The Ring Came Off Before He Knew About the Baby

On the day the family doctor confirmed there was finally a child growing inside me, Gia posted a photograph of her own swollen belly for the whole of the Falcone world to admire.

As long as you're loved, you can still be a beautiful girl even when you're carrying!

In the picture she wore nothing but lace, the pale kind that costs more than a soldier earns in a month, leaning back into a man's chest while she angled the phone to catch the curve of her stomach. The man's hand rested there, spread wide over that smooth skin, and I knew that hand.