*Alessandro*
"Of course," Rebecca cheered, launching herself at me.
I held her on my lap, thankful to have her close. The beaming smile that brightened her face was all I ever wanted from her. I kissed the top of her head as she leaned into me.
"Thank goodness," I told her. "I was starting to worry."
"Oh, shut up. You were never worried," she teased, shoving at my chest a little.
She was right. I wasn't worried. I was pretty confident in how this evening would go. I hadn't realized I'd never officially asked her to move in with me, but that was easily remedied.
I carried our empty plates into the kitchen. Leaving them in the sink, I went back to where she sat watching me from the table.
"I was thinking, don't worry about your furniture or your dishes or anything unless there's somet
