(A.N—Sorry about the long wait! There were some things that came up last week and I was really distracted…but anyways! On with the story!)
Dancers Reunited
Chapter 3
Javier had been walking down his favorite garden trail in the park when he heard someone crying.
He followed the sound and came upon a little girl sitting on the ground crying.
Concerned Javier walked over to the young girl and said; "Hola?"
When the girl looked up he was shocked.
She looked no older than four.
And her eyes…they looked so familiar, but he couldn't place where he had seen those eyes before.
"Who are you?" The little girl asked, obviously frightened.
And she spoke English…not Spanish…hmm, this was getting interesting.
Javier smiled.
"It's all right. I wont hurt you. Are you lost?"
The girl started crying again but nodded.
"I can't find my mommy."
Javier smiled and held out his hand.
"I can help you find your mommy if you like."
The girl hesitated, but a moment later she took his hand and said:
"Okay."
"Do you know from which way you came?" Javier asked, if the girl could remember which way she came from that would narrow down the search considerably.
The girl nodded and pointed to the left, and off they went.
Javier decided to try and talk to the girl, that might calm her down a bit.
"What is your name miss?" he asked with a smile.
"My name is Arieta, I am four!" she said with a smile as she held up three fingers.
Javier laughed.
"Well Miss Arieta, my name is--" but someone yelling suddenly interrupted Javier.
"ARIETA!"
Javier looked up to see a woman, who must be Arieta's mother, running towards them.
"MOMMY!" Arieta yelled and ran into her mother's arms.
Javier smiled as Arieta's mother began rambling to her daughter.
But his smile slowly faded as he listened to the woman's rambling.
He was beginning to realize why Arieta's eyes seemed so familiar…
But…it couldn't be…
Javier was jolted out of his thoughts as he heard Arieta talking to her mother.
"It's ok mommy! This guy helped me find my way back!"
As the woman looked up, Javier knew that he wasn't hearing or seeing things.
It was Katy Miller.
"Sir, I can't thank you enou-"
And as her words fell short, he knew that she realized who he was as well.
She looked like she was about to faint.
"Javier…"
Katy could not believe what was happening.
Her daughter had gotten lost and guess who would just happen to find Arieta and bring her back to her mother but Javier, Arieta's father!
Oh the irony of it all!
Katy couldn't only take so much stress and anxiety in one day.
She suddenly felt quiet dizzy and felt her self fall to the ground and seconds later everything went black.
Arieta was so confused.
Her mommy and this young man seemed to know each other.
But Arieta couldn't remember if she had ever seen this man before…
But before she could puzzle further she saw her mommy falling to the ground, her eyes closed.
"Mommy!" Arieta cried.
Arieta tried shaking her awake but it wasn't working.
Arieta began to cry again, why wouldn't her mommy wake up.
She then felt a hand on her shoulder.
She looked up and saw the young man looking down at her with a smile.
"It's okay miss Arieta. You're mommy is just resting. She'll be awake in a little bit."
Arieta just nodded.
Javier was so confused.
What was Katy doing back in Havana, and with a child no less?
Who was the father?
And without warning Javier felt himself getting jealous.
But before his thoughts could continue he saw Katy eyes roll to the back of her head and she then fell to the ground unconscious.
Javier immediately panicked and rushed over to her and checked her vital signs.
He sighed with relief; she had just fainted.
Then he saw Arieta trying to wake Katy up and was crying.
Javier placed a hand on Arieta shoulder and when she looked up at him, he smiled.
"It's okay miss Arieta. You're mommy is just resting. She'll be awake in a little bit." He said trying to comfort the young child.
And it worked.
Arieta nodded.
"Do you know your way back to your house from the park entrance, Miss Arieta?" Javier asked, he knew he couldn't leave Katy just lying there, he didn't know how long she would be out for.
Arieta frowned, paused and then shook her head.
"No…"
Javier sighed, oh well…there was only one other place where he could bring them.
His mother and younger sister had left for the weekend to visit Carlos ont the other side of town, so he wouldn't have to explain the situation to his mother.
Javier turned to Arieta and smiled.
"We're going to go to my house OK Arieta? So you're mommy can rest."
"Okay!" Arieta said, suddenly excited.
Javier chuckled.
"Alright then. Lets Go."
Javier then picked up Katy and led the way out of the park and to his car in the park parking lot.
Arieta looked at the car in amazement.
"Wow, you have a car?" Arieta said, looking at the car as if it was one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Javier smiled, "Yes, this is my car."
"Wow" Arieta said again.
Javier chuckled as he lay Katy down in the back seat and then helped Arieta get buckled in, in the front seat.
Katy looked around excitedly as Javier started the car and drove out of the parking lot.
She couldn't believe it.
She was driving in a REAL car!
And her mommy was missing it.
Arieta sighed, oh well. She'll just have to tell her mommy all about it when she wakes up.
All too soon Javier pulled into another parking lot and parked his car.
As he got Arieta's mommy out of the back seat, Arieta got out of the car and looked around.
They were in the parking lot for this really nice looking building.
"Wow." Arieta said.
She seemed to be saying that word a lot today.
She shook her head and followed Javier into the building and up the stairs to the second floor.
When Javier reached his apartment door, he struggled for a moment as he got his key into the keyhole and then opened the door.
Javier then took Katy into the living room, down the hallway and into the second room on the right.
He lay the still unconscious Katy onto his bed and covered her up with a blanket.
Once he had Katy settled he returned to the living room where he saw Arieta looking around his living room in awe.
"You're house is really big." Arieta said as she looked around the room.
Javier chuckled at her reaction.
"Would you like some juice Miss Arieta?" he asked kindly.
Arieta smiled and nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes please." She said.
Javier went into the kitchen and poured Arieta a small glass of orange juice.
"You have very good manners Miss Arieta." Javier said with a smile.
Arieta smiled.
"Mommy always said that it was important to have good manners."
Javier laughed.
"Well your mother is a very smart lady."
Arieta nodded, her smile seemed to reach all the way to her ears.
For the next couple of hours, Javier kept Arieta busy by reading her some children's books before Arieta fell asleep at around 6 o'clock.
Javier sighed as he placed a blanket over Arieta once he was sure she would be all right there, Javier made his way to his room.
Katy was still unconscious but it looked as if Katy was sleeping.
She looked so peaceful lying there.
Memories flashed in Javier's head of their night together inside the beach tent after President Protista had fled the country.
Javier sighed.
How long ago that was…just about 5 years ago….
Javier froze…no…. it couldn't be…could that one time that they had made love…. no.
No way.
Impossible.
But before he could continue his thoughts, Katy began to stir.
TBC!
Is Javier finally piecing the puzzle together?
How will Javier react when he finds out Arieta is the product of his and Katy's love making….
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