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Chapter Nine:
After breakfast, Sergio and Dawn join the Mendez family and Alberto at their house.
"Hey son." Sergio greets.
"Hello stepfather." He smiles.
"Did you eat? Did they feed you over here?" He glares at Romeo to do more irritation.
"Yes they did. They always take good care of me in this house. Did you eat?" Alberto questions to be polite to his step father.
"A certainly did. Dawn made me breakfast along with the other employees at the house. They know how to take care of a guest." Sergio takes a shot towards Romeo again.
"Well that is good. AJ, Angelle, and I will be heading to the backyard now." They exit out of the kitchen not waiting for Sergio respond.
"You really know how to clear a room, don't you Sergio." Romeo chuckles as he takes his own shot towards Sergio.
"Yup, it is one of my many skills." He says proudly not letting that statement affect him.
"Wow, you have skills." Romeo sniggers. "Dawn, may I speak to you?" He waves her over.
"Certainly." Dawn starts to walk towards him.
"In my office, please." He says seriously.
Dawn looks at him in shock. She knows that it is never good to be alone with Romeo in his office, except if you are AJ or Angelle. "Okay, talk to you later, Sergio." She smiles.
"Yes you will." He smiles innocently. He hopes their conversation doesn't de-rail his plan.
Dawn and Romeo enter his office. "Please take a seat, Dawn."
"Did I do something, Mr. Mendez?" She is a bit nervous on their sudden meeting.
"No you didn't do anything, but I need to ask you for a favour. You have been our loyalist and longest employee here, right?" Dawn nods as she gets more nervous. "So I am sure you can handle this task."
"What is it? I am guessing it has to do with Mr. Sergio." She jokes making lighten of her situation.
"Have you been speaking to Angelle or Anthony?" He questions surprise at her guess.
"No I haven't, sir. I can sense when you don't trust someone. As you said, I am the longest and loyalist employee here. I have picked up a few things about your body language. You tense up when Sergio is around and the altercation yesterday didn't help either. So again I guess you want to befriend him." She smiles brightly. She is happy to accept with what happen when their hands touch earlier.
"If you are available to do it, I am requesting you. You still have to do your job, as well as hang out with him. Just make sure he doesn't cause trouble in any shape or form." He requests and warns.
"Certainly, I am willing to take on this mission. I won't let you down." On the outside, her appearance she acts like it is another job. However, on the inside, she is screaming for joy.
"Thank you, Dawn. You may resume your duties."
"Yup, umm Mr. Mendez… not to intrude, but you need to tell AJ about you and Angelle soon." She advises.
"Thank you Dawn for the concern." He smiles knowing she is right.
"Okay, Mr. Mendez." Dawn exits his office and walks into Sergio.
He covers her mouth to signal to be quiet. They enter the den as Sergio locks the door and closes the blinds. He has a big smirk on his face. "I will take my hand off if you don't scream out." Dawn nods in understanding.
"What do you want?" She speaks to him in a rude tone after he lets go.
"Why is there is so much hostility?" He is confused thinking that she likes him.
"I just don't like people covering my mouth with their hands as they drag me into room." She crosses her arms.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't want Romeo to know I am here with you. I don't think he approves of me hanging out with you." He explains his actions.
"Well he doesn't need to know about our interactions." She flirts to proceed with the plan.
He smirks as everything is up to plan. "So, you say you don't want a hand covering your mouth, what do you want me to use instead?" He inquires flirting back.
"Oh I want something below the belt that probably will be tastier than your mouth." She flirts even more.
"I can make that happen right now." He brings her close wrapping his arms around her.
"I would love that, but I have my job to do. How about later tonight, after dinner? I can be your dessert." She rubs his chest.
"Oh that would be wonderful, how about a preview of it now?" She nods as she kisses Sergio sweetly.
"See you tonight." Dawn walks out of the den. He can't believe how fast this is going. He will pretend to fall for her to get the Mendez's secret and then dump her. If she causes trouble, he knows what to do. She will just like Alberto's mother.
Alberto and AJ are by the poolside soaking up the sun. "I haven't been this long outside in awhile." Alberto says as he soaks up as much fresh air and sunshine as possible. Back at home, he rarely goes outside with one doing chores and two being not a safe neighbour to go out.
"Really, I love the sunshine. I am usually always outside except when it is raining." She expresses.
"It is true." Angelle includes being behind them on the lawn chair in the shade. She is writing down the routines for Alberto to go over. "I am surprise she isn't sunburned and darker with all the time she is in the sun for." She jokes.
"I use sun block every time I come out not like some people." AJ points to Angelle with her thumb.
Angelle gets burn easily so she mostly likely brings a beach umbrella on their walks. "You know I burn easily. Plus, you always say I need a tan." She answers back. "So jokes on you. Alberto, do you have any siblings?" Angelle changes the subject.
"No, my parents thought, I guess, that they have a perfect child, why make another one?" he jokes as they laugh. "In all seriousness, I bet I would have if my father didn't die. I sometimes visualize having a little brother or sister to take care of. We would probably be like you two. I would protect her/ him from bad people to bad situations. It is just sad that Sergio is my only family right now." He sulks. "Mind if a swim in the pool." When he goes down memory lane or talks about his parents in general, like to take a shower or swim to calm his thoughts.
"Of course, we will be here after you change." She smiles.
"Why change, I have shorts right here?" He takes off his shirt and dives into the pool. AJ gulps as she sees how fit he is. She watches him come back into the surface with a smile. "Care to join me?" He asks both of them.
"Nah, I am good." Angelle answers first with AJ as she nods happily.
"I am going to get my bathing suit." AJ scurries to her room to change.
