Celeste lived a hard life.
She lived with an abusive mother who was so bad her father left. After her mom's overdose she was sent away into the foster care system, bouncing from one home to another. Things only got worst when she turned 18 and...
While watching Stephanie and her father dancing, Celeste wondered if she would ever have that. The whole wedding experience with the family and friends and everything in between. She didn't know the answer, but she hoped that she'd be lucky enough to experience it one day for herself. As the song came to an end, the MC slowly switched it to Paul Anka's Put Your Head On My Shoulder. Alphonso stood from his seat and slowly moved onto the dance floor where Stephanie's father guided her to Alphonso before walking away. Soon everyone walked over to the dance floor to join. Lorenzo moved from his table and went over to Celeste who was sipping on a glass of wine.
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"Would you like to dance?" He asked as he put his hand out. She gladly took his hand before they walked over to the dance floor and started to slow dance together. Hye-Jin and Trinity watched as their friend was so happy to be dancing with the love of her life. Hye-Jin turned when she felt a tap on her shoulder. When she looked up at who it was, she smiled because it was Silvio.
"Do you want to dance with me?" Silvio asked. Hye-Jin was ready to run with him into the dance floor, but she felt she should check with Trinity first. She turned to Trinity about to asked when Trinity shook her head and told her to go. Hye-Jin thanked her before she went on to the dance floor with Silvio. Trinity sat there alone while everyone danced and enjoyed each other's company. Even Irene was on the dance floor with her friends Raven and T.J. When Rex Orange County's Sunflower started playing, Hye-Jin and Celeste ran over to Trinity and pulled her onto the dance floor too.
It was a beautiful moment. Everyone was dancing together on the dance floor while they smiled and laughed. Celeste was happier than ever, it was as if was just yesterday when she was living on the street and dumpster diving to survive. Now she has family and friends who really care about her in ways she never thought anyone would. She looked up at Lorenzo and smiled. He looked down at her and smiled back before the two held on to each other.
"You know his is going to be us one day?" He asked.
"How would you know that?" She asked.
"Because I'm going to marry you one day and you'll be my final and only love," he said.
"I love you so much, Lorenzo," she said.
"I know, I love you too," he said. He lent down prepared to share a passionate kiss with Celeste when chaos struck. All of a sudden, the sounds of gunshots rang through the restaurant.
"Everyone get down," Giovanni yelled. Everyone immediately ducked for cover. Lorenzo shielded Celeste while he pulled her over behind a table. He covered her head as he tried to protect her while everyone did the same. Once the gun shots stopped, the sound of car tires screeching came from outside. That was how they knew the shooters were gone and he was now safe.
"Are you okay," Lorenzo asked as he examined her looking for any possible signs of injury.
"No, I'm okay," she said. He pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her forehead not wanting to let her go.
"Aaahhhh," someone yelled. Everyone in the room looked in the direction of the scream and felt complete sadness. It was Stephanie crawling over to Alphonso who laid on the ground with a gun shot wound in his abdominal aorta causing him to bleed out. Giovanni, Lorenzo, Luca and Irene rushed over to their father.
"Somebody call for help," Stephanie said as she tried to stop the bleeding.
"It's not stopping. Why isn't the bleeding stopping?" Stephanie asked as the tears continued to fall.
"Because it won't," T.J. Said as he slowly walked over to them and placed a hand on Irenes shoulder.
"What do you mean?" Irene asked before she looked at her father them back at T.J. "It has to," she said.
"It looks like it hit his abdominal aorta. He's got less then a few minutes left," T.J. said.
"No, he can't. You can't leave yet," Irene told her father while she cried.
"M-my children, my wife. Come to me," Alphonso managed to utter out. They all moved closer to Alphonso. Alphonso held onto Stephanie's hand with one hand and held onto his children's with the other.
"I just want you all t-to know I love you all so much," he began but had to stop in between to spit out his blood in which he was choking on.
"Don't talk too much, papa," Giovanni urged him. His father, his role model was dying right in front of him and he didn't know what to do. He wanted to help his father and take his pain away, but in the end there was nothing he or anyone could do. All they could do was be there with their father in his final moment.
"I'm sorry that I wasn't a better father to you all. Especially you Lorenzo," he said.
"Forget about that, Papa. It's not important anymore," Lorenzo said.
"It is. I should've handled it differently and I shouldn't have threatened you love," he said.
"I forgive you, Papa. I do," Lorenzo said. Alphonso smiled and turned to Stephanie.
"I love you so much. Mio Bella Stephanie. It was my honour to be your husband," He said.
"Oh, Alphonso. Don't leave," Stephanie sobbed.
"Can you say it for me?" He asked.
"Of course. I love you, Mio amoure," She said.
"Do well my children and promise me you all will stand by each other no matter what," he said.
"We promise," they all said.
"I'll never forget you, Papa," Irene said as the tears continued to pour down her cheek on fall into her fathers tux.
"Th-th-thank y-you. I will always lo-" he ended. That was the last thing he said before he completely dropped his head and his eyes rolled back.
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"Ahhhh," Stephanie yelled before crying hard. Penelope ran over to her mom and wrapped her arms around her as she tried to comfort her. Irene ran into Giovanni's arms and began to cry. Lola, Axel, Javier, Darcy, and Silvio were all heartbroken as well. Although Alphonso wasn't their father, he had always treated them as his own. Luca took a few steps back before he ran out of the restaurant. Lorenzo stood over his fathers body enraged. He has had enough of this. His father died because of this and he felt it was all his fault. Celeste attempted to comfort him, but he pushed her away before he left the restaurant. Celeste watched him in empathy. She understood what it was like to look a parent and how hard it must be fire him. She knew it was better to leave him and give him time instead of going after him. Lorenzo got into his car and started to slowly hit the steering wheel before he started hitting it harder and harder while the tears started to flow from his eyes. All he could think about was how he told his dad that he didn't think of him as a father and that he wanted nothing to do with him. That would live to be Lorenzo's biggest regret. That sadness was soon replaced with rage and hate. This became even more personal than before. Lorenzo swore at that moment that he would not stop until he killed Raphael Costa. It didn't matter to him what the cost would be. He killed his father.
