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Not only did she restore my faith in God, but she also gave me an immense sense of purpose. This was what I wanted to do with my life, I wanted to help people.
Deciding in that moment, Mario was right.
I wanted to be a doctor.
19
CAMILA
Now
“Two dirty martinis and three cider beers!” a customer called out from the end of the bar.
“Hey, can we get some service down here?” another hollered from the other end.
“Where are our drinks? Move your tits, sweetheart!”
“Come on sweet cheeks, been waiting fifteen minutes!”
“I ain’t your sweet cheeks, cowboy. Just for that you’ll be waiting ten more.” I moved toward a different customer. “What can I get for you?”
Later that night after my run in with Dr. Pierce, I walked into Danté’s club. Desperate for the distraction that bartending and dancing always provided. Needing to clear my head, focus on anything other than the Pierces.
Specifically, their father.
The man was never far from my thoughts for the rest of the day.
The look in his eyes, the sincerity in his words, the dominance and devastation he exuded, it all tore into me. Bit by bit.
How could I explain things I couldn’t begin to understand?
I hated this. I hated this so much. The worst part was there was nothing I could do to fix it.
The way he looked, the way I felt, the instant connection that brought me to him. There was no denying it on my part, I wanted to know him.
Badly.
“Camila, Mamita!” Danté shouted, calling me over to his office.
I stood by the door with my arms crossed over my chest, leaning into the threshold.
“What’s up with you tonight?”
“Nothing.”
“It don’t look like nothing.”
“Why do you think something’s up with me?”
“Cuz you ain’t shakin’ your ass. That ain’t the Latina I know.”
I scoffed out a chuckle.
“So spill, what’s goin’ on? What did Cheech do now?”
“It’s not Jackson this time.”
“Ohhhhh gurl, the tea just got hot,” he exclaimed with a big smile across his face. “You are sizzlin’, let me sip that tea.”
