EPILOGUE

**Lorenzo**

A year later...

I look at the blue sky that starts to have orange tones due to the proximity of sunset while I have a glass of wine.

I'm on the porch of my in-laws' house, looking at the horizon as I think about everything that's happened in the last year.

I remember the closeness of Melissa and her husband and when they became part of our family when they gave us their baby to be our godson. Of the day of the baptism and how we all came to live together as a big and happy family.

Melissa, Francesca, Giovanna and Suzi became great friends and today we live getting together on days off like this.

I remember the day Francesca officially became my wife.

I was nervous, as was Jhon, since we had a double wedding, here in this same winery, with this sky as a witness.

Giovanna and Francesca decided to have a double wedding here at the winery and Jhon and I accepted, since we are like brothers, just like the girls.

My father, as he had promised, laughed at our despair and it was then that I understood the reason for his nervousness on his wedding day.

Fran and Giovanna took a long time, even getting ready at the winery they are at least thirty minutes late, saying it is tradition.

Jhon and I sweated profusely under the sun, waiting for the two of us.

But as soon as I saw my Francesca coming towards me, dressed in white, like an angel, arm in arm with her father who was all proud, I calmed down.

She was beautiful, radiant and couldn't take my eyes off her. Everyone around us disappeared in that instant and there seemed to be just the two of us.

The moment was so magical that I only remember the tears running down my face and the beautiful smile of Fran who had teary eyes.

I confess that even though Giovanna was together with Fran and André, I couldn't take my eyes off my wife.

The priest who gave the celebration reinforced the importance of love and companionship in joy and sorrow, in health and in sickness for all the days of our lives.

I also remember how moved I was by Fran's words about our love that overcame so many barriers and how much I repeated that I love her, countless times, more than anything in this world. Of the exchange of rings and the kiss sealing our union before God and men.

And after a simple but very exciting celebration, we went to celebrate with our friends and relatives at a party that lasted all night.

I confess that I didn't stay until the end, since I fled with my wife to the middle of the vineyard and we loved each other right there, in a hut that I had set up in the place, thus consummating our marriage.

I woke up late with the sun high in the sky and the sight of my beautiful naked woman next to me with only a thin sheet covering her beautiful ass.

From there we left for our honeymoon, where we isolated ourselves on a private island and could spend days isolated from the world, walking naked around the house and the beach, since we were alone and away from prying eyes.

I come back to reality with my wife's hands resting on my chest. She's behind me and we're looking at the horizon.

"May I know where you are?" He says in a whisper, kissing the tip of my ear.

"Thinking about everything we've experienced in the last year and thanking God for everything.

- I also never tire of thanking you, since we reconciled, life has become more colorful and each day has become unique.

- Yes, amore mio, everything has become unique and special. I turn toward him and run my hand over his protruding belly. "And it'll get even better when the twins are born."

Yes, we are expecting a set of twins, we received confirmation of Francesca's pregnancy five months after our wedding and it was just a joy.

And that joy only increased when three months after the pregnancy was confirmed, we found out that we were going to have a beautiful baby girl, Sophia, and a baby boy, Joseph.

And now we live anxiously, waiting for their birth to happen soon.

With the pregnancy advanced, Fran has not been traveling as much for work and has been spending her days on bed rest due to the possibility of babies being born prematurely.

As for me, when I need to go to the company, because I started to work from home for a few days, I leave my wife here at the winery, in the care of my mother-in-law. After all, I'm afraid she's alone and needs something, already here she has her siblings, her mom and dad who are all silly for being a grandfather.

"I can't wait for them to be born, you know, I feel huge. I can't even almost see my feet.

- You look beautiful, amore mio. Linda carrying our children in her womb. I smooth her round belly and feel a kick.

- Only you think I'm beautiful

"And is there anyone else who needs to think you're pretty?" I ask seriously and she smiles.

- No, you fool!

- Babies are sucking at you, since just hearing your voice makes them mad.

"They know Daddy loves them. "I kiss your belly and get another kick as a gift."

"Oh, there you are. Andrew and Rose are calling for a snack. Jhon appears in the doorway, hugging Gio who also sports a beautiful belly.

Soon after we found out about the twins, Giovanna found out she was pregnant and now we are anxious to know if they will have a girl or a boy, since the baby insists on hiding and not revealing what it is.

Giovanna still takes care of the nightclub, but George has started to take charge of everything, as she will soon have to step aside to take care of the surprise baby.

That's what we call it.

- Has my father arrived yet? I ask Jhon.

"Yes, you're in the room with Suzi who isn't feeling well.

My father and Suzi are always traveling, they hardly stay more than a month here in Florence. But when they are here, we always gather in some house to get together and kill the nostalgia.

They're enjoying life

"What does she have?" Fran asks, worried.

Jhon shrugs and Gio smiles as he replies:

"She's nauseous.

Fran smiles and looks at me, while I don't understand what this can say.

"Will you get a little brother?"

"What?" Is? - I ask surprised.

"It's possible, after all those two keep making out with each other. Fran smiles and I grimace. "As if we didn't do the same thing." "Slap me on the shoulder.

We are talking and laughing when I see my father-in-law run past and my mother-in-law behind him with the rolling pin in hand.

- ANDREW, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!

- NO, ROSA, YOU CAN'T KILL ME, OUR CHILDREN NEED ME. YOU NEED ME! REMEMBER YOU LOVE ME.

- OH, HOW ANGRY! I KNEW I COULDN'T TRUST THIS MENOPAUSE TALK. YOU FOOLED ME!

We looked at the two of them, not understanding anything.

Soon André hugs Rosa and holds her hand in which the rolling pin is.

- I love you, Rosa.

- Andrew, we're going to be grandparents, we weren't supposed to be parents anymore. It's time to spoil our grandchildren and not start all over again.

I look at Francesca who seems to be in shock.

"It's by the way, we both have brothers. I smile.

"I thought they had stopped after the fifth child.

"Not by the way, love me.

- I didn't want to spend so much time being pregnant or breastfeeding, Andrew. That was not the plan.

- First, you look beautiful pregnant or breastfeeding and second, plans change, Rosa, and I'm very happy about that.

We look at the two of them between kisses and slaps and I thank God for the beautiful family we have and have built.

Today I am a fulfilled and happy man next to the woman I have always loved and will always love...

Francesca Diana Zucalli Rocatelli, my wife and mother of my children.

My eternal love.

END.