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"What the hell is happening?" Someone, one of the guests who weren't busy with their respective partners on the dance floor, whispered Leonica's exact thought as she stared at each of the hands presented in front of her, one out of three waiting for her to place her hand in theirs and make a pick. "Who do you think she's going to choose?" Another person asked in a whisper, sipping on their wine as they watched the scene play out with interest.

"I know we aren't meant our poke our nose in their matter, but I can't help but wonder. All three men are dashing. So who's Ms. Romero going to pick?

The whispers, once little, slowly rose as more people's attentions were drawn to the scene, soon, the voice's reached Ashley's ears. Stopping his currently clumsy but very much enjoyable dance with Daisy, the younger boy turned in the direction where all eyes had been looking. The first thing he noticed was his mother backed against the comer like a confused rabbit, sweating under the growing eyes of its spectators and ready to dash at any given moment

The second thing he noticed was the three familiar men standing in front of her.

"Daddy, Arvan, Owen.' He counted them one by one, trying to understand what was happening,

Daisy, who had sensed his confusion, perched beside him. Bringing her voice down, she whispered. "I think my daddy, your daddy, and that strange man is trynna ask your mommy to a dance."

Ah, so that was what was happening! Ashley nearly laughed at his slow thinking, inwardly slapping himself on the head. How could he have been so ignorant?

Well, he'd make up for that. From where he stood, it was clear to him that his mother was confused, not sure whose hand to accept and if he knew better, which he did, Ashley was sure that his mother wasn't going to choose his father's hand. He was aware that his daddy had done something bad to upset his mommy, she had made it known many times, including tonight.

And if he law better, which once again, he did, then Ashley knew his mother was either going to pick Arvan or Owen's hand. But he wasn't going to let that happen. As much as he loved either of them, he loved his father more and needed to help him.

Turning to Daisy, Ashley pulled her close and whispered his plan in her ears. Once he was done, they pulled apart and nodded at each other before striding off in the direction Leonica was, comered by the three mon

"Leonica, would you. Arvan began once again after a while of silence, but before his words could be completed, Daisy suddenly showed up and placed her hand in his open palm, pulling him slightly in her direction

"Daddy, I want to dance with you!" She said excitedly while pulling him towards the dance floor. Arvan muttered a few incoherent words of protest, which Daisy didn't pay attention to as she looked over to her friend and gave an awkward wink

The wink was almost like his go ahead signal, no, in fact it was his go ahead signal, because the moment he received it from Daisy, Ashley increased his pace, cutting in between his father and Owen in the blink of an eye and before either men could react, he took his mother's hand and placed it in that of his father's, stopping Leonica before she could place her hand in Owen's hand.

The gesture surprised Leonica and she looked down at her son who innocently smiled up at her before slowly pushing her and Gabriel into the dance floor. "Dalsy and I just finished our dance mommy, daddy, now it's your tum" Ashley was saying as he gave them both one final push towards the dance floor and clapped his hands together, indicating a job well done.

However, as soon as they had mixed with the other couples on the dance floor, Leonica slipped her hand out of Gabriel's, feverishly cleaning it against her dress in a bid to get the feeling of his skin against hers off.

well as the fact that she was looking around, trying to

center of her face. "Not if you don't want to run Ashley's day, that is." He

in the direction and grimaced at the happy look she saw on her son's face. It was obvious that he was expecting them to dance together.

grimaced once more when she realized that Gabriel was right. If she intended on ruining Ashley's day, then why not, she could waltz her way off the dance floor and not even consider dancing with her ex husband, but then she'd have to see Ashley saddened for the rest

didn't want that, then she'd have to suck it up and dance with that

sume was

fresh set of dancers settling on the dance floor before he offered his hand to her. "Shall we?" Leonica glanced at his outstretched hand, and then at Ashley who still had his eyes on them, blooming smile on his lips as

Leonica returned her hand into Gabriel's waiting palms and wordlessly got in position

on her lower back, entwined his fingers with hers and pulled her body closer, closing the distance she had purposefully put between them. Lovea's body one upalnost instantly at the feeling, but slow, as it recalling all of the times she had danced with Gabriel when they had been

dance, Iconic looked at Gabriel ilirectly, praying that he had not noticed the stupid actions of her body Sing the ghostly outline of

doing the opposite of her unind. But now, she had to

mind and body,

and then she'd be out of his

that those who had been secretly watching begm

equally in the dance, keeping intense eye contact with every move they made. As they danced, surroundings blurred and fixated on each other alone, they were aware of the pair of brown eyes that had been watching them to the past mine, and right now, said pair of eyes were narrowed in amoyance, as her fist was

jealousy as she continued to watch and soon, she couldn't remain on the side lines anymore. With a part of her brain whispering to her that Gabriel still had feelings for her, buried somewhere deep in him that could only be awakened by the amount of jealousy she was terling, she grabbed a random man's hand and pulled him onto the dance floor, not too

her partner, did Angelina notice that the random person she

usual charming smile as

wasn't a hundred percent with the current situation. His suspicion was confirmed even more when he caught her frequently stealing glancing in the direction behind

she was looking at. He wouldn't lie, sering Leonica dancing with Gabriel Bryce, seeing

as it had come, it was gone as he forced himself to focus more on his

Ms Fernandez." He began, but Angelina cut him

if you would." She said with a dazzling and meek smile, that Owen obviously would have fallen for, if his

asked a few questions? About the figurine you gifted to Ashley, that is

smile faded the moment she

to know a thing or two about the figurine company itself, so I was just wondering, would you care to tell me how you actually got it?"

Friend, as in

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