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"Miranda!? Is that you, mijita?" yelled my grandmother as she took me into a death griping hug when I entered her house. There had been a driver at the air port waiting for us when we got there. He was to take us to a hotel across town, but was instructed to make a stop at my grand mother's house.

"Si, abuela." I answered I hadn't seen her since the summer after middle school, and it had been too long.

"Ay mija, you've grown so much, y el quien es tu novio?" She asked gesturing to Gordo.

"What she say about me?" Gordo asked looking at me for a translation then smiling uneasily at my grandmother.

"Oh she asked if you were my 'boy friend'" I said remembering that Gordo's Spanish was 'very' limited.

"Yo and ella, no dating." Gordo said to my grand mother pointing first to himself then to me and shaking his head wildly. It was hard to keep from cracking up even under the circumstances.

"No abuela, el es Gordo, mi mejor amigo, me a ayudado mucho con lo de papi." I told my grand mother who was probably wondering what kind of crazy Gordo was.

Gordo looked at me a bit confusedly, and then my grand mother took him into a massive hug and kissed him on the cheek. "Muchas gracias mijo, thank you, you part of family" she said with an accent on her English

"Um, mucho gusto, gracias" Gordo responded using well to be honest, most of the Spanish he knew.

"Ay Miranda, mi hijo! Miranda Por que?!?" My grand mother wailed as she hugged me.

"I don't know, no se, but we'll get by abuela, you'll see." I said hugging her.

We stayed a while with my grandmother reminiscing and crying (on her part), until some of my other relatives came. Most were expected to stay with her until the funeral, soon it got crowded, and tears started to flood the place. I knew I should be crying, I mean I 'was' sad, but I couldn't... I didn't know what to do. Then I heard someone whisper from behind me.

"They won't blame you if you go." I turned to find none other than Gordo.

"Yeah, we should rest any way." Then I went off to find my grandmother. I found her in the kitchen cooking up a storm. "Abuela, ya nos vamos."

"Porque...Why?"

"Estoy muy cansada and I don't want to be around everyone right now."

"Bueno, pero ten llévate comida, take some food" she said loading up some plates for us to take. She gave us the plates then hugged us both good bye.

"Gordo, cuida la, take care of her."

He just nodded before saying good bye.

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When we arrived at the hotel, we were immediately helped into the largest sweet they had. The room was beautiful to say the least, and every one was extremely kind, but under the circumstances I just couldn't be happy.

Once Gordo and I both unpacked and got settled I figured it was time for a good nap, I was just about to fall asleep then... of course, with my luck, the phone rang.

"Bueno?"

"Miss. Sanchez, this is your father's attorney."

"Yes, how may I help you?"

"I was just calling to make sure you got in okay, and to ask if it would be alright with you if I dropped by tomorrow morning, there are a few things we need to discuss. I figured you could use some rest today."

"Um... Yeah that would be fine, what time should I expect you?" I asked.

"Would 10:00 be alright?"

"That would be fine, see you tomorrow, and thank you for calling."

I wonder what he wants to talk about, maybe it's the will, but isn't that usually 'after' the funeral? Okay, so I wouldn't actually know, but that's how it works on T.V. But if it were the will they'd call the rest of the family, wouldn't they? (Again I'm just guessing) all I know is I don't want to do this alone. Well, at least I don't have to deal with any more of this now; I can just take my nap and forget all this.

But first I have to ask Gordo.

"Gordo!?!" I yelled, Gordo was in the 'living room/ dinning room' area of the sweet, I was in the 'bed room' this was an actual room within the sweet.

"What is it?" he asked as he ran in looking a bit scared.

"Well the attorney called and he wants to meet with me tomorrow morning. I was wondering if you'd go with me." I said.

Looking noticeably relived he replied "of course, that's what I'm here for" then he walked over and kissed my forehead, "now get some rest" with that he turned to leave. Once he reached the door, he turned and asked "'Randa, what did you tell your grandmother about me before she hugged me?"

Remembering hi expression as she hugged him I let a smile escape my lips, "I told her the truth" the look he gave me told me I needed to elaborate "I told her you were my best friend and that, you've helped me tremendously with all of this stuff involving my dad." I said, and then I lay down hoping to get some rest.

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A/N: first off, I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to post, but I was just in a car crash, that while didn't cause much physical damage to any thing but the car (only soreness and bruising) it was indeed traumatic. Now I don't expect any sympathy, and I know people have gone through much worse (I live in L.A..'now'), but I figured you disserve to know why my posts may take longer.

If the punctuation is off or my words are like, cut or I used the wrong one sorry, but my beta reader is kind of worse off than me(she was driving the car) so please for give me.

I know it's short and well sort of point less but I started writing it right after ch12. I was going to make this perspective longer, but I want to keep the story going, I didn't have the heart to shelf this, besides if I continue with my original plan for the story some of the facts here should come in to play if not I'm sorry. Since I'll be going back to Texas in less than a month, I'm aiming to finish this soon, so if it seems rushed and you'd like me to slow down just tell me. If I don't finish before I go though I'll still finish it just may take a bit for me to get hooked up again. Any ways thanks for reading and sorry for the life story, but if you didn't want to read it you could've just skipped it.

To my reviewers: Thanks so much I'm not putting personalized thingies on this one sorry! I appreciate ALL of you guys you rock! Thanks for the support, you're advice is awesome! If ya'll need any thing just e-mail me (it's on my profile) I'm never too busy to read what ya'll have to say, or to help. =D