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“Gianni,” I whispered. “I don’t want to wake up tomorrow and like you, okay? So maybe you could just be selfish for a minute? Just fuck me like you don’t care? Better yet, fuck me like you hate me.”
Holy shit. I had sex with Ellie Fournier. And it was good. Like, better than good. It was intense and fun and crazy hot.
Ellie was special to me. She wasn’t just a friend. She was part of my history, close to my family, a piece of home. She was someone I respected and admired. Someone I had fun with—okay, often at her expense, but she could give as good as she got. I loved that about her.
But I knew three things. I was going to be a father. I was going to be a good father. I was going to do everything in my power to make things right between Ellie and me.
But life led me to you, Ell. And my gut is telling me what we have is better than the rush of a new thing. Maybe you and I will be the greatest adventure yet. What do you say?”
“I love you, Ellie.” His voice was soft and serious. “I have never said those words to anyone before. And now that I know what it should feel like, I’m glad I didn’t, because it would have been a lie.” He looked at me the way I’d always dreamed of. “You’re everything to me. You’re the one.”
“Don’t listen to her, Claudia.” I looked down at my daughter’s little face with its chubby pink cheeks and tiny perfect lips and dimpled chin. “You’re the most beautiful baby in the world, and no one will ever convince me otherwise. You’re almost as beautiful as your mommy.”
“It was just a blizzard bang,” she said, laughing gently. “And now look at us. We’re a family.” “We’re a family,” I said. I kissed the baby’s head and then Ellie’s. “Forever.”
