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Chapter Twenty-One
AJ wakes up to have arms wrapped around her. At first she was surprise, but now she has a smile on her face knowing whose arms these are. She snuggles back into him until she falls back asleep. An hour has passed and they both slightly wake up to a knock on the door.
"Ignore that, I want to cuddle more with my baby." He brings her closer.
"Alberto, AJ, please open up. We need to talk about last night before Angelle leaves for her flight." Romeo calls out to have Alberto let go and move away.
"Why did you do that?" She looks back not too bothered by her father's knocking.
"Your father is behind that door. I don't want him to see us snuggle with each other." He puts shorts on.
"I'll just say that you were comforting me. Now come back here I'm cold." She pouts.
"I would love to; however, you need to really talk to your father and Angelle about yesterday." He moves to sit beside her.
"I don't want." She covers her face with the sheet.
He chuckles thinking she is cute acting like this. "Come on, you don't want this unresolved when Angelle leaves. I thought you were happy with this. Isn't this what you wanted?"
"Yes." She huffs taking the blanket off.
"Okay, then what's the problem?" He rubs her legs.
"I just thought I would have know about it or made it happen, that's all." She sighs as she stands up to be in front of him.
"I know this is not the way you want to. Morever, do you think they want to tell you like this? I bet they want to sit you down and explain it to you." Alberto tries to have this resolve because AJ will have this with her until Angelle comes back if they don't."
"How did you get so wise?" She wraps her arms around him.
"Oh that's easy I am surrounded by wise people. I'll say that you all have made a great impact on my life." He pecks her.
"We have in different ways." She winks. "We are also proud of that. I am glad you came to your interview." She pecks him back.
"I'm glad I came to. Now will you give your dad and Angelle a chance to explain?" He smiles still pushing the talk.
She lays her head on his chest. "Fine, but you have to-" She whispers the next part. "Give a good time without any sexual encounters or your choice."
"Oh I can do that. I can do both." He speaks very confident.
"We won't do that anytime soon. I want to be ready when we do. We can tease, but I don't want that right now." She whispers.
"Of course I'll wait." He holds her head to lay their foreheads together.
"I'll wait until you are ready. I am not going to pressure you." He tells her like a promise.
"You're the best. It is just-"
He covers her lips. "No explanation I'll wait for you." He pecks her.
"Thanks now stand by me when they explain. You know for support." She smiles.
"Forever." He kisses her hand as they walk to the door.
AJ opens the door to see her dad and Angelle kissing. They stop when they hear a clearing of the throat. Romeo puts Angelle behind him and rubs his lips.
"Oh daddy." AJ chuckles at her dad's childish actions. They both look at her weird. "Why are you hiding my bestie and your girlfriend? I thought we are pass the revelation phase."
"I just don't want to rub it in just in case you are not okay with it." Romeo gives an awkward smile.
"Daddy, I'm fine with it. Funny thing was that I was going to set you two up anyways. This is easy for me since you two are together." She is happy for them.
Romeo and Angelle are surprise by her happiness. They both thought there will be tears or anger. "So you are okay with this. You don't want to scream or cry." Romeo asks.
"No daddy I don't. Just tell me how long and when it happened?" She smiles keeping a happy face on.
"Let's go to my office. I will tell you there." He offers.
"What about Angelle's bags? Is she all packed already?" She doesn't want to see her rush out the door.
"She is already packed two days ago. She wants to pack early to spend more time with us." He smiles innocently with this being the only reason she packed early.
"Well that's great let's go." She guides the way.
This official considers Romeo about her daughter's attitude. "Is she okay?" He asks Alberto.
"She seems fine this morning. She says she is happy for you two. I don't know maybe this conversation is making her odd." Alberto guesses on why AJ's attitude is like this.
They all enter Romeo's office as AJ sits in her father's chair. "Take a seat please daddy and Angelle." She smiles happily. "Tell me the story."
This gets awkward and weird with every minute. "Well, it started when Angelle's sister got sick the first time." Romeo starts they continue to tell them how it happened with Angelle developing feelings first. Romeo even teases her how she would blush at the sight of him after she accidentally kissed him. They all had laughs as they continue their story.
Half an hour later, Romeo checks the clock. "Oh my gosh your flight leaves in an hour." He stands up.
"We can postpone it for a few hours. We are having fun and I want to continue it, please." She pouts.
"Nope you will not make me give in. I am stronger now and almost immune to your pouts." He stands firm.
"Yah right, you just want to act strong for your daughter. You don't want her to see you cave like you do to her all the time." She grins.
"You do always cave, daddy." AJ giggles.
"I do because I love you. With that I am not there yet with anyone." She is a bit hurt by that. "Moreover, that doesn't mean I won't be ready in the future." He cups her cheek. "I want to love you, but I need time. Rosalie is still fresh in our minds even with all the years that have gone. Just wait for me to get there, for AJ and I to both get there." He speaks so heartfelt.
"Maybe I should leave to give you two the time. I will get my bags." She wipes her tears and heads out.
