~ General Hospital de Santa Cecilia
The Riveras gathered in the waiting room as the doctor still hadn't left the ICU.
'A little update from the news yesterday, Socorro Rivera have recently been under arrested for snipping Ernesto De La Cruz after he attempted to murder Héctor Rivera by shooting. The officers had send the 2 man to the hospital, and now Ernesto's condi-'
Miguel rolled his eyes, and turned away from the TV. It's unfair, Why is this murderer now safe when Papá Héctor is literally dying in the ICU!? He thought as Papá Julio was talking to a lawyer, And Mamá Coco will be in jail for saving her Papá!? Like seriamente!?
"Familia de Héctor Rivera?"
Everyone stood up immediately, making the doctor look at the large family in confusion.
"I am his wife." Said Imelda.
"His heart is still beating, and his body is still trying to heal itself, but he lost too much blood." The doctor explained, "We tried giving him blood, but his body won't accept any blood from the dona-".
"How much blood do you need?" Miguel cut him off, "Maybe he needs Rivera's blood, use mine!"
"We have like 10 Rivera's over here." Abel added.
Few of us aren't Rivera by blood, but who cares!? At least half of us were born Rivera! Miguel thought as Elena took her son's hands.
"My sons, and I will donate the blood." Elena stated calmly, and turned to Papá Julio, "Can you take everyone home, please? Papá.".
"But-"
"Leave him to us, Mijo." Enrique reassured his son, "Go get some sleep, ok?".
Miguel nodded, and hugged his Papá. Everyone left the hospital with Julio as Elena, and her son donated the blood. The family's matriarch refused to speak a word after they entered the living room. She simply just sunk down on the couch before Miguel sat down next to her, and pulled her into a hug.
"Do you think he regrets loving me?"
"What!?" Miguel pulled back to look at her, "No way!"
"He really, really loves you, Mamá." Victoria insisted.
"He literally worshiped every ground you stepped on!"
Everyone turned to look at Abel, silently scolding him for his poor word choice.
"What made you think-"
"He doesn't love you, hermana?" Filipe finished Óscar's question.
"I know he loves me, but I wonder…" her voice shook, "does he regret it? I brought him nothing but pain! He never wanted to go on that tour, he went with Ernesto because I told him I want to open my own business." She confessed, "I hated him for not returning, when actually he was murdered because he wanted to come back, and when we finally meet again in The Land of The Dead, I hurt him way worse than Ernesto ever did! He was almost forever gone in my arms!"
Imelda finally sobbed as the family gathered around to comfort her.
"He never blame you, Mamá Imelda." Miguel held her hands, and refused to cut the eye contact, "He loves you way more than I could ever understand this kind of love."
Miguel might be too young to fully understand romance, but he does understand true love. He turned to Abel, and nodded. The young man rushed out of the room, and then came back with Héctor's purple notebook.
"Mamá Imelda." Miguel opened the early page, and handed the book to her, "I want to sing this to you for him, but I think he should be the one who sings it."
It is the first song that Héctor finished, but refused to record, and make it public. It was too personal, and the only person he wanted to allow listening to it was his wife.
~ Patient's Room, General Hospital de Santa Cecilia
The first thing Héctor noticed when he woke up was Miguel's Toy Story Comic spread out at his left. Everything was still hazy to him, so he lifted his hand up, expecting the familiar bone, but it was a flesh hand! With IV fluid! The comic on the left closed with a slap.
"Papá Héctor!" Miguel quickly put the comic away, "You're awake!" Imelda, Elena, and Enrique woke up at the boy's scream as he hugged his great great-grandfather "Gracias Dios."
"Héctor.".
Héctor quickly turned to the voice, the woman who held him at the moment he thought he would die again. The woman he was so afraid that he wouldn't be able to return to.
"Mi amor." Héctor smiled after Miguel finally let go of him, "You're not hurt anywhere, right?".
"Me!? You are the one who almost died!" Imelda scolded.
"I'm sorry, mi amor." He reached out for her hand, "Te amo."
Imelda sighed, and held him, "Yo también te quiero.".
Héctor gave Imelda a surprise kiss after she let go of him, and Miguel looked at the couple with content.
"No ewing?" Enrique asked his son.
