Olivia's POV
"Do you want to drink something?". asked Carlos. I could tell by his voice that he was nervous. His voice trembled every question he asked. I shook my head and we walked together to a table full of drinks. Carlos walked over to Julietta standing there and asked for a drink when Camilo and Lela arrived. "Wow Olivia you look beautiful.". I heard Camilo say. I turned around a little to see him. "Thank you.". I said while playing with my fingers. I could see from Lela's face that she didn't like it. But I just didn't pay attention. "Here you go". Carlos said as he gave me a drink. I took the drink from his hand and immediately took a sip. I could see from Camilo's face that something was wrong so I gave him a funny look. But he didn't respond. "Thank you all avoid." Abuela shouted through the house. Everyone fell silent and began to look at her.
"I'm really glad you all came to celebrate my birthday. I admit it was a weird few years but luckily everything turned out well. And we are happier than ever. Please let the music start and let's dance!" . Immediately the music started to play and people came onto the dance floor to dance. I saw Mirabelle dancing with her sisters and she waved merrily. I gave her a small wave back. "Can I have this dance from you?". Carlos asked as he held out his hand in front of my face. I smiled softly and took his hand. With my other hand I set my cup down and followed Carlos to the dance floor. On the dance floor he also took my other hand and put it on his shoulder. He was still holding the other one and we started moving on the dance floor.
I couldn't actually dance. But Carlos apparently does. Every step we took I looked down at the ground to make sure I didn't step on his feet. He lifted my head with his loose hand. "Don't think too much." He said and he grabbed my waist again with his hand. "Yes, but soon I will step on your feet.". I said with a chuckle. "I have hard feet." Carlos said and I started laughing. "I didn't even know you could dance." I said to break the silence. "You never asked." Carlos was clearly not present. His eyes just kept looking at mine. I got a little shy about it. And when I get shy, I start talking about the craziest things. "How old had Alma actually become?". I asked. I was genuinely curious. "Um.. I think something in the 70s?". Carlos said doubtfully. But his eyes didn't take my eyes off me.
Suddenly the music changed to Latin music. So I let go of Carlos and started dancing with my hips. Carlos looked a little surprised that I could dance like that. But he danced happily. "Yeah well done Olivia!!". I heard someone scream behind me. They were Mirabelle, Isabella and Lusia. I walked over to them and gave them a hug. "Holla Carlos.". Mirabelle waved to Carlos who apparently was following me. He waved back but looked a little disappointed? "What's wrong with him?". Mirabelle whispered. I shrugged and walked over to him. "Is there something?" I asked right away. He immediately looked happier and shook his head. Then Isabella called. "Enough talk let's dance!!". And she took my hand and Carlos's to dance with her.
The next few hours were great. We danced and laughed the whole time. Then a randum man came and grabbed a microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen. For this song I want you all to ask a different lady to dance than your date. Or ladies find a nice guy." I looked madly at Carlos who apparently didn't like it. I nodded at him towards Mirabelle. I saw him sigh and walked over to Mirabelle. "Can I have this dance?". Mirabelle looked up in surprise and looked in my direction. I shook my head 'yes' and she took his hand. Isabella and Luisa had already found a man. Isabella danced with Matteo! They looked so sweet together. Suddenly I felt someone tapping on my shoulder. It was Camilo. "Can I have this dance from you?". He held out his hand and looked at me with his sweet eyes. Hesitantly, I grabbed his hand and pulled myself up onto the dance floor. He put his hands on my hips and I put mine on his neck.
While dancing we looked into each other's eyes. But this didn't feel weird like with Carlos but different. We rocked back and forth and I never once looked at my feet. Just to Camilo's eyes. Those beautiful browns they spoke in the light of the lamps above us. Camilo's grip on my hips tightened and we were very close together. Neither of us said anything, we just looked at each other. It felt like we were dancing alone on the dance floor.
Pepá's POV
Meanwhile I was dancing with my husband. While I saw that everyone was holding a boy or a girl. Of course my brother Bruno sat on the side with Mama. Our eyes met, and I gave him a "Sure" look. He smiled shyly but then pointed to someone on the dance floor. I gave him a weird look, but he kept telling me to look. So I turned my head to see who he was pointing at. I paused when I saw Camilo and Olivia dancing. "What's wrong with mi amor?". Felix asked me and I just looked at Olivia and Camilo dancing to the music.
Felix looked at them too. "Finally that took a long time.". I grinned at his answer and we walked together towards Mamá and Bruno. "How sweet have you seen them?". Mom asked right away. I nodded and sat next to her. "They look so happy." I said as I looked their way again. "They look like you at their age." Bruno said suddenly. We all laughed and watched Camilo and Olivia stare at each other without saying a word.
