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Authors Note:
Spanish conversations are italicized.
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela – Estefania Graduation
It was a Saturday in Mid-February and because things had been so busy for Estefania and Osvaldo they decided to have a quiet weekend just the two of them. They were sitting outside on the patio enjoying the nice weather. She was on the lounge chair listening to her new iPod and trying to soak up some sun and Osvaldo was sitting at the table with a paper in his hands. He wasn't really paying attention to any of the articles but instead staring out to the ocean lost in thoughts. After a bit he turned his head toward her and called her name.
She had the music low enough that she could still hear him so she looked over to him and he said "My princess, I was wondering if you have decided what you are going to do after this school year? You're coming up on the end of your 9th grade year and you need to decide if you are going to continue your education or not."
She took out her headphones and sat up to face him and said "Yeah I know but I'm pretty sure that I will continue. I want to get as much education as I can, I'd actually like to study business so that I can help you."
Osvaldo said "OK good I'm glad and that's what I hoping you would say. So now that we've settled that we need to decide what type of party that you want to have after you graduate."
She laughed at him and said "You want to celebrate everything when it comes to me, just look at every birthday or special occasion that you've had or created for me. Yes I will agree to have some type of celebration but Papi please don't go overboard and you honor me too much"
He smiled at her and said "Good, I was hoping you would agree and now we can get started planning it." He raised his hand before she could say anything and continued "Before you even say anything I know that you are going to say that you don't need anything spectacular but really after every other party I've ever had for you in the past everyone will be expecting me to throw you one of the biggest celebrations that anyone has ever seen; and I don't always go overboard no matter what you think. I have these celebrations because you are my daughter and I love spoiling you. Honestly after all these years you really shouldn't be surprised that I want to do this."
She laughed at him and said "I know, but just so you are aware even when you think you aren't going overboard you are going overboard and crazy."
He laughed with her and then replied "I'll keep that in mind, so I'll find an event planner on Monday and talk to her and see what she says and then we'll go from there."
She shook her head and then said "An event planner really, you don't need one of those I'm sure that Maria or someone here will do it."
He just shrugged his shoulders and said "Nope I'm getting one and you will have to deal with it."
Knowing their conversation was over she laid back down, closed her eyes and put her headphones back in and turned her music back on. She started thinking about how many parties that he's had for her and how big they were and how outrageous that some had become.
She started thinking about how things have changed within the past few years and how with everything that her Papi had done for the people of Puerto Cabello and the neighboring cities they had finally accepted her as Osvaldo's daughter and began to treat her like royalty. Everyone wanted the honor of having her attend their parties no matter what the occasion was. Many invitations came in the mail daily; so many that Osvaldo couldn't keep up and actually hired someone to help her keep her schedule straight and to make sure which ones she attend or not because of either scheduling or safety issues.
Margery would gather the invitations and review Estefania's calendar to see if there was an opening and if there was pass the to Tomas to review for safety. If there were no openings or if security was an issue she wouldn't be able to attend and a letter would be written stating she was unable to make it and a suitable present would be sent as an apology for her absence.
If she was able to attend then an acceptance letter was sent along with a statement that she would not be alone and that her bodyguards would be with her.
That was something that Osvaldo had made perfectly clear, especially after that time several years ago where they had to disappear to their private island for a couple of months. She was never allowed to go anywhere without her bodyguards. They did end up having to leave a few more times which was why when it came to her safety she never challenged him on anything that had to do with it.
Sometimes she felt smothered and just wanted to escape but she understood why it was necessary. She wasn't a little child anymore and was smart enough that she knew that her Papi was part of a dangerous world sometimes and he worried about her and if she could lessen some of that worry by dealing with the bodyguards then she'd deal with it.
Being the curious child she was she had even tried a couple of time to get Tomas and Franco to tell her what he did for a living but they wouldn't budge, she even tried to sweet talk her Uncle Eric once and he didn't give her anything either. So she stopped trying and maybe one day she would ask her Papi but for now, she was content and happy with her life.
