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nervous.
    “To this day, I still don’t know if she was telling the truth. And I have a feeling I never will.”
    Her hand moved to mine on the surface of the table. “I’m sorry.” The sincerity in her voice pained my heart. She felt exactly what I felt at any given time. She shared the load with me, making sure I was never alone in my shadow.
    “I know.”
    She brushed her thumb across my knuckles. Her hands were petite in comparison to mine, probably half their size. “One day, we’ll have our own family. We’ll be the parents we never had, and our lives will be full of laughter and love. It’ll heal the scars we both carry and give us something to live for besides each other.”
    My fingers interlocked with hers. I wasn’t ready for kids at the moment, but the idea of Francesca being pregnant and swollen with my child gave me a strong sense of joy. “You’re right.”
    ***
    “How was the honeymoon?”
    Axel sat across from me wearing his suit and tie. We were having lunch together at our favorite Chinese place. “Dude, I already told you when you picked me up from the airport.”
    “Well, Marie and Francesca were there.” And he wouldn’t be totally truthful if it were anyone besides just him and me.
    “It was amazing. I can’t describe it better than that.”
    “Your little confession didn’t mess anything up?” Axel refused to marry Marie until he told her what he did two years prior. I didn’t think it was necessary but he was adamant about it.
    “No. We haven’t talked about it. I really don’t think Marie cares.”
    I knew she wouldn’t.
    “I was super nervous on the wedding night though.” He wiped away the invisible sweat on his forehead. “So much goddamn pressure. I thought I was going to explode from the stress.”
    “Why? It wasn’t your first time.”
    “I know. But I wanted it to be perfect for her.” He held his chopsticks and picked at his white rice. “How much would it suck if we made love and I was a two-pump chump? Or I didn’t make her come? Or it wasn’t romantic enough? All the pressure is on the guy and not the girl.”
    “How’d it go?”
    “It went well—I think.”
    I didn’t make a joke because I knew Axel was sensitive about this.
    “I lasted long enough and then we cuddled together for the rest of the night. So, I don’t think I disappointed her. But sex on the honeymoon was much better. I could actually chill out.”
    “Did she bring any lingerie?”
    “Tons.” He grinned from ear to ear. “And she looked damn hot. But then again, that woman looks hot in anything.”
    I ate my stir-fry then checked the time. “Francesca invited me to spend Thanksgiving with you guys.”
    “Cool. Marie is coming too. It’ll be our first year as husband and wife. Pretty cool, huh?” He wiggled his eyebrows.
    I used to be jealous of what Axel had with Marie but now it didn’t matter at all. What I had with Francesca was out of this world. It was something no one else could understand but us. I finally felt complete, like I knew where I belonged. “Very.”
    “Yaya makes the best—” He stopped then pointed his chopstick at me. “Wait, you already know. You’ve eaten her cooking before.”
    “Yeah. And I miss it.”
    “It won’t be the same as it was in the cabin but it’s still pretty nice.”
    “I’m sure it will be.” I was just grateful I had somewhere to go this holiday. When I was alone, all I thought about was my broken family. It fell apart from substance abuse and a bad temper. My life had been robbed from me, and I could never get it back.
    “But I guess as long as you’re with Frankie, you don’t really care.” Axel didn’t want me to be with his sister in the beginning but he quickly came back around. Seeing us together obviously changed his mind about the whole thing.
    “True.” That woman was my rock.
    “I heard you guys went to the Bahamas.”
    “We did.”
    “Sounds like you’re trying to copy us.”
    I chuckled. “No. I