Massimo
We left the living room to give Natalia and Blake some space. They needed to talk to Natalia’s father. I helped Elisa upstairs to her room. It was our first time alone in a room since I found Elisa in California.
I let all my feelings come to the surface. The fear and anticipation of something going wrong and Elisa being hurt led me to take her in my arms and hold her tight, inhaling the sweet scent of her skin.
“Baby I was so worried that something might happen to you and our baby. You can’t imagine how relieved I am right now,” I confessed, whispering, my hot breath touching her bare skin. Elisa wrapped her arms around my neck and rested her head on my chest.
“I feel tired, Massimo. The baby is restless and my whole body is aching,” she complained.
I picked her up, placed he
