chapter 101

{"messages":[{"id":942460720,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"AFTER SOME WEEKS ..."},{"id":942460721,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"IT’S THE PROMISED DAY OF THE WEDDING ...."},{"id":942460722,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"One year old Joseph was supposed to be the ring boy, but he refused to walk down the aisle in his mini black suit to the front of the d’Severano chapel ...."},{"id":942460723,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Where Vitt waited in his elegant black tuxedo ..."},{"id":942460724,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Instead Joseph walked down the aisle swinging his pillow in circles before stopping at his grandfather’s wheelchair ..."},{"id":942460725,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Up ...."},{"id":942460726,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he said to Salvatore )"},{"id":942460727,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( And dropping his pillow )"},{"id":942460728,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Up, Papa ..."},{"id":942460729,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he repeated, wanting to be put on his grandfather’s lap )"},{"id":942460730,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Because in his days in Paterno he’d learned to love many things and many people but his grandfather Salvatore was probably his favorite ...."},{"id":942460731,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"His grandmother Teresa put a hand on Joseph’s shoulder and tried to steer her grandson toward the front of the aisle ..."},{"id":942460732,"character_id":19272175,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( but he squawked in protest )"},{"id":942460733,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Checking his smile, Vitt stepped down from the stone steps before the altar and placed his son on his father’s lap ...."},{"id":942460734,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Vittorio ...."},{"id":942460735,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( said softly but in reprovingly tone )"},{"id":942460736,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s his day, too. He should sit where he wants, and if he wants his grandfather, who am I to say no?"},{"id":942460737,"character_id":23158412,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( smiled at Vitt and then down at Joseph as the little boy squirmed to get closer to his chest )"},{"id":942460738,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( clapped his father on the shoulder )"},{"id":942460739,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( then returned to the front of the church )"},{"id":942460740,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian appeared in the arched doors at the back of the chapel ...."},{"id":942460741,"character_id":0,"type":3,"position":0,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1641498247282.jpg","image_width":256,"image_height":512},{"id":942460742,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The old stone chapel glowed with candlelight ..."},{"id":942460743,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Guests crowded the pews but Jillian only had eyes for Vittorio ..."},{"id":942460744,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Who looked impossibly handsome in his black tux and white shirt with the black tie ..."},{"id":942460745,"character_id":0,"type":3,"position":0,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1641498249231.jpg","image_width":240,"image_height":320},{"id":942460746,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" Mine ... ""},{"id":942460747,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"she thought, on a quick breath ...."},{"id":942460748,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He was hers ...."},{"id":942460749,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And she knew he’d always be hers ..."},{"id":942460750,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her lover ..."},{"id":942460751,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her partner ..."},{"id":942460752,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her husband ..."},{"id":942460753,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She walked down the aisle on her own ..."},{"id":942460754,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her ivory gown rustling, her legs shaking with every step, yet knowing that once she reached the front of the altar she’d never be alone again ...."},{"id":942460755,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She’d have Vittorio ..."},{"id":942460756,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She’d have his family ...."},{"id":942460757,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"They’d be a family ...."},{"id":942460758,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Reaching the front of the altar )"},{"id":942460759,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( Stepped forward to take her hand )"},{"id":942460760,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"His beautiful face looked somber in the candlelight ..."},{"id":942460761,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"But then he smiled and love raced through her, love, desire and joy ..."},{"id":942460762,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The ceremony passed in a blur, with Jillian seeing nothing but Vittorio’s beautiful face and dark eyes ..."},{"id":942460763,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"They said their vows, exchanged rings, kissed as her heart turned over ..."},{"id":942460764,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She was home ..."},{"id":942460765,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She finally belonged somewhere ...."},{"id":942460766,"character_id":0,"type":3,"position":0,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1641498250419.jpg","image_width":368,"image_height":557},{"id":942460767,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"To Be Continued ...."}]}