"Daddy, do something. I don't want to love another mom." AJ has tears forming.
Romeo now gets why AJ is acting weird. She is trying to not let this affect her too much to be strong for everyone. "You won't sweetie. I promise you that." He walks out to find Angelle.
"They sound like us waiting for each other." Alberto acknowledges.
"Yah, let us wait for them at the front door." She tries to cheer up.
They all are saying their goodbyes for now to Angelle. Since it is early morning, there are a few people in the airport.
"Bye bestie, take of yourself and tell your sister to feel better. I hope she gets better." She hugs her tight trying to keep her tears at bay.
"Oh AJ-" She kisses her cheek. "I'll be back. You take care of your father and don't let him sulk about me." She chuckles. Romeo sticks his tongue out at her. "I will deliver the message to her. She might come to visit when she gets better. She always wants to meet the both of you." She hopes that she doesn't have to come back with bad news.
"That would be great." AJ perks up before just enjoying the hug. It didn't last long with Romeo clearing his throat to have his time with his girlfriend. "Yes daddy, what's wrong?" She smiles acting oblivious.
"It is time for Angelle's flight." Romeo excuses.
"Okay, call me when you get there." She requests.
"Of course I will." She kisses her forehead.
"Come on Anggelle let's go. Princess, Alberto I will be back." Romeo holds her hand to go to the terminal.
She looks at the door for her flight; it isn't open yet. "Romeo, we are e-" He kisses her. She deepens it with her arms around his neck.
"I know I just want to spend time with my girl alone. Every since the car ride, AJ has hogged you. It is my time to say goodbye to you." He pecks her all over her neck.
"Romeo, stop, not here. Plus, you don't think last night was enough." She whispers.
"It is enough." He smiles. "I love you, Angelle. Seeing you actually leave and how AJ is with you, it had me pondering. I don't want you out of my life. You leaving no matter what the reason is makes my heart hurt. Angelle, you are a great woman and I love you so much." He expresses. "I guess you didn't have to wait that long."
"I don't know what to say. This is all so sudden." She pretends to ponders which makes Romeo nervous. "So I pondered and I know that I love you." She gives him a big smile.
"So you love me back." He grins wanting to make her say it again.
"I love you too. I love you, Romeo." She starts to whisper the next part. "I love you enough to have a huge make-out session right now or to have you drag me to the nearest bathroom for another activity." Romeo gulps at her words.
"Flight to Canada is boarding now." The flight attendant announces.
"That's my flight I will call you guys when I arrive at my sisters." She pecks his lips.
"Do you always have to leave me flustered?" He crosses his arms.
"I need my man missing me so yes." She blushes thinking about them together.
"I will miss you. We all will miss you. Now go before I have you delay your flight for romantic kissing my girl." He warns.
"Oh I would love that." She picks up her bags and walks firmly to the entrance. If she looks back she will leap in his arms to give him one last long kiss. At the door entrance she does turn around to only give him a final wave. He sighs as they close the door.
Back at the Mendez home:
"Hey beautiful." Sergio pecks Dawn who is making breakfast.
Dawn blushes. "Hey yourself handsome, do you want the usual breakfast?" She asks.
"Really, right now alright." He starts to rub his hand over her body.
"Nope, I mean food breakfast. We are keeping this a secret, remember?" She stops his hands.
"Everybody is still sleeping. I guess the party last night tried everyone out." He is surprise everyone is still in bed. They all usually up before him.
"Romeo gave us time to sleep in because he will be with Angelle; her flight was early in the morning." Dawn explains.
"Oh, is he the only one that took here?" He asks as he ponders that this could be a good opportunity to do something.
"AJ and Alberto went with him; they should be back soon." She checks the clock.
"Since they are gone for now, when you finish, meet me in my room for the usual non-food breakfast." He winks.
"Do we have time? They could arrive in ten minutes." She jokes.
"That is plenty of time." He rubs her sides as he kisses her neck.
Dawn tries to focus on the food, but she is too distracted by his kisses. "They can have toast." She turns around and kisses him hard.
He pulls away. "Nope, you will finish and meet me later. I'll just take a souvenir until then." He pulls her underwear down as she steps out of it. "Hmm… my girlfriends smells great." He smells it.
"Stop, I can't concentrate." She lightly hits his chest.
"Ten minutes." He goes to his room as well as making a phone call to Casey. 'Hey, I have a plan to catch her today.' He explains the plan as he walks to his room.
Romeo is back with AJ and Alberto all happy and cheerful. "Daddy, why are you so happy?"
"Nothing." He now acts upset.
"Someone got some lovin' from Angelle, didn't you?" AJ giggles.
"No and missy you shouldn't talk that way. Now come on we are going home to sleep more." He guides them out a bit embarrassed being caught.
"If not then why are you blushing?"
"You need sleep princess, you are acting weird." He waves off the question.
"Okay, I love you daddy." She pecks his cheek. "I love you and Angelle together." She expresses.
