The days passed and thanks to Antonio Tracy had new good memories to help erase all the sad memories of Adolph. They finished their latest battle. During the battle, Tracy landed hard on her left knee cap and it hurt like crazy. She didn't want everyone to make a fuss over her. She doing her best to make it look like everything- was fine.
"Tracy, you sure you're all right?" Jayden asks.
"Yeah I'm fine really." she answers.
She knew that Antonio could tell that she was lying. He could tell that she was in pain with every step she took.
"Antonio that he was you were right. Tracy is a really bad liar." Mike says.
"Ok, you caught me. My knee is a little weak that all. I can still stand on it see." she admits.
She slowly straightens her left leg. As soon as she did, a sudden rush of intense pain flowed through her leg. Then everything started to spin around her. She began to fall backward. Antonio caught her before she hit the ground.
"Tracy are you sure that you are going to be able to make it back to the house on your own?" Jayden asks.
"Si mi rodilla no herir ese mal que sé que puedo hacerlo." she answers.
"Antonio translation please," Mike says.
"She said yes her knee really doesn't hurt that bad and she knows that she can make it." Antonio translates.
"It doesn't hurt that bad right," Kevin said with a goofy smile on his face.
"Aceptar quizás fina dosis un poco dolido pero sólo cuando tratan de caminar en ella." she admits.
"She said it only hurts a little when she tries to walk on it." Antonio translates.
"Maybe you should just let someone carry you back," Jayden suggests.
"No tengo todavía una rodilla buena y quiero usarlo." she protests.
Antonio began to translate before Mike even asked.
"You may have one good knee. You're just going to wear yourself out if you try to walk all the way back." Antonio says.
She knew that he was right. She wanted to go back on my own accord. She made Antonio a deal he could help her back, but not by carrying her. He had to let her use him as a crutch so she can walk back home using her good knee. He agreed and they slowly walked back to the house
They get back to the house. Antonio could tell that Tracy was getting tired as they walked inside the house. They heard mentor talking with a woman who was a little taller than Tracy. Everyone is happy that Tracy was speaking English again.
"Hey Tracy, who is that talking with mentor?" Antonio asks.
"My mom, Ballade." She answers.
"You didn't tell us that your mom was coming," Kevin says.
"I didn't even know that she was coming." She admits.
Tracy has a strange feeling that her mom didn't just come here to check up on her. She and mentor walked up to them.
"Hi, sweetheart," Ballade says
"Mom, why didn't you call me to let me know that you were coming?" Tracy asks.
"I wanted to surprise you," Ballade answers.
"Well, you sure did," Tracy says.
"We can catch up later. Let me have a look at your knee." Ballade says in her motherly tone.
Tracy tells her mom that She is fine. Ballade gives her daughter the look. Tracy really hates it when she uses it. Antonio helps Tracy over to the chair closest to them. Tracy slowly props her left leg up on the coffee table and tried not to wince in pain. Ballade slowly rolled up the pant leg. She sees that her daughter's knee is swollen and misshapen. She asks someone to get an ice pack. Jayden leaves and comes back with the ice pack. He hands it to her. She gently placed it on Tracy's knee.
"Tracy is your mom a nurse?" Jayden asks.
"Yup, she works in the ER along with my father." she answers.
"So I know what a fractured patella look likes," Ballade says confidently.
"I never broke a bone in my body before," Tracy says.
"Well sweetie, you won't be able to say that anymore," Ballade says with a smile.
"Now what mom?" Tracy asks.
"We are going to the ER to have it look by an actual doctor," Ballade answers.
Tracy didn't bother to argue with her mom. She knew that was one battle she could never win. Antonio helped her to the car and they head to the ER.
They came back from the ER 15 minutes later and Tracy had a brace on her knee. She is sitting on a chair with her knee propped up on a few pillows. Antonio walks over to her and sat down next to her. He knew she was scared about the surgery on Sunday. Every time he asks her a question. She answers it in Spanish.
"How are you feeling?" Antonio asks.
"Tracy I know you're scared about the surgery. The doctor said it was a minor surgery and you would be back on your feet in a few days." I tell her.
"Explícame cómo abrir la piel en mis rodillas y poniendo los huesos rotos volver junto con metal cables de una cirugía menor!" she snaps.
"Tracy would you please calm down everything is going to be fine I promise." he says.
"¿Cómo sabes que?" She asks.
"Your mom would never have agreed to have the surgery done if it was going to do you more harm than good right." he says.
"Eso es cierto, pero qué pasa si algo va mal y yo no podemos ser un samurai ya." she says.
