

She pressed a palm to her belly as she took one step after the other. Holding Kiara’s hand, I led her out of the pool. Let’s get you out of the water,” I said, lifting Alessio out of his floaty and pressing him to my chest. “Cleaning the pool will be my top priority after giving birth, trust me,” Kiara said, rolling her eyes. “Waterbirth might be less painful, but you’ll have to clean the pool when you’re done,” Remo said. I pushed the floaty towards her and touched her shoulder. Kiara released a sharp breath and cradled her belly under the water surface.

Savio had taken over more responsibilities, which allowed Remo and me additional free time. We still worked our asses off to guarantee the Camorra’s success but we tried to spend as much time as possible with our family. With the children and Kiara’s pregnancy, the future beckoned stronger than the past ever could. Sometimes I wondered how things would have been, if my brothers and I were alone. Remo and Serafina lounged on the sunchairs, keeping an eye on their children. She leaned against the edge and watched everything with a happy expression.

I pushed him through the water because two weeks from her due date Kiara wasn’t as mobile. Kiara smiled and said to Alessio, “Soon you can run with them.”Īlessio was sitting in his shark floaty that looked as if the thing was going to swallow him whole. Their laughter carried over to the pool where Kiara, Alessio and I were enjoying a warm April afternoon. Nevio was in the lead as usual, tugging his sister along. Greta and Nevio ran through the garden hand in hand. I pressed my palm against my belly and after a moment Nino covered my hand with his. I smiled to myself, surrounded by family.
