twenty

                                    

                                          
"Awe mis niños, hermosos," Alejandra screamed running to embrace Joel and me.
                          
"Ale, how are you?" I squealed hugging her tight.
                          
"Group hug, group hug," Joel said hugging us.
                          
"I'm so glad you're here Isa," she said leaning over to kiss me on the cheek. 
                          
"Me too, I haven't seen you in the longest time," I said with the brightest smile on the face. Alejandra is such a real and genuine person. She always the sweetest to me during la banda. She deserves the whole world. 
                          
"Ay Joel, I saw a little clip of the speech you made on stage. Good job, mijo, muy bien hecho," she said sadi giving him a serious look. 
                          
"My publicist doesn't seem to think so," he rolled his eyes. The frustration returning to his face.  
                          
"Pues, trust me it was the right thing to do. You defend Isa forever. Of course, don't let it get to you. But, it's good to stand your ground,"
                          
"Thank you Ale," he said giving her a grateful look. I knew that he was glad that he was being reassured by her. I know that he was never going to admit but, part of him was second-guessing himself and debating if it was the right choice. 
                          
"Don't let it stress you out. You're here because you're a good talented guy. I was presenting La Banda and look at you now you're presenting Premios Juventud," she said in efforts to try to cheer him up. "I'm proud of you and the rest of the chicos," she turned to look at me and said "and my beautiful Isabella, don't ever let those comments get to you because they are not true," she said firmly. 
                          
"Gracias," I said reaching over for another hug. 
                          
"Okay, let's get to work Joel," she said clapping her hands. "Adiós Isa, don't forget what I said," she said reaching over for a kiss on the cheek. She winked at me and walked away with her assistant and some other people. 
                          
Joel hooked his finger into the loop of my jean shorts and pulled me close to him. I stared at him intently through my lashes. He leaned his forehead on mine, his beautiful long lashes captivating me. I could smell his cologne and it made my knees weak. I could never get enough of his scent. He slid his hand into my back pocket and I didn't stop him like I usually did. Someone screamed Joel's name and told him that they were going to start his bit on camera. He yelled back, "Give him a minute," without breaking eye contact with me. He got close to my face so that our lips were almost just almost grazing. He smirked as I wrapped my arms around his neck to pull him in. He kissed me repeatedly and urgently. 
                          
I pulled away breathlessly and dangled my fingers in his face, "bye," I said dragging my e and biting my lip. 
                          
"Stop playing," he said. "One more," he said leaning down. I laughed and quickly moved back as far as his arms around my waist allowed me to. I wagged my finger and placed it on his lips.
                          
I snaked my hand to the back of his head and pulled him close to me. I placed my lips so close to his soft ear so that they were just barely touching. "If we were alone right now," I whispered slowly, "what would you do to me?" 
                          
"Isa," he groaned. I laughed out loud. 
                          
"What," I said giving him an innocent face. "It's just a simple question," 
                          
"You do it on purpose. I'm not going to be able to concentrate now. That's all I'm going to be thinking about all day. But to answer your question," he paused and this time it was him who got close to my ear, "You don't want to know," he said hoarsely sending chills through my spine. He quickly pecked my cheek, "also, Lunay is going to be performing," 
                          
I screamed. "Don't go asking him the questions you ask me, though," he joked. 
                          
"I don't know maybe I want answers from him too," I teased. 
                          
"Babe," he whined with a cute little smile. My favorite kind, the one that showed off his dimples. 
                          
"I'm kidding," I laughed. "Okay go, everyone is waiting for you." 
                          
He kissed me slowly one more time and jogged backward and yelled, "I love you," I laughed and blew him a kiss. 
                          
Even though the next couple of hours, Joel was pretty busy and I didn't actually interact with him, I had an amazing time. I met Sebastian Yatra, Anuel AA, along with some other amazing celebrities who were also set to rehearse that day. There was no luck seeing Lunay though. I was hoping that I could run into him in the next couple of rehearsals or at least during the awards. 
                          
"I didn't get to see Lunay," I pouted once the boys returned to their dressing room. 
                          
"Que pena," Johann said furrowing his eyebrows. 
                          
"JOHANN," I yelled. 
                          
"Surprise," Joel said shaking his hands with a grin. I hugged Johann tightly. "Alright, alright wrap it up," Joel said jokingly pulling me away from him. 
                          
"See I told you he was going to interview us," Richard exclaimed. Johann laughed and did a 'bro hug' with him. The crew started to set up for the interview as the boys ate some food Alex had gone out to buy for everyone. I sat on the couch in between Joel and Chris. They both kept grabbing food from my plate as if they didn't have their own. 
                          
I liked the chemistry that the guys had with Johann. They were the most comfortable when they were getting interviewed by him. "So who here likes someone," Johann asked cheekily. The boys answered no even though half of them definitely had something something going. 
                          
"Nope," Joel said into his microphone his eyes looking at his feet "but, I do love someone," he chuckled lightly looking directly at the camera. He was so cheesy but, I loved it. I made eye contact with him and mouthed the word 'cheesy'. He shook his head and laughed. I was so whipped for him. 
                          
"So," Joel said walking over to my spot on the couch when the interview was over. "It's Yoandri's birthday tomorrow," 
                          
"Oh my god, I completely forgot," I widened my eyes. 
                          
"FAKEEEEEEEE," Erick yelled cupping his hands as if they were a microphone. 
                          
"Shut up," I said lightly kicking his leg. 
                          
"Don't touch him," Christopher said pulling Erick to his chest and proceeding to fake cry. Which caused me to start laughing. Never a dull moment with them. 
                          
"He's having a party in Miami tomorrow night," Johann said excitedly. I screamed due to my excitement and jumped into Joel's arms. 
                          
"You knew all along didn't you?" I said squeezing his cheeks. He nodded and snaked his arms around my waist. 
                          
AHHHH PREMIOS JUVENTUD TODAYYYYYYY. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE MY BOYS. LOWKEY ALL THESE REAL LIFE EVENTS ARE REALLY WORKING AND FITTING INTO THE PLOT OF THE STORY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PRECIOUS YOYO 🥺💕. also look at me, updating every single dayyyyy. 
                          
y'all better make that star golden 🤧