You are a madrigal

Part 23

As the months went by, the progress on the house was steadily moving forward. The madrigals did there best to do their part as well as the town people. Of course because Casita wasn't fully built yet they still had to stay in town. 

Alex was having fun entertaining Dolores' family. Him, Camilo and Antonio liked to tell silly stories before they go to bed. During the day when they took breaks, if someone was playing music, Dolores would make him join them to dance.

They finished with the first floor of Casita within the third month. By the middle of the fourth, they had most of the house done. Everyone was split to do different parts of the house. Some worked on the flooring while others worked on the walls. Mirabel and her sisters helped put up pillars and grow a few plants.

When they worked on the roof Dolores was at the top with Felix. She would occasionally look off and catch a glimpse of reddish brown eyes and her heart would speed up when he smiled before going back to his task.

Felix gave a light nudge to make her look at him and he smiled proudly. "I'm really proud of you mija, after everything you have done. You've grown into a very fine young woman, and the way you have raised Antonio shows just how much you've grown as well." 

He kissed her cheek and she gave him a smile. "Thank you Papa, but I had you and the others help. I'm glad that Antonio is turning out the way he is, and Alex never misses a chance to be around him. He's so kind and considerate and understanding. I know he will be a fine young man one day, just like his papa, and Abuelo."

They continued to lay the bricks out until they heard a little voice. "Mama!" Dolores' eyes widened as she looked down to see Antonio standing next to Alex with matching grins on their faces. Her heart melted every time he called her that and she knew it was the same when he would call Alex 'papa'. They wouldn't ever get tired of hearing it from him.

"Papa said I had to ask you if I could come up there with Abuelo?" She tilted her head to the side and looked at her father who gave her a grin as he nodded. She smiled down to her son and grabbed onto the rope that hung in front of her. "Step onto the platform, make sure you stay in the middle."

The boy did as she asked with the help of his father and looked up to see her grinning at him. "You ready, Principito?" Dolores saw him nodded his head and held onto the rope tighter. "Here I go." She jumped off and didn't let her grip on the rope go as Antonio passed her. When she got close to the ground Alex caught her in his arms with a chuckle. They both looked up and saw Antonio mid air as Felix caught him with a laugh.

She giggled as she turned her head back to Alex. He twirled her around for a second before placing his lips on hers. Dolores kissed back before meeting his gaze with a smile. They stayed in that position for a while and stared at each other before Camilo came walking past.

"Keep looking at each other like that and Antonio will be a big brother before you are married." Dolores stared wide eyed as her brother snickered before getting out of her boyfriend's arms. She turned to glare at Camilo as he walked by before glancing back to Alex who was staring equally wide eyed. "...I need to go get more tiles for the roof. I'll see you in a few hours." She placed a kiss on his cheek before walking off with a blush on her face.

They continued that way for the remainder of the time they had to fix casita. Dolores or Alex would be busy doing their part to finish the house when one of them would catch the other looking.

Isabela had caught Dolores staring at him a bit too hard while she was helping her fix the doors upstairs. She smirked and nudged her cousin's shoulder. "You are literally undressing him with your eyes, Prima."