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Can I call you mom?

ISADORA POV

I hugged Daniele tightly to my chest, not sure why he needed my closeness but more than willing to give it to him. “Mom,” he whispered. I froze. Jude tensed, his eyes tumultuous as he watched. Was Daniele thinking of Josephine? Missing her? I pulled back slowly.

Daniele looked down at my chin. “Can I call you mom?”

I choked, and tears sprang into my eyes at his unexpected request.

Jude’s face became still.

I kissed Daniel’s cheek, then crushed him to me once more. “Yes. Nothing would make me happier. I love you.”

He began to sniffle, and I couldn’t hold back either. Jude averted his eyes, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he swallowed. After a moment, he came over to us and kneeled beside us, hugging us both. I pressed my face into his chest, feeling his heartbeat thundering in his ribcage. Jude kissed the top of my head, then Daniele’s.

Daniele called me mom every chance he got that day, shy at first but later with adorable giddiness.

In the evening, Jude and I sat on the swing
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