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Dorian comes over and hugs me.

“Thank you for making my sons so happy.” He says to me.

I look up at him. “They’re the ones that are making me happy. I never thought I’d find anyone like them. And I’ve been lucky to find three of them.”

Dorian smiles at me. “I got lucky too. My sons are everything to me. No matter what I’ve done, they’re by my side.”

“That’s one of the qualities I love about them. Their loyalty.” I smile at him.

“Well let’s get inside and get you settled. I know you’re all leaving this weekend. But I want you to know this is your home too.”

“Thank you. I really appreciate that.”

Chapter Eight

Christophe

Tonight we’re meeting our papa’s mystery woman. He’s been acting weird all day and it’s kind of funny.

“Are you sure we should do a cookout here? Wouldn’t a restaurant be better?” Papa asks.

“Papa. Chill out. We’ve got everything we need for the cookout. You go shower and get ready.” Jérôme laughs.

Papa sighs and heads inside.

“I’ve never seen him like this before. He’s the head of the mafia for fucks sake.” François snickers.

“I heard that!” Papa yells back at us.

“It’s the truth!” François yells back.

Renee is on the side giggling at them.

“You guys are too funny. I’m going to miss your papa when we leave.”

“I know but we can come back at least once a month and see him.” I answer her.

Renee comes over to me and wraps her arms around me.

“Thank you for giving me a family. All of you. After I moved to Seattle I didn’t know how I was going to survive. Then I met Jonah and I thought my life was going to be perfect. When I lost him, I lost a lot of the hope I had. But now? I know my life is going to be okay.”

“You’re the one that’s made our lives so much better. The only thing that can make it even better is when we have our babies.”

François

I was finishing up grilling dinner when my papa came outside with a woman on his arm. The smile on his face says so much. His smile is almost as bright as when he was with my mamma. And the way she’s looking at him? That makes me smile.

“Tanya, these are my boys, Christophe, François and Jérôme. The only one missing is Fabien, he’s in Italy, you’ll meet him soon. And this is Renee, she’s the love of my boys life.”

We all shake her hand. Tanya is very pretty, she has dark brown eyes and light brown hair. She and my papa make a striking couple.

“you’re all as handsome as your papa. I’m so glad to finally meet all of you. Your papa talks about you all the time.”

“It’s really good to meet you.” Christophe says.

“Dinners ready.” I say to everyone as Renee helps me set the table.

My papa says a short prayer as we sit down to eat.

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