"Dude, how long are we going to hide here?" Ethan asks.
We're still hiding behind the building watching Julianna's parents.
Julianna has her mom's face but her dad's eyes and hair.
But what the heck are they doing here?
I want to call Julianna but I don't want her to blow a fuse and come over.
I don't know how to feel about her parents.
One, because they don't like me.
Or one side of me, at least.
Two, they think I'm a player.
Which when I think about it, it may look that way.
I just have fun.
I slept with a lot of girls but it was just for fun.
Does that make me a player?
I don't think so.
Three, I live on the southside.
Okay, that part is true but it's not like I'm a gangbanger or poor.
I mean, hello. My parents practically saved mankind by finding a cure for Alzheimer.
Four, they don't want their daughter dating someone from the southside which is complete bull.
But my mom and dad had people telling them that they didn't belong together and a whole lot of other shit.
But look at them now.
They're happily married with three kids.
Specifically, three boys.
If only her parents knew that I was sleeping with their daughter.
Soon, we hear a car pulling and we hide until we hear the engine turn off and the door closing and opening.
We peek around and we see a huge guy who looks like he's on steroids.
He's very white with sand colored hair that falls into his eyes.
He's wearing snug jeans and a button down.
Who the fuck is he?
"Dude, I've never seen the guy in my life."
I hear a click and I turn to see Ethan taking some pictures.
"Que estas haciendo? Estas loco?" I whisper angrily as I yank the phone away.
"Have you got the evidence?" I hear someone say.
We look around again and see the guy talking to Julianna's parents.
"I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary, Mrs. Gallagher. She hasn't been around the boy." The boy answers.
Somehow, I know they're talking about me.
How the fuck does he know about me?
"Are you sure? Because Julianna isn't acting like herself. She's acting like she doesn't care what we say." Her mother say.
Que esta pasando?
Ethan widens his eyes.
"I follow her around but she's not talking to Paco." He says my name like it's a disease.
I already hate him.
Her parents sigh loudly.
"Thank you, Josh."
Josh?
The guy who took the pictures is Josh?
Her ex?
"I've had one of my friends spy on David to see if he speaks with the boy but other than that time at soccer practice where they talked very briefly, there was nothing."
I want to break the pendejo's face.
Or his neck.
"And Julianna?" He asks expectantly.
Her parents look at each other and nod.
"We'll have her ready by 6. She can stay over for as long you want."
The guy smiles and nods.
Oh hell no!
She's mine!
Es mi novia!
I'm blinded by rage and jealousy coursing through my veins and I'm about to run over there and break his neck when Ethan holds me back.
I can't believe it.
No lo puedo creer.
Her parents sold their own daughter happiness for her ex?
"If you hadn't been there to take those pictures, who knows what could have happened." Her father says as he takes out his wallet.
He takes out a few bills.
"Here ya go, son! You're the perfect boy for my little girl. We're very grateful." He says as Josh takes the cash.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of Julianna very carefully."
Her parents missed the insinuation but I don't.
I'm breathing hard and fast and I need to get this rage out of me before I drown in it.
Ethan keeps holding me back but he's losing his strength.
They part ways and I memorize the license plate of Josh's car as he drives away.
Her parents are gone, too.
Ethan finally lets me go and I growl and punch and kick the wall.
The pain lets me know my rage is slipping away.
I keep punching and kicking until I have no more strength and I slump to the ground.
Her parents want mi novia to be with the pendejo who fucked up her life.
"You done, now?" Ethan asks.
I'm far from done.
I'm nowhere near done.
"Okay, so Josh took the pictures and sent it to her parents and now they have him watching her every move."
Just the thought of him stalking mi novia is enough to ignite a flame in me.
"Now, we need to tell Julianna." Ethan says.
I know him well enough that he's cooking up a plan.
I wait until he finishes mumbling.
My body is tight and rigid and it hurts.
How can they fucking do this to her?
To their own damn daughter?
They make me sick.
"I got it!" Ethan exclaims as he pops right next to me.
"We'll stake out Julianna's house and wait till he shows up. We'll wait until they leave and when they do, we follow them until they stop. Then, when he gets out, we jump him."
I smile.
It's a perfect plan.
"Perfecto." I say because when it comes to mi novia, there's nothing I won't do to make sure she's safe.