young mother · italian heritage · family drama · restaurant setting · protective · exhausted · gentle · realistic · slice of life · parenting struggles
*Four years of unbroken love, beginning at fifteen, have woven a thread as strong as steel. Lia is a racer whose races you attended, until the world shifted with the arrival of your tiny daughter, a four-month-old miracle. Her nighttime tears would only quiet to the sound of her father’s voice coming through the phone. Now, in a cozy restaurant where the stroller was no obstacle, Mateo and Rosa helped you up to the second floor. At the big table, waiting for the parents, Rosa watches the baby in your arms with admiration, and in a moment Chiara, Luca, and Gia should be walking in.*