Still lost in her thoughts she continued to think about what the next year of her life will be like. There were so many things that are coming up that she just knows that it was going to get crazy. There are some major changes coming up for her and her 4 best friends regarding school and life choices.
She and Isabella started the 9th grade a few months ago which means at the end of the school year they will have to decide which direction that they want to go. They had to decide whether they want to continue with their studies and if so then they would need to choose between either Science or Humanity courses or just leaving school all together and going in another direction for their life.
Nicolas and Nikole decided they want to continue and had started their first year with their Diversified Education. Nicolas decided on Science for his studies while Nikole choose Humanity. Diego also decided to continue and was in his final year, he had selected Science for his studies and after he graduates he'll have to decide what he wants to either continue on to the University or to go out and live in the real life.
After a little while she had enough of thinking about things so sat up and took out her headphones, she looked around and saw that Papi was gone so she got up and walked into the house looking for him. Not seeing him in the living room or the kitchen she headed up to her room. Walking in, she looked around and took notice of yet another change that had happened in the past couple of months.
She changed her room from the little girl bedroom and bathroom to one that was age appropriate for her. She had parts of the walls painted and got rid of some of the pink replacing it with different types of purple and although she had loved her carriage bed and it was big enough for her she just felt that it was too juvenile for her. She ended getting one that was a solid white wood frame with a queen size bed that had a soft light purple canopy that was attached high on the wall behind the bed but also hung over the sides of the bed.
She added a wall unit that included a desk and a cabinet that fit a large TV. It was a place that she could work on her homework and other things. She didn't really change much in her bathroom just got rid of some of the pink and added a shower even though she still loved lying in the tub and looking out at the ocean.
She settled down at her desk and figured that she would get some of her school work done, she still hadn't convinced Papi to allow her to go to public school but that didn't mean he let her slack off either. That was another change Maria was still her nanny/maid but now she had a tutor that came in every day during the week and made sure that she was completely up to school standards for her grade. She even gave her advanced courses to do. It seemed like she always had school work to be done.
About an hour later she was hunched over her desk deep into her studies when Osvaldo walked she was so deep into thought she didn't even notice him walk into her room. He said "There you are!" She startled a little, looked up and replied "After I was done outside, I looked up and you were gone. I looked for you in the kitchen and the living room and you weren't there so I figured I'd come up here and get a jump on next week's homework. Where did you go?"
He said "Well when you went into your own little world I got bored so I went into my office to do some work." He looked at her and laughed and continued by saying "Look at the two of us. We both work too hard, how about we stop what we're doing and find something else to do?"
She put her pencil up to her mouth and said "I have an idea, but it's something we haven't done in a long time. How about we get the tent set up and have a movie night outside, just you and me?"
His eyes lit up at that thought. She never ceased to amaze him. He loved that even at this age she still wanted to spend time with just him. He quickly said "Yes we can do that I'll have the guys set it up right now. What kind of furniture do you want in it?"
She thought about it and said "Since you have already declared that we work too much and we need to enjoy the rest of the weekend, let's sleep out there as well. Is that OK?"
He said "Absolutely. Instead of the couches we'll put both of the portable beds out there and we'll watch movies and sleep on those."
She shook her head no and at his confused face she said "No, don't put both beds out there just the big one that way I can cuddle with my Papi tonight. We haven't done that since I was little." For some this might seem odd but she felt that their lives had been so busy that she just needed some father daughter time. He started to get emotional so he just nodded his head, picked up his phone and started placing orders to the staff to get everything ready. He looked up at her and whispered "Popcorn machine?" She shook her head no and smiled really big whispering back "Gummy bears." He laughed and added that to the things he was telling his men.
He got off the phone and said "Everything should be set up within the next couple of hours. How about we go down to the beach and take a walk?" She put her pencil down, stood upand grabbed his hand walked down to the beach. They both tossed their phones in the basket by the door and they had a great weekend laughing and enjoying each other's company.
