Where Do We Go From Here? (BOOK TWO)

Chapter 57

Bruno and Mia stood at the table getting ready to cut their cake when Tahiti walked over to her and brought her a microphone. Bruno looked at her with furrowed eyebrows and Mia smiled at him. "What are you doing baby?" he asked her.

"You'll see." She kissed his cheek and waved Eric over who brought a chair with him and set it in front of Bruno. Bruno looked at his brother with a questioning look but Eric just smiled at him and went back to his spot. "Sit down my love." Mia told him. Bruno hesitated but then sat down. She stood in front of him and addressed him and all of their guests. "I'm sure everyone knows this by now, but for those of you who don't, Bruno, along with his amazingly talented friend Philip Lawrence, wrote the wedding song he sang for us to dance to tonight." She pause briefly and there was clapping around the room. "He surprised me with it last night at our rehearsal dinner." She smiled down at the man in front of her who was now her husband. "What he didn't know is that I had a little surprise from him of my own. While song writing is not an area of expertise of mine, I do know a thing or two about singing. Some of you know this, some of you don't." She laughed a little bit. "Actually I think my uncle Eli is the only member of my family, aside from Brunos of course, that knows I have this talent, sorry Dad." She laughed again and looked at Bruno. "Before I met Bruno I never would have had the courage to get up in front of a group of people and sing. Watching him do it night after night at his shows in Hawaii after I met him inspired me One day I surprised him by secretly entering the talent show at school. I still remember the way he looked at me when I got on that stage and started signing. His face alone let me know I was doing good." She smiled at Bruno

"Good isn't even the word sweetheart." He told her flashing her his dimples.

Mia's smile grew wider and she blushed. "Long story short, I haven't done this in a while but tonight I'm going to sing for you baby."

Bruno's smile grew wider and Mia signaled for the DJ to start the music. Bruno recognized the song immediately and nodded in approval. "Kill it baby!" he said just before she stared singing.

"Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game

Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial"

Mia brought her hand up and placed it under Bruno's chin and gently lifted it up and sang directly to him.

"Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah"

She released his chin and winked at him.

"Some people search for a fountain
That promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them

Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares for me

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah"

She focused her attention back on only Bruno and took his hand in hers.

"If I ain't got you with me, baby
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me, baby"

She bent down and kissed cheek. "I love you Bruno." Guests started clapping and cheering.

Bruno stood up. "I love you too Mia!" he said and kissed her.

They finally cut the cake and handed it out as people walked up to them complimenting them both on their beautiful singing abilities. Gabriel was the last one to come up to them. "How is it you didn't share with me you sang like an Angel?" he asked Mia.

Mia laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I guess it just never came up. I've only ever really sang for or with Bruno. Sure there was an audience, but it was only ever for him."

Bruno hugged his wife from behind. "I love you so much!" Then he looked up at Gabriel. "I told her she should be a singer. We could do some great work together. But she always turns me down." He looked back at her and poked his bottom lip out in a pouting manner making her laugh.

Gabriel looked at his daughter and her husband who, quickly became like a son to him, "He's right, you two can do some amazing things. Your voice is astonishing princess." He smiled at her.

"Thanks Dad. I think I'm good though. I'll stick to following in your footsteps and singing for fun or special occasions."

"I'm not mad at that. Whatever you choose to do I fully support princess." He extended his arms out for a hug and Bruno released her so she could hug him. After he hugged her he looked at Bruno. "I feel like you've done more for my daughter than I am fully aware of and I just want to thank you for being there for her when I wasn't. Welcome to the family, officially, son."

Bruno looked at Mia and back at Gabriel. "I'd do it all over again." he said. Gabriel extended his arms and pulled Bruno into a hug. Mia's eyes were teared up at the moment her Father and Husband were sharing. She felt like she was on top of the world and nothing could ruin the happiness in her life.