Hot & Wild (De La Cruz Saga) (21 page)

“Yes, it is Paty,” replies Monique, blushing, smiling.

“How exciting, my primo knew!” says Paty, all excited.
“Welcome to the familia, let me see your ring.” She looks at the rosas.

“Did he send those rosas? Wow, my primo is in love,”
exclaims Paty, looking at her beautiful ring. “Look at the ring! It’s huge and
sparkles like crazy! Geeze, I want one!” pouts Paty, at her primas.

“Yeah, you and me, it’s starting to look like we are
going be old maids,” says Bella, shaking her head.  

“No, I don’t think so. You two are real young,” says
Monique, smiling, looking at her new familia.

The phone rings and Jessy answers. “Yes, okay I’ll
tell her,” says Jessy. She turns to Bella. “Jose Enrique wants you to stop at
his office. He has a job that he will like you to do,” says Jessy, looking at
Bella.

“I think it’s time for me to go back to work, talk to
ya later,” says Bella, walking down the hall to go and see what her primo needs.
   

“I need to go and talk to Tony, I’ll be right back,”
says Jessy, walking out to review a few packages, since Paty is with Monique.

“Monique, I’m so feliz for you. Can you give me the
information on where you went to get married in Vegas,” asks Paty, as she
closes the door so nobody could hear. She turns to talk to Monique.

“Do you plan on eloping?” asks Monique, with
curiosity.

“Si, and promise me you will keep it a secret. I’m
eloping with my novio on Friday after work. I want the place that you and Chris
went to, so we can make arrangements,” says Paty, with a dreamy look.

“Si Paty, I will give you the name of the hotel. It’s
the Paris Hotel. Chris had the concierge arrange everything for us. Her name is
Mary Jones. Have her arrange everything for the wedding at the chapel like she
did for us and Ricky. It was so beautiful. The photos and cd are also great. She
had gowns, wedding rings, and lingerie to select from,” says Monique smiling. “My
Baby selected our rings. I don’t know if it will be cost effective to purchase
the rings here. I don’t have a clue how much Chris spent.”

“Okay, we will call and make arrangements,” says Paty,
extremely excited, smiling. “Monique, promise not to say a word to anyone,” she
looks at Monique, who nods in agreement
. Si, I know that she will keep my
secret
, thinks Paty, smiling.

“Gracias, prima,” says Paty, hugging Monique. “I need
to go back to work. If you need anything, just call me. I will email you my
cell and home number, okay?” says Paty smiling, walking out to finish her work.

Paty gets back to work quickly. She sends Monique her
numbers
. I

need to call the hotel. No I better have Carlos do
that. I will just get the numbers
,
thinks Paty, with felicidad.

“Mama, I’m home” says Monique, walking into her room
starting to get undress to put on some shorts and button up shirt. I better not
tie up my hair, thinks Monique, looking at her neck in the mirror, smiling.

Turning, she looks for her wedding album to look at
her baby. She sits on her bed looking at Christian on their wedding day,
tracing his face and lips with her finger
. I miss him
, thinks Monique,
feeling a huge ache in her heart. Her eyes started to water.  
I want my Baby
here with me now. I still have tons of hours to go. How am I going to survive
all the weeks to come until he’s off his duty
?

Her cell phone rings, she quickly answers. “Hola,”
says Monique breathlessly, praying its Christian.

“My Cielo, I love you. What are you doing?” asks
Christian, with curiosity, looking out the window thinking of her.

“I miss you,” says Monique, trying to control her
tears putting her head against her pillow. She hears him swear. “I’m okay,
Baby.”

Monique sits up and takes a deep breath, not wanting
to distress him anymore. “I was just being a baby,” says Monique, smiling. “I
love you, te amo mucho.”

“My Cielo, please don’t cry. I will be home on Friday
morning. I will be going to your casa in the morning,” says Christian, smiling,
thinking about seeing her again and holding her close.

