Page 127 of Family Bonds- Gabriela & Luca

Nothing he was too concerned about there.

“I’m ready,” he said. “Here comes Taylor now.”

His shoulders relaxed, a short breath escaped with it.

They’d shown up.

Gabriela had wanted to be here with him, but she was working and it wasn’t worth last minute coverage for it. He was positive he might want her by his side the further they got.

“Sorry we’re late,” Cora said. “Someone didn’t want to get up.”

“Everything okay?” he asked, looking at Taylor. She was yawning and rubbing her eyes.

“Yeah. I’m tired. Last night I had really bad heartburn again.”

He wanted to ask more but knew it wasn’t the time. Or he didn’t think it was.

“I told her not to eat that much ice cream,” Cora said. “But she doesn’t listen.”

He smiled. “Cravings are normal.”

She was still on the thin side for how far along she was in her pregnancy. He might rather see her eat ice cream than other choices.

There were definitely worse things.

“Hi, I’m Colette with the adoption agency.” She moved forward and put her hand out to Taylor and Cora. “Do you have the documentation showing legal guardianship?”

“Right here,” Cora said, handing them over.

“Why don’t we go into another room and talk first. Then we’ll come out and all meet together with Luca and his attorney.”

“Do we need an attorney?” Cora asked.

“No. We’ll take care of everything at the agency.”

He watched when the three ladies went into another room, then took a seat with Adriana.

“I know you’re nervous about this,” his attorney said, “but relax. I’m sure there won’t be any issues with the agency approving this or your background. I did some looking myself. You’ve got a plan in place you said? Why don’t you run it through with me?”

“As you know, I work five days and get ten off. I only need childcare for those five days. My plan is a nanny at some point. Either one on the island or someone in Boston who can just stay there full time. I’ve got the first four months covered. I’ll take a rotation off, it gives me twenty-five days. My girlfriend is also a pediatrician, opposite rotation as me, so she’ll take a few of them, and my mother is coming for a week.”

“That’s a good plan. No one is going to dispute two pediatricians caring for a newborn. Can I ask who she is? It will most likely come up.”

“Gabriela Mills.”

Adriana stopped typing and looked up. “Ah. Well, that will work in your favor for sure.”

“Being part of the Bond family?” he asked. He could tell by the look in her eyes.

Hell, her paycheck was signed by Hailey Bond, so she’d know.

“Yes. And I understand it’s just your girlfriend, correct? Or is it more? Do you live together?”

“No. We don’t live together.”

Not yet, at least not in his mind.

Those five days they were off, they spent most of it together, even the nights. But obviously not as much time the other ten days.