Chapter 200

We arranged a ceremony in our roof garden this warm month, with everything blooming and looking beautiful in the greenhouse. A small private affair. However, the live feed video set up so certain family members can watch is a compromise on his part. Alexi wanted more than our immediate loved ones here, and I didn’t want anyone except our two witnesses if I’m being honest. The video feed enables a room full of guests far away in The Hamptons to be a part of this, and I get to have my small gathering in intimate surroundings in our home.

It’s hard to break habits of a lifetime, and I don’t think I will ever really settle into a huge family gathering comfortably.

We had a temporary chapel set up with a floral archway and a petal-covered aisle. All tended to so lovingly by Mr Capone. I love our Capones so much; they feel like the parents I never had, and thanks to them, I’m slowly learning Italian under careful guidance. They add to the world I now dwell in and couldn’t want