“No Baby, I will not cry.  I’m counting the minutes
until I see you again. Your familia was really nice to me at work. All of them
came to say hi. Your hermana Bella asked if I wanted to go and meet your mama
this week. Bella says that your mama wants me to go. Baby, I told her that I
wanted to check with you and see what you wanted me to do?” says Monique, smiling,
thinking of seeing him soon.

“Baby, if you want to go and meet mis padres this week
that will be okay with me. I want you to do whatever makes you feel more
comfortable. If you want to wait until I take you to my casa that will be okay,”
says Christian, smiling. Oh yeah, that’s how my familia is.
They will be
taking care of my Cielo when I’m away
, thinks Christian.

“My Cielo, I need you to take a photo of our wedding
pictures and send them to my cell phone so I can see you. I can’t wait to have
you in my arms and to make love to you,” says Christian, grinning.

“Baby, I want to be in your arms all day on Friday,”
replies Monique, smiling.
Oh yeah, I want mucho besos and to make love.

“Cielo, you’re killing me. You’re tempting a poor
hombre that can’t touch you right now. That’s not right,” says Christian,
moaning, adjusting his shaft.

“Baby, I want to lick every single inch of your body
and especially my favorite parts,” replies Monique, grinning wickedly.    

“Cielo, you really need to stop otherwise I’m going to
explode with need,” whispers Christian.

“Okay Baby, only if you promise to be here early on
Friday. I want you to make love to me within moments of you being here. I need
you,” says Monique with a whimper. She turns on the stereo so her hermanas
wouldn’t hear her conversation with her esposo.

“Si, mi Cielo, you know it, I’m on it,” says Christian,
moaning into the phone with his need.

“Okay, when you’re here on Friday, I want to make love
all day. I want you to make arrangements for me to be off on Friday so we can
be together every single minute that your home,” says Monique, grinning
. Oh
yeah, we will have all day to make love
.

“Oh si, mi Cielo that sounds awesome, it’s a great
idea. Let me call Bella and I’ll tell her,” says Christian, looking at Gabriel
standing in front of him. “I will call you back.”  

“Okay, Baby, I’m going to eat dinner. Have you eaten?
What will you eat?” asks Monique, worried for her Christian.

“I will have dinner with Gabriel right now,” says
Christian. He grins, enjoying her concern for him, ignoring Gabriel’s laughter.

“Baby, I’m serious. I want you to eat well because I
want you to be healthy forever,” says Monique, smiling at his picture. “Call me
back in about an hour or so.”

“Okay, I will call you back in an hour,” agrees
Christian, smiling.
I will call her before I fall asleep, oh yeah.

“Baby, te amo,” says Monique.   

“My Cielo, te amo,” replies Christian, in a husky
whisper.  They end the call. He smiles, thinking of talking to her later.

Christian turns to look at Gabriel grinning at him. “I
see that she has you wrapped around her little pinky. She must be hot or else
you wouldn’t have married her,” he moves quickly, just in time to avoid his
fist.

“Yeah, she’s perfect. Wait until she sends me our
wedding pictures,” says Christian, looking at his cell phone as one picture
pops in and more start coming in. He smiles and shows Gabriel his esposa. “This
is Monique, my esposa,” he shows Gabriel with pride.

“Wow, Chris, she is bella,” says Gabriel, looking at
the
belleza
that his brother in law married in a hurry. He returns his cell phone.

“I’m just waiting to get the okay form our CO on my terminal
leave. I should be out in October,” says Christian, grinning with felicidad. Damn,
oh yeah, that’s only a few more months.

“Chris, that’s great, I should try to get my terminal
leave. I know that my sweet angel will be feliz,” says Gabriel, thinking of his
angel.

“So, are you taking her home with you? Did her padres
allow this?” asks Gabriel, with curiosity.

“Si, my Cielo’s padres want me to take her home with
me. They also want me to set the church ceremony. I’m feliz that she’ll be in my
casa while I’m on duty,” says Christian, looking at his amigo.

