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She shook her head and put her hand on her sto a little queasy to be honest Give my body time to realize what zone it’s in” She pulled a bottle of water frolanced around “Oh, I’ than I am Do you want to have brunch?”
Her openness was so refreshing and his heart gave a little twist Brave That hat else Phoebe was But it wasn’t her ot to know her Was that what had happened to hiot to know her?
Phoebe had shared probably the worst thing that had ever happened to her She’d also showed him that fears could be conquered if you really faced up to them
He could learn a lot from Ms Gates He still hadn’t had that conversation with Brianna Every day, ti this pregnancy; at the end she was hoping and praying for a healthy baby—and so was he But he was also hoping for a happy, healthy sister
Brianna had no idea what had happened to their mother She couldn’t possibly understand that the happy, well-balanced woely after the delivery of her third child Matteo hadn’t understood it hi irrationally But those memories were fuzzy Because his father had tried to shield him from the worst of it
As an adult he understood a lot nosis thirty years ago His mother had no history ofmental capacity had bewildered those around her The sudden paranoia, delusions, severe confusion andfor her friends and fa onher husband how she couldn’t bear the thoughts she was having—thoughts of har her new baby—was quietly hushed up It was years before Matteo finally put the fragether in his brain, and when he had, his father had begged him not to tell anyone else
But he should tell someone else He should tell Brianna Because Brianna was more at risk Postpartum psychosis could run in families And fronant, he’d thought about nothing else
“Matteo?” Phoebe was standing directly underneath hiht floral scent floating up around him Her dark eyes were fixed on his “Matteo, are you okay?”
He nodded and gave himself a shake Focus That hat he needed to do “Sure Everything’s fine Are you ready to see Italian-style warehouses?” He crooked his elboard her and she gave a smile as she slid her hand into place
“Lead the way I can’t wait”
It seemed that Italian warehouses were very like the ones in New York A few hours of serious shopping sees she would need to dress the gorgeous home By the time they’d finished, the sun was a little lower in the sky and the air a little closer Matteo oods shipped directly to the villa