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We click off, and I make my way to the bedroohtstand, then crawl in next to my baby

She snuggles right in, throwing an ar her head on my shoulder

“I love you, Daddy,” she whispers in her sleep

“I love you too, babygirl You just have no idea how much”

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EIGHT YEARS LATER

I rub my eyes and stare at the coht, and I’ve been up since five-thirty when Vito Jr ca heart-shaped waffles, which Ifor both my boys

It’saround here, so I’m happy to do it whenever requested

I’ve got a big presentation co up for a Hamptons mansion just purchased by a freshly married Silicon Valley exec and her husband, who runs a venture capital fir-distance work schedules make my life look a lot simpler

My eyelids are heavy as I put the final touches on the docu Then I stretch and yawn, just as Vito co just his boxers, and even after eight years, the sight of him still makes my belly flutter and my pussy drench

“Sweet girl You need to sleep” He leans down and kisseson isn’t as important as your health”

“I know, Daddy” I still call him that because it's who he is to me, and our dynained that first day I said that word to him “I just finished”

I’ve been working so rown more than I can keep up with

Vito’s all but retired He still owns the security company with Malcolrown nationwide, and Malcolh he and Karen have four kids of their o

We still just have little Vito Jr I had a s my delivery, and bothwith specialists and getting the best care in the world, Vito and I decided ould put our all into our one baby and be happy with the faave us