“What about you, are you leaving Erica with mis padres
until you’re off duty?” asks Christian, walking out of the building going to
get some dinner.

“Yes, I want Erica to stay with your padres. Mis
padres are in San Jose and she will not know the area or my familia that well. She’s
also working until the bebe comes,” says Gabriel, realizing he just messed up. He
turns to look at Christian, expecting him to be pissed off.

“I knew she got pregnant. I told you, asshole,” says
Christian, shaking his head with anger. “Good thing that the wedding is in a
few days.”

“Yeah, you’re right,” says Gabriel, smiling, immensely
feliz.

“Congrats, hermano, even if I should kill you,” says
Christian, smiling, knowing now how it feels.

“Yeah, you should,” replies Gabriel, grinning, not
regretting getting his angel pregnant.

“I’m immensely feliz,” says Gabriel, shaking his head.
Who would have known a few weeks ago that I would be a papa and esposo
,
thinks Gabriel.

“Gabriel, I know how you feel. I know that my Cielo is
pregnant. I can feel it,” says Christian, grinning, holding his dinner plate.

“Our bebe’s will grow up together and that’s awesome,”
says Gabriel, smiling at his amigo and now hermano.

“Yes, we will be changing diapers by the New Year and
working at the familia company,” says Christian, muy feliz. His life is turning
out great.

“Yeah, everything is turning out great for us,” says
Gabriel, eating and thinking of his sweet angel.

“You know Chris, it doesn’t help that you look alike,
you make me miss her,” says Gabriel, smiling.

“Well, we’re not alike, so stay away,” says Christian,
furiously sliding away from him.

“I’m just kidding,” says Gabriel, grinning with
enjoyment. He loves seeing how effortlessly he gets Chris pissed off.

“Ya, ya,” says Christian, finishing his meal, thinking
of calling his Cielo. After dinner, Christian walks off to make his call.
First
I need to call Bella and tell her that I need my Cielo off on Friday
.

“Hola hermano,” says Bella, in a hurry getting ready
for her date.

“Hola hermana, I’m calling to let you know that I’m on
leave on Friday thru Sunday. I want to spend my time off with my Cielo. I want
her off also. Will that be a problema?” asks Christian, knowing full well it
will not.

“No hermano, no problema. I’ll tell Jessy and Jose
Enrique. Congrats, hermano, I’m so feliz for both of you. Monique is a
fantastic chica,” says Bella, smiling.

“Si, hermana, my Cielo is everything I ever wanted and
more,” says Christian. “Thank you and los primos for making her feel welcome.”

“No problema hermano, we know that you would want us
to be there for her. You know we love you,” says Bella. “Hermano, I have a date
with the one. I have to let you go.”

“Make sure he is the one, hermana,” says Christian,
with concern. “I want to meet him on Friday.”

“Okay, hermano, will do,” replies Bella, grinning. “Adios.”

Well, I have to check out this Chico
, thinks Christian with concern.
I have to call my Cielo.
He walks back to his dorm. Christian goes to his bed and sits down waiting
for her to pick up.

“Hola, Baby, did you eat your dinner?” asks Monique
with concern. “I love you, te amo.”

“My Cielo, I did have my dinner and I love you,”
replies Christian. “I only have a few minutes to talk.”

“Si Baby, I understand. Did you tell Bella about Fri,”
asks Monique, thinking about all the time that she will be spending with her
Baby.

“Si, Cielo, I did and everything is okay. I want to
spend all day Friday in your arms,” says Christian, smiling, thinking of making
love to her.

“Baby, I do too and on Friday we can take care of our
errands,” says Monique, smiling. “I want to have the rest of the weekend to
ourselves.”

“Baby, I want you to pack what you want to take with
you for now. I want to be sure that you have everything that you need,” says
Christian, thinking of all of the nice lingerie that he bought her. “Don’t
forget the nice lingerie that I bought you. I want to see you in it.”