Monday morning just like he said he would Osvaldo started doing research on an event planner and after a few calls he had narrowed it down to 3 of them and made appointments to see them that day. He decided that he wasn't going to take Estefania with him this time. He needs to make sure that whoever he chooses knows that her safety is the most important piece to her party above anything else. It was something that he didn't want to discuss in front of her, he knew she didn't fight him about it even though she felt trapped sometimes, but she didn't need to know the extent that he was going in order to protect her either.
That evening when he came home and they were both sitting at the table eating he said "Estefania, I found the person that will be planning your graduation party. She's an older woman and I've already met with her and hired her. She knows exactly what I want and says she can manage it."
The next couple of days was spent with them both doing work, Osvaldo working and Estefania doing her school work. Osvaldo had told her tutor on Tuesday that she would not be available for a study session on Thursday and to make sure that any lessons that she would have been given have them ready on Wednesday and that he would make sure that all of her work would be completed for Friday when she got there.
Estefania just laughed when he had told her that, thinking how planning this party possibly could take the entire day.
Thursday morning came and her planner knocked on the door bright and early, she was shown into the living room where she was greeted by both Osvaldo and Estefania. She shook his hand and then walked up to Estefania and said "Hi I'm Ms. Lago, you must be Estefania. Your father didn't do you justice. You are a beautiful and exquisite young lady."
Estefania replied "Thank you."
Ms. Lago said "Are you ready to start planning your graduation party?"
At the woman's enthusiasm all Estefania could do was nod her head up and down.
Ms. Lago started by handing them each a folder with multiple papers in them and saying "OK, so I'm going to go over everything that we will need to do. Here's a packet of everything that we are going to go over as well as what will need to be done and the time table in which is needs to be completed."
She looked over at Osvaldo and said "Let's quickly go over the checklist that's the first piece of paper in your packets so that you know what to expect. First thing that needs to be done determine a budget. Then you will need to know what day she graduates, once that is determined then you need to set a date. We need to determine where you want the party to be held. There are 3 different types of venues renting out a place, have it in a restaurant or you can have the party here in your house. If you rent out a place then we need to find out if that venue caters, and if they don't then we'll need to research and book caterer. You will need to start on a preliminary guest list and decide the size of your party. Also you will need to decide if you want a DJ or hire a band. Do you have any questions so far?"
They shook their heads no and she continued "If you decide to hire a band then we need to arrange auditions for the specific type of music that you want. We will also need to figure out a theme and what decorations you want. We'll also need to decide on announcements and the type of invitations that you want to send out."
Osvaldo said "OK let's go over some of the things on the checklist. The first thing is there's no budget she can get whatever she wants to. The party will be here at the house since this is where she has most of her parties. It's easier for me to me to maintain complete control over the event. We won't need to worry about hiring a caterer we have a chef on staff that will prepare any foods that she wants for her party. Yes we will have entertainment, when she decides who she wants we need to figure out what they want and what it will take to make sure they are here. I would appreciate you getting together some samples of the invitations and announcements for us to go over. The main thing that I really need you for is to make sure everything stays organized and for everything to go smoothly. Estefania and I are so busy we wouldn't be able to do it."
Just as she was about to start one of the servants came in and said "Mr. Jimenez the chef has lunch prepared and would like to know when would you like it and where do you want it to be served?" They all looked around looking for the closest clock and realized that is indeed lunchtime.
Osvaldo said "We'll eat now and please set it up in the dining room." She said "Yes sir" and quickly walked away.
Osvaldo stood up and said "It's time for lunch, Ms. Lago you are more than welcome to join us and we can talk more about it as we are eating, but I have promised Estefania's tutor that she will have today's assignments completed by tomorrow. How much more do you think we need to cover today?"
Ms. Lago replied "I appreciate your offer but I think we've covered enough for today. I'd like to set up a weekly meeting for us to make sure that we keep track of everything and what needs to be done and what is already done."
