Hot & Wild (De La Cruz Saga) (14 page)

He turns to glare at Christian with control wrath. “Christian,
I want you and Monique to go to Vegas now and marry. I don’t want you to wait
until Saturday. You just said that you can be sent on a mission any minute. I
don’t want my hija and nieto to suffer if anything happens to you,” demands
Papa Luis, glaring at Christian with control, clenching his hands, trying not
to give him a good thrashing.

It still hurts like hell
, thinks Papa Luis.
Any padre would hurt when he
learns that his niña is pregnant and unmarried
.

Christian looks at Señor Acosta. He recognizes his
anger and his control.
He’s trying to keep from striking me. I know that I
would allow him to smack me around. I do deserve it,
thinks Christian.
I
agree with his request, it makes sense
.

Christian glances at his watch.
We still have time
,
thinks Christian.

“Si, I will take Monique to Vegas to marry,” says
Christian looking at him. “We have time to go. I have time to return to base. I
don’t have to report into training until manana morning.”

“I’m glad that you recognize the need for your
marriage. We need to go inside to talk to my esposa and Monique,” says Papa
Luis, walking into the casa.

Christian follows him into the casa.
I know this is
right. I need to make sure that my Baby and bebe is taken care off. You just
never know
, contemplates Christian, looking for Monique.

He sees her hermana, Eva and Gabriella, in the familia
room watching a love story.

I should call Ricky and get the information on which
hotel he was married at. That hotel prepared everything for him
, ponders Christian.

“Hola,” he says to Monique’s hermanas, smiling,
causing them to get all excited.

“Hola,” they both reply at the same time, looking at
him and at their papa, wondering what’s up.

“Mis hijas, where is your mama and Monique?” asks Señor
Acosta looking around.

“They’re in Monique’s room,” answers Gabriella looking
at Christian.
I wonder if he’s related to Javier. I miss Javier
, thinks
Gabriella rubbing her ring.

“Go and get them, mi hija,” asks Papa Luis, looking at
his niña.

Gabriella immediately stands up. “Si, papa,” says
Gabriella, striding in search, wondering what’s going on.

“Señor Acosta, I want to make some calls to get
everything ready, okay?” asks Christian, looking at him.

Señor Acosta looks at him.
I know that he’s going
to take control and take care of mi niña. Super, he’s a complete hombre
,
thinks Señor Acosta.

“Si, you do that,” responds Papa Luis nodding.

“Okay,” replies Christian, walking to the living room.
He gets his cell out, and he calls his primo, Ricky.

“Hola, what do you want, Chris?” asks Ricky, while he
holds his Reina.

“Ricky, I need you to give me the name of the hotel
that you went to in Vegas to get married. The hotel takes care of everything? I
want them to have the same place ready,” says Christian smiling.
I
know
that I’m shocking the hell out of him. They don’t even have a clue of who I’m
marrying
.

“You’re joking Chris. I don’t have time for this. I’m
with my Reina,” replies Ricky, nibbling on her neck.

“No, I’m not joking. Give me the name so I can call
them. I’m marrying today,” says Christian, grinning at his primo’s reaction. “I
don’t want you to tell anybody. I will not be at the Sunday dinner.”

“You’re serious! Unbelievable!”
says Ricky looking at his Reina. “Who is she?”

“I’m telling you so you can take care of manana for me.
I’m marrying Monique Acosta. You know who she is, you helped me pick up the
papers in the hallway,” says Christian, remembering the collision. “I want you
to tell Bella that she will start on Tuesday. My Cielo will be too tired
manana, okay primo?”

“You’re for real? You’re marrying that bella chica in
the hallway? Wow, that’s incredible. That’s the same spot that my Reina and I
collided,” says Ricky. He looks at his Reina and winks at her.

