Ezio nods. “I’ve already mourned him. Concerning him, my only feelings are regret. I regret being connected to this life, his bloodline. Then again, it wouldn’t have led me to you.”
“Maybe not.” I lean into him, careful not to crush the baby. “And if it weren’t for you, I’d be trapped into a life I didn’t want, being married to a man I loathed.”
His thumb caresses the ring on my left hand. “Instead, you’re married to a man who’s six months old.”
I chuckle, pulling back. “Marco Bettinelli might be six months old, but Ezio Rossi is all grown up.”
A sigh leaves his mouth on a gentle whistle as I trail my fingers up his chest. “And he’s one hundred percent all man.”
He groans when I pinch his nipple.
“And all mine.”
“You’re playing with fire,Sofia Bettinelli,” he growls, heat rising in his eyes. “Careful now, you know how much it hurts.”
Gianna rests lax on his shoulder, her breathing even. She’s gone back to sleep. Perfect. I back away, flirting with the straps of my tank top. “Put the baby in her crib, Ezio,” I whisper. “I want you to hurt me right on this floor.”
I giggle as he hurries to comply. Within a second, I’m stark naked, perched on the couch, knowing we’re perfectly hidden by the hedges on our property, yet not caring if our neighbors see. Today is our first day of real freedom, and this is how I want to celebrate, by making love to my husband without any inhibitions.
This is exactly how we’ll live the rest of our lives.
Ezio’s heavy footsteps precedes his return, and I burst into a laugh when I see he’s already naked, too. He grabs my waist and pulls me to him, and as our bodies become one, and I sink my teeth into his shoulder with a soft moan, my only other thought is how much I feel completely at ease.