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“Louder.” I want to hear her yell it from the rooftops.
“I love you, more than anything you could ever dream of.”
“And I love you. I have loved you from the moment I took you, and I will love you until the moment I die.”
A tear rolls down her cheek.
“Baby, don’t cry.”
She wipes it away before it reaches her chin. “I can’t deal with more deaths.”
I nod in understanding. My mom’s still fresh in my own mind. That can haunt me another day.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t save her.”
She shakes her head. “It’s okay.”
I wince and bring my hand to her face, stroking her jaw. “You don’t have to pretend with me, baby. Talk to me.”
“I don’t know what to say, how to feel right now. I’ll have to deal with it all, eventually. We both will. But right now, I just want to be here with you. To be grateful that even after all of this chaos, we found our way back to each other.”
“That I can do, Rosa. I promise you, we are going to have the best life. Anything you dream of, I’m making it happen.”
She leans into my touch. “This was my dream. Being yours.”
“You never stopped being mine, not for one second.”
“And the same goes for you. You are completely and utterly all mine.” She bites her bottom lip and I almost forget the pain.
“Give me a kiss. then. Show me that I’m yours, tesoro.”
Her eyes shimmer, and she brings her face to mine, her lips delicately kissing me. “That doesn’t feel like I’m being claimed,” I whisper, earning me a smile.
“I can’t get you excited, Luca. You’ve just had a major operation, you’ve been stabbed, you must be in so much pain.” She traces my jaw.
“I am, but none of that matters.”
“What am I going to have to do to show you that you do matter?”
“What do you mean?” My bandage crinkles as I lay back.
Her hands stroke my stubble. “You have a room full of people downstairs who would risk their lives for you. You have a woman sitting right next to you whose heart you own. You have nieces and nephews who love you. You have an army of men who respect you, who are willing to go to war for you. You matter, Luca. You spend your life sacrificing yourself for others, but I’m not letting you anymore. You come first, now.”
I can’t argue with her. I know this has to stop. I have to make big decisions about my life soon. But one thing will remain the same. Rosa will always be top of that list.
“I know, baby. I will never ever stop putting you first, but I promise I will keep myself a close second. How is that?”
“Hmm,” she fake pouts. “Well, looks like I’ll just have to make sure I put you first on my list, too.”
She drops a quick kiss and leaves me groaning as she retreats out of my hold and clambers off the bed.
“Where are you going?” The pillow feels colder without her.
“Like I said, putting you first. You need to be checked over by the doctor, and I imagine you need some painkillers? You’ve been too busy putting me first, you’ve most likely been laying there in absolute agony.”
I bite the inside of my mouth to hold back my grin. The woman knows me better than I know myself.
“I’m right, aren’t I?” She stands next to me now, hand on hip and an eyebrow raised.