"Nothing bad is going to happen. The only thing master Xandred will have to worry about is how much stronger you'll be when you get back out there," he says.
He kisses her on the forehead. Then he sees a small smile come to her face. Tracy sets her head on my shoulder. He looks down at her.
"There is that beautiful smile of yours." he says.
"Antonio, thank you for helping me get through this I really appreciate it," Tracy says.
"You're welcome I'm just doing what a good friend is supposed to do." he says.
"Wait I thought we were a couple?" Tracy asks.
"We are, but we are close friends too." he answers.
"I knew that my golden knight I just have one more question," Tracy says.
"What is that angel?" he asks.
"If I bit my lip would you kiss it to make it better?" she asks sweetly.
Antonio chuckled at her joke and lean in. She moves closer to help me out a little bit. Their lips brushed together. A few seconds into the kiss Tracy starts to run her fingers through his hair. He pulls her closer to him gently so he wouldn't aggravate her bad knee. The kiss deepened they can feel their hearts beat as one. Antonio knew that she didn't want this moment to end, but he knew they needed to breathe at some point. The kiss lasts a few more minutes before he backs away.
"You didn't have to stop you know." Tracy says.
"I know but I thought I would be nice and let you breathe again." he says.
"Thanks for being so thoughtful." she says
Antonio notices a look in her eyes that asking him to kiss her again. He is about to when Ballade calls everyone in for dinner.
"Darn I guess I'll have to wait." She says.
He nods and helps her up. Tracy picks up her crutches and we head to the kitchen. Tracy looks over at me again.
"I think you should get rid of the evidence." she says.
Antonio use the back of his hand to wipe Tracy's lip gloss off his lips.
"Mom you haven't made this in while." Tracy says.
"I know sweetie I just wanted to see your face when you saw it." Ballade says.
Antonio and Tracy sit down at the table. After Ballade passed out the food she sat down herself. Then everyone started to eat dinner. Tracy notices Mike is scarfing down his food.
"Dong it Mike, the food is going anywhere." Tracy says.
Mike swallows what was in his mouth before he talks.
"I know that but this is really good." Mike says.
"Thanks for the compliment Mike." Ballade says.
"You're welcome," Mike says.
Then he started eating his food again. Tracy just shakes her head at him and start to eat her dinner. After everyone finished eating she offers to help clean up.
"I can handle it sweetie,but thanks for offering." Ballade says,
"You don't want me to help because I'm hurt." Tracy says.
"Tracy that's not it. I think it best if you don't try to do anything to strenuous that all." Ballade says.
"How is doing the dishes strenuous? I'll be standing on my good one." Tracy says.
"That's a bad idea because I'll just end up fainting form putting all my weight on my good knee." Ballade says.
"How come all of sudden you're treating like I'm a kid again." she argues.
"Tracy I'm not. I'm just doing what the doctor said." Ballade says.
Tracy makes her puppy dog eyes.
"That's not going to work sweetie." Ballade says.
Tracy removed the look form her face. She picks up her crutches and walk out the room in defeat. Antonio gets up from his chair and follows close behind her.
Later that night in Tracy's room, Tracy are snuggled up watching The Vow on the portable DVD player that was on bed. Half way through the movie he pressed pause.
"Hey why did you that. This is the best part?" Tracy asks.
"I thought you would like this even more." Antonio answers.
Tracy turns around. He cupped her cheeks with his hands. He leans in closer and gives her a French kiss. This was the first time he kissed her like this. After he backs away he sees a surprised look on her face.
"What wrong angel?" he asks.
"Nothing it's just I never knew you could kiss like that." she answers.
"So, I'm guessing you liked it then?" he asks.
She pulls him back in towards her and kissed him back the same time the kisses slowly become more passionate and it turned into a make out session. After things calmed down they went back to watching the move. Ten minutes the movie ended and Tracy had fallen asleep a few seconds after the credits started to roll across the scene. Antonio got up slowly. He picked the DVD player off the bed and set it on the ends table. He placed a few pillows under Tracy's bad knee and draped a blanket over her. Then he kissed her on the forehead and slowly exited the room.
Translations
bien mi rodilla está palpitando como loco que estoy bien- well my knee is throbbing like crazy other than that I'm fine
Explícame cómo abrir la piel en mis rodillas y poniendo los huesos rotos volver junto con metal cables de una cirugía menor.- explain to me how opening the skin on my knee and putting the broken bones back together with metal wires a minor surgery!
eso es cierto, pero qué pasa si algo va mal y yo no podemos ser un samurai ya- that's true, but what if something does go wrong and I can't be a samurai anymore