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“Our apartment?”
“Absolutely. You’re mine.”
She places her hand on my cheek. “And I’m yours.”
We get out of the car and head for our apartment, ready to start our lives together.
CHAPTER 20
Cecilia
“Ido,” I say, holding Theo’s gaze. His big, strong hands are solid around mine. “I do,” I repeat.
Father Enzo turns to Theo. “And do you, Theo Williams, take Cecilia Moretti to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
“I do.” Theo’s strong voice rings out throughout the church.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.”
Theo sweeps me into his arms and kisses me. The kiss says everything without having to say anything at all.
We turn to our guests—just my family and Theo’s mom—and they cheer us on as we walk down the aisle. The wedding reception is being held back at my family’s home because we didn’t want anything major. I’m done with weddings for a while. I’m ready to just be married to the man I love.
Everyone meets at my mom’s house, where she has a large feast waiting for us.
“I might have got carried away,” she says, showing us to the dining room. Plates upon plates of food sit on the table.
“This is perfect,” I say to her, kissing her on the cheek.
Everyone crowds around the table to dig in. Emilia, Gemma, and Francesca all with their husbands. Mia and the twins. Antonio and Nina. And lastly, Theo’s mom, Sarah.
We’ve gotten to know each other over the past few weeks now that Theo and I are together. Things were a little tense at first because she knew I was the reason Theo was in trouble in the first place, but she’s coming around.
I hand her a plate of food. “I’m happy you could be here for our wedding.”
She gives me a soft smile and accepts the plate. “I’m glad, too.” She takes her seat. “I’ve never been surrounded by such a large family before.”
“Get used to,” Gemma mutters.
“Hear, hear,” Emilia says, raising her glass. Her daughter, Essie, sits next to her, being a polite little girl. Compared to how the twins acted when they were Essie’s age, Essie is an angel in comparison. Honestly, the way Antonio and I acted when we were kids was pretty embarrassing, too.
Francesca is finally starting to show in her belly, and Mom can’t stop fussing over her. Once Mom’s attention is drawn to Luca (after he makes a mess, predictably), Francesca leans into me and says, “Mom never showed me this much attention before. You get pregnant once, and she won’t leave you alone. Remember that when you and Theo try for a baby.”
I smile widely as Theo clears his throat.
“I imagine,” he says, “we’ll wait a little before having kids.”
I shrug. “I’m ready now.” Everyone around the table laughs.
“I’m seriously never having kids,” Gemma says, taking a large gulp of her wine. “I don’t think I could give up alcohol.”
“Neither could I,” Viktor teases.
I look at Antonio, down at the end of the table. “Antonio, thank you.”
“It was the least I could do after everything I put you through,” he says.
“He regrets it terribly,” Nina adds, placing a hand on her husband’s arm.
