UNEXPECTED VENTURES: Belles of Broad Street Book 3 by AK Landow
Author:AK Landow [Landow, AK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798988233541
Publisher: Author AK Landow, LLC
Published: 2023-09-13T16:00:00+00:00
Weâve eaten a nice dinner and have the firepit roaring. The kids are making sâmores and having a great time. Luke looks so happy with Valentina and Matteo. This is what it would be like if I gave him siblings. I have a pang of guilt that I havenât done that for him. I canât deny that Iâve begun to hope that this can be our normal. Our everyday life.
Dominic fiddles with his phone and Spanish music starts playing. I look at him in question. âDancing to the Cuban Rumba is a New Yearâs Eve tradition in our family.â
I scrunch my face. âIâm not a very good dancer.â
He winks as he takes Valentinaâs hand as they begin to move to the music. They both dance beautifully. Theyâre next to each other as their hips and arms both move in unison. They both have big smiles on their faces. Itâs clearly something theyâve done together many times before.
I see Matteo shaking his hips too. Luke looks on in wonderment.
Valentina offers Luke her hand and starts to show him how to move. Heâs picking it up quickly as his little hips sway to the music. He and Valentina are both giggling. Itâs adorable.
Dominic starts to offer me his hand, but Matteo steps in front of him and offers me his. Dominic and I smile at each other as I take Matteoâs hand.
Heâs trying to show me the moves. Heâs a good dancer. I had no idea. Weâre both moving to the music now, and Matteo has a huge smile on his face.
Dominic looks on with pride. âMatteo, you may be the best dancer in the family. I had no idea.â
If possible, Matteoâs smile gets even wider. When the first song is over, he hugs my leg. I rub his back. âThank you for helping me. Youâre an amazing teacher.â
He nods as another song begins playing. We all dance for several songs, having a great time. I donât think Iâm very good, but it doesnât matter. This is the fun, full family life Iâve always wished for.
Dominic disappears momentarily but then returns with a shopping bag. He pulls out five older looking dolls. Valentina and Matteo seem to understand what heâs doing and immediately grab one each. Valentina takes an extra and hands it to Luke.
I see Luke bite his lip. âUmm, thanks, but I donât like playing with dolls.â
Dominic, Valentina, and Matteo laugh. Dominic wraps his arm around Luke. âIn Cuban culture, we burn dolls on New Yearâs Eve. We believe it gets rid of all the bad things that have happened in the past year. Any bad memories and regrets are left in the past and burned away. Only good things moving forward.â
Luke scrunches his nose. âYou throw them in the fire?â
Dominic nods. âYes.â
Lukeâs eyes light up. âHow cool.â
Dominic smiles at me as he hands me my doll. We all stand around the fire with our dolls. âEveryone, think of the bad moments for the last time. Once you throw it in the fire, you will never think of them again.
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