Epilogue
Vlad
I sit at our dining table watching the best view imaginable.
Alessia and Lara splash in the pool, their afternoon ritual. Sondra and her new infant are in the pool, too, having a baby playdate. Junior and Desiree have even flown out from Chicago with their children a couple times to get the cousins together. The joyful sound of baby talk from both the babies and the mothers soothes me on a level I didn’t know required soothing.
Mika seems to feel the same way. He looks up occasionally from his studies to watch. Alessia tried to get him to go to school in Las Vegas, but he’s steadfastly refused, so he’s still homeschooled for now.
She thinks he might change his mind by high school, but either way is okay. He’s a good kid. He takes out the trash for Zoya and plays with the baby. Yes, we moved the entire household here-Zoya, Yegor and the five cats.
Alessia insisted, and she gets whatever she wants.
She also wanted to give Mika a puppy for his birthday, so we have a sweet and slobbery Dalmatian underfoot as well. It was worth it to watch Mika’s heart open to his new best friend. Alessia climbs out of the pool, and I get up to meet her with a giant towel. Lara smiles and coos at me, waving her tiny fists in the air with joy. I help Alessia dry her off, then take her and give my wife a kiss. Alessia turns to help Sondra with Nico, Jr., her newborn, a big healthy boy full of vigor and life.
The women get together for baby playdates at least once a week and my brothers-in-law have offered me a grudging respect. I’m sure they’d be quick to beat me to a pulp if I ever upset their sister, though.
Victor let me leave Russia, but only because I promised I was diversifying our interests by pursuing the Tacone participation.
Fortunately, Nico’s been willing to participate in my laundering scheme for tax savings, so it’s worked out. I still have the sense that the shoe may drop at some point. I never expected happiness. Never even pursued it. So now that I have something to live for, I’m fiercely protective of my wife and children. Which Alessia doesn’t seem to mind. She’s okay with bossy and controlling. Her body comes alive with my dominance.
I just make sure to treat her like the princess she is and she gives me what I hold dearest-her heart.
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