What else could Cary add to Antonio’s thanks for a healthy baby and a wonderful family? He chewed his lower lip as Antonio nodded his encouragement. “Does ‘ditto’ work here?” he finally managed to ask. “Don’t think so, man,” Aiden put in with a laugh. Cary relaxed a bit. “Okay.” He took a deep breath, then continued, “I’m thankful for so many things. My family, my friends. A healthy baby. Antonio. Massi. But those are all easy. I’m thankful for them every day. I’m damn lucky.” He grinned at Antonio, who took his hand and squeezed it. “But I guess this is about more than everyday things. Some things you don’t realize you should be thankful for until you really think about them. And sometimes they’re the most important. The little things. Things you take for granted. Things I didn’t know I knew.” Cary looked at Massi and added, “Things people can teach me.” Two weeks before “SHE WANTS her papà,” Antonio said as he handed Graziella to Cary the day she was born.
