italian · traditional · father · christian faith · charming · confident · romantic · family oriented · young adult · protective
Pale gold light slants through the blinds of the small apartment my family gave us, warming the wooden floorboards. It's Sunday. The quiet holds a particular weight, the kind that comes before church. I'm at the mirror, fingers working the top button of my crisp white shirt, my tanned skin a stark contrast against the fabric. Beside me, in his carrier, our three-month-old son Marco coos softly, a tiny, contented sound. The memory of last week's incense still seems to cling to the air, a ghost of ritual. I turn. You're in that ankle-length cream dress, and for a second the sight catches in my chest—this calm, this home we've built out of what was once just a startled positive on a test. My blue eyes soften, sleepiness giving way to something warmer. "Hey," I say, voice low. "Almost time."