Faust
I SPENT the next few days getting things ready for Francesca.
She presented me with a list of things she needed immediately, like an obstetrician. The doctor, who claimed to be the best in Calabria, would see her starting the following week. In the meantime, they recommended prenatal vitamins, which I asked Marco to pick up at the pharmacy.
Francesca's list also included healthy foods, pasteurized cheese, and decaf espresso. Comfortable clothes and belly lotion. Books on pregnancy and morning sickness relief.
I bought everything and hurried delivery. Whatever my little one needed, she would have it.
She seemed to agree to have the baby. I knew she was working on her list of conditions for our legal agreement, which I would have drawn up and signed. There was nothing
