57 Esto Es Amor
“Esto Es Amor”
Sung to the tune of
“So This Is Love” from
Disney’s Cinderella
“I thought I’d find you out here,” Diego’s rich baritone sounded behind Mia out on the terrace of the grand hotel ballroom where their boss, Marvin Grossberg’s grand 60th birthday party was in full effect. “Were the festivities getting to be a bit too much?”
“It was getting really hot in there, with all those people on the dance floor,” she admitted, gratefully accepting the cold glass of champagne he offered her. “I needed to get some air.”
“The band is playing some really great music in there, kitten. You’re missing out.”
“I can hear it perfectly from out here.” She actually found herself humming slightly to the sultry tune of the saxophone that was now playing. “The band is amazing. I do love this song.”
“Then you must dance with me to it.” His intense dark gaze born to hers. “I won’t take no for an answer. You’ve been avoiding me all night – and all week. Ever since I had the most interesting chat with your good friend Lana …”
“No, I haven’t!” She denied hotly, refusing to meet his eye. “I just didn’t feel like having you mock me ever since my so-called best friend decided to spill the beans about my alleged crush on you when you bumped into her at the coffee shop the other day!”
“She never said you had a crush on me… She just said the lady doth protest too much.” He smirked. “Considering you haven’t been able to look me in the eye ever since I brought this information to your attention, I can’t help but wonder if there is any truth to this charge?”
“Of course there isn’t!” Mia denied, her face flushing with anger and embarrassment. “Why would I like you, the gold medalist for the bedroom Olympics? You are macho, arrogant and a womanizer and the only reason you keep asking me out is that you obviously see me as another potential conquest!”
“That is absolutely not true,” he deadpanned, his eyes never leaving hers. “Perhaps the champagne has given me the courage to say something I should’ve said some time ago, but the truth is, you’re not just another potential notch on my bedpost, Mia Fey. I love you… even though you aren’t naked right now.”
Her eyes widened in shock and feminine indignation at the outrageous words, and he let out a rich chuckle, taking her hand and clasping it in his before she used it to give him a deserved slap.
“That line would have worked on anyone but you. Truth be told, I am quite guilty of sharing my body with women – but never my heart. Let me try this again.”
His heart was in his eyes as he took her hands in his, his handsome face a mask of veracity.
“Mia, there isn’t one person in the world that I want more than I want you. Only you. There is no other – nor will there ever be another.”
Mia blinked, unsure she’d heard him right. Exactly what was in the champagne he had given her? Obviously was causing her to be hearing things …
While her mind spun from his declaration, Diego took advantage of her momentarily stunned state and was already leading her into a slow waltz, right there on the veranda.
“You and I are meant to be, kitten, and you know it,” he murmured, leaning down close so she could smell his intoxicating, masculine scent that made her senses tingle. “Tonight, on this Christmas Eve event, why don’t we allow for a holiday miracle to happen, and finally confess what’s been going on between us all this time?”
“And what would that be?” Being so close to him was making her feel weak in the knees. Mia thought they would have given out if his strong arms hadn’t been holding her up.
“Amor, kitten. You know and I know it.” His expression was tender and he ran a finger down her cheek. “This is love. Esto es amor.”
“Love,” Mia whispered dazedly, finally saying the word for the feeling she’d been fighting for far too long. It sounded right. “So this… is love.”
[Mia]
Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm
Esto es amor, mmmmmm
Esto es amor
When you feel your souls entwine
Dreamed of this day, mmmmmm
Y ahora sé
[Diego]
Y ahora sé
[Mia and Diego]
Promise to love you for all time
[Mia]
And my heart sings, mmmmmm
I can’t deny
[Mia and Diego]
I am yours till the day that I die
Let’s pray that this magical spell lasts forever more
[Mia]
Mi amor
[Diego]
Mi gatito
“Te quiero mucho, Mia Fey.” He took her face in his hands, so she could clearly see all the sincerity and the promise of new beginnings reflected in his loving gaze. “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way.”
“Yo también te quiero, Diego Armando,” Mia whispered, her shining amber orbs glowing as she leaned forward to meet the mouth already descending towards hers. “I will love you until I die, and if there’s a life after that, I’ll love you then.”
[Mia and Diego]
Esto es amor
[Miego kiss]
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