Molly's POV
Octavia must have regretted her words because she smiled nervously and tried to take them back.
"That's not what I meant. What I was saying was..."
Gianni didn't allow her to finish her sentence before cutting in. "Roger, I wanted to wait until you were older, but since she already said it, it's true. You weren't formed from my DNA, but the moment I laid eyes on you, you were mine, and I never stopped loving you."
Gianni's words were honest, as his gaze bore into Roger's. The boy's expression was unreadable, and a deafening silence took over the table as we waited for him to say something, but it took time.
The more it was delayed, the more anxious we got, and for the first time, I saw tears in Roger's eyes as he asked in a sorrow-filled voice,
"So, are you
