Lissana hugged her mother and said to her, "Good morning, Mom."
Alessandro felt a bit left out.
"No good morning for your dad?"
"Good morning, Dad," said Lissana and gave her father a hug, happy to feel the warmth of their bodies, confirming it wasn't a dream and that they were real.
Alessandro began tickling her, and Lissana's lively laughter filled the room and the hearts of her weary parents.
Alessandro wished he could stay playing with his precious daughter, wished to keep hearing her cheerful laughter that made his worries disappear, but he still had many pending matters to attend to. Alessandro kissed Lissana on the forehead and said to her.
"I love you so much, little one."
"I love you so much too, Dad."
"More than Mom?"
Lissana hesitated for a moment before answering. She
