I wanted to jump forward a few years but you'll need some more context first.
When Luisa returned home from her honey moon with Allison all seemed to be well and right in the world, well that is until Luisa saw Rose again. It was about 3 months after Luisa's wedding and a week after she got home from her long and lavish honey moon.
"Luisa," Rose called from the other end of the hall way. Rose quickly caught up to the still moving Luisa. "It's been so long." Rose was tempted to say 'too long' but decided against it.
"Yes." Luisa confirmed as she unlocked the door to Rafael's penthouse. See Allison and Luisa were now living together so Luisa was collecting the final boxes of her belongings, she was ready to get out of this hotel for good.
Rose followed Luisa inside. "I've missed you." Rose said once the door was closed.
"Okay." Luisa seemed unfazed and went on her way of collecting her belongings.
"Okay? Just okay? No hug, that's it?" Rose seemed hurt, and Luisa was sure she would have cared three months ago.
"Yep, just okay." Luisa nodded, not even bothering to look at Rose and she spoke.
"Lu," Rose was confused by the sudden lack of interest coming from Luisa.
"Don't 'Lu' me." Luisa huffed.
"What's going on, Luisa?" Rose asked as she followed Luisa into one of the bedrooms.
"I got married, that's what."
"I know," Rose nodded. "I was there." She teased.
"I mean, I got married to a beautiful woman who loves me. I can't keep doing this." Luisa gestured between herself and Rose.
"We aren't doing anything." Rose argued.
"Rose," Luisa sighed, this was going to be harder than she thought. "I don't want to be your secret. I don't want you to be mine. I don't want to have heated moments where I have to force my hands away from you." Luisa put a hand through her hair.
"Lu, please." Rose knew she wasn't actually being broken up with, I'm mean they weren't in a relationship, but it sure as hell felt like a break up.
"Let's just not," Luisa sighed as she sat onto the bed in the middle of the room. "You're married to my father, let's start acting like it."
"Luisa, you don't mean that." Rose could felt her heart breaking.
"I do." Luisa huffed. "If not out of respect to my father, then out of respect to me."
"I love you." Rose argued as a few tears ran down her cheek.
"You can't anymore, Rose." Luisa wanted to comfort Rose but she knew that if she did this break up wouldn't stick. "I have a chance to be happy with Allison." Luisa stood and was quick to exit the room.
…
We've jumped two and a half years. Rose and Luisa now act like strangers, fake smiles and pleasantries at family dinners. After Luisa broke things off to be with Allison, Rose has been rather salty.
Anyway, let's see how everyone is doing.
Luisa had been slightly annoyed that Allison had chosen work over a party at Rafael's hotel. It was family, family is always meant to come first.
Luisa had let Allison know that she would be home late, a lack of response made Luisa assume Allison didn't care.
Luisa came home filled with joy. Rafael's party had been a success and she was feeling very proud of her little brother. Assuming Allison would be asleep when she got home Luisa crept through the house without a sound, even when she found Allison in bed with another woman she didn't speak, though that was probably due to the shock.
"Luisa!"
Luisa was blindsided, she hadn't seen this coming. But Kama is a bitch. Luisa shook her head to get out of her thoughts, eager to make a hasty exit.
"Luisa, wait!" Allison called after her but Luisa ignored it and left without a word.
Over the two and a half years they had been married Luisa had grown to truly love Allison, in the way Allison loved her- or so she thought. Luisa had been happy and joyful for two and a half years with a woman she had a future with, and now that was all gone. Luisa had trouble breathing, so of course her first thought was Rose but no, she couldn't. Instead she went to Rafael and stayed the night with him.
…
It wasn't until 5pm the next day that Luisa decided to message Rose, but that was for a completely different reason.
A knock at the door pulled Luisa from her thoughts. "Come in" she called. Knowing it was either a nurse heading home for the day or Rose.
"I didn't know who else to call." It was true. Luisa was stuck and freaking out, Rose was the only person that could help.
Rose slammed the door, clearly displeased that she was there. "You said it was an emergency."
Luisa couldn't keep it in, she needed to tell somebody. "I artificially inseminated the wrong woman, so I-" She froze for a moment. "I need a lawyer." Well, she wasn't lying, but that wasn't exactly the reason she had called Rose.
"I don't practice law anymore, you know that." Rose was trying to control her emotions. She was shocked and her darting eyes would prove it.
"I'm scared." Luisa thought it was best to be honest, there was no point lying with Rose. "I need someone I can talk to."
"Your wife," Rose practically spat the words. "Your brother." She offered.
"I walked in on Allison last night in bed with her assistant." Luisa spat it out like the words were poison.
"I'm sorry that happened." Rose said coolly, as she was trying not to let her emotion show. Beneath all the saltiness and hostile attitude Rose truly did still care about Luisa.
Luisa looked at the ground, this part was the hardest. "And it was Raf's sperm." Rafael had frozen a sample of his sperm before receiving chemo treatment for cancer that he was now rid of.
Rose stepped forward. "What?" They was no way she was able to hide her emotions now, at least not all of them.