“Okay, Chris, we went to the Paris hotel. Ask the
hotel for their concierge Mary Jones services. Ask her to arrange everything
that she did for me. She will have everything ready for you. You need to call her
now. She will send to your room the gowns and rings for your novia to select
from. The wedding chapel is nice. Make sure to have her put the same amount of
roses. Chris, you need to get the photos and cd. I would make several copies of
the video for la familia’s. Okay? Good luck primo,” says Ricky, grinning.

Wow, that’s a lot of information
, thinks Christian. “Primo be sure to tell Jose
Enrique and Bella about my Cielo, she will not be showing up manana. I want her
to rest. Okay?” asks Christian, looking at his Cielo walk into the living room
looking at him strangely. “Primo, thanks for the information, adios.” 

“My Cielo I need you to come here,” says Christian. He
takes her into his arms to whisper in her ear. “Did your papa tell you about
going to Vegas today to get married?” he asks her, holding her close to him
waiting for her response.

“No, he has not. We’re all waiting for you in the familia
room,” says Monique, looking up into his eyes.   

Christian gazes into her eyes. He can perceive that
she’s confused and wonders what’s going on. “Cielo, your papa knows what we did
or I think that he more or less guessed. He wanted to know what I planned. I
told him that we want to marry next Saturday in Vegas. He says he wants us to
go now. I told him okay. Do you want to go now and get married?” asks Christian.
He looks into her beautiful huge hazel eyes and observes her blush.

“Baby, my papa knows, how embarrassing,” says Monique,
blushing even darker. She looks at Christian. “He wants us to marry now? You’re
okay with that?”

“Yes, we can go now, and we’ll return late. We can
then plan our church wedding next weekend,” says Christian, looking at her. “The
Paris hotel can have everything ready for us. The hotel concierge will send to
our room some wedding gowns and rings for you to select from. We will have a
nice wedding, photos, and cd video. It will be nice, my Cielo,” says Christian,
pulling her close and praying that she’s okay with this.

Monique looks into his eyes and sees how serious he is.
My papa knows that I have been with him.
“Did you tell my papa that I
was pregnant?” she asks, looking even more embarrassed.

“Si, I did, I told him that you’re carrying my bebe. I
know you are. I can feel it,” says Christian. He gazes into her eyes, eager to
see what she’s feeling and thinking.
She looks like she’s embarrassed and a
little frustrated. I can see her amor for me. Okay, maybe she’ll want to go
today
.

“Okay, baby, I want to go today. I do want to be your
esposa,” says Monique, gazing at him with her pasión and amor. She goes up on
her toes, pulls him down for a deep passionate beso.

He hugs her close and returns her beso full of pasión.
Dios mio, I love this mujer,
thinks Christian, trying hard not to let
his hands roam over her.

We’re at her padre’s casa. I need to stop this
.

He pulls back, smiling. “Okay, my Cielo, let me call
the hotel to get everything ready for our arrival. You can select your gown,
lingerie, and rings,” says Christian, smiling.  

“Okay, Baby, I will be back in a moment. I need to go
get something from my room,” says Monique, smiling looking at her beautiful bad
boy.

“Okay, I’ll make the call and wait for you,” says
Christian, watching her walk away, loving the sway of her hips.

Christian dials the Paris hotel in Vegas while
scanning the living room, smiling.

“Thank you for calling the Paris Hotel. This is James
speaking. How may I assist you?” asks the reception clerk.

“Hello, this is Christian De La Cruz, I want to
reserve the bridal suite for tonight,” says Christian, looking down the hall
for Monique. “We will be arriving in approximately three hours,” says Christian,
contemplating Monique’s graduation picture.
She looks adorable
.

“Mr. De La Cruz, I have the bridal room available, let
me reserve it. Can you give me your card number, Sir?” asks the clerk.

“Yes,” Christian proceeds to give him the card numbers.
“James, I would like to speak to your concierge, Mary Jones. I want her to
prepare my wedding. She was highly recommended.”

“Yes sir, I will transfer your call to Mary. Thank you
for selecting Paris Hotel for your stay,” says James. He transfers the call to
the concierge department.

