Hey everyone! There's a little bit of Alex in this chapter – just for my sister and I hope that she likes it. I loved all of the reactions to the last chapter and want to thank all of you for them. I hope that all of you like the story so far and I have a new chapter right here, so I should let you get to it...
Enjoy!
*~KelsNicole~*
Paco:
I glare at my phone - which is now on two bars for the battery life, because I make it light up every second with hopes that Juli will call. Groaning, I shake my head and mumble into my pillow, not noticing that the door opened and when I look up, my papá is standing there staring at me as though I have perdido la cabeza (lost my mind). Once I see him, I groan again and fall face first into my pillows. My head only comes back up when he walks farther into the room and Ky comes back in. For a minute, I hear them talking in Spanish and then my door shuts. Knowing that my papá is the one who stayed, I keep my face buried into the pillows and quickly pick one up; putting it over my head. The next thing that I know, the pillow is ripped out of my grasp and I'm flipped over.
"¿Qué está pasando Paco? Hace unos días que estaban perfectamente bien y ahora está escondido en su habitación? ¿Pasó algo con Juli?" (What's going on Paco? A few days ago you were perfectly fine and now you're hiding in your room? Did something happen with Juli?) My face must show it all because he sits down next to me and shakes his head, looking like he's not really surprised by this. "Sus hermanos están en el LB y que no necesita estar asociado con eso. Dar un paso atrás y ver cómo van las cosas para su familia. Yo no quiero que vayas cerca de ellos o el LB entender?" (Her brothers are in the LB and you don't need to be associated with that. Take a step back and see how things go for her family. I don't want you going near them or the LB, understand?)
Staring at him in shock, I shake my head – already knowing his reaction. Quickly I say, "Si fuera madre o cualquiera de nosotros en problemas, ¿no te quieren ayudar? Me encanta Juli y somos socios en Química ..." (If it were mom or any of us in trouble, wouldn't you want to help them? I love Juli and we're partners in Chemistry...)
"That's different and you know it is. But I see your point," my papá stares at me for a minute and shakes his head. Running his fingers through his hair, he stares at me and shrugs. "I can talk to Juli and her brothers, maybe see if I can help them out in any way..."
"You will? I just...don't think that Juli will except your help or anyone's. She's stubborn..." I say with a small smile, earning me an odd look from him. Shaking my head, I look down at my cell phone again, but see nothing and remember what today is. "I should get going with Ky, she wanted to go shopping. We have to find her a dress for a wedding that she's going to and I might be dragged along.."
"All of us are going to be dragged along and it'll be fun. People always say that you and Kyra will be next." Chuckling he stands up and walks to the door, leaving the words dangling in the air between us. "Paco, you know that I'll find out if you do anything stupid and then you'll have to deal with me – just keep that in mind..and that chances are, I'll find out before you have a chance to do it."
As I stand up, I watch him leave and grab my cell phone before walking out into the hallway. Looking around for Ky, I get confused before I watch her come out of Sam's room, running away from him and throwing a pillow at him. They're both laughing, before their eyes flicker over to me. Kyra hugs Sam before happily walking over to me and grabbing my arm. I look back at my brother and see the wide grin on his lips, knowing that he'll get a wake up call sooner or later about how my best friend sees him.
"Ready to go? I was thinking something violet for this wedding – not only because the wedding scheme is purple, but because normally everyone goes for a dark purple," she rambles on as we walk out the front door and get into her car. I look over at her and she stops with her hands on the keys, as she starts the car. "Why are you looking at me that way for?"
Taking a deep breath, I put on my you can't resist me smile. "Today's Juli's birthday and I want to see her. It's not every day that your girl turns eighteen and I was wondering if you could just drop me off at her house or something? I need to talk to her and she hasn't called or texted m-"
"I'm going to stop you right there. I am not driving into that part of town or helping you with this." Backing out of the driveway, she starts cussing under her breath, before looking at me again. "¿Te has vuelto loco? Su padre se encuentra fuera y todos estaremos muertos. Él no quiere que estar cerca de ella en este momento - me enteré de que parte y no estoy siendo su socio en esta ... Es una misión suicida." (Have you gone crazy? Your dad will find out and we'll all be dead. He doesn't want you to be around her right now – I heard that part and I am not being your partner in this one...its a suicide mission.)
"Ky...please?" My tone turns to desperation, one that neither of us can say no to when we hear it from the other. She looks over at me and when our eyes lock, she gives a slight nod of her head. "Thank you..."
"You so owe me for this though and if we get caught...I'm killing you myself," hisses Ky, as she turns down a back road. Her grip tightens on the steering wheel and it hits me why she doesn't want to go to Juli's house. "When I fall in love and need you to help me with something like this, I do not want to hear one word of objection come from that mouth of yours. Understand?"
"Si, and Ky...I know that its hard for you after the whole thing with Adán," I whisper, making her glare at me. Sinking back into my seat, I hold my hands up as she parks outside of Juli's house. "Find a beautiful dress and I'll be your date that night – we'll get ya the best looking guy at the wedding."
She gives me a sad look and nods her head. "Just don't do anything stupid and meet me at the mall by five? I'll take you back home so that your parents don't find out – but if you're going to be late, call me?"
Jumping out of the car, I nod my head and smile as I look at the house. Right at that second, Juli comes walking out the front door, her face pale and a grim look on her face. I don't look back as Kyra drives off, my eyes stay on Juli. When she looks up, I see the shock and fear in her eyes. Slowly, I take a step towards her as she puts her hand over her mouth and starts crying. Ten seconds later, I'm next to her with my arms wrapped around her.
"P-P-a-ac-o," she whispers into my chest as I brush my fingers through her hair. Gently I rub her back as she pulls away and looks up at me, pain and fear clear in her eyes. "I-I...h-ha-ha-ad t-to..."
Gently, I stroke her cheek and kiss her forehead, trying to calm her down. "What is it? You can tell me anything and you know that..."
She takes a deep breath and looks right into my eyes. "I had to...attack someone last night. Chuy...made me..my brothers were going to do it for me but...he showed up."
I freeze as anger and shock hit me at the same time. Chuy hurt Juli and I wasn't there to save her. Looks like I might be doing what my dad told me not to do. I'll do anything to protect her and right now, all that I can do is hold onto her – but later on...Chuy is going to hear from me.
Chapter – done! I hope that all of you liked it! Thank you for reading and please leave a review. We'll see what happens in the next chapter and I'm still debating in my mind about something, so this should be fun to see how everything works out.
