Katey had just finished having dinner with her family, and was getting ready to go to 'La Rosa Negra'. The only time she'd ever been this nervous in her life, was when her and Javier were dancing in the finals on New Years Eve. She entered her room and headed over to the closet, to pick out the perfect outfit for this evening. Hopefully it would be the night Javier and her would be reunited, at last. After a long time of weighing the pros and cons of each dress, she finally decided on a classy light-blue strapless dress. She shimmied out of her dinner dress, and slipped the other dress on over her under-garments. Fumbling with the zipper on the back, she finally got it all zipped up and checked herself out in the mirror. "You look perfect," she heard a voice coming from the door say.

Turning around quickly, she spotted her little sister standing there. "Oh, Suz, you scared me." She giggled slightly. "Do you really think I look okay?" Susie let out a little laugh and nodded. "You look great. Just a bit of pink lipstick, and you'll be good to go." Katey nodded in agreement and grabbed the lipstick tube off the top of her dresser. After applying it evenly to her lips, she headed out of the door of the apartment, and walked down the stairs to the front entrance.

She found her father waiting for her there. He gave her a little hug as a greeting. "You look stunning, Katey. You've grown up so much since you've been at college." Katey laughed and hugged her father back. She could see his eyes filling up with happy tears. "Oh dad, don't start crying!" She lectured. Her father grinned and shook his head. "Of course not, dear. The cars waiting outside, I can drop you off, then just call if you need a ride." Katey nodded and linked her arm with his and together they headed outside to where the car was waiting for them.

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After Katey had kissed her father good-bye, she stepped out of the car and walked up to the door of the club. She was a little hesitant, afraid to get her hopes up. What if Javier hadn't even come? She really didn't want to get her hopes up for nothing. Taking a big breath in, to calm herself, she finally plucked up the courage to step inside. The club was just as she had remembered it from years before. The same smell of sweat, booze and smoke wafted through the air and into her nostrils. She shook her head slightly, trying to get used to the smell of a crowded club again. She hadn't been in once since the last time she'd been in 'La Rosa Negra.'

She could see people dancing everywhere. They were grinding down on each other, and dancing in a way Katey hadn't seen since she left Cuba the first time. She finally felt at home. She walked through the club, trying to get around the masses of people, and hoping to see Javier. With no sign of him anywhere, she sat down at the bar. A defeated sort of feeling came over her, so she ordered a drink.

As she sat there, waiting for the drink to come, she felt an arm being wrapped around her shoulders. She felt someone lean closer to her, then murmur into her ear, "What's a pretty American girl like you, doing in a club like this?" Katey's first instinct was to brush the arm off her shoulder and leave the place. But she still hadn't seen Javier, and she didn't want to leave until she did. She turned on the barstool so she could face whoever was hitting on her. When she had turned around completely, and looked up, she came face to face with Javier's older brother. He gasped, realizing who she was. "What are you doing back here?" He asked her. They had never really gotten along. Due to the fact that he wasn't too fond of Americans. Especially when his little brother was dating them. "My father's doing work here again. And your mother told me I could find Javier here tonight. Do you know where he is?" He nodded, and pointed out onto the dance floor, before walking away to join a group of what was probably his friends.

Katey scanned the area where he had pointed. She didn't see Javier anywhere. Just a couple dancing together and couple kissing…She looked closer and her heart seemed to stop in her chest. There he was. Javier was there after all. Katey had not spotted him earlier because she had expected him to be there alone. Not kissing some Cuban girl. She could feel her cheeks getting and the tears began to well in her eyes. How could she have been so stupid? Of course Javier would've moved on already. Just because she vowed there was no other guy out there for her, doesn't mean Javier felt the same way. They hadn't talked in two years, but she expected him to stay the same. The tears began to fall down her face.

Just then she noticed Javier's brother was now talking to him. She saw Javier separate himself from the girl, and turn around to see her sitting there. Katey, feeling very foolish now, decided it was time to leave. She stood up from her barstool and headed for the door. She knew she should call her dad for a ride, but the only phone she knew of was in the club, and she didn't want to stay there for a moment longer. Her only choice was to walk home alone. As soon as she had exited the club, she began walking quickly down the street, hoping she could remember where home was from here.

She didn't get very far before she heard a call from behind her. "Katey? Katey, is that you?"

I finally updated! Mostly because people kept telling me too. I promise the next chapter won't take as long to post! Well, tell me what you think.