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She folds her arms, clearly letting Bianci decide. He glares at his wife, livid, for a long moment. And then he shocks me by exhaling a deep breath, covering his face with his hand and murmuring something that I can’t hear. Kent’s arm tenses around me, and I can tell that he is surprised as…

Valentina whips her head to him and says something low and dangerous in Italian, gesturing towards the child – I think protesting that it’s not fair that he got to see the baby when she did not. But Alessi just sighs and ignores her, looking first at me and then at Kent. “Are you ready?”…

“Is nothing,” Bianci snaps, slamming his espresso cup down on the little table next to him. Behind him, Natalia smirks, pleased. “And even if the woman has some value, it was not what we agreed upon. You, Kent Lippert, do not manage the terms of this deal. That is for me to decide. And you…

And god â?? after so much sleep, you wouldnâ??t think that Iâ??d be this tired â?? but I am completely exhausted. I move to take a confident, self-composed step forward but I surprise myself by stumbling awkwardly to the side. â??Gio,â? Kent calls, holding me steady with one hand as his nephew comes forward. Kent…

â??Donâ??t give me too much credit, Janeen,â? he murmurs, lowering Dominic from his shoulder to his arms. â??Rest up.â? Janeen murmurs her own goodbyes, turning towards the hall, when suddenly Kent calls her name. Janeen turns, her brow raised, curious. â??When I say get some rest, I mean sleep,â? Kent says, his voice dry. â??No…

Weâ??re silent for a really long time, starting at the kid, when suddenly I start to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. â??Oh, come on,â? I sigh. â??Weâ??re not stupid people â?? surely we can come up with a name.â? â??I think thatâ??s the problem,â? Kent murmurs. â??We can easily come up with a…

â??Here, zio,â? Gio says, holding out his own mug. â??A fresh cup â?? I havenâ??t had a sip yet.â? Kent murmurs his thanks, reaching for the mug and downing it all in one go, willing his body to wake up. â??Little guy,â? Janeen murmurs, getting to her feet and reaching for the baby. â??Why so…

I smile at her and nod, but, inevitably, my gaze turns back to my son. “Will you call dad?” I suddenly ask my sister as I feel her move away from my side. “He went to town – will you call him? Tell him to come back?” “You got it, sis,” Janeen says quietly, and…

I grin, looking at the doctor and then up at Kent. â??This is so weird,â? I say, amazed, â??but also very cool.â? Kent nods to me, smiling, and runs a hand over my hair as the doctor says a little farewell in Italian, leaning forward to kiss me on the cheeks and, I think, wish…

God, was she even my mother? Sobs break from me as the pain starts to subside, and suddenly I realize that Kent is on my other side, turning me so that I can lean against his chest. I rest my head against him, panting, dazed. “Is she all right?” I hear him ask Gio, his…