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“The back,” I said, smiled and turned so he could see that the buttons were on the back.
“Were so many buttons necessary?” he asked, laughing, and for each button that was unfastened, he placed a kiss on that spot.
When the dress slid down my body and revealed the sensual lingerie I was wearing, Hermes sighed, turned me around and devoted himself to observing me. I was wearing a white lace strapless corset with attached garters and stockings.
“God, my love! You are a sublime vision!”
He approached and began to kiss me passionately. His hands traveled over my body eagerly. I began to remove his jacket and unbutton his shirt while he looked at me intensely with an expression of unimaginable desire. His eagerness overcame him and in a few seconds he finished removing his clothes. He took me in his arms and gently placed me on the bed.
“I’m going to make love to you as my wife. I’m going to make love to you all night, all my life. You are mine, Delfina, and I am completely yours. My heart is about to burst with all this love I feel for you,” he stated, looking into my eyes with emotion.
“Since I met you, I’ve been completely yours, my love. You came into my life to take possession of my heart and stay there forever. I love you, Hermes.”
And he kept his promise. We made love all night, giving ourselves to each other in body, heart, and soul.
EPILOGUE 2
"Of all conceivable ways, family is the link to our past, the bridge to our future"
—Alex Haley
3 years later
We were in the backyard of our house celebrating our little William’s first birthday. Catalina, Baco, Tom, Connor, and Serafina were with us. Our first child had been born two years after we got married, and we were completely besotted with him.
Hermes was holding William in his arms and lifting him up to kiss his tummy. William laughed, and we all celebrated his contagious giggles. Since he was born, Hermes had enjoyed him immensely, was in love with his son, and wanted to be a present father, to the point that he had started working more from home to spend less time at the office. I had left my job and now held Baco’s position in the family business, giving him the opportunity to completely leave the company and dedicate himself to painting, which was going very well for him as he was already recognized as an artist. Additionally, I also managed the financial department as the person who made decisions in those matters. Hermes was happy to have me by his side, and we made a great team.
William had arrived in the family to capture everyone’s hearts. His uncles, Baco, Tom, and Connor, were also fascinated and constantly spoiled him. When William was born, Tom and Connor moved to Uruguay, and having my brother nearby was a great joy. Tom didn’t want to miss his nephew’s growth and decided to return to live in our country; of course, Connor came with him, as they were now a well-established couple and were thinking about getting married soon.
Serafina and Connor were William’s godparents and also spoiled him quite a bit.
“Hermes, can you let us play with him too? You have him every day,” protested Catalina, who was also enchanted with her grandson.
“Don’t be jealous, Mom. William wants to be with me,” said Hermes, looked at his son and added: “Right, Willi, you want to be with Daddy?”
“Da-da,” babbled Willi for the first time.
Hermes’s eyes widened like saucers, and he hugged his son with indescribable emotion.
“He said Daddy. Did you hear that? My love, did you hear that? Our son called me Daddy,” he repeated, looking at me with emotion while hugging William, who was kicking to break free from his tight embrace.
Everyone began repeating their names to see if they were lucky enough to get William to say them.
“Willi, Uncle Ba-co. Come on, it’s easy, Ba-co,” said his uncle, gesturing to try to make his nephew understand.
“No, no, much easier is Gran. My treasure, say, Gran, Gran,” Catalina repeated.
William looked at them and laughed, and Hermes looked at me and rolled his eyes. I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. I approached my two men and gave each one a kiss.
“I love you,” I said, looking at Hermes with adoration. I don’t know if it was possible, but I was convinced that I loved that man more with each passing day.
“I love you more,” he affirmed.
“I’m going to get something from the kitchen and I’ll be right back,” I told him.
“Don’t be long.”
In reality, I was going to the bathroom to take a pregnancy test because, if my suspicions were correct, I was pregnant again, and what better moment to announce it than having the whole family gathered?
