(Celeste's POV)"Neither did I."I had been surprised when Vincenzo spread the old family records across the study desk and slowly ran his finger down a long list of names I had never heard before. When I asked him why he did not simply use the full name, he looked up at me and said that he thought a nickname felt closer.That was all he said, but somehow, those few words stayed with me. I did not know what to say for a while because I had never expected him to care so much about something as simple as a baby's nickname.The hospital room was busy during the first few days after the birth. Eleanor and Guglielmo came together, both dressed as though they were attending something extremely important, which, I suppose, they were. Grandmother Joyce came with the family, while the Romanos sent flowers and a card before eventually coming to visit us themselves. Before long, the room was crowded, warm, and full of people talking over one another while everyone wanted to see the baby.By the
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