Through The Years
Disclaimers in part 1
It didn't take Buffy long to get changed into a nice dress; it was white with pink daisies. She had put her hair up in matching clips, and slipped on her pink sandals. Pink really wasn't her favorite color, but her mom thought it was pretty on her. To make her mom happy she went ahead an got the dress. Buffy opened her door and was met by Cordelia.
"Buffy, you look nice. Like a princess." Cordelia complimented the girl.
"So do you. Come on we don't want to make your parents upset." Buffy stated.
The girls grabbed hands and walked down the steps. Cordelia's parents were talking, but stopped when the two girls made their entrance.
"Well, if it isn't the belle's of the ball. You girls ready to go?" Victoria asked.
They nodded emphatically. She smiled at the two girls and the picture they presented, they looked like a twosome of cuteness, the blonde and the brunette complimented each other well. It seemed like they were more like sisters than friends, and to her that was okay.
"Come on my beautiful girls, we are going to be late." Antonio opened the door and ushered everyone out and into the car.
"Daddy, where are we going?" Cordelia asked, wanting to know.
"We are going to La Playa. It's Buffy's first visit to Puerto Rico and I want her to get a taste of the food. It's nothing like Mexican food, and I'm sure you'll like it." He told Buffy.
"It's okay I can eat anything." She smiled.
Antonio started the car and headed out the gates of the villa. Since it was dark the city of San Juan was lit up with lights, and the people were walking around with no cares in the world. Buffy was excited by it all, the lights and the people; it was way different from Mexico.
The girls were talking softly in the back, when Antonio stopped the car in front of La Playa restaurant. He got out the car and opened the door for his wife, and the valet attendant opened the doors for the girls to get out. Cordelia stepped out and waited for her friend. Buffy thanked the valet guy and walked with her friends parents into the restaurant. The hostess greeted them at the door.
"Bienvenido a La Playa Ristorante. I am Isabelle." The hostess greeted.
"Thank you very much." Antonio replied.
Isabelle sat them at a table and told them that their waiter will be with them in a minute. She handed them their menus, she smiled at the two girls and complemented them on their dresses. She left the table to attend to the other guests waiting to be seated. Buffy looked over her menu as did Cordelia.
"What are you going to get?" Buffy asked her friend.
"I'm going to get the paella. It's very good, and has seafood and chicken and lots of other good stuff. I like it." She smiled.
"I guess I should have that also." She put her menu down and waited for the waiter to come back.
Victoria and Antonio figured out what they wanted and put their menus down also. They were amazed at how the two girls were behaving themselves like little ladies. She was surprised because most kids their age would be moving around and trying to get up, but not her two. She knew they were special.
"So Buffy, how do you like the house?" Antonio asked.
"I like it very much. I especially like my room, it's real beautiful." She responded.
Before anyone had the chance to say anything further the waiter had approached the table. He introduced himself as Miguel and he began telling them of the specials they had. Antonio motioned for his wife to order first.
"I would like the Arroz con Pollo, con biztec, y Coca Cola por favor." Victoria handed Miguel her menu.
He waited for her to order for the girls, but she said that they could order for themselves. Miguel turned to the girls and gave them a smile.
"Quiero Paella, y ensalada de jardin con Italian Dressing and a Coca Cola please." Cordelia requested and handed the guy her menu.
Miguel accepted the proffered menu and looked at Buffy. The blonde was really nervous and didn't know what to say. Cordelia gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, they have been teaching her Spanish. She was afraid that she was going to mess up.
"Quiero Paella, y ensalda de Caesar con Ranch dressing, y Como se dice lemonade?" She asked softly.
Cordelia whispered in her ear, and Buffy smiled, "Limonada por favor." She asked nicely and handed Miguel her menu.
Antonio was the last to order and the waiter left the table to place the orders. He gave Buffy a big smile.
"Buffy that was excellent for a person beginning to learn Spanish. Before you know it you'll be speaking it like a pro. I know your parents would be very proud of you." He complimented the girl.
This caused her to blush a little, "Thank you, very much." She replied.
"So what would you two like to do tomorrow?" Victoria asked the girls.
"We want to go to the beach." Both girls said together and began laughing.
