Melissa (Gabriella’s Pov)

I woke up with the boys already up and playing in the room. The room was in a mess, but I looked far worse as I dragged myself from the bed, trudging to the bathroom. Motherhood wasn’t as easy as I would have thought it to be.

My hands were on my face as I rubbed them underneath my eyes. The eye bags grew less with each passing day and how they viewed maturity.

I smiled as I turned to look at them playing. They had the characteristic look of Alfredo, tainted with my image in the mix. If there was an advantage to it, I saw...