A Night of Living Dangerously(64)

“I think the kid wants to dance,” Walton said gruffly.

A new song began, and Alessandro took baby Teo in his arms. Nuzzling his chubby cheeks and downy head, he looked down at his son tenderly. “I can teach him.”

Lilley’s heart swelled as Alessandro held their cooing baby against his tuxedo jacket, and wrapped his other arm around her. Smiling, she leaned her head against her husband’s strong shoulders as they swayed together in time to the music. Listening to Teo’s baby giggle and Alessandro’s joyful baritone laugh, Lilley suddenly knew their lives together would always be happy like this. Their days would shine with endless brilliant facets, in a hodgepodge of sparkling gemstones and tarnished brass, rough rock crystals and gleaming platinum, that when welded together … formed a family.