Page 89 of Double Edged Hearts
Epilogue
Cora
Eighteen months later…
I curl up on the sofa by the fire and flip through our wedding album. A smile lights up my face as I look over the pictures of Alex and me on our special day. We made a beautiful couple. Him in his tux and me in my gown that looked like it was pulled from a fairytale. The smiles on our faces speaking of happiness, forever.
We got married fourteen months ago and our wedding day was the best day ever. It happened a little over four months after his magical proposal in the secret garden. We were married on the pristine, white sandy shore of Mondello Beach in Sicily. It was beautiful, magical even. A day I’ll never forget.
Today is another day like that.
It’s nearly dark and I’m waiting for Alex to get home.
We split our time between Chicago and the lake house in Minnesota. This week we’re going to be at the lake house. I got here last night because I had a special appointment.
I like being in the city, close to everyone but I adore the lake house for the serenity I feel when I’m here. To me it’s more like home so I treat it as such.
As I look through the pictures and think of the news I have to share with Alex I remember all that happened prior to the wedding.
I think back with remorse of how I told Alex I didn’t want my future with him. Fear made me speak those words, but love set me free. The day we started our future was the best day of my life. It was here, not when he asked me to marry him. It was that day he told me he was going to put a ring on my finger one day and we’d have lots of babies.
The front door clicks open and his footsteps echo on the floorboards. Seconds later he comes into the living room with a radiant smile on his face that brightens the more he looks at me.
“Hello Mrs. Alex,” he beams, walking over.
“Hello.” I straighten up to receive the kiss he plants on my lips.
He sits and reaches for me to pull me into his lap. I slip my arms around his neck and smile down at him.
“Do I have you all to myself now?” I ask. There was something happening in Chicago that he had to take care of.Business.
“Yeah, you have me all to yourself and we’re taking a two week break,” he answers.
“Really?” I gasp excited at the prospect of us hanging out here for the next two weeks.
He nods. “Yes indeed. You got me. I shuffled things around so we can theoretically spend more time here.”
My smile widens. I work mainly from home so I’m flexible. If Gibbs needs me on a job then I could be travelling for a few days but other than that I’m extremely happy with my work and the team I’ve managed to assemble for my very own company.
“I like the sound of that Mr. Bellantoni. It looks like we might have to spend more time here anyway. ” It’s time to tell him the news. I’ve been bursting to tell him since I found out yesterday but I didn’t want to do it over the phone.
He chuckles. “Why? So we can have wild sex out by the lake and no one will see us?” His eyes sparkle with a lascivious glint.
“That’s one reason.” I kiss the top of his nose.
“What’s the other, doll?”
“Doctors,” I answer and he narrows his eyes. I smile at his reaction, loving this game.
“Doctors? There’s doctors in Chicago, Goddess.”
“My doctor is here,” I remind him.
“Yes that is true.”
“I’m going to need to go to the doctor a lot more than I have,” I say with a playful smile.
Now interest flickers in his eyes along with curiosity. “Doll… are you okay? Are you still sick?”
