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“I’m not.” And I start to move.
It takes me a moment to get used to this new position, but once I do, I let myself go. I just feel. Leo looks up at me with so much love in his eyes, I can almost cry. I rest my hands on his chest, feeling his heartbeat underneath my palm, and match the pace of my hips to his beating heart.
Leo helps me find my rhythm. “That’s it, Fran. You’re so fucking beautiful.”
I gasp and grind my hips down against his. This new position helps his length reach a new spot within me, and every move of my hips sends a jolt of pleasure over me. “Leo,” I gasp out. “I’m ready. I’m ready.”
He grips my hips. “Then come for me.”
I do.
“Oh, Leo!” I cry out as I come, my body shuddering. Leo thrusts his hips up a few more times before groaning, following right behind. I lay myself on top of him as he wraps his arms around me, somehow pulling me closer. He kisses the top of my head, making me smile.
“If fighting leads to makeup sex like this, then maybe we need to fight more,” he teases.
“No,” I say, looking up at him. “We don’t need to fight to have moments like this. Let’s just be happy.”
His eyes soften as he leans down and plants a kiss on my lips. “I can get behind that. Let’s just be happy.”
* * *
“Come in,”Mom says, ushering us inside her home. It’s strange. This is my childhood home, and yet it’s not my home anymore. Leo’s house is my home now, and it feels right.
Leo and I hold hands as we enter. It’s been a few weeks since I was in New York, but with everything going on with Antonio, I wanted to come back and check on my mom and other siblings. Emilia and Marco remained in New York for the time being because they didn’t want to travel with their newborn daughter. So, Mom invited us for a family dinner night.
Emilia and Marco are already there, with Emilia looking phenomenal after having had a baby a couple of weeks before. She’s glowing as she holds her daughter.
“You’re looking better,” Marco says to Leo, shaking his hand.
“I am.”
Emilia looks between Leo and me. “So … how are things?” I can tell she’s dying to know, so I put her out of her misery.
“Leo and I made up. Things are better. Leo has really changed, Emilia.”
She gives Leo a once over before nodding. “Fine. If Francesca says so, I’ll believe it.”
“So, what did you decide to name her?” I ask, nodding at the baby.
Emilia and Marco share a look before Emilia turns back to me. “We decided to name her Essie.”
“It’s beautiful.” I give little baby Essie a kiss on the head.
“It’s short for Francesca.”
I stop and look up at my sister. “What?”
Emilia shifts Essie in her arms. “Well, you did deliver my baby, so I think she deserves to be named after her badass auntie.”
“I … I don’t even know what to say.” I blink back tears. Emilia squeezes my hand, giving me a knowing look.
“Just accept it. If Essie can grow up to be anything like you, then I’ll be one proud mama.”
“I just … Wow. Thank you.”
Mom comes over, letting us know dinner is on. Leo and I follow the other three into the dining room.
“Can you believe that?” I whisper to Leo.
