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She put her hand on her stomach and smiled—it was true.
“And two stones are for two hearts becoming one, but again, there’ll be three of us soon.”
She smiled. “But three stones aren’t for you and me and baby makes three?”
He chuckled. “They can be, they will be for us. But traditionally, the three stones represent past, present, and future. The center stone is the biggest because it represents the present. We have our past, we have a wonderful future that lies ahead of us, but the most important moment is and always will be, right here and now, the present that we share.”
“Aww, that’s so beautiful, Marcos.”
He held his arms open to her, and she stepped inside them and rested her head against his chest. “It’s all going to be okay, isn’t it? We got there in the end.”
“We did. I’ll always regret the years that we lost, but I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make up for it.”
Molly touched the center stone of her ring. “There’s no need. All that matters is here and now. We need to let the past lie and live every day for its own sake.”
Marcos smiled. “That’s exactly what your dad said.”
“You’ve spoken to him?”
“I went to see him Thursday.”
“Oh, wow! That was sneaky! You said you were spending the day with Cam.”
He laughed. “Not sneaky. I did spend the day with Cam. At least, I flew out to Phoenix with him. I needed to ask for your dad’s blessing, and I didn’t want to do it over the phone.”
Molly smiled. “And he was good with it?”
“He was. He grilled me at first—understandably. He didn’t want to see you hurt again, but he knew you still loved me, and he could see that I still love you.”
“He was angry at you back then, but he always liked you. I think he always hoped you’d come back someday, just like I did.”
“How do you think he’ll feel about the baby?”
“I think he’ll be over the moon. He wants grandbabies, and I think he’d pretty much given up hope of ever having any.”
“He won’t mind that it’s worked out this way?”
She shook her head. “No. He’s not a stickler for tradition on that sort of thing. He might not like it if we never planned to get married, but when we tell him the news that we are—and that we’ll be starting our family very soon afterward, I’m sure he’ll be thrilled.”
“How soon do you want to get married? Or would you rather wait until after the baby arrives?”
“No! I don’t want to wait. I want to be married first.” She sucked in a deep breath. “But that either means a big rush, or me walking down the aisle with a big baby bump.”
“Which would you rather do?”
She smiled. She had a feeling he knew her answer.
Epilogue
Three weeks later
Marcos stood beside his brother under the pergola. Everything was perfect—he’d made damned sure of it. Every single little detail. He’d checked and double checked. He wanted everything to be perfect for Molly.
Antonio grinned at him. “I was right.”
Marcos had to laugh. “Of course you were, you always are—but what are you talking about?”
“Less than a year ago, you were still in Sicily. You asked me if she was single and if I thought it could ever work. I told you yes and yes. And today, here we are.”