Miguel brought out their drinks and the salads for the girls. Buffy began cutting hers up and adding salt and pepper. She always thought it tasted better with it, both girls began to eat. Stopping to talk in between bites, the salads were done, and Miguel brought out their food.
"Enjoy." He told them and left, but not before gathering the dirty dishes.
Buffy took a bite of her food, and decided she like it. Her mom always told her to taste something first before she decided she didn't like it. To her surprise it was very good.
"How do you like your food Buffy?" Victoria asked the girl.
Buffy chewed her food before replying, "I like it very much, the seafood is very good." She smiled and continued eating.
Cordelia didn't mind that her parents were asking Buffy questions. It was her first time to Puerto Rico and they wanted to make sure that she was enjoying herself. She was glad Buffy was with her because without her it would be boring. Plus the thought of being away from the girl disappointed her greatly. She had just found Buffy and she didn't want to risk losing her. Dinner was finished with conversations here and there; Miguel came back and asked if they wanted dessert. The Chases looked at the girls for confirmation, they gave their brightest smiles and they took that as a yes. So they ordered them some Flan. It was kind of like a cheesecake, but a whole lot richer, and sweeter. The girls would be bouncing off the walls for sure. Antonio looked at his watch and saw that it was nine, it was time for the house band to play live music, and tonight they had a special guest. He was sure the girls would love who it was.
"Welcome to La Playa. We are the house band The Boys of Paradise, and tonight we have a very special guest with us. She hails all the way from the Bronx, not only does she have her own clothing line, multi-platinum albums, and a host of movies under her belt, Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, give a big hand for Jennifer Lopez." He announced.
Buffy and Cordelia got excited as she appeared on stage. They fell in love with her when they saw the movie 'Selena' (I am part Puerto Rican, so this is me shamelessly pimping my heritage. I know Selena isn't Puerto Rican, but we loved her also). They started bouncing up and down in their seats, trying to contain their excitement.
"How are you doing tonight Puerto Rico?" She asked the crowd.
There were a few choruses of good, and excellent.
"Tonight I have been asked to perform, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy performing for you." She smiled and began with 'Jenny from the Block'.
The girls were singing and clapping along with the words. The smiles on their faces were priceless. Cordelia asked her parents if they could move out to the dance floor so they could dance. Victoria gave them a nod of their head and they walked out to the dance floor, they were actually the youngest people out there. It didn't matter to them, they were having fun. J. Lo slowed it down when she did 'No Me Ames' (You Don't Love Me). Marc Anthony joined her onstage. They did the salsa version and the two little girls began to Salsa dance together. This garnered attention from people on the dance floor and J. Lo herself. Once the song was over, and they realized all eyes were on them, they bowed and went back to their table. When they got there, the dessert was already on the table.
"I saw you two out there, and you looked good. Especially you Buffy, are you sure you haven't learned the Salsa before?" Antonio asked the blonde.
"No, I just had a wonderful teacher." She flashed him a brilliant smile.
People kept coming by the table complimenting the tow girls on their dancing. Cordelia was eating up the attention, but Buffy seemed to shy away from the attention. She was still shy and the people were a little overwhelming to her. Dessert was finished and the girls were getting tired. Antonio asked for the check, and Miguel left to get it. J. Lo herself made an appearance at their table, and signed autographs and even posed for pictures with everyone. She wasn't the bitch that everyone said she was. After everything was taken care of the family of four left the restaurant.
The drive back to the villa was made in absolute silence, because the littlest occupants were already asleep. Antonio pulled the car into the driveway and stopped the car jarring the little girls out of their sleep. He apologized and led them into the house followed by Victoria. Cordelia's nanny Winifred helped the girls to bed, and Victoria and Antonio tucked them both in and headed to bed themselves.
"I think the girls really enjoyed themselves tonight." Victoria told her husband, upon entering their bedroom.
"I'm sure they did. Did you see their faces when they saw Jennifer Lopez take the stage? It really made their night. But I noticed that your mind was elsewhere, is there something wrong?" He asked his wife.
Victoria stepped back into the bedroom already in pajamas. She sat down at her vanity and began brushing through her hair.
"I talked to Joyce and she and Hank are getting a divorce. She told me last week, but they haven't told Buffy yet." She said softly.
