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The room is quiet, and all eyes are on Benny.
It takes him a moment to answer. “Unlike those people, I don’t think baby-holding is for me.”
“If you don’t hold your baby brother and practice with him, then I’m not having yours.”
Swear to God, if I wasn’t holding Enzo, I’d smack a hand over my mouth.
Enzo decides it’s the perfect time to have a little hiccup.
“All right,” Benny says. “Hand him over then.”
Cristian stalks toward us, stopping me. He takes Enzo from me, runs a thumb across his son’s cheek, and places him in Benny’s arms. He adjusts his arms to cradle Enzo in them perfectly. Cristian spends more time standing over Benny than he did with me.
It takes Benny a minute to relax, and when he does, Cristian returns to Natalia. Benny is silent while staring down at his brother, needing that time to warm up to him.
My heart leaps in my chest, and I bow my head to hide my grin when Benny smiles at Enzo.
“Look at you, little man,” he whispers. “Here I thought, holding you would be scarier.”
My ovaries scream at me to make Benny my baby daddy. As we make conversation, I sneak peeks at the two of them.
He rocks back and forth and says, “Oh shoot,” when Enzo burps.
It’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
Benny Marchetti.
Ruthless Mafia prince.
Man rocking a baby to sleep.
Out of nowhere and in the middle of Natalia rambling off a list of items to bring from the mansion to the hospital, Benny brushes his shoulder against mine.
His voice is low as he says, “I can’t wait for you to have our babies, so I can do this with ours.”
Chills crash through my body.
I hold a hand over my smile to hide the overwhelming giddiness running through me. My heart skips a beat at the thought of having a family with him.
We’ve talked about children a few times. I want them, but I’m not ready. I discussed freezing my eggs with my doctor since I’m not getting any younger.
I want our time to be right.
We didn’t get the chance to create a friendship before our marriage.
I want us to know each other deeper before becoming parents.
“Has anyone heard from Gigi?” Natalia asks, breaking me away from my thoughts. She drops her phone onto her lap and frowns. “She said she’d be here hours ago, but she still hasn’t shown.”
“That’s weird,” Benny says. “I figured the runt would try to sneak into the delivery room with you.”
“Oh, she tried,” Cristian comments. “But Natalia said no.”
Natalia’s face reddens. “The less people watching a baby come out of my vagina, the better.”
“When’s the last time you talked to Gigi?” Cristian asks Natalia.
“A few hours ago. She said she was heading this way.” She holds up her phone. “I’ve texted a few times, but she isn’t replying.”
