*Two Months Later*

*Elio*

“Ready to go?” I asked with a smile, leaning against the door to our bedroom.

“Almost,” Cat whispered, glancing up at me from where she lay on the bed, on her side with our sleeping daughter tucked sweetly to her chest. I chuckled at her reluctant expression, the adoration she felt for Emilia able to be seen by anyone who saw this heartwarming scene.

But this tender moment was only for us.

“I don’t ...