Antonio made his way over to his wife, "Did she say why?" He took the brush from her hand and began brushing her hair.
"Yeah, he's been having an affair with his secretary. Plus they have been arguing for a long time. They both agreed it's for the best, it wouldn't be right to stay together for the sake of a child. The only thing it would do would hurt Buffy in the long run." She explained.
"Is that why they let Buffy come with us so easily? They are using this summer to separate and finally divorce. I wonder how Buffy is going to take it, she's so young." He replied.
"I don't know, but it's not going to be pretty. I'll tell you that much, I have a feeling that she will be spending a lot of time over at our house." She told him honestly.
Antonio sighed, "I think it's a good thing, she makes Cordelia happy and I enjoy having her around." He replied.
"It's not a bad thing; we just have to show her we love her even more." She took the brush and put it down on the vanity table.
Antonio led his wife over to the bed and they lay down together. The thunder was sounding in a distance and the rain falling against the windows. The couple drifted off to sleep arms around each other.
Buffy was tossing and turning, the thunder and lightning was scary. She woke up scared; she grabbed Mrs. Gordo and headed across the hall to Cordelia's room.
"Cordelia are you awake?" She asked softly.
"Yeah, I am. I was getting ready to come over to your room. You don't like thunderstorms do you?" She questioned.
"No I don't, they scare me." She replied.
The brunette held her covers up allowing Buffy to climb in. The blonde and Mrs. Gordo got in the bed, and the other girl put the covers around them. The thunder clapped again causing Buffy to jump. Cordelia put her arm around the frightened girl and whispered in her ear.
"You don't have to be afraid, I'll protect you." She told the girl. Buffy didn't reply because she was already sound asleep. She fell asleep a little while later after making sure that Buffy was okay.
The morning dawned bright and early; you couldn't tell that it rained at all. Antonio was the first to wake up; he went to go check on the girls. He checked on Buffy first, and began to panic when the little girl wasn't there. He checked his daughter's room to make sure that she was in there. Relief crossed his features when he saw a blonde head and a brunette head poking out from underneath the covers. Closing the door back he headed back to his room and to his wife. She was already awake and gave him a smile.
"I went to go check on the girls and Buffy wasn't in her room." He told his wife.
A sense of panic rose within the elder woman. Antonio saw this, and decided to tell her the rest.
"I found her, she was in Cordelia's room safe and sound." He told her.
Victoria let out a sigh of relief, and smacked him in the arm, "Don't you ever scare me like that. I don't think Joyce would ever forgive me if anything happened to her daughter."
"I couldn't help myself. Buffy must have gone in there last night. They look so cute together." He joked.
The double doors to their room busted open and in ran two little girls. They jumped in the bed causing the two adults to tickle them to death. The two girls screamed Uncle and then they stopped.
"Did you two knuckleheads sleep good last night?" Antonio asked the girls.
They both nodded emphatically. Then giving each other little smiles.
"Well, I'm glad you did. We have a big day planned for you girls, we're going to go to the beach, and sight seeing, if you're good we might even take you girls shopping." Victoria told the girls.
She knew how much the girls love shopping for six year olds they were quite the clothes horses. They also needed to start planning for Cordelia's birthday, she will be seven in July and they wanted to do something special for the girl. After all you only turn seven once.
"Shopping I love shopping don't you Buffy?" The brunette asked the blonde.
"Yep, it's fun. I like getting shoes, mommy always said that I should have a closet devoted to nothing but shoes." She joked.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, Buffy did have an extensive shoe collection, she even had shoes to match with her outfits. She was coordinated, but Buffy took it to the extreme.
"You don't have to wear the same shoes twice." She laughed.
Cordelia dragged her friend out of her parent's bed, they were giving each other goo goo eyes, and to her it was gross.
"Come on Buffy, we can go into the playroom and play. Mommy and daddy are playing kissy face." She smiled.
The blonde followed behind her friend, her parents never really showed affection to each other, unless it was in public.
"Breakfast will be ready shortly, don't go far." Victoria warned.
The two girls turned and looked back at the bed, "We won't." They replied, both wearing mischievous smile. It was time to be the little terrors that they were.
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