God, I love when he does that.
“You know what it does to me when you say my name like that.”
His chest shakes with quiet laughter before he pulls me carefully against him. “Hmm…” Growling right by my ear, I lean heavily into him while taking a deep breath of his addictive scent.
There are moments I still can’t believe this is my life. Six years ago, Adriano Rizzo terrified me. Now he’s my safe place and the love of my life.
“Fine, but if Mom walks in on us, it’s on you,” I relent.
“I’m going to keep getting you pregnant because those hormones make you desperate for my cock.”
I drag my nose up the side of his neck. “Hush.”
“As much as I would love to fuck you right now, I have a surprise for you. Time for the blindfold.”
“Huh?” I give him a confused look right before he wraps the silk around my head.
“So this is not about sex?”
“No, but I am definitely holding you to it tonight.” A second later, his arm wraps securely around me. “Walk slow,mia piccola farfalla.I don’t want you to fall,” he murmurs as he leads me from the bedroom.
Placing my hands protectively over my stomach, I grumble, “I am walking slow.”
“You’re waddling,” he teases me.
Offended, I feel for his chest before smacking it while he laughs under his breath.
The house sounds strangely quiet as he guides me downstairs and through the back doors. Then I hear chatter and music, and I begin to smile. “Who’s here?”
Adriano says nothing, but the voices grow louder. I hear kids yelling and laughing and smell the delicious aroma of the barbecue.
My sneaky husband pulls me to a stop, then the blindfold slips away.
“Surprise!”
My mouth falls open when I see our backyard has been completely transformed. “Oh, my God.”
Cream and gold decorations fill the garden, and long tables are covered in flowers and gifts. There’s a massive banner hanging above the tables.
Are Mommy Laurie and Daddy Adriano having a boy or girl?
A baby shower for me.
And everyone is here to celebrate with us. The men are gathered by the barbecues, and the women stand near the tables.
Emotion immediately stings the back of my eyes, and I swallow hard.
Mom walks toward me, looking a little emotional herself. “Surprised,bella mia?”
“You did all this?” I ask, stunned.
“It took weeks of planning without you finding out.” She presses a kiss to my cheek. “We all wanted you to have the baby shower of your dreams.”
And just like that, the tears start flowing. “Aww, Mom.” I hug her tightly.
I now have a massive family who love me so fiercely it still overwhelms at times, and I thank the heavens daily for them. Because there was a time in my life when nobody celebrated me, or cared enough to do something special like this, I appreciate everything they do for me with my entire heart.
I feel Adriano’s hand on my back, and it helps me gather myself.