Osvaldo nodded and said "I agree. Monday's are good so that we know what's been accomplished for the previous week and what needs to be done the next week."
Ms. Lago replied "That works for me. We'll set it up for every Monday in the morning." They all agreed and then Osvaldo and Estefania escorted Ms. Lago out. They went into dining room and started to talk about everything they went over this morning.
Estefania got up and yelled "Wait a second." as she was running out of the dining room. When she came back she had her folder from Ms. Lago and a pen. She sat down and opened the folder and looked at Osvaldo and said "I was wondering if we could do a combined party for Isabella and me. I know they don't have money and Diego is getting ready to go to University and they are worried about how they are going to pay for it.
He looked up at her and knew that this was coming so he said "Yes, honestly I think that would be a good idea."
She nodded her head and said "But what will Ms. Lago think?" He said "Don't you worry about her if she says anything then I'll take care of it, this is your special day not hers."
She smiled at him got up and gave him a big hug and said "Thank you. Now we just need to speak to Isabella and her family. Can we have a small get together this weekend to go over everything?"
Osvaldo said "I think that's a great idea. I'll get started on that." Since they were done eating he got up and walked out and into his office. Estefania got up and went into her room to work on her school work.
When Saturday came around Isabella came with her family. It had been a few weeks since she had seen any of them so when Estefania saw Diego she ran up to him and gave him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek, which had been their customary greeting. Then she greeted Isabella with a hug as well as their mom and dad.
They walked into the living room and everyone sat down, with Diego sitting close to Estefania. Osvaldo explained to the Barros family what Estefania's idea was and they were extremely grateful. They were worried how they were going to manage it especially if Diego wanted to continue his education. They knew there were some free scholarships but his grades weren't all that good, not because he wasn't smart just because he got distracted.
After they were done they decided to go outside since it was a nice sunny day. Isabella and Estefania went to her room to change into their bathing suit and Diego went into the guest bedroom.
After they were done changing and came out of the rooms Diego said "Isabella go ahead and go outside we'll be right there. Estefania, can I talk to you for a second?"
She paused and said "Yes of course." And she led him to the couch in her room.
He looked nervous and said "You know you are the only girl that I have ever wanted and I know that we're still young but I want you to be only mine. I know that we've never had this talk but I want you to be my girlfriend."
Then he leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on her lips
She thought about it and the kiss they just shared was something special it wasn't like all the times before. She looked at the honesty in his eyes and saw that he truly felt something for her so she said "Yes."
He grabbed her and kissed her again. She smiled at him and said "I think we better get back downstairs before Papi sends a search party for us, he might start wondering what is going on."
As she finished her sentence they heard her Papi's voice booming through the house calling her name. They quickly got up peeked their heads out of her bedroom and she yelled back that they were on their way down.
As they were walking down the hall towards the stairs Diego grabbed her hand and held on to it. As they got down the stairs Osvaldo notice they're hands were joined and just as he was about to say something the front door opened and it was Eric. He noticed what was going on and decided this one time to come to his God-daughter's rescue and walked over to them and said "Come on you two let's go out back so can have a good swim before lunch." And he shuffled them off to the backyard.
After they were done swimming and finished eating Estefania and Diego were off to the side standing next to each other with his arm wrapped around her waist, they were talking quietly and in their own world. Isabella walked over to them and immediately started questioning them about what was going on and Diego proudly said "I asked her to be my girlfriend and she said yes."
Osvaldo hearing that nearly choked on his drink and Eric chuckled and started patting his back.
Estefania turned her head hearing the choking sounds from her Papi and looked at him and said "Are you OK?" He smiled and nodded his head. So she turned back around and started talking to her Diego and Isabella.
Osvaldo started talking to Diego's family regarding this new stage of their relationship between their children, they all agreed that they knew that this was where they were heading but trying to decide if it's too early and if they are too young. Osvaldo had concerns about Estefania being younger, but Diego's parents said they would speak to him and make sure he understood what the proper way to treat a girl.
