Vancouver, February 2014

Macarena's POV

"You've just missed him"

I stared at Santiago while a shiver ran throughout my body, I wanted so badly for him to tell me that he was kidding but instead he gave me a tight hug and grabbed my small suitcase and held my hand to walk in the apartment. Millie was sitting on the couch and came to hug me once she saw me, the hug was very tight, it made me cry.

"Oh Maca! We tried. I swear. He's a hardheaded man. He is hurt but he will come to his senses, I promise"

I wiped my tears away, there was nothing I could do. He was gone and I wasn't going to cry anymore.

"I know, it just hurts but I will be fine"

Santi gave me yet another hug.

"It hurts me seeing you like this, have you lost weight?"

I laughed weakly.

"No, mom!"

Millie brought me a glass of water.

"Here, drink this while I make some tea"

Suddenly, baby cries were heard through a baby monitor that was sitting on the coffee table.

"That's our princess"

Santi smiled at me.

"Can I see her?"

He took my hand and walked me to the nursery. The curtains in the room were open, the room was a little dark since the only lights were coming from the lamppost outside the apartment. Santi spoke and the baby stopped crying.

"Estoy aqui mi querida Dulcie" (I'm here my dear Dulcie). Look who is here to meet you.... Oh yeah! It's Maqui."

I was stunned by his tone of voice, he was cooing to the baby in the sweetest voice a grown man can make. He held Dulcie and turned the lamp on and told me to take a seat on the rocker, I obeyed immediately, eager to hold this beautiful baby girl. When Santi placed Dulcie in my arms, a shock of electricity ran over me and my eyes filled with tears, my chest tightened at the image of this stunning baby, her hair was so blonde that it looked like gold, and her eyes... when they met mine I melted, they were as blue as her daddy's. I was holding her tiny body and with my free hand I wiped a tear that was falling slowly down my cheek while I realized that I have fallen in love with this little baby girl, and I couldn't help it even if I tried to. Her innocence makes me want to protect her. Her eyes make me want to show her the world. Her tiny hands make me want to hold them forever. I am feeling so much love for this little angel that my heart fills with this new love and starts mending from the heartache I was feeling due to Jamie's rejection. Santi's voice startled me.

"I knew you were going to fall in love with her"

"How couldn't I? She's Jamie's daughter. I didn't come earlier not because I didn't want to see her, I thought my career was more important, but now I've understood, there's nothing in the world more important than Dulcie Dornan"

He chuckled while nodding and Dulcie started stirring in my arms.

"I think she's hungry, let me call Millie"

Before he reached the door I called him.

"Santi? Can you grab my purse, please?"

He frowned a little but nodded.

Dulcie started crying and I rocked the chair while singing a Peruvian lullaby, the one Antonia used to sing to me and her boys. Millie came into the room.

"Santi sings the same lullaby to her"

I smiled at her and stood up to give her Dulcie.

"Yeah. It's a family lullaby. Antonia sang it to her kids too"

Millie sat on the rocker and lifted her shirt checking which breast was fuller.

"I can't wait to meet them"

"Whom?"

"Antonia's boys. They're like Dulcie's cousins"

That made my smile grow wider. I miss my boys, they're the sweetest kids ever, of course they will love Dulcie.

"Caio and Renato will love her"

Santi came into the room with my purse in hand.

"What do you need this for?"

I started looking for the little light blue box I had gotten in Chicago for Dulcie. Once I found it, I showed the little box to him and Millie gasped.

"Is that a Tiffany and Co. Box?"

I smiled and nodded while opening the box for her to see my present for Dulcie.

"This is my Welcome to the World present for Dulcie"

Santiago and Millie were surprised, inside of the box was resting a necklace with a flower pendant of platinum and 18K gold with yellow and white diamonds, the yellow diamonds were from the same collection as my engagement ring, I wanted Dulcie to have a yellow diamond so we would have that in common, although I don't know if I should keep my ring, if I'm still engaged, but those are things that I must worry about later, now all my attention is to little Dulcie.

"Maca, this is beautiful!"

Millie took the necklace in her free hand and examined it with admiration and read the card I had written.

Welcome to the world, dear Dulcie. May God bless you with health and may your days be filled with laughter and love. I will always be around to hold your hand and help you discover the world. I love you, Macarena.

Millie wiped away a tear and held my hand.

"Thank you Maca! We will cherish this present. Thank you!"

I squeezed her hand and Santi spoke.

"Jamie gave Dulcie some jewelry too"

That surprised me.

"Really?"

"Yeah, he got it in the same store he got your ring"

Santi stood up and showed me the identical light blue box with a bracelet with three infinity symbols in pink gold. Beautiful. Jamie surely has great taste in jewelry.

"I guess you guys are n'sync"

Santi's words stung me a little.

"I thought so"

Millie sensed my sadness and spoke while she was making a full Dulcie burp. The woman was looking like a pro doing it. I guess motherhood comes with a secret manual that makes all moms experts in taking care of their little babies. This just made me double my admiration for Millie.

