Chapter 186

• Giovanni
• I watch him leave as his words play in my head. What if she doesn’t regret it? Maybe this could all work—-I grit my teeth and wince as another pain courses through me. I can’t play with my children without being in pain. How many things I won’t be able to do with them and Fenice because of my aging body? She shouldn’t marry me.
• I clench my teeth and wait until the pain eases before I begin to play with the boys. After a while, they fall asleep in my arms. I lay them next to each other in their cribs and cover them with blankets. Then head out and tell Sly and Jill I’m leaving before heading out.