So, it was just the six of us.
“How are you feeling, Mrs.Sovrano?”I asked my new sister-in-law.
She giggled, Carlo's arm around her, holding on tight.“I'm good, Mrs.Sovrano.How are you?”We grinned like fools at each other and laughed.
“No, fair.My last name doesn't match.”Eve crossed her arms and fake-pouted.Nick gave her a tsk and a scowl.Then we all laughed.
“The next wedding will be bigger.I promise.We'll book the best of the best.And have whatever you want,” Carlo said, and kissed Giselle.
“Why would I want another wedding when this one was perfect?”she asked him quietly, as she gazed at her new husband adoringly.
“But, you wanted—” Carlo started explaining, but Giselle cut him off.
“I wanted something magical, Carlo.And thanks to all of you, that's exactly what I got.”
Carlo's mouth hung open.“Are you—sure?”
Giselle laughed quietly and touched his cheek.“Yes, I'm sure.Really sure.Now that I have your wedding band on my finger, I can take you for everything you have.My mission is complete.”
Carlo laughed.
Hard.
And then he kissed his new wife.
Hard.
Until Giselle whispered, “Take me upstairs, husband.”
Carlo whispered back, “Okay, wife.”
10
Francesca
The next day was spent cleaning up and reorganizing things.Carlo hired a few people to help us out.But there was still a lot to do.
Giselle was in a much better mood.Every time I saw her, she was looking at the new diamond wedding band Carlo gave her last night.It was an infinity band with huge diamonds all around it.
Carlo didn't have a ring—we'd all somehow forgotten that part of the ceremony.And when it was time for them to say their vows—Stefan quickly took his ring off and gave it back to his brother.
It was a really sweet moment between them, actually.
I was upstairs trying to organize our clothes.We'd packed in a hurry and hadn't had a chance to hang anything up or put our things in the dressers.
I wasn't sure how long we'd be here.But living out of suitcases wasn't great.
I found the purse Stefan had given me before we went to the outdoor market.I opened it up to see if the overstuffed wallet was still inside.
And—it was.
In fact, I swore there was even more money in it than before.Good grief.
As I stuck the wallet back inside—I noticed the ring at the bottom.The ring I'd bought Stefan from the jewelry booth that day at the market.I picked it up and looked at it.
Gosh.
I loved it even more now.
