Page 345 of When We Fall: Part Two
“Do you believe in fate?” I asked.
“Yes.” He brushed his lips against mine. “It’s what keeps bringing me back to you. I would never deny its existence.”
“This is going to be hard, Foxy,” I choked out.
“We’ve been through worse, Rosie. Faith, baby. Always. I’m with you the entire journey. So is Anson.”
I inhaled deeply. “Then I guess here’s to a new life.”
He smiled. “I’m ready when you are.”
I kissed him again, my heart overflowing with love to the point where I thought it would burst.
It didn’t matter how rough things got.
I had my Foxy and Ani.
“I love you,” I murmured, kissing him again.
“I love you,” he replied. “Always and forever, baby.”
Always and forever.
I really liked the sound of that.
ONE HUNDRED TEN
ENZO
SIX MONTHS LATER
“You hate me!” Celeste shrieked, throwing a plate at me. “You never touch me! You never kiss me! You never tell me you love me!”
I dodged the plate as it shattered against the wall. In the distance, the baby cried.
My son.
My nameless son.
She wanted to name him after her father. I vetoed it because fuck that asshole. I said we should name him after my father.
She screamed and called my father every name but a human.
I’d gotten pissed and shoved her.
She came back with a damn plate and threw it at me. Every fucking day since the baby was born had been miserable.
“Jake,” I said into my phone as she continued to shriek and scream obscenities at me.
“Boss,” he answered wearily.
“I need you to watch Celeste. Bring in Elijah and Christian, too. I have to get the fuck out of here before I lose it. I can’t deal with her shit.”
“On it.” He sighed and hung up.
I went to the baby’s room and lifted him into my arms as he whimpered. He was such a handsome boy. Dark hair. Blue eyes. He looked like E. Even Cole said he did. It was the only way I could get Cole over to the house. Tempt him with the baby, and he was putty in my hands.
E hadn’t seen the baby. Said he didn’t want to.
