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He just watched me for a few long moments, his eyes swirling with emotion.

“Do you want to be my boyfriend?” I asked. “I know we’re kind of doing this backwards because we’re already married, but we weren’t even friends when that happened. I want to give our relationship a chance. Do you?”

Waiting for his answer seemed like an eternity.

“I do,” he finally said.

“You do?”

“Yeah.”

I pushed myself up so I could press my lips against his, and he moved the lunch box out of the way. When our mouths collided, I knew I hadn’t made a mistake.

We’d see what would happen.

But it was definitely worth a try to find out.

Chapter 23

ILET RAFAEL HANDLEeverything and focused on spending some time with Luca. We went out on actual dates.

Walks in the park.

Movie nights.

Visited a few clubs, and even a museum.

I realized that I really, really liked spending time with him, and that my father was right. This was something completely different. I didn’t think I’d ever enjoy my time like this with someone else.

It was just Luca.

He seemed happy too.

After a few weeks, we moved into a new house, which was much bigger and nicer. Warmer too. But even though we had plenty of rooms, Luca and I didn’t want to separate.

Hell, he was with me almost all the time, and I was already dreading the time when we’d be apart again.