Dante wrapped his arms around me. “Already becoming wistful?”

I shrugged. “I just want to enjoy every day, every single second. I’m so happy right now. I want to conserve this exact moment and keep it in my memory forever.”

“So many moments of happiness still lie ahead of us, Val.”

I turned away from the fight to look up at Dante. “That’s my line.” I was the one who always tried to see the positive.

Dante chuckled. “You’ve rubbed off on me over the years.” He kissed me and Leonas groaned loudly. Then cried out in surprise as Luisa hit him in the face.

I shook my head, laughing but then became serious at the look on Dante’s face.

“Fourteen years, and I’m still waiting for the day when you don’t make me love you a little more every second I spend with you.”

I blinked. “That’s a lot of love over the years,” I got out. “But you started on a very low level.”

Dante ran his thumb over my cheek. “I’m not without failure. I’ve made so many mistakes over the years. You and our children aren’t one of them, and every moment of suffering, of pain, of uncertainty was worth it, because it ultimately brought me to this moment.”

“I love you,” I said quietly, trying very hard not to cry. Anna had already suffered one moment of mortification today. If I started bawling in front of Luisa without any apparent reason, she’d experience her second.

Dante’s hold on me tightened. “And I love you, and every day a little more even if it seems impossible.”

“It’s a good thing that love’s infinite,” I said softly. Dante pulled me even tighter against him and Bea beamed up at him. Leonas and Anna laughed boisterously.

Surrounded by endless love. It couldn’t get any better than that.

THE END