"I don't doubt it, Maca! Jamie loves you, he's hurt but he will be over it soon and call you. Don't worry. Look, I never told you this but when I told him I was pregnant, he went to London and told me about you and that he thought he loved you and he wanted to be with you but that he will never leave me or the baby. So when I met you in Vancouver, I said I was his girlfriend because I was too used to saying it but not because we were an item, I knew he loved you. I know he still loves you and that he always will"

We were interrupted by Dulcie's burp which made us laugh, and to think that less than a month ago we were all getting this nursery ready for Dulcie's arrival, our plan was to vacation with our parents in Peru and then come back for Dulcie's arrival, everything went wrong, Dulcie arrived earlier and I went to Chicago way before than I was supposed to. I should have been here since Dulcie's birth, this is my family, I wish Jamie was here but I understand that he's mad at me. I let him down. I must fix this.

"Maqui?"

Santi's voice brought me back to reality.

"Yes?"

"You should go to London"

"What? No! It's crazy! I'm here to be with you guys, to bond with Dulcie, I've just got here"

"If I was Jamie, I would like a surprise visit in London to make up before going to Cape Town"

"He's right Maca! Dulcie, Santi and I will always be here. You need to fix your relationship, Jamie is more important right now"

My heart was beating very fast. They're right! I must go! Here I go and take an airplane once again. I swear I'm collecting more miles in a month than I did my entire life! But my Jamie is worth it.

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London, February 2014

Jamie's POV

The flight from Vancouver was the worst of my life. Trying to run away from Macarena, I totally forgot about my phobia of flying and didn't take any medicine to calm me down. I'm too used of having Macarena taking care of me when flying, ever since we went to Brazil she was there to comfort me and now I'm all by myself. I'm so dependent of her. I arrived home and felt lonely, how horrible my life without Macarena will be. I ponder the idea of ringing her. But I ring Eddie instead.

"Dornan! How is baby Dornan?"

"She's perfect mate! I miss her already"

"What do you mean? Are you in Cape Town already?"

"Nah, no yet. I'm in London, actually"

"That's great mate! I'm arriving London tomorrow morning, shall we have a night out with the boys"

"Yes, we shall! I need to get stupidly drunk"

"So you're still mad at Macarena?"

"I'm not mad, I'm hurt"

"You're seriously in need of a night full of whiskey and Guiness"

"That I do. I need to forget a bit about Macarena"

"No, you need to talk to your best mates and celebrate that you are a father"

"That's true, I'll be out of my meeting with The Fall producers around midday"

"Ok, we'll meet and have lunch with Hannah, then it's you and me mate!"

"See you tomorrow, mate"

I hung up the phone and decided to order a pizza and take a shower, I need to get rid of the plane smell.

An hour later I was sitting comfortably on my coach watching some English TV. Lord I've missed home! I was about to open my second bottle of beer when my phone rang. I sighed thinking it was Macarena, she used to call me many times a day but lately her phone calls have been diminished to one per day and so far she hasn't called. It's hard not to answer her, not to listen to her sweet voice. I felt disappointed when I saw my dad's name on the phone screen.

"Hello dad"

"Hi son! Did you make it safely in London?"

"Yes, it was a rough flight but I survived it"

"What are you doing now?"

"Watching the Telly, eating pizza, same old stuff"

"Have you talked to Macarena?"

"Dad.... Don't"

"What? Why? You love the lassie, she loves you back, she made a mistake but she is trying to fix it. She's in Vancouver right now, ye know?"

"Yeap, I left whilst she was on her way"

"You didn't even give her a chance to explain"

"I'm not ready for that dad. I'm not ready for this conversation either, dad"

"Ok! Ok! I'll leave it there. Call me if you need anything, go see your sisters before going to Cape Town"

"I will try"

"Try hard"

I chuckled, my dad is a character!

"Ok, I will"

"That's better! I love you son!"

"Love you more dad"

I hung up the phone and tried to pay attention to the show that was playing but all I could think of was Macarena in Vancouver right now, was she holding Dulcie? Was she singing to her? Could she see how much Dulcie looked like me? Did it make her miss me? Because I miss her indeed, breathing is hard without her.

*** Hello my loves! How did you like this new chapter??? Is Maca in your good side now? What do you think will happen in London? I know most of you don't like Maca and Jamie apart but remember that they will be five months apart, so hang in there! I promise it will be worth the wait! You're being awfully quiet, please say something! ;) have you checked my new story "Best Friends: A Jamie Dornan Fanfic"? Check it out!!! I promise you will like it :) for today's chapter I put the picture where Jamie looks like is falling in love with baby Dulcie and I attached the necklace Maca have Dulcie. The song is the lullaby Maca sings to her. Enjoy!! Don't forget to comment and vote!!! I love you all!!! Xoxo-Z***