Tropea Italy, 12 November 2017
Grace had expected that her siblings would still be sleeping, it was after all only 6 in the morning when they arrived at Gloria's home.
"Gracie!" Debbie called excited as she waddled her way towards Grace and Victor with Vincent and Owen following close behind her
"Hi Debs" Grace smiled as she hugged her heavily pregnant sister, she couldn't help the tears that streamed down her cheeks "I missed you so much"
"Hey Gracie" Owen smiled after Grace and Debbie let each other go.
"Owen!" Grace looked at her baby brother who seemed to have grown double in muscle. "Why are you so fit?" She asked as she hugged him
"I've been working out" He smiled causing Debbie to give him the side eye.
"Hi Grace" Vincent smiled before scooping her into a tight hug, lifting her and spinning her around making her laugh.
"Put her down Vincent!" Victor snapped possessively
"Who shat in his breakfast?" Vincent joked putting Grace down before Victor wrapped his arm around her waist.
After another round of hugs, Grace and Debbie decided to make breakfast before Gloria and Liam woke up. Victor, Owen, and Vincent disappeared into one of the upstairs rooms.
"Have you found out the gender yet?" Grace asked as she scrambled eggs into a pan
"It's a girl" Debbie smiled
"A girl?" Grace asked feeling tears sting at her eyes "That's amazing Debs"
"I'm rather excited, Vincent isn't though, his stressing about boys being around his baby girl" Debbie rolled her eyes "Those Bernardi men are a bunch of protective lunatics aren't they?"
"They sure are," Gloria said as she came into the kitchen "Hello my darling" She smiled hugging Grace.
"Hi Gloria" Grace smiled into the hug.
"Is Liam still sleeping?" Debbie asked
"Still out like a light," Gloria smiled as she started helping the girls with breakfast until the men decided to come down.
They all sat around the table sharing stories of the last few months. Grace couldn't help but smile at her family, finally feeling whole again.
"Are you feeling okay tesoro?" Victor asked softly
"I'm fine" Grace gave him a smile
"Take a walk with me?" He asked offering his hand to hers. Grace put her hand in his as they excused themselves.
"Are you okay Victor?" Grace asked as they walked through the garden, Victor looked straight ahead suddenly feeling nervous.
"Si" Victor said hiding his emotions "I wanted to tell you that Demani is no longer a problem"
"How?" Grace asked her heart picking up speed
"We didn't have enough time to clone his phone but Christoff managed to put a tracker on it so when he returned home last night, I had men ambush him," Victor explained
"So he's dead?" Grace looked up at him
"Very much so" Victor nodded
Relief washed through Grace as a weight that had sat heavily on her shoulders was finally released.
"So we get to go home?" Grace asked
"If you want to" Victor gave her a small smile "We can go anywhere you want"
"Maybe we can go back to Cannes?" Grace asked raising a brow
"Grace..." Victor stopped walking as he turned to face her "I-I" He let out a breath "I'm sorry"
"What for?" She asked with furrowed brows
"All of it, for threatening you, drugging you, lying to you." Victor looked down "There was no option for me, I needed you and I was never going to kill you. Even if you left, even if you decided to leave right now" He looked at her, his green eyes holding honesty burning with unshed tears "I can't do this life without you, I don't want to be without you. So I'm sorry for all of it. You deserve the world, you deserve so much more for a husband. More than what I am but I'll try every fucking day to make you happy, I'll try to be the perfect husband to you and a good father to our baby"
"Victor..." Grace started feeling her own tears build in her eyes
"I love you, Grace," He said his green eyes burning into hers "I love you so much"
Grace looked at Victor completely shocked, she knew that that was probably the hardest thing to say but he did it. He finally said it.
"I love you too Victor," She said with a soft smile "I love you and I'm not going anywhere. I chose to marry you and I would choose you all over again if I had to. You've given me more than you have taken away. You make me happy, you are what I want. Now and forever. I love you, Victor"
In an instant Victors' lips were on hers, kissing her deeper and with more passion than she had ever felt from him. Although many things still needed work and there were a bunch of new challenges both of them would have to face when the baby came. Right now at this moment under the Italian sun, It was perfect. Happiness was real, happiness was this.
"Say it again," Victor said breathlessly as he pulled away from the kiss. His forehead was against hers and his emerald eyes shone brightly.
"I love you"
The end
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