what with the pregnancy and then the four months

tolerance would be

she’d insisted on wearing her five-inch

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

drink to baby Mondelli,’ Rocco said with a knowing

took a moment for the penny to

couldn’t hide the beam on his face. ‘Yes. I’m going to be a

walked out of the bar and into the next one, both eager

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balmy. As they passed loud party-goers, all Alessandra

step took her closer

left

she could feel in her skin was him. He

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