"Nah, esto calentó mi corazón." Miguel replied, and the couple chuckled.
"You have officially grown!" Héctor ruffled Miguel's hair and the boy couldn't help but laugh.
"I hate to bring this news to you, Papá Héctor, but the police don't know what to do with Ernesto." said Enrique, "They don't wanna use the living law on the dead, so his fate is in your hands now. The police are waiting for your answer.".
Héctor sighed, and looked down at his stomach, the place he felt the pain of the poison, and the spot that his brother shot him. He remembered all the pain that Ernesto caused, and he wishes his feelings were simple; just forgive, or hate instead of this extraño area of emotions he stuck in.
He wants to hate Ernesto, just like all his familia did, but everytime he feels that anger, his childhood memories will always flood back to him… and all of them are colors in oro, just like the sparkles he saw in his forgotten amigos.
All the happy memories I have with him from the past, they are still clear to me, it has never changed… but Ernesto had already changed,Héctor thought, and looked at his familia, the people who were also hurt by Ernesto's actions, he was my hermano, but he's no longer that person in my memory… and maybe it's time I let him go.
"I suggest we execute him." Imelda gently knocked her granddaughter with her elbow, "Why? he's a puta!" Elena insisted.
"Just tell them to hold him until Día de los Muertos." Héctor replied, "We'll let the law for the dead take care of this.".
~ Rivera Hacienda
Coco greeted her Papá at the front gate, she no longer had the 18 years old body, or her mid 20 body. She was back into her 3 years old age just like when she first appeared. Héctor picked her up, and held her close.
"Thank you for saving my life, mi pequeño caballero." Héctor kissed his daughter's forehead, "And for using my favorite form of yours to greet me." he chuckled.
"No big deal, Papá." Coco replied, "I've made peace with my age." she continued as Héctor put her down, "Old or young, I'm still me.".
Héctor nodded, and looked down at the electronic tag on Coco's left ankle. His daughter didn't end up in jail like Ernesto, but still she has been punished for what she didn't do wrong. Imelda noticed a tear dropped from the corner of his eye. She gently took his hand, and together they entered the living room.
"¡Papá Héctor!" Benny, and Manny yelled excitedly, and jumped into the man's arms.
"Easy hijos." Carmen kindly warned them, "Welcome back Papá Héctor.".
"You're right on time-"
"- For Dinner!" Óscar finished Filipe's words.
The family has a nice reunión party, and the completion of Héctor's bio film. However, Héctor shocked them all with his news… he will quit the entertainment industry after the film premiered.
Héctor helped Elena with washing the dishes, and was the last person to take the shower. He entered the bedroom where Imelda was sitting on their bed, staring out at the window.
"Are you okay? Mi amor." Imelda turned to him after the question, and patted the bed.
Héctor took the seat next to her, and she laid her head on his shoulder. Lacing her fingers into his, and held his hand tight.
"Gracias." she said calmly.
"For?"
Imelda grinned, "You haven't changed at all."
Imelda moved back a bit before she closed her eyes, and kissed him. Héctor smiled, and kissed her back. Every possible emotion was poured into it, joy, longing, fear, wanting, love, caring, and reassuring.
The couple ended the kiss, and Héctor placed his forehead onto hers. Closing his eyes as Imelda's hand reached up to wipe the tears away from his cheek.
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you." he whispered.
"I know, idiota." she smiled, and kissed him, "I love you too.".
They kissed again, and he brushed the long fringe away from her face. She slowly unbuttoned his shirt, and he gently pulled her pajama up over her head. Imelda could feel the light tickles on her shoulders, and her back from her hair. Héctor undid his pants, and together, they were as naked as the day they were born. She kissed him again, and laid her head back on the pillow, tugging him down with her.
And after that, all they needed to do was let their love do its job.
Children! go play outside! it's the adult's matters!
And can I be honest? I wanna write fan service too, I mean… I'm a huge Coco's fan just like TSOW, and to me, 'iméctor' is not a ship! IT'S A ZUMWALT! but I seriously have no clue about stuffs in bed xD
Vocab
Seriamente = Seriously
Esto Calentó Mi Corazón = This Warmed My Heart
Oro = Gold
Pequeño Caballero = Little Knight
Dios! The Next Chapter is The Final!?