Filed to story: Bound by Honor (Aria & Luca) Drama Story
I shook my head. I’d thought a name would magically manifest itself the moment I saw my child. As if by merely looking at it, I’d peg it a Lorana or Melania or whatever other name the kid would look like. Yet, staring down at my squishy baby now, I drew a blank. I could barely wrap my mind around the fact that I’d squeezed her out of me not too long ago, much less decide on something as important as a name she’d have to carry all her life.
“Do you?” I asked hopefully but a knock sounded before Matteo could reply. Our baby had fallen asleep at my breast. I quickly tugged her away and covered myself before the door opened. Aria poked her head in, her brows puckered in worry. The moment she spotted me, she smiled brightly. “Can we come in?”
“Of course,” I said, relieved to have her here. She was a mother. Maybe she’d be able to help me understand this small creature sleeping soundly on my body. She came in, followed by Luca who gave me one of his warmer smiles, a rare sight. He even held flowers in his hand, probably an order from Aria, but I didn’t care.
Aria headed over to me. Matteo got up and grinned at Luca who shook his head with an exasperated smile before he came toward me and put the flowers down on the bedside table. “Congrats, Gianna. Your daughter likes a spectacular show, just like her mother.”
It wasn’t said in a condescending way so I took it as a compliment. “Thanks, Luca.”
He nodded and walked toward Matteo who hovered next to the window, watching me and our daughter with that same disbelief he’d displayed when she’d first popped out.
“How do you feel?” Aria whispered.
“I don’t know,” I admitted.
She nodded. “It’ll take time for you to grow together.”
“I thought you experienced love at first sight.”
She hesitated. “I did, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have to find it together. You have to get to know your daughter. That takes time. Don’t worry.”
“I hope you’re right. Have you heard anything from Lily?”
Aria grinned. “In labor. Maybe your kids will share a birthday.”
“This is all so surreal. I’m waiting to wake up any moment.”
Aria kissed my cheek. “I’m proud of you.”
I swallowed, hating how emotional I’d become and yet unable to change it.
Matteo
“Congrats on your daughter,” Luca said as he joined me.
I nodded, stunned. “I still can’t believe it.” I tore my eyes away from our girl whom Gianna cradled in her arm and looked to my brother. “What if Gianna and I are bad parents? You know us, we’re bound to mess up.”
“Oh yes,” Luca said. I gave him a look and he squeezed my shoulder. “Messing up is part of parenthood. You mess up, you try to do better. You fail, you try again. Sometimes your kids hate you, sometimes they love you. If they don’t occasionally hate you, you’re doing something wrong.”
“That sounds doable.”
Luca chuckled.
“I’m not sure I like that you’ve seen my wife’s pussy,” I said to distract myself from my worry.
Luca’s lips curled. “Trust me that sight won’t give me any kind of ideas.”
I chuckled. Then gestured at his bloody clothes. “I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen you like this.”
He glanced down at his ruined shirt. “Usually the prelude is more entertaining.”
I nodded. “Yeah, I don’t need another birth in my life.”
Luca’s eyes moved to Aria who had her arms wrapped around Gianna and was assuring her like Luca was assuring me. “You still working on kid number three?”
“Every day,” Luca said with a smirk.
“I suppose I can kiss sex goodbye for the next few weeks.”
Luca clapped my shoulder with a pitying look. “Make that the next couple of months.”
My shock made him laugh. “You’re laughing now,” I said. “Wait till I become intolerable because my balls are blue.”
Luca sighed. “Trust me, you’ll be too tired to be intolerable.”
“We’ll see.”
“Don’t take it as a challenge.”
“I love a good challenge.”
Gianna looked up with a hesitant smile and Aria hopped off the bed then walked over to us. “Go to your wife and daughter,” she said as she pressed up to Luca who gave her that adoring look few people ever got to witness.