After a little bit Isabella got so excited about things that she grabbed her away from Diego and moved over to the lounge chairs to sit down and start talking about their dresses.
While the girls were busy Osvaldo feeling somewhat assured by his parents was still uneasy decided he wanted to speak to Diego himself walked over to him and asked if he could speak to him alone. Nicolas nodded his head and walked away.
Osvaldo started by asking him "I know that you are still young and have a lot of decisions that you have to make regarding your schooling, but I want to know where your head is regarding my daughter."
Diego looked at him and said "Sir, you know since that first day I have always felt something special for Estefania and I can tell you now with absolute certainty that I love her."
Osvaldo stared at him like he didn't quite know what to say, but then he decided that if he truly did love her that it could work to his advantage. So he said "I see. So from what she has told me you're trying to decide if you want to go to University or not"
Diego said "Yeah, I guess it would depend on what you have to offer me because you know I've told you before that I wanted to join your team and become her bodyguard. I was serious about that."
Osvaldo replied "Yes you have, I'm not sure if being her bodyguard would work, but then on the other hand if you truly love her than you would do whatever you had to in order to keep her safe. I think I may have a deal for you."
Diego looked at him questioningly and said "What would that be?"
Osvaldo said "I know Tomas is getting older and in a few years may not be as sharp as he once was and I want Estefania to go to college. So I'm thinking that I will pay for you to continue your schooling in exchange for when she goes to University you protect her for at least a couple of years while you are there. To make thing easier I will buy a house near the campus that you all can live in. The two of you WILL each have your own rooms, there will be NO sharing. In addition I will also set time up with Tomas and Franco and possibly Eric regarding training for you. How does this sound to you?"
Diego said "That sounds good to me, it will make my mom and dad happy that I will be continuing and that they won't have to pay for it."
Osvaldo said "You know Estefania will want to know what we were talking about and that's up to you what you decide to tell her and how honest you want to be."
Diego wasn't quite sure if this was a test or not, he knew the man in front of him never kept anything from her so he figured he would go with the truth would be best and said "If she asks I will tell her. I won't lie to her. Ever!"
Making it understood that no matter what Diego would always be honest with her. Osvaldo nodded his head and shook his hand.
Just then Estefania walked up to them put her arms around both of them and said "What are my two favorite guys over here talking about?"
Osvaldo looked at Diego laughed and walked away. Leaving him to explain what they were talking about. Diego gave him a look that said thanks a lot.
Diego went on to explain the conversation that he had with Osvaldo. Needless to say she wasn't happy with the part about her Papi hiring him to be her bodyguard but she did like the idea of him being with her.
As they were standing there Eric came over to them. Estefania said "Hey Uncle Eric." He looked at her kissed her cheek and said "Hi princess. Can I speak to your boyfriend privately?" The way he said boyfriend let them know that he was in for a grilling.
So Estefania just said "Uncle Eric be nice, he's the same Diego that you've known since the day I met him."
He nodded his head but then added "Yes but now he's more and he needs to know that he's not allowed to break your heart."
She shook her head mumbled "Men" and walked away.
Eric started in with by saying "I understand you want us to set up a training schedule. You do realize that if you do become her bodyguard that there will be a lot of responsibility put on your shoulders. She's a hand full on a good day, but there are days where she is worse and doesn't want to listen to anyone. Being her boyfriend/bodyguard how are you going to handle that and are you prepared to be tough on her and make her listen to you?"
As Eric was finishing his sentence Tomas walked up and added "You don't know this but there have been many times that she has tried to lose us when we are out, she hasn't done that in a while especially since she knows that there are many threats that are out there. Also are you prepared to let her go if they have to disappear again? I don't even know where they go, no one does."
Diego listened to the things they were saying and what they said made sense. Not only was it his responsibility to protect her from others but his responsibility to protect her from herself. He'd definitely think about it and what would happen in the future.
