Julianna and Marcie were possibly the most excited bridesmaids in the history of weddings, whilst their mother cried enough tears to replenish the Amazon River. They had about thirty guests, including Cesar, Raoul and Fabio, and everyone cried a little, drank some wine and danced a lot.
The Maura-Cooper family welcomed their fourth member six months after that, on a glorious spring morning when the sun couldn’t have shone any brighter.
Antonia Maura-Cooper came into the world with a battle cry fit for trailblazer, and Jake took her in his arms and gazed at her with such unadulterated love that Flávia’s heart swelled so much she feared it might shatter.
And then he shifted his gaze to her and she felt as though she was the most powerful woman in the world.
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