“Thank you for calling Paris Hotel concierge, Mary
speaking. How I may assist you?” she asks the caller.

“Yes, Mary? This is Christian De La Cruz. My cousin
Ricardo De La Cruz was married there a few weeks ago. He highly recommends your
services. You did an awesome job in preparing his wedding,” says Christian, looking
for Monique to return.

“Yes Mr. De La Cruz, I do remember your cousin Ricardo
De La Cruz,” says Mary, wondering what he wants.

“Mary, I will be arriving in approximately three hours.
I have the bridal suite reserved. I want you to have the wedding chapel,
photographer, and cd ready. I will also need you to have wedding gowns, wedding
rings, shoes, and lingerie ready for my bride to select from. The same services
that you did for Ricky and please don’t forget the flowers,” says Christian,
looking down the hall as Monique approaches.
Yeah, she’s my beautiful bride
.

“My Cielo would you like Red, pink, yellow? What color
rosas
do you want?” asks Christian, waiting for her reply.

“Baby, I want red rosas,” says Monique, grinning with
pleasure.

“Mary, my bride wants the flowers to be red roses,”
replies Christian, grinning at Monique.

“Yes, Mr. De La Cruz. Would you also like her to have
a selection for day clothes?” asks Mary.

“Yes, I would like to have her select day clothes and
shoes,” says Christian, thinking.  
I need to have her have some clothes to
wear that I bought her.

“Okay Mr. De La Cruz. I will have everything ready for
when you arrive. You should be able to marry in an hour or two after your
arrival. That will depend on you,” says Mary, taking notes. She’s thinking
about everything that she did last time to achieve this.
I know that they do
have the money. Being that’s the case, it makes it easy to get all that they
want
, thinks Mary, nodding.  

“Thank you, Mary. I look forward to meeting you. I’m
confident that you will have everything ready,” says Christian.

“Yes sir, I will, thank you,” says Mary ending the
call. She’s in a hurry to make all the calls.

Christian looks at Monique. That was not too bad. “My Cielo,
everything will be ready for when we arrive. All you have to do is select
everything you want,” says Christian. He pulls her into his arms and gives her
a passionate beso.

My Baby is so perfect. I love his besos and now he’s only
mio,
thinks Monique. She wraps her
arms around his waist.

Christian hears the footsteps coming down the hall and
pulls back. “We need to go to your padres,” says Christian, looking at her
swollen lips.
Yeah, they will see her lips, nice going.

My Baby looks so delicious, I just want more
, thinks Monique. She pulls him down for another
hungry beso.
Yes, just one more.
She runs her hands through his hair.
I
love his hair, it’s so silky
.

He pulls her closer to him, not listening to anything,
only his Cielo.

There’s a cough. “Hmm, Hermana, mis padres want to
speak to you two,” says Gabriella, looking at her sister’s hunk. Wow he’s
gorgeous, thinks Gabriella.
He reminds me so much of my Javier, uh, nope. I
will not think of Javier. He looks in love with Monique. I know that Eva is
pissed off that she has such a hunk.

Christian looks at Monique’s hermana, grateful it was
not one of her padres.
Yes, what a relief
. He grins at Gabriella. He
holds Monique close to him.

“Okay, were coming,” says Monique, looking at her hermana.
She turns to pull Christian to the familia room where her padres are waiting.  

They enter the warm familia room that is decorated
very contemporary black leather sofa set and they have a big wide screen TV.

Her padres are sitting on the sofa. Christian and
Monique sit on the love seat across her padres.

Christian pulls her next to his side, wrapping his arm
around her, resting his hand on her waist.
She’s mia. They better get used
to seeing me hold my Cielo
, thinks Christian.

He looks at her padres smiling. “I have made all the
arrangements for the wedding. We should leave in a few minutes to get there in
time,” says Christian, looking at her padres.

I see that they’re not happy
, thinks Christian. He waits for their response,
holding Monique’s hand.