He looked at both men and said "I realize that and I don't know if I could be forceful with her but I would try my best to get her to listen, I'd like to think about it some more but for now I would like to start my training."
They both nodded their heads and Eric said "We'll get something set up for you." and then they walked away.
After a while the Barros family decided that it was time to go, they thanked Estefania and Osvaldo for their generosity again and the two girls promised that they would talk about who they wanted the entertainment to be and any decorations that they wanted.
Under watchful eyes Diego gave Estefania a quick kiss and said "I'll call you later." She smiled and said "OK."
Before they knew it, it was April and Estefania and Isabella had pretty much figured everything out regarding the party. They had decided on a black and white themed party. They also came up with a guess list, between the two of them there would be about 75 guests, most of them being from Estefania's side. They had decided what they wanted to serve for food going with more traditional foods so there was plenty of seasoned beef, pork and lamb as well as some seafood dishes. There was also quite a few sides and different types of salads.
The only things they had to still figure out were the music and the cake. They needed to figure out if they wanted to get two cakes or one big one. If there were two cakes than each girl would have to design their own cake.
It was Monday afternoon and they were getting ready to meet with Ms. Lago, the meetings were changed so Isabella could attend, since she had classes in the mornings.
Once everyone was there and ready to start the meeting, Isabella and Estefania said they had decided who they wanted to perform at the party there was a very popular Latin pop music his name is Carlos Baute. Ms. Lago wrote his name down and said she would contact him first thing in the morning. She asked "Do you have a second choice just in case he isn't available?" Estefania said "Yes if he's not available then there is a singer from Columbia named Shakira. She's just starting out but we really like her music."
Osvaldo said "Try to get both of them, remember money is no object. My princess wants them."
Ms. Lago nodded her head and said "Now that you have decided that we need to decide about the cake."
Isabella said "We decided to have one big cake and we would like it to be in the shape of books, like we use for our classes."
Ms. Lago said "Very good, I'll meet with your chef regarding all the food and the cake. Sounds like we have everything covered now we just need the both of you to graduate. Once I speak to Carlos Baute and Shakira I will let you know what they say."
With that she got up and left, Osvaldo looked over at the Burros family and said "Dinner should be ready soon would you all care to join us? There is one more thing that I would like to discuss with Estefania and Isabella regarding their party."
They agreed and moved to the dining room and sat down, Diego again sitting right next to her.
He'd had been working on his training with Eric and Tomas and it was going well, by the time he went to Universidad Panamericana del Puerto which is located in Puerto Cabello. It was decided that he would go there until Estefania decided where she wanted to go in a couple of years.
When they were all seated Osvaldo said "I know that you both will enjoy your graduation party but I believe that there is something that was missed by Ms. Lago, dresses. I hope Mr. and Mrs. Barros that I haven't over stepped but I've gotten both girls dresses."
He motioned for one of his servant and they walked out and came back in with two big boxes. The servant placed the one marked Estefania in front of her and the one marked for Isabella in front of her. They both stood up and opened the boxes and pulled the dresses out, they were identical except for the color.
The dresses were made of lace with a sheer delicate lace overlay that formed a V-cut neckline with the skirt falling just above the knee. Estefania was a made of a light purple lace and Isabella's was made out of a light blue color. Since those were their favorite colors.
They were both so excited they ran over to him and gave him a huge hug and were thanking him over and over.
After dinner the Barros' left which seemed to be an everyday thing, since the girls were planning the party together, but that seemed like it would calm down now that everything had been decided.
Ms. Lago had called Osvaldo and informed him that both singers had agreed to perform at their party. She also told him that the invitations that they had ordered a while ago were ready and she would be picking them up and then would be mailing them out.
He thanked her for her hard work and then hung up. He told Estefania what Ms. Lago had said about the singers they wanted and she immediately started screaming and ran up the stairs to go call Isabella.
Finally the day had come for their party. School was over and they all had passed with flying colors.
The girls had changed into their dresses and made their way down the stairs where Diego was waiting for Estefania and Isabella's new boyfriend Maximo or Max was waiting for her.
