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With Arms Wide Open

A/N: another baby chapter!!!!:):):) this time, though, they don't have to deal with the stinky mess that is a boy....;);) they get the sugar spice and everything nice that comes from a baby girl!!!:):):):) this one also skips forward another two years, when the twins (Edmondo and Garrett) are 4 and Antonio is 2

Alessio POV

"A beautiful baby girl! Congratulations, guys!" Filomena wasted no time in slipping the pink bundle into my arms as I sagged in relief against the bed beside my bright eyed wife. Finally a baby girl!

It wasn't that I didn't love my boys, but with twin 4 year olds and another at 2 years, they were wearing on me. It'd be good for us all to have a little peace and quiet around here for awhile, before the teenage years hit her... "Abellia Renee Ercolani, I can swear to you now that you will be the most positively spoiled baby girl in the entire Italian Union!"

"That's what she has me for, dumbass!" Mary waddled in with Dino on her heels, both of their arms around her own baby bump; they were finally going to have a baby of their own, any day now to be exact. Goddess, I couldn't wait to see them as parents... "And I swear to you, Alex, that we are going to call her Bella!"

Yeah sure whatever, until she gets in trouble for something...

"And her Nona and Monmon," my own mother giggled, sweeping baby Bella out of Mary's arms and into her own. My father was not far behind her and easily scooped the boys into his arms; his name from the boys was something funny, for sure... They'd named Nona, but needed a name for him, so we all put our heads together and came up with Monmon, and it stuck. "Oh, darlings, I am so happy for you! I finally have a baby girl to spoil rotten!"

"So do I!" Luna's parents weren't far behind the crowd to coddle our newest baby, and easily began a competition to see who could spoil her the most; they'd flown over from Texas about a month ago to see the boys and be here for the birth of Bella.

We'd had more than enough room for them in one of our guest rooms, so we'd all grown a lot closer, and the boys got to meet and name their Moo-maw and Rooster. They'd brought a photo album of all their farm animals, and the boys hand been fascinated with the cows and chickens, so Erin and Garrett quickly became Moo-maw and Rooster.

Sighing, I dropped a kiss to Luna's lips as the boys ran over to see their sister, who was being passed around from one Italian to a Texan and back again. Oh, the joys of family!

"Maybe now we can get some sleep..." Luna giggled quietly, lips turning up into a small smile, as she rested her head on my shoulder; her labor with Bella had been about an hour and a half, but she was still tired and I, couldn't didn't wouldn't, dare to disagree. Running after the boys took a toll on my mere 31 year old body... 'Oh, but baby, it's still a fine body! I swear, you don't look a day older than when we first met!'

Grinning down st Luna, I swept my arm under her head and dipped her against me, my lips crashing hotly on hers. 'You're one to talk, hot Mamá! You're only 27; we could totally keep have babies!' Still, I knew we couldn't; we'd decided that we like the number 4, with two years in between, so we then decided not to have any more kids. Of course, that by no means in no way at all means that we would stop having sex anytime soon...

"If you two don't knock it off over there," Mary began with a giggle, even as Mamá picked up where she quit, "we won't babysit anymore," then came Erin and Garrett to close the argument, "and we'll cut your family jewels off and glue them to your forehead!"

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"I am so so proud of you, Luna!" Clutching her tight, I immediately pulled away with a frown as Bella began to fuss; she fussed quietly, which I thanked the goddess for. I'd either squeezed them too tight, or pulled Bella away from her midnight snack. Oops... Still, there were advantages to Luna breastfeeding our baby...

Allow me to count the ways... The fact that we were finally alone- well, almost- and that her breasts were on full display for me, or that her hand just snuck into the front of my jeans... But there was also a disadvantage, which would be the plain and simple fact that now I had a damn painful hard-on and Luna couldn't even help me out; we couldn't have sex for another two whole freaking months!

"Oh, baby, there are still ways to have some fun, I assure you!" Smirking, Luna cradled Bella tight even as I tightened in a sure sign that I was about to explode in my pants. "Like now, for instance," she giggled, lips parted as her tongue swiped around them, and continued to squeeze and pump. "See?!?!"

Holding my arms out for Bella, I eased off the bed to fetch a towel and new pair of boxers; we sure were messy people... When I came back into the bedroom, I smiled as I found Luna almost asleep. Her head arched back up against the pillows as her eyes fluttered barely open then clenched closed. I'd need to reposition her soon; she'd have a sore, cricked neck in the morning, for sure.

Settling Bella in her crib for a mere second, I adjusted Luna where I knew she'd be the most comfortable before scooping Bella right back up in the cradle of my arms. Walking to the boys' rooms, I poked my head into each and motioned them to follow me back to my own bedroom. Settling us all in our large bed around Luna, I smiled at my family in pure bliss.

My Mate, wife, mother of my children, the reason I even had a family of my own in the first place- my Luna. My firstborn twin sons who caused as much ruckus as their 4 year old bodies could- Edmondo Nathaniel and Garrett Theodore. My third born son who tried so hard with his 2 year old self to keep up with his older brothers- Antonio Terzo. And my just-born, sugar spice and everything nice, pink bundle of joy- Abellia Renee.

They were all mine, and I theirs. They were all a part of me, as I was them. My arms had been open for them, and my heart overflowing, since I'd first met Luna, and now I got to spend forever and always with them. And what a sweet forever and always it would be.

A/N: it's shorter, I know... It's also the last Alessio chapter, so sad day for that.....:/:/:/ and we're one step closer to the end- not counting the ending A/N, there are 2 chapters left... But I have like 75-80% of the sequel planned out, so I might get to start on it pretty soon....