48 — Catarina Rowedder
“With you in my arms
Barefoot on the grass
Listening to our favorite song”
Perfect — Ed Sheeran
After we returned from flat from Noah, or rather from that area, I went to sleep with Ty. I was sad and hurt, not because the boys were there enjoying life, but because he hadn't told me about that place.
This morning, I saw that I was also wrong about hiding information. I needed a frank conversation with my mother to realize that where there is no dialogue, there is no complicity, which can end up leading a relationship to failure.
When she asked me about my feelings, it was inevitable to say that I can't imagine a life where both Noah and Ty aren't part of it daily. I love them more than my life and these two days apart made me see how much we must mature day by day, because I acted like a spoiled girl, without thinking about what he was feeling.
On the other hand, my crazy friend (read: Lynn) said it would have struck a chord just to imagine that John was in a similar situation. I'm thinking of a way for us to talk openly, when my room is invaded by some crazy people: Sarah, Norah, Lynn, Iaiá and mom.
— Wow! Where is the fire? — I question.
— Right here, we have a princess to produce — Norah says, dumping some bags on the bed.
— Hey?! — I ask, confused.
— Apparently, there is a charming prince waiting for you to meet later.
— Guys, there's no need for this.
— Yes, there is, they need to learn to win us over every day. So let's use a cropped , or rather, a nice long, red and react!
— Wait a second, for What is this super production?
— For your first real date! And I'll say more: the wait staff is breathtaking!
— Lynn! Do you want to scare my daughter? — Mom pats my friend on the shoulder.
— Calm! Nina must not understand anything — Iolanda interferes. — My girl, in a few hours the garden will be worthy of a fairy tale, waiting for you. Noah has prepared a meeting for you, take the opportunity to enjoy, talk and, above all, get into those stubborn heads that you suffer from this distance. Not to mention poor little Tyler, who was so torn up during those two days, he even asked me if you had fought because of him.
— Oh my God! — I cover my mouth with my hands.
— So, use the moment, talk and resolve things — Norah says. —Now, no regrets. We will produce you.
The room quickly turns into a mini beauty salon. These women together are a danger, but one I love living in.
They may be different ages, but each one has a special part in my life and in Catarina's life that I am becoming. Nothing better than listening to the voice of experience, after all, on those two nights, I wanted to run into the arms of my love, with an insane longing to feel his body next to mine, his caresses and, not that I'm naughty , but I definitely missed being able to play at my favorite amusement park.
— You're right, that tantrum already did what it needed to do, now, I bet you'd do the same in my place.
That same night I had sent a huge message in our message group, telling us what had happened and how I was feeling.
— I would have ripped the silicone out of that cow. — Norah comments, leaving us with our mouths open. — What? I already went through one of these with Jack, but at the time we had a “hidden relationship”, I didn't speak to him for a few days and the situation wasn't very different, Sarah must know what I'm talking about.
— Oh, how do I know! Thomaz also soaked for a while — Beni's mother comments.
— Well, super powerful girls, let's produce this princess! — Lynn takes out a velvety box. — This one Noah chose and asked me to give it to you and for you to wear it today.
I open the velvety case, absorbing for a few moments — without reaction — the wonderful necklace, full of meanings. A gold chain, where a wing pendant with a small blue diamond in its center is attached, I remove it from inside, caressing the delicacy of the piece.
— He also asked me to deliver this note — Norah hands me a small card.
“ The charm with angel wings symbolizes the liberation of the soul. The little blue diamond, to me, signifies the look I fell in love with as a child. You are my soul, I love you, my blue angel. ”
Tears run down my face, overflowing with the emotion he gave me, I know that between the lines, the trinket is immortalizing our little one and the new life we ??are about to build together.
— Oh, my daughter! — Mom hugs me — No sadness, we're going to make you more beautiful than you are, and you'll sort things out.
— Did I do something wrong with him? — Fungus. — I was blinded by jealousy, he was here with me, and not there with them.
— Ah, little one, you acted like a normal person, don't think we didn't go through that too, a relationship is built day after day — Sarah comments.
— Now no more tears! Let's go to production, or we'll have a man having a heart attack soon — Lynn takes us out of our moment of wisdom.