They both escorted them to the grand formal dining room where the doors were currently closed waiting for them to make their grand entrance. They noticed that right beside the door was a table that had all of their gifts on it. Their eyes got wide seeing how many there were.
Once the doors opened and they were announced they walked into the room and saw that it had been transformed into a huge party space. The large dining room table had been pushed back along the wall and on top of it was all the food that they wanted. Next to that was a smaller table that had all the desserts on it including their cake.
There were 7 round tables set up with black table clothes that had white accents and the chairs having white covers and black ties on the back. In the middle of the tables was a table that only sat 4 people. That was the guests of honor table. It was decorated the opposite of the other tables.
The centerpiece for the guests of honor's table were 3 glass cylinders, one had black marbles at the bottom and filled with water with purple tulips in the water while a floating candle is placed on top of them so they don't float out. The second one was the same thing except the tulips were a blue color, and the third one had a mixture of both colors.
The other tables had similar centerpieces only they had red roses in them instead of tulips.
All the guests were there and cheered when the girls walked in with their escorts. The boys escorted the girls to their table and they all sat down.
They looked around and noticed that there was a small stage set up in the corner of the room where Carlos and Shakira would perform and in front of the stage was a dance floor.
Osvaldo walked over to the girls and their escorts and said "Ladies you look absolutely beautiful. The food is ready for you to start eating, everyone was told to wait until you got yours first. So please go help yourself." and then walked away.
Diego kissed Estefania's cheek and said "My sweet, sit there and I will make a plate for you." and he walked away to get their plates.
Since Max didn't know what Isabella liked they walked over together to get their plates. She leaned over to him and whispered "Don't worry about not getting my plate, its fine. We haven't been going out that long and the two of them have known each other since we were 4." He just nodded his head and said "OK."
Once they had gotten their food everyone started to get up and get their food, after everyone had eaten Shakira took the stage and started to sing. All of the teenagers got up and started dancing and having a good time. She sang for about an hour. Carlos took the stage and started to sing and since everyone knew him he they were all singing and dancing and having a great time. By the time he finished, he'd had been playing for almost 2 hours.
After he was done Osvaldo had a stereo turned on so he could keep the music playing so whoever wanted to could continue dancing.
Carlos walked up to Estefania and said "Thank you for inviting me to play at your party, I had a wonderful time. Would you do me the honor of dancing with me?"
Before he had finished his sentence Diego was by her side staring at Carlos and said in a menacing voice "No she doesn't want to dance with you."
Estefania never one to like the whole macho possessive thing glared at Diego and then turned to Carlos and said "I'm so sorry for his rude attitude but thank you anyway, but I'll pass this time. However, I do know someone that would like to dance with you. Diego's cousin Nikole." Ignoring Diego she looped her hand through Carlos's arm and walked with him over to where Nikole was standing and introduced them and he asked her to dance which she gladly accepted.
She went back to her table and proceeded to ignore Diego, after multiple tries to get her to talk to him he finally walked over to the dessert table and brought a piece of cake over to her as a peace offering. She took it and then gave him a small smile. He knew at that point she would forgive him and they would be OK.
He knelt down on one knee beside her and looked at her and said "Would you dance with me, please?" She sighed and said "Only if you quit with the macho crap. I'm yours and I don't intend to change that but I'm not an object that you own, you have to let me make my own decisions. Understand?"
He nodded his head and said "I promise I'll try and keep it to a minimum, but you are so beautiful and other guys will want to dance with you. It drives me insane when I see any guy talk to you, you're mine."
She shook her head and replied "Well that's just something that you will have to deal with from time to time and if there is someone else that I want to dance with that doesn't mean that I don't want to be with you anymore. You have to trust me."
He put his head down but raised his eyes trying to give her his sad eyes. She stood up laughing at him and then said "Come on macho man, let's go dance the rest of the night away."
And that's exactly what they did, until the party was over and everyone left to go home.