by Bethany-Kris
Cella’s favorite was still being fucked while on her side, with Marcus tucked in tight at her back. That way, he could still get his hands between her thighs—or wherever—while he loved her. She could hear every one of his whispers and praises. He could still steal her kisses and swallow her sounds.
He made sure she was loved and adored every single morning. At night, too, if she wanted. His wife wanted for nothing—not when he could read her desires before she even had to open her mouth.
Marcus liked to think it was because, for his whole life, he wanted that. Love. He wanted to find a woman that he would cherish in the same way his father did for his mother. He spent all those years learning how to treat the most important woman in his life. So, when he finally had his wife at his side and in his bed every single morning, he made sure she never left it without a smile on her face.
And happiness in her heart.
It helped, too, that the doctors encouraged sex. Good for pregnancy, the doctors told them. Add that on top of the fact he just wanted to have his hands on his wife as much as possible, and frankly, they probably wouldn’t have left their bedroom at all.
But life called.
Reality waited every day.
They had a family to take care of, business to handle ... babies to bring into the world.
Marcus wasn’t surprised that his children—his twin boys—decided to let their parents know they would make their appearance soon while he was in bed with his wife.
At least, the contractions held off until Cella was sweaty and naked and loved. He had to admit, his wife was amazing. For all of it. From the start to the very end. She wasn’t scared of the pain. Nothing was too much for her. He had never been more in awe of someone than he was of Cella as she gave him their children.
Leonardo and Lorenzo Guzzi came into the world on a late February afternoon. With twin births, there was always a worry that they would have to default to surgery if something wasn’t right ...
They were lucky, though.
Everything went exactly right.
Leo came first.
Enzo came second, crying. And didn’t stop until he was two. Marcus would swear by it.
But he loved them.
Immediately.
At their first breaths.
If his wife was life and love, then his sons became his universe the second they came into the world. Marcus knew right then that while he had been a man before his boys, and he was honored to be a daddy to a little girl that chose him, he became something else when his sons were born.
Their father.
It was bigger than being just a man—a boss, made, or anything like that.
It was more.
They made him more.
And they came from his wife.
She gave him everything.
Love wasn’t a good enough word. But goddammit, it was the only one Marcus had, and it was the only thing he could whisper against his wife’s sweaty, tear-streaked cheek in those first few seconds after his sons greeted the world with their loud cries filling the room.
“Love you, love you ... I love you.”
He would never stop telling her.
Ever.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four sons, three cats, and four dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, a snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a spouse calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something ... when she can find the time.
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The After Another Trilogy
One Step After Another
One Breath After Another
One Second After Another
Boykov Bratva
Fractured Ties
Essence of Fear
The Guzzi Legacy
Corrado
Alessio
Chris
Beni
Bene
Marcus
The Firsts
Renzo + Lucia
Privilege
Harbor
Contempt
Forever
Cusp
Renzo + Lucia: The Complete Trilogy
Andino + Haven
Duty
Vow
One Last Time
Andino + Haven: The Complete Duet
John + Siena
Loyalty
Disgrace
John + Siena: The Complete Duet
John + Siena: Extended
Cross + Catherine
Always
Revere
Unruly
The Companion
Naz & Roz
Guzzi Duet
Unraveled, Book One
Entangled, Book Two
Cara & Gian: The Complete Duet
DeLuca Duet
Waste of Worth: Part One
Worth of Waste: Part Two
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Pretty Lies
Dirty Pool
Effortless
Inflict
Cozen
Captivated
Dishonored
Donati Bloodlines
Thin Lies
Thin Lines
Thin Lives
Behind the Bloodlines
The Complete Trilogy
Filthy Marcellos
Antony
Lucian
Giovanni
Dante
Legacy
A Very Marcello Christmas
The Complete Collection
Seasons of Betrayal
Where the Sun Hides
Where the Snow Falls
Where the Wind Whispers
Seasons: The Complete Seasons of Betrayal Series
Gun Moll Trilogy
Gun Moll
Gangster Moll
Madame Moll
The Chicago War
Deathless & Divided
Reckless & Ruined
Scarless & Sacred
Breathless & Bloodstained
The Complete Series
Maldives & Mistletoe
The Russian Guns
The Arrangement
The Life
The Score
Demyan & Ana
Shattered
The Jersey Vignettes
FANTASY ROMANCE
The Hunted: A 9INE REALMS Novel
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