chapter 33

There’s some laughter.

“Not only do I…” I have to pause to get a hold of my tearfulness, giving my attention back to Isabella.

Her emotionality mirrors mine. Fuck, one of us has to stay strong.

“…love her.”

Isabella’s shoulders rise with excitement. And Leo points at her as if to say, “He’s talking about you!”

I watch her laugh and kiss him.

“With all my heart. And soul and mind and body and… with everything I got, I love her.”

A place like Madison Square Garden is hard to silence when it’s filled to the brim. But you could hear a single footstep, it’s so quiet.

“And as if she could make me love her any more than I already do, she gave me another human to love.” I can see the splashy tabloid headlines now and for once, I don’t care. Because I’m getting to tell my story. My truth.

I want the world to know.

“My son.”

There’s gasping and cheering and clapping.

I smile, wicking away a tear before it falls. “They’re here tonight. And I’d like to introduce you to them. If that’s –” I do a d