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“Which one?”

“The one where I made your life incredibly difficult by throwing up everywhere.”

She began to chuckle.

“Do you remember?”

“Yeah, I remember. I was so scared. I didn’t know if I should call a doctor or take you to the hospital. I didn’t want you to die on me, and it was the hardest few days of my life. You were so out of it.”

“I refused to be sick.”

She laughed. “You know, that makes a whole lot of sense. I don’t know if I should be offended that while you’re having sex with me, you were thinking about being sick.”

“I stared into your eyes, and I knew that day, you and I weren’t going to be a quick fling. You belong to me, just as I belong to you.”

“Always?” Elsie asked.

“Yes, always, there is no end to us, and I hope the Isabellas of this world do not change your mind.”

“They won’t,” Elsie said. “I won’t allow them the power to become between us.”

“All I had to do was kidnap you to do it.”

Chapter Nine

Christmas Eve

“Do you want kids?” Massimo asked.

Elsie frowned. They were curled up naked on the couch, which was pretty much how they’d been since Romero had left. She had already asked him if Romero was going to be joining them for Christmas. His brother had prior engagements.

It was just going to be the two of them tomorrow. They had a tiny turkey breast, a few vegetables, and stuffing already prepared. All she had to do was cook everything. She loved cooking for the whole house, and knew it was her own fault for running away. She’d make up for it when they got home.

“Yes, of course I want kids. Don’t you?” she asked, tilting her head to look at him.

He stroked her arm. “Yeah, I do.”

“Should I ask if you want kids or do you have an obligation to have them?” she asked.

“Both.”

“Do you even know what you want?”

“I know I want you, and I know I want to have a family with you.”

“One child?”

He shook his head. “At least two. Even though my brother can be a pain in the ass, there is no one else I’d have by my side.”

She smiled. “I wish I knew what it was like to have a brother or sister. It was never like that at any of the homes where I went. I knew some places were. The moment you joined you became part of this big, happy family, but I wasn’t at one of them.”

“Did you want to have kids?” Massimo asked.

Elsie giggled. “Actually, I wanted to have a dozen kids.”

“A dozen?”

“Yeah. I wanted to make sure everyone had someone in the family. There was never a dull moment. I loved watching the movies where there was always this big family with lots of kids, and there was no quiet. You know how you have that moment in movies when they suddenly get the quiet they’ve been thinking of having, and then it makes them realize how much they love their family and not want anything else?” she asked.

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