Chapter 36:
I woke up about 8 hours later. It was around 2:00 pm. I noticed that Miguel was still
asleep in his cot. As quietly as I could, so he wouldn't wake up, I headed to the bathroom, and
then downstairs. I was hungry and I needed to check up on Ricky.
Jessica and Ricky were already awake. Jessica was making sandwiches while Ricky
was already sitting down eating his cereal.
"Morning, sleepyhead," Jessica said cheerfully, "Or should I say afternoon?"
I laughed. "Hey, Jess, hey Ricky."
I went to give my son a hug. "Did you have fun with Aunt Jessica?" I asked him.
He nodded his head.
"Thanks again, Jess, for taking care of Ricky while I was gone," I said to my sister.
"Oh sure," she replied. "So did, umm, anything happen between Miguel and you?"
Just as I was going to open my mouth to tell her about all of last night, Miguel came
down the stairs, acting all cheerful and vigorous.
"Hey, you lovely ladies," he said. "Hey, son."
Ricky looked up and gave a small smile to his father, but still did not say anything.
"Wow, you seem all energetic today, Miguel," Jessica said to him. "Even though you
look like, well, crap," she said.
She was right. Miguel looked like he had a hangover, which he probably did. His hair
was messed up and he had bags under his eyes. On the other hand, he seemed to have enough
enthusiasm and liveliness for ten people.
"True, true," Miguel said. "That's what drinking does to you. But I feel so pumped for
some reason!" He eyed at me the moment he said that.
Miguel went by Ricky and gave his son a hug and began tickling him. He was trying to
be a father to him once again.
"Stop it, stop it," Ricky giggled uncontrollably.
Miguel laughed, letting go. He then walked over to where I was standing, watching
Jessica make breakfast, or lunch should I say.
"Hey, there, Kay," Miguel said smoothly. He leaned over and gave me a quick hug. I
hugged him back, happy to feel him so close to me, even if it was for just a few seconds.
"I just want to thank you for being there for me yesterday," Miguel continued. "I
don't know what would have happened to me if you weren't there. I really appreciate that you
took care of me." With that, he leaned even closer and gave me a kiss on the lips!
Boy that took me by surprise, but I let him kiss me and I kissed him back. After we
parted, I felt my face grow as red as a tomatoe.
"Umm, sure, Miguel," I said, blushing. "But you didn't have to kiss me for keeping
you safe."
Miguel looked deep into my eyes as if we were the only people in the room. He had
that special twinkle in his eye he used to have when he was happy or when he was going to
announce something joyful. "I didn't kiss you for keeping me safe, Kay," he said. "I kissed
you for keeping Ricky safe."
I stared at him, both eyebrows raised, my mouth open. What did this mean? I thought
to myself, looking away as I absorbed his words. Does he know?.....
Miguel looked back at me. "I wasn't asleep, Kay. I heard everything." He gave me a
sly wink before sitting down to eat.
I turned my back to him, my mouth still open. His words rang through my ears: "I
kissed you for keeping Ricky safe" and "I heard everything." Oh my gosh! Relief and
happiness flooded through my mind. He finally knew! Oh, this was great! Now, all I had to do
was see what he would do with this bit of information he had finally obtained.
I sat down in the table as Jessica put the plate of food before me. She gave me a weird
look. "What's up, Kay?" she asked.
I didn't answer her. Instead of addressing her, I turned to look at Miguel who was
staring at me.
"You finally know?" I asked him, astounded.
He nodded.
"Well..." I continued. "There you go. You know now what and who Charity really is.
The question is, what are you going to do now?"
Miguel's face contorted into a thoughtful look. Before he could even open his mouth to
say something, his cell phone rang.
"Excuse me," he said as he picked up his cell.
"He finally knows!?" Jessica asked excitedly.
I nodded, grinning. We turned to look at Miguel.
"Hello?" Miguel said, answering his call. "Oh hi, Charity."
Jessica and I groaned. She was an hour and a half away from us but she still managed
to lure Miguel at all the appropriate (or should I say inappropriate) times.
"Oh, sorry, Charity," we heard Miguel continue. "I guess I overslept. When will I be
home? Umm, we'll you see, Theresa just gave birth to a girl and so I figured I'd stay a little bit
more. I'll be home in a few days. Ok... bye Char."
Jessica and I gave each other knowing looks. Miguel sure did play Charity for a fool.
Theresa was only five months along in her pregnancy, but Charity didn't know that. I was
hoping Miguel told Charity he was going to be staying a few more days so he could spend
some time discussing this information he had received with me.
"I guess that's your answer," Miguel said to me, referring to the question I had asked
him earlier. "At least for now," he added.
I grinned at him, delighted. Everything seemed to be going my way now.