"Thank you baby girl." He kisses her head. They head to the car and Alberto starts driving them home. On the way there, Romeo receives a phone call from a potential family in help. "I'm sorry sweetie, but I need to go to work for a family in danger of fumes." He offers not wanting his daughter anymore upset.
"No it is fine. Families need your help too. I would be selfish to keep you here just don't take the whole day, please. I want to spend time with my dad today." She hugs him.
"I won't be more than two hours tops. Alberto, just drive me to work and you two go home. Oh Alberto, make sure my princess sleeps until I get home." AJ rolls her eyes. "You need to sleep baby girl. You can very rude when you don't." She huffs knowing it is true.
"I will Mr. Mendez." He chuckles.
Alberto and AJ arrive home. They march to AJ's bed as Alberto tugs her in. "Can you at least stay with me, daddy isn't here?" She pouts.
"Yes, I will stay and watch movies on your laptop." He pecks her lips not wanting to turn her down to have her upset more today. "You just sleep until your dad comes home."
AJ holds onto his arm. "Now I can sleep." She kisses his arm as he chuckles.
Everything is going fine which is very relaxing for everyone. However, they don't know that someone unexpected is about to unexpectedly arrive.
Sergio and Dawn rest after they love making. "How is my baby, tired?"
"Nope, maybe you are not trying hard enough." She teases.
"Oh yah, you didn't complain when you literally screamed for the whole house to hear. Good think everyone is at work." He retaliates.
"You are just that good." She compliments.
Before he comments, he receives a text. "So, are ready for round two?" He requests to keep her occupied. She answers with a stroke to his member.
One of Sergio's co-workers enters through the blind spot. He is dressed like one of Romeo's employees.
"Hello, I am new here. Where is the staff computer?" According to Sergio, Romeo and AJ's bedroom is near there.
"It is one the upper level, last door on the left." One of the gardeners replies back. With his appearance the gardener just thought Romeo hired new employees.
"Thank you." He heads to the house. As Sergio was before, he is amaze by the inside of the house. He heads to the staff room, but gets a bit lost with the many rooms in the house. He looks to the kitchen to find someone there. He notices that it is Alberto, who is getting something to eat. He just hopes he doesn't recognize him.
"Hello, Alberto, right?" Alberto looks up and nods. "I'm new here do you know where the staff computer is?" He says with confidence.
"May I ask for the secret word?" He is reminded of the rules to not share any information outside the staff. AJ and Romeo haven't said anything about any new employees.
"It is factory." He speaks with confidence. Sergio told him the secret word just in case.
"Okay, it is in the last door on your left. Climb the stairs and it is the last door."
"Thank you." He heads upstairs thinking this is smooth sailing. He pulls out his plan to find which door is AJ's. He opens it to find her sleeping. He smirks to have this plan go so easy. As he picks her up, AJ awakes. She screams and claws to get out of his grasp. He ignores it and carries her to the hallway covering her mouth. AJ bites his palm and screams again. Alberto heads upstairs to see the same guy carrying a scared AJ.
"Alberto, help me." She mouths as the man now has a knife to her neck.
"Hey buddy, what are you doing?" He asks all calm.
"I am taking the most precious person in Mr. Mendez's life. He took something from us I am just returning the favour." He explains.
"You don't have to hurt anyone; just let her go." He doesn't want to provoke him to hurt AJ. If he needs to stay passive and not aggressive, he will do that to prevent AJ from being hurt.
"I can't do that buddy. Now move aside and tell Mr. Mendez I will be in touch." He moves with the wall towards Alberto.
"Okay." He moves to the other wall to give him space.
"Good, you know you are not as dumb as the rest of the staff here. Thanks for the quick escape." He heads to the staircase.
"Wait buddy you forgot something." He turns around to get a punch from Alberto. AJ is free and hits the wall. Alberto checks on her, but gets tackled by the intruder. "AJ, go to your room." He calls out.
She runs until the intruder trips her. "You aren't going anywhere." He grins.
"Leave her alone." Alberto grabs his legs to chalk block him. "Go AJ go." He calls out.
AJ enters her room and lifts her bear. She enters the passage as it closes behind her. Outside, the intruder gets the upper hand and knocks out Alberto. He enters the room to search for AJ; he can't find her. This makes him frustrated, but it doesn't last long with the sound of sirens outside. He looks outside to see two cop cars coming. He heads out of the house and exits the same way he entered. However, as he jumps off the outside wall, Anthony and Phil are right there.
"Hello." He speaks innocently.
Alberto wakes up on the couch in Romeo's office. "Ah Alberto you are awake. Can you follow the light, please?" The on-call doctor requests; Alberto follows it fine and slowly sits up. He doesn't know how he got on the couch.
"Alberto, you are up. May I ask what happen and where is my daughter? Actually, just the second question, I figured out the first question." He orders.
"Oh AJ, she must be so scared. She is in her tunnel."
"Good, if she follows it she will be fine." He is relief that she is safe.
"Where does the tunnel lead?" Alberto asks very concern about AJ.
"Follow me." Alberto follows Romeo.
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