"Petra came in for an insemination and I accidentally used his specimen on someone named Jane Gloriana Villanueva." Luisa was clearly nervous and agitated.
Rose sighed. "Were you drinking?" It seemed like the obvious answer.
"No," It was true. "My god, no." Luisa tried to reassure Rose who looked as though she didn't believe it. Rose cocked her brow and gave Luisa a quizzical look. "I wasn't." Luisa said with conviction.
"What did you tell Petra?" Rose asked sternly.
"I didn't, I panicked. I walked into the room and inseminated her with saline."
It was quiet for a long time.
Rose finally looked over to Luisa, "What are the changes this will take?"
"20 percent."
With her hands on her hips Rose stalked over to Luisa, they were mere inches apart. "Don't say anything. You're already on probation, you could lose you license."
Luisa looked deep into Rose's blue eyes. "But what about Raf? I mean it was his only sample." Luisa felt terrible, how could she have done this to her baby brother, after his cancer treatments this was his only way to have kids and he wanted kids so badly.
"And it's gone. How will telling him change that?" It was a fact and Luisa needed to hear it.
"I just- I-"
"Lu,"
"I know. It's bad, it's really bad." Luisa rubbed her face with her hands for a moment. "I just can't do this alone."
Rose nodded. "Okay,"
…
Luisa spent the next two weeks in a constant state of panic. Eventually she knew she would have to clear things up. Finally that day did come. Luisa sat with Rafael and Petra in her office and explained everything to them. Petra seemed angry, and so did Rafael. Both angry for different reasons though. Petra wanted to trap her ATM and Rafael saw his only change of having a child shattered.
After leaving the meeting with Petra and her brother Luisa found herself explaining the situation again. This time to a very confused Jane Villanueva. Luisa was sure that this was the end of her career. Instead of yelling, Jane just stared in disbelief.
Luisa apologized another time. Jane's mother defiantly had more of a temper than Jane. She was angry and yelling in no time.
When the Villanueva women left Luisa went back to her office. She sat at her desk for hours on end in sheer panic. How was this real, how could she have done something so stupid.
…
Luisa spent the next few days trying to get along in her life. She went in to the office, saw patients. Yes, she did double, and triple check on her patient's names. She wanted things to be as normal as possible.
Luisa's office door flung open and there stood Rose in all her glory. "The nurse said you were between patients?" She closed the door behind her.
"I'm sure the mistake will be dealt with through the appropriate channels." Luisa said as she looked up from her laptop. "And since I haven't received the official notification that my license is suspended I figured I should just keep practicing." In Luisa's state of panic is seemed pretty clear cut.
Luisa's laptop pinged with the sound of a notification. "Oh okay, there is the official notification. My license is suspended." Luisa looked sadly at the screen.
"Luisa, you're not drinking are you?" Rose asked, hand on hip. She was so cold towards Luisa these days.
"No," Luisa answered honestly but Rose shock her head. "No, I'm not. What I'm doing is, I'm trying to be practical which is why I called you, I mean you were a pretty good lawyer before you gave it up to become a trophy wife." Luisa knew it was a low blow but she felt hurt- why is it that Rose always thinks she is drinking.
"Take care of yourself." Rose was mad, and was trying to make a quick exit.
"No stop! I'm sorry! I don't know why I said that." Luisa felt all over the place. "I'm going through a lot and I'm lashing out." At least she can recognize it. Luisa stood and walked over towards Rose with files in her hand. "I need your help."
Rose held the door handle tightly but didn't move.
"I called my insurance company and there is this thing in my policy." Rose turned from the door as Luisa continued to speak. "It mentions my brother and I'm not sure I understand it because of all the legal jargon." Rose seemed annoyed but she took the files anyway.
After explaining all the legal jargon Rose offered to go out and get coffee. If Luisa didn't need it, she sure did.
Rose came back to find Luisa on the small couch in her office. A bottle of vodka on the table in front of her.
"What are you doing?" Rose asked as she closed the door.
"Focusing on the bright side." Luisa answered simply.
"Drinking will not solve anything."
"I know. But every time I don't drink I feel good about myself and I need something to feel good about because my brother won't speak to me, my wife cheated on me and I have nowhere to go and I'm about to be slapped with a huge law suit." Luisa turned a little to Rose who was now next to her on the couch. "But I'm not drinking. At least I'm not drinking."
Rose let out a small laugh and shook her head. "You're crazy, you know that." Rose said as she tuck a stray piece of hair behind Luisa's ear.
Luisa's grabbed Rose's hand and held it to her own face. "Don't call me crazy."
"I'm sorry," Rose said as she pulled her hand away slowly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean," She trailed off as Luisa began playing with her hand. Then Luisa was kissing Rose's hand. "We can't." Rose said as she took in a shaky breath.
Luisa pulled Rose closer. "I know." And soon enough they were kissing. Then making love for the first time in a very long time.
The sex was good. It was greedy and selfish. It was passionate and hot. It was something that both of them had missed very much.
Wow, so everything seems to be going terribly. How unfortunate.