— Just beautiful! — Yolanda comments. — You have grown so much, you have become such a wonderful woman.
— Hey, hey, hey, no strong emotions or we'll smudge our princess' makeup — Lynn warns.
— I am grateful every day for having such incredible women, like you, with me. — Hugs one by one. —But now I have a date, don't I?
We hear a knock on the door and my mother goes to open it.
— Good evening, ladies! — Gael greets, bowing.
What the hell is he there is sour here?
— You are yes on the right place? — I ask, with a frown.
— Yes. First, I want you to apologize for that confusion in the flat . I asked for help, but I didn't think you'd go along, so forgive me for that, I promise I'll try not to get caught in awkward situations again.
— Good very good! Because next time I'll rip the silicone out of those cows!
— I understand, now, please, come with me.
— Accompany where?
— Yeah, friend... — Lynn calls me. — He, Erik and Dom will be the waiters today, to make up for the mess they made.
The environment is filled with uncontrollable laughter from all of us.
— I wanted to wear just swim trunks and a bow tie, but sweet Norah pulled my ear.
— Exactly, you want to be a gigolo, go look for a nightclub that is hiring.
— Look, it's not a bad idea, have you ever thought about how many women will put money in my swim trunks? — Gael ironizes.
— Hurry up, before I ground this kid — Norah says like a mother furious with her son.
— Come on, the maiden, that is, Prince Foster, is already waiting.
— Gael! — I pat his shoulder, before linking my arm with his.
We said goodbye to the girls and followed the path to the garden, which was lit up with candles and roses.
— Nina, I know I may seem like a clown, but give him a chance to explain himself and, remember, you've already been through a lot in this life, you don't need to waste any more time due to lack of conversation.
— Yes. I promise I'll try not to make such a fuss next time. — I blink in complicity.
— I wish I had filmed the scene, for sure, I would have seen it in the middle of some boring meetings.
— Excuse me — Noah interrupts us —, you can let me take my wife now.
If I had been wearing panties, she would definitely be soaked hearing her possessive tone. I let go of Gael's arm, accepting the hand of the man in my life, who places a tender kiss on my back.
— Welcome to your first date, my love — he whispers in my ear, making my cheeks blush.
We went hand in hand to a table, set for two, in the middle of the lawn. The song playing in the background is one of my favorites and, as if guessing, Noah says:
— The song was our boy’s choice.
— Did he know about this surprise?
— Yes, he asked me last night if the two of us had fought — He sighs. — I even thought he was disturbing our lives. We talked for a long time, I explained that adults sometimes disagree and that this is part of life. This morning, I mentioned that I would make dinner for you and he wanted to choose a song, according to him, it shows how much I love you.
— I'm sorry, my love — I ask, wrapping him in a hug.
— No, we both made a mistake and we will talk. It's okay, my blue angel. — Stroke my hair.
We hear a clearing of the throat nearby.
— Good evening, sir and miss — Erik says.
— Since when did we become “sir” and “miss”? — I ask, containing a laugh.
— Since the moment we became waiters for this asshole. — he says, indicating Noah.
— Noah, you didn't need to put the boys to work.
— In fact, we already consider you family, Nina — Dominic comments. — And we know we made mistakes, especially that idiot Erik, who filled his ass with a drink, but anyway... We all make mistakes and you should know the purpose of that place.
— I wanted to see the fight. — Erik comments, receiving an elbow from Gael.
— If I hadn't been in an alcoholic coma, I would have seen, or rather, none of this would be happening — Noah explains.
— Okay, boys, then serve dinner, and then you can go, I think you still want to enjoy the night.
— Catarina, my heroine, I love you for damn, woman! — Gael says.
— Repeat, repeat that, you asshole. — An enraged Noah tries to free my hand.
— You can stop, he was just joking and, you — I look into his eyes —, control yourself, or are you going to want to ruin our date?
— Yes. — He runs his hand through his hair, a habit he has when he's nervous.
After calming down, we remained silent for a few moments, waiting for the boys to serve us — something I found really fun — so we could be alone and, finally, talk.
With everything in place, we said goodbye to the boys, letting them know that everything was fine and, finally, being alone.
The time has come for us to talk.