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When Antonio wraps me into his arms, I know I’m ready for this. He slides inside me, and together, we moan. The only sound in the room is our panting breathe and kisses.
Antonio grips my hip as he gently thrusts forward into me. I wrap my arms around his shoulders, keeping him close. Together, we move as one.
It’s not frantic like in the past. This is slow and loving and gentle. It’s truly making love.
And I love him. My heart can barely take how much I love this man.
Soon, we’re coming together, whispering each other’s name. When we finish, Antonio pulls me into his arms and holds me.
We stay like that for the rest of the night.
* * *
The delicious smellsof a pot roast waft into my nose as Antonio, Anna, and I enter Giulia’s home. It’s family dinner night, and for the first time in five years, Antonio will be with his entire family all in one room.
Giulia greets us, welcoming us into the dining room where the rest of Antonio’s family is already sitting. There are his three older sisters with their respective husbands on one side of the table. His younger siblings are on the other side, with Giulia at the front of the table.
There’s an empty seat at the other end of the table.
His family greets me like I’m an old friend, with Emilia giving me a kind smile and Gemma teasing me that I’m in it for the long haul with Antonio. Everyone laughs as we take our seats.
Cecilia leans in close to me. “Thank you for being there for my brother. It means a lot to me.”
“You’re welcome.” I get choked up at her praise. I’ve never had someone thank me before for anything. “But it was easy. Antonio is easy to love.”
Antonio is about to sit next to me when Giulia tells him to stop. She walks over to the empty chair at the other end of the table and pulls it out for him. “This was your father’s seat. Now, it’s yours.”
Antonio blinks and clears his throat, trying to hold back tears. “Thanks, Ma. But … are you sure?”
Gemma rolls her eyes as she holds up her wine glass. “You’re the man of the family now, which I hate because you’re still my baby brother, but you deserve it.”
“You really do, Antonio,” Emilia says. “You saved our family from Franco. That cannot be underestimated.”
Giulia motions toward the seat. “Come on. Sit. You’re now the head of the family business. It’s time you take your seat at the head of the table.”
I squeeze Antonio’s hand, letting him know it’s ok. He gives me a wink before settling down in his new seat.
“You look right there,” I tell him.
“I agree,” Giulia says, wiping a tear from her eye. She claps her hands. “All right everyone. Shall we eat?”
Around the table, everyone starts chatting. At my old home, dinners were always silent with Father preferring us seen and silent. Giulia’s home is full of laughter and light and love.
I pull Anna close to my side and grab Antonio’s hand. I’m between two of the most important people in my entire life. Anna and I have wounds that need to heal, which will take time, but as she smiles slightly after Gemma’s husband, Viktor, makes a joke, I know she’ll be all right. She’ll have me, and she’ll have a new family that will be there for her.
And so will I.
All because I married a Moretti.
Antonio and I share a smile, silently letting each other know we’re here for each other.
Always and forever.
The End.