{A/N: ok people what do u think? there r approxiametely 9-11 more chapters left in this fic. i hope ur enjoying this as much as i am. peace out}
I woke up about 8 hours later. It was around 2:00 pm. I noticed that Miguel was still
asleep in his cot. As quietly as I could, so he wouldn't wake up, I headed to the bathroom, and
then downstairs. I was hungry and I needed to check up on Ricky.
Jessica and Ricky were already awake. Jessica was making sandwiches while Ricky
was already sitting down eating his cereal.
"Morning, sleepyhead," Jessica said cheerfully, "Or should I say afternoon?"
I laughed. "Hey, Jess, hey Ricky."
I went to give my son a hug. "Did you have fun with Aunt Jessica?" I asked him.
He nodded his head.
"Thanks again, Jess, for taking care of Ricky while I was gone," I said to my sister.
"Oh sure," she replied. "So did, umm, anything happen between Miguel and you?"
Just as I was going to open my mouth to tell her about all of last night, Miguel came
down the stairs, acting all cheerful and vigorous.
"Hey, you lovely ladies," he said. "Hey, son."
Ricky looked up and gave a small smile to his father, but still did not say anything.
"Wow, you seem all energetic today, Miguel," Jessica said to him. "Even though you
look like, well, crap," she said.
She was right. Miguel looked like he had a hangover, which he probably did. His hair
was messed up and he had bags under his eyes. On the other hand, he seemed to have enough
enthusiasm and liveliness for ten people.
"True, true," Miguel said. "That's what drinking does to you. But I feel so pumped for
some reason!" He eyed at me the moment he said that.
Miguel went by Ricky and gave his son a hug and began tickling him. He was trying to
be a father to him once again.
"Stop it, stop it," Ricky giggled uncontrollably.
Miguel laughed, letting go. He then walked over to where I was standing, watching
Jessica make breakfast, or lunch should I say.
"Hey, there, Kay," Miguel said smoothly. He leaned over and gave me a quick hug. I
hugged him back, happy to feel him so close to me, even if it was for just a few seconds.
"I just want to thank you for being there for me yesterday," Miguel continued. "I
don't know what would have happened to me if you weren't there. I really appreciate that you
took care of me." With that, he leaned even closer and gave me a kiss on the lips!
Boy that took me by surprise, but I let him kiss me and I kissed him back. After we
parted, I felt my face grow as red as a tomatoe.
"Umm, sure, Miguel," I said, blushing. "But you didn't have to kiss me for keeping
you safe."
Miguel looked deep into my eyes as if we were the only people in the room. He had
that special twinkle in his eye he used to have when he was happy or when he was going to
announce something joyful. "I didn't kiss you for keeping me safe, Kay," he said. "I kissed
you for keeping Ricky safe."
I stared at him, both eyebrows raised, my mouth open. What did this mean? I thought
to myself, looking away as I absorbed his words. Does he know?.....
Miguel looked back at me. "I wasn't asleep, Kay. I heard everything." He gave me a
sly wink before sitting down to eat.
I turned my back to him, my mouth still open. His words rang through my ears: "I
kissed you for keeping Ricky safe" and "I heard everything." Oh my gosh! Relief and
happiness flooded through my mind. He finally knew! Oh, this was great! Now, all I had to do
was see what he would do with this bit of information he had finally obtained.
I sat down in the table as Jessica put the plate of food before me. She gave me a weird
look. "What's up, Kay?" she asked.
I didn't answer her. Instead of addressing her, I turned to look at Miguel who was
staring at me.
"You finally know?" I asked him, astounded.
He nodded.
"Well..." I continued. "There you go. You know now what and who Charity really is.
The question is, what are you going to do now?"
Miguel's face contorted into a thoughtful look. Before he could even open his mouth to
say something, his cell phone rang.
"Excuse me," he said as he picked up his cell.
"He finally knows!?" Jessica asked excitedly.
I nodded, grinning. We turned to look at Miguel.
"Hello?" Miguel said, answering his call. "Oh hi, Charity."
Jessica and I groaned. She was an hour and a half away from us but she still managed
to lure Miguel at all the appropriate (or should I say inappropriate) times.
"Oh, sorry, Charity," we heard Miguel continue. "I guess I overslept. When will I be
home? Umm, we'll you see, Theresa just gave birth to a girl and so I figured I'd stay a little bit
more. I'll be home in a few days. Ok... bye Char."
Jessica and I gave each other knowing looks. Miguel sure did play Charity for a fool.
Theresa was only five months along in her pregnancy, but Charity didn't know that. I was
hoping Miguel told Charity he was going to be staying a few more days so he could spend
some time discussing this information he had received with me.
"I guess that's your answer," Miguel said to me, referring to the question I had asked
him earlier. "At least for now," he added.
I grinned at him, delighted. Everything seemed to be going my way now.
{A/N: ok people what do u think? there r approxiametely 9-11 more chapters left in this fic. i hope ur enjoying this as much as i am. peace out}