chapter 71

{"messages":[{"id":916061839,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"We can do simple, can’t we? ..."},{"id":916061841,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You’re free to do whatever you want ..."},{"id":916061843,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s your wedding ..."},{"id":916061846,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he said, pushing his chair back and getting to his feet )"},{"id":916061848,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I thought it’s our wedding ..."},{"id":916061850,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He caressed Joe’s dark hair )"},{"id":916061853,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( gentleness in his eyes as he looked at his son )"},{"id":916061855,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" I had never seen that expression before ... ""},{"id":916061857,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" So much tenderness ... ""},{"id":916061860,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" A look of pure protection ... ""},{"id":916061862,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" He really loved Joe ... ""},{"id":916061864,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" He truly wanted to be a father ... ""},{"id":916061867,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yes , of course It is our wedding ..."},{"id":916061869,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But it’s supposed to be your dream wedding ..."},{"id":916061871,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I don’t care about the details as long as you, me and the priest are there ..."},{"id":916061874,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He was looking up at his father now, then a gummy smile lighting up his face )"},{"id":916061876,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( glanced down, caught Joe’s angelic smile )"},{"id":916061878,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( grinned )"},{"id":916061880,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Let me change that , to you, me, Joseph and the priest ..."},{"id":916061881,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( Then he touched Joe’s cheek before walking away )"},{"id":916061882,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Watched Vittorio’s back for moment before realizing Teresa was closely watching her )"},{"id":916061883,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Blushed )"},{"id":916061884,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( turned to face her )"},{"id":916061885,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Thank you for your help in arranging everything. I do appreciate it a lot ...."},{"id":916061886,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It was all Vittorio’s doing ..."},{"id":916061887,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I told him the designers in Catania would do but he has his own ideas. Always has ..."},{"id":916061888,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian didn’t know what to say ..."},{"id":916061889,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( She rose to get Joe from his high chair )"},{"id":916061890,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"...."},{"id":916061891,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"...."},{"id":916061892,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"So what do you think of the house? .."},{"id":916061893,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( She asked, determined to fill the silence )"},{"id":916061894,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You have a beautiful home ..."},{"id":916061895,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( sitting down again with Joe on her lap )"},{"id":916061896,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s Vittorio’s home. He’s just kind enough to allow us to live in one of the wings here ..."},{"id":916061897,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"But I thought the castle had been in the family for nearly a hundred years? ..."},{"id":916061898,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It had ..."},{"id":916061899,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( She paused, lips pursed a moment as she chose her words )"},{"id":916061900,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"My husband experienced a reversal of fortune fifteen years ago ..."},{"id":916061901,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"We lost everything, including this place ..."},{"id":916061902,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Vittorio dropped out of university to take a job to help us out ..."},{"id":916061903,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"He worked very, very hard. There were a lot of problems and a lot of debt ..."},{"id":916061904,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But six years ago he was able to buy the castle back, along with that beautiful villa in Bellagio ..."},{"id":916061905,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( shocked )"},{"id":916061906,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I had no idea ..."},{"id":916061907,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"To Be Continued ..."}]}