Angelle kind of figures out what is happening with her; her best friend has a crush on Alberto. Now she has to make sure it stays that way. "Alberto-" She waves him over to the poolside as he is does his laps.
"What's up, Angelle?" He swims towards her.
"You enjoy your stay so far?" He nods very confuse on the question. "You like being with AJ, right?"
"Of course, she is a cool person. I really regret saying that she is a snobby rich girl." He says confidently. "Why do you ask?"
"Nothing, I am just asking. It just seems that AJ is happier with you around. I haven't seen AJ this happy since I don't know how long." She shrugs.
"Oh I get it. You think she has a crush on me." Angelle shrugs again. "Angelle, I do like her, but she is my boss. I don't want to jeopardize this because of my emotions. I want to see her happy as much as you or Mr. Mendez do."
"So you do like her as only a friend, if I gather correctly?"
"Actually-" He rubs his wet neck. "The more I spend with her the more it is not a friendly feeling. As I said before it is a butler-AJ relationship. I don't want to hurt her." He speaks sincerely.
"I hope it stays that way because Mr. Mendez will have a meltdown. He doesn't want her princess to be hurt by any boys. Don't tell her, but that is a minor reason she is kept inside this property." She whispers not wanting anyone else to know.
"That sucks, how will she find love being stuck here?" Angelle shrugs.
"Canon ball." AJ jumps into the pool. She emerges to the surface as she laughs. "Did I surprise you two?"
"Yup, now I am all wet." Angelle shakes the water off. "I have to go get change now."
"You can just sit in the sun and be dry in about ten minutes." AJ advises giving an innocently smile.
"No it is okay. I want to change to join and I might convince your father to join us." She request knowing that she would love that.
"That would be awesome. After yesterday night, daddy needs some relaxation." She found out from the other staff about the dispute between Sergio and her father.
"You really love your father, don't you?" Alberto asks enjoying her excitement when she talks about her father.
"Yeah I do. After my mother died he is my only family." She moves slowly in the water.
"What about Angelle?"
"She is part of our family too. Sometimes, I wish my father would date her, but there will always be a part that will not be replace you know." She expresses.
"I know it is like a piece is missing and it can never be filled." He agrees having it with parents. "I feel that way with Sergio, but I know he can't fill that part. Maybe if or when I find my mother, I can feel a bit better and fuller."
"How is that going by the way, any progress?" She inquires.
"Nothing really, it just keeps repeating the same information. It reads that my mother disappeared and hasn't been found. They presume she is dead leaving with just Sergio. This might sound crazy, but I think he has something to do with it. I think he knows what happened to her and my father." He divulges his idea.
"Why would you think that?" She asks not wanting to make her ideas in her head real.
"I would ask him what happen to them. He would always answer with that they are dead. When I ask for proof, he would never give me it. He would make excuses on why not he can't. AJ, I just need proof on my parents' whereabouts, whether they are dead or alive. Although, if I find out that Sergio is behind this, I will be furious." He gets all worked up.
AJ touches his arm. "We will, you will find what you need. You will have peace of mind on what happen to them." She puts hope his mind not liking him this distraught.
"Thanks AJ, so you want to race?" He challenges.
"Oh you are on." She accepts swimming to get a head start.
Angelle, in her bathing suit, knock on Romeo's office door. "Come in."
"Hi baby." She sees him at the window.
"Hey, how are they?" he smiles exactly knowing who it is.
"AJ has a crush on him." She informs him.
"I thought so. I wish we had more time with this." He rubs his neck.
"What do you mean?" She thinks that he needs more time to still have his princess to himself.
"I mean-" He turns around. "I hope you haven't been walking around in that all day." He sees her in a two piece bathing suit looking very sexy.
"Nope, I suggest that you join us in a swim. Of course, your daughter is very excited for you to join us. Now back to the last topic."
"Of course she is. My little princess is a perfect example of a daddy's girl. Come here, I need to tell you something." He waves her over to rub his hands on her expose skin. Angelle sits on his lap as they sit on the couch. "I know Alberto's family, well mostly his father. They were one of the families I tried to help before." Angelle is in shock.
"Romeo-"
"Angelle, they were the very first family we tried to help. I convince his father to move out of their house and into a new house, but something happened." He shakes his head with all the memories flashing back in his mind.
"What happen?"
"I don't know officially. He said that they change their minds last minute. His mother wanted to stay to keep them safe. I warned them that living there is not healthy, but they disagreed. I kept tabs on them to make sure they are okay. When I heard his father died from pneumonia, I wanted to reach out. I did and I moved them away to where they live now. The next week after that, I checked up on them; his mother was engaged. I didn't get invited to the wedding so I didn't get to meet Sergio until now." He reveals.
"What happen to his mother?"
"I don't know. I never found out the cops never found her. They presume she is dead. After that, I never heard about the family again until the interview. He has grown up so much since I last saw him."
"So that is why you accepted him, so fast. You think it is a sign that you should take care of him for his parents."
"Sort of, I wish I did better to keep his family together in the first place."
"You are a very noble man. I love your kindness." She pecks him on the lips.
"And I love your body." He pecks her back rubbing her back.
"You pig." She giggles. "Come on, I think they are waiting for us downstairs at the pool." She walks him to the door.
"You won't tell her, right?" He can't believe she is asking her another secret to keep from AJ.
"We will have to one of these days. If she really likes him, she needs to know." She requests.
Romeo nods. "When I have everything, we will tell them both." He offers as she nods.
Romeo gets changed as they join AJ and Alberto at the pool for some water fun. Sergio watches from the den window to see Romeo having more with his son. "This is not good."
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