Katarina would have liked to give Antonio a good talking to, but since mothers and children are close, when she heard her son crying in the tent, she threw the towel to Antonio and ran back to the tent.
She gathered up everyone’s clothes and carried them one by one to the door of her tent. Not daring to listen to the noise inside, she bent down and returned to her tent. .
-Put on your clothes,” Katarina spoke in a hard voice.
She was nursing her child, revealing the white skin on the side of her waist. Antonio glanced at her and his eyes deepened a little, he changed his wet pants and obediently put on his shirt, without buttoning it, and immediately brought his backpack, took out his son’s royal bowl, a small spoon, a thermos and a bag of rice paste, ready to prepare it.
As the baby grows, he eats more and more, and breast milk is not enough. If she doesn’t have a meal of rice paste to fill her stomach at night, Katarina has to get up every hour to feed her baby, which is especially hard….
This time, she couldn’t help but watch Antonio’s movements….
It takes a bit of skill to make rice paste, the temperature of the water and the amount of water affect the taste of the rice paste. Antonio has been able to do this twice and does it whenever he is home….
He peered over with his small bowl and Katarina immediately looked away.
Antonio came over and put his arm around her shoulders.
-Katarina, I’m sorry for worrying you….
Katarina grimaced.
-We didn’t hear, you all snuck back from swimming, didn’t you? You think you’re safe, but what’s going on under the water, do any of you know? It’s better not to be afraid than to be afraid, if, for example, something happens to you, in the middle of the night, I….
Just the thought of that image made Katarina shudder and choke instantly….
Antonio’s heart ached immensely, squeezing her arms tighter and tighter and pressing his forehead against her head.
-Katarina, I’m sorry, I know, you and Rene, mom can’t live without me, we’ve been through so much, finally we can be together without worries despite the difficulties, now you appreciate your life, I made you worry, I promise I will never do something so dangerous in the future, I swear….
Low and soft voice that softens Katarina’s heart….
Yes, after having seen how Micaela and Carlos fell in love but didn’t stay together, she appreciates more and more her tranquility with Antonio, which she had so much trouble getting, and now, that she has calmed down a little, she feels a little too mean, but she is still serious:
-No more things like that, and if you want to swim, don’t sneak out in the middle of the night like that…..
Antonio hastened to assure:
-No more, I swear, I’m not going anywhere in the middle of the night unless I’m with you.
Feeling Katarina softening in his arms, Antonio moved closer and just as his thin lips brushed hers, Agustin Franco in his arms did not like it….
Agustin Franco still can’t get enough and growls at his mother. Antonio smiles, puts down the bowl and picks up his son, then takes a spoon and brings some rice paste to his little mouth.
Katarina watched him feed her son carefully and cautiously, the soft overhead light was spreading over father and son, making the image warmer and warmer, and making her appreciate even more the truth behind her mother’s words:
We’re all going to be fine as a family….
Yes, a well-knit family is the happiest….
After feeding the little bowl of rice paste and Agustin Franco is asleep with his eyes half closed, Antonio puts him under the blankets, opens the tent a little and washes the little bowl with the water from the thermos.
Katarina took a wet handkerchief and carefully wiped the corners of her son’s lips before tucking him in and putting him to bed while Antonio closed the tent, turned off the lights and, with all the reason in the world, hugged her and kissed her on the lips….
Katarina allowed him to kiss her, but when she realized he wasn’t just kissing her, she got a little nervous, since she was outside and the tents were very close to each other, and she rushed to grab his hand, lowering her voice and saying:
-No…
Antonio blocked her lips directly, kissing her until she couldn’t breathe, pulling the blankets to cover them both and whispering in her ear:
-Katarina, keep your voice down….
Bad men are full of one-liners:
How not to wish for such an exceptional opportunity….
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At 4. 30 in the morning, the sound of an alarm clock was heard in everyone’s tent and, soon after, the lights in all the tents went on one after another….
Ernesto was the first to open the tent and, as soon as he stuck his head out, he hurriedly retreated.
-Wow, it’s cold out there! Honey, put on something thicker and don’t go out while your son stays in the tent.
The thought of watching the sunrise cheered Alba up instantly, so she hurriedly got dressed and went out.
Micaela was not so energetic, sleepily helped up by Carlos and sat under the sheets, unable to keep her eyes open….
Carlos looked at the girl like that and felt so cute and silly that he gave her a firm kiss on the cheek and whispered:
-Who was it who said he wanted to watch the sunrise with me, hmm? I really can’t get up, we’ll go back to sleep?
Micaela snuggled gently in his arms and struggled to open her eyes:
-I want to see the sunrise…..
Carlos is extraordinarily distressed holding the person in his arms and once again regrets having gone for a swim last night….
The little girl couldn’t sleep for a good while, so he tried the same trick again, holding her in his arms and kissing her and coaxing her, and she had a hard time falling asleep, but Mike woke up and had to feed her again, and then the baby in the next tent cried, and the little brothers got better and better in general, and this one cried and that one cried, not to mention the little girl, and she could hardly sleep.
The motion of helping her dress also gradually made the woman feel refreshed, she put on her jacket, looked at her sleeping son, Micaela tucked him in and flung open the tent to go out, instantly stimulated by the cold air to be wide awake!
The family huddled in the tent and slept, unaware that it was freezing outside.
Everything around was pitch black, the silvery-white moonlight had disappeared, the sky and the sea looked black….
The darkness that precedes dawn is really out of sight!
Carlos zipped up his fly to keep out the cold air and, with the bag containing water, toothbrush and cup in his hand, took the girl’s hand and went to the side to wash briefly.
Paula was the first to get up and was already preparing for the sunrise.
The timing was perfect, when everyone sat on the beach, the sky showed a glow of light, the women were surprised, there was Paula taking pictures with professional equipment, and everyone stopped taking pictures with their cell phones, they all looked excitedly at the sunrise in the distance….
Time passes, the light shines one by one to illuminate the sky, and also illuminate the sea, sparkling, shining like the stars, the sea and the sky, very beautiful, very spectacular, everyone’s eyes are wide open, excited to look at the beautiful landscape in front of….
-Wow, it’s so beautiful, it’s a remorse of life not to have seen a sunrise on the beach once in a lifetime!
Olivia whispered her sisters words and Micaela felt that yesterday’s sleepless night had been worth it to see the sunrise of her life….
Paula was so excited that she kept taking pictures, but suddenly she thought of something and unconsciously looked at her friends standing next to her, and with a thought, she adjusted her camera and quickly clicked the shutter on them….
The camera shows the group sitting in a row, the first rays of the morning sun shining on them, giving them a slight golden touch, the men hugging their wives, Alba raising her hand and pointing off into the distance, her eyes full of surprise, all looking at the view in front of them, except Carlos, with his head on one side, looking at Micaela in his arms…