Olivia's POV
We danced back and forth softly to the music. Every step we took I felt my body drawing closer to him. But he didn't pull away. He just kept staring at me with his brown eyes. And his thick brown curls that hung half over his face. I brought my hand to his face to get the curls out of his face. He moved a little with his face on the touch of my hands. I slowly brought my hand back to his neck and moved again. Suddenly the music changed and everyone started dancing differently. But Camilo and I were in the same position for a while. Staring into each other's eyes. Without a word, I saw his mouth open. He wanted to say something but nothing came out. I know the feeling. He closed his mouth again and took a breath. He opened their eyes again and opened his mouth again. Just as he wanted to say something, someone tapped Camilo's shoulder. Camilo turned, it was Lela. "Shall we trade again?". she asked a little irritated. Camilo let his hands fall from my hips. And I let go of his neck. "Of course.". I said softly. But she heard and looked at me with an angry look. I turned and slowly walked away towards the table with the food. Where Pepá, Felix, Bruno and Alma were wrong.
They had a look on their faces that scared me. "Holla???". I asked. They all looked too happy. "Why are you all looking like that?" They didn't say anything until Mirabelle stormed in with Carlos. "YOU DANCED WITH CAMILO!!". she shouted loudly. I was startled by her screams and almost flew off my seat. "No, how do you get there." I said in a sarcastic tone. She rolled her eyes and I looked back at the rest. "May I now know why you look so crazy?". I was quite annoyed now. First Mirabelle scares me and then they don't open their mouths what's wrong with them? "It looked really sweet the way you danced." Suddenly Pepá opened her mouth. I looked at them with a startled look.
"You were watching!!". I said, my head immediately turned red from embarrassment. "Honey everyone has seen it.". said Alma. I hid my hands over my head and hid my head in Carlos' neck. "Hey it's okay. It looked really romantic." said Bruno. But I stopped looking at them. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Honey, he likes you. It was obvious in your eyes." I pulled my head out of Carlos' neck. "You two danced as if the whole room was empty. You didn't speak, you only had eyes for each other.". Pepa started again. I looked at the ground and took a breath. "No you are mistaken." I heard everyone laugh softly. "I'm sorry but are you love blind because he really does love you.".
I lifted my gaze from the floor and looked Pepá in the eye. "No you're wrong Pepá. You all are.". Everyone fell silent when they saw my face. "The night the Casita broke, Bruno made me express my feelings to him. But he doesn't love me. He just laughed. Apparently he thought it was funny to think I like him. Um... Liked." . I wiped a tear from my face and looked at everyone sitting there listening in shock. "Look Olivia.". Alma said as she got up. "I know my grandson can be stubborn, funny and annoying. But you can also tell if he really loves someone. He looks at you differently than he does at Lela."
And she pointed behind me to Camilo and Lela dancing. "And if it were true. Then why would he say all those mean words? If he really cared about me, he wouldn't have done that to me." I said as I looked away from Camilo and Lela. "Maybe he just said that because he loves you." said Alma. I looked at her strangely. "Maybe he said those things to get you to safety. To make sure you weren't hurt." Alma said right after. "Well, she did well when she fell through her own roof." *Laugh*. I immediately laughed at Mirabelle's comment. "I'm going upstairs." I said and I walked to the stairs. "Should I go with you?". Carlos asked concerned. But I shook my head. "No, just want to clear my head." And I left the room.
I sat on top of the balcony hanging over the railing. My legs dangled over the railing. I looked at the stars that were above me. Beautiful in the evening. I closed my eyes for a moment to receive the breeze that was there. "Mama? Are you there?". I asked softly when I was still looking up. "What should I do? If he really loved me, he wouldn't have done this, would he? Or was he really doing it to protect me? Tell me what to do." I closed my eyes again and kept my head up. It was quiet up here. Without all that noise, without the happy faces. I was so in my thoughts that I didn't hear anyone walk out to the balcony. "Olivia? What are you doing out here?" I opened my eyes and turned my head. camilo? What is he doing here? "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with your girlfriend?". I heard him chuckle softly. "Well she was tired and sat down with Mamá and Papá.". He leaned his arm over the railing, staring at the lights of the city.
"What are you doing here?". he asked again. "Just thinking." I looked at him and his eyes looked straight into mine. He grabbed my hand. "Get off of it please I think it's scary." I grabbed his hand and got off the railing. When I got down from the railing I could feel his eyes still staring at me. "What?". I asked with a little laugh. "Nothing. You look beautiful." Camilo said as he let go of my hand. I felt my face get warm and looked at the ground. Oh god what is he doing? I felt a hand under my chin lift my face up. Camilo's hand went to the back of my head and softly played with my hair. He gently pushed my face closer to his. He grabbed my waist with his other hand. I saw his eyes move towards my lips. His lips came closer and closer. Until we were suddenly millimeters away from each other.
I no longer looked into his eyes but into his lips. He stopped moving his hand. He just stood there, our lips almost touching. He's playing me! I bit my lower lip gently to hold myself back. "Do not.". Camilo said right away, in a very soft and deep voice. He still didn't move. Not his hand and his head. His grip on my hips tightened and tightened. I felt his nails dig into my hip. Suddenly I heard someone screaming downstairs. I was so startled that I tilted my head back to look. But Camilo then pushed my head back into position with his hand. And suddenly his lips were on mine. I slowly closed my eyes and drifted into the kiss. After all these years there is now a kiss.
This was Chapter 26 hope you liked it
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