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“It’s not the same thing,” I grit out.
Eduardo pats my arm. “I hope you learn to forgive him.”
He leaves and after another shot of whiskey, I get back to Sophia. She’s talking to her sister but her eyes move to meet mine as I approach.
“Where did you go?” she questions.
I wrap my arms around her waist pulling her to my chest. She relaxes against me immediately.
“I was having a wonderful conversation with your father,” I inform her.
She lets out a soft sigh, “Please tell me the two of you didn’t get into another argument. Like it or not, you’re both going to have to learn to play nice.”
I chuckle, “He actually apologized, a little more sincere than the last one. Then we had a man to man conversation.”
“Man to man?” she questions.
“Yeah. He asked me to take care of you,” I say softly. “He really loves you.”
Deep down I know we asked him to give up on a lot. It can’t have been easy for a man like Eduardo. But it’s a testament to how much he loves his daughters that he did.
“Yeah, he does,” Sophia says.
I have a feeling she’s about to say something and I know I’m not going to like what that is. So far I’ve been avoiding any talks about my father. Tonight’s not going to be any different. I turn her around to look at her.
“By the way, have I told you how beautiful you look tonight?” I ask, placing a kiss on her forehead.
“No,” she says, a smile in her voice.
“Well you do. You look positively ravishing, blondie,” I say, staring down at her.
“Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself,” she states, patting my chest.
We’re called to the middle of the room to share a dance. I don’t really dance but Sophia looks excited by the prospect. It’s a slow song so I take a step forward and grab her left hand before placing my other hand on her waist. She reaches up to grip my shoulder lightly.
A shiver goes down my spine, almost like an electrical current. For a moment we stand frozen, her eyes locked onto mine. Her scent surrounds me, intoxicating. Everything else falls away and it’s almost like we’re the only two people in the room. And then we begin to move, flowing seamlessly and gliding across the floor.
“I didn’t think you’d be a good dancer,” Sophia says while we dance.
I spin her around once before replying, “Please, blondie. There’s nothing I can’t do.”
“Careful, Tony, your ego’s showing,” she cautions with a smile. “I used to love to dance. When I was really little back when my mom was alive, she enrolled me in a dance academy. I had to stop though after she died, it was too hard.”
“Like me with swimming,” I murmur. “Except when she was gone, I went at it harder, swimming constantly as a way to remember. I didn’t do it professionally anymore though.”
Sophia’s face softens and she offers me a small smile.
“So you used to dance as a kid? What else?” I ask.
“I had a lot of hobbies,” she tells me. “Kat tells me it was frustrating because I loved to do so many things. I picked up art at some point, ballet, archery. I also loved to skate. It was my favorite thing to do with Kat when we were younger. Fashion was also a big part of my life at some point. Most of my hobbies never really stuck as a I grew older though.”
“So you actually are good at everything you do?” I ask her.
She shrugs, “Yeah, but unlike some people. I don’t like to brag.”
I chuckle softly. She leans further into me, her head lying on my chest as we continue taking slow steps. When she lifts her head and her eyes meet mine, there’s like a gravitational pull between us. My head lowers.
Her lips press gently into mine and they’re so soft. She tastes so right. Like mine. I wrap my arms around her waist, running my hands up her back and kissing her back passionately. Her hands slide from my neck to my hair. When my tongue plunges into her mouth, she makes soft breathy sounds that drive me wild. All the fucking time.
