The next day, everyone was getting ready for the trip.

"Now, we just have to call your parents to tell them the good news."Ma.Xochilt told Kitty taking the phone, and handing it to her. "Don't worry about long distance, or anything, it's no problem. Right, Cuzz?"

Arthur nodded. The dectuplets had insisted that Lance stay at Arthur's house. He, of course, had no objection. Pietro had said that all the Brotherhood should move in with him, since they were friends, had no money, and the house was almost falling apart, anyway. The dectuplets agreed with him, saying that they couldn't let them live under those conditon, them being the ones that had kept their brother company, and been like his family, for the last few months. Fermin was send to drive the boys to pick up their things, and bring them to Arthur's house. Sissy wasn't too happy about this. She still didn't like Pietro. She didn't seem to have anything against the other two, but not Pietro.

The day before, Arthur told Lance to look around, and he could have any room in the house he wished. There were so many to choose from. The others were also welcome to choose their own rooms. Today, Jesus, who had come to borrow one of Arthur's Playstation 2 games, had also been very surprised.

"I thought you looked like someone I knew, you know."he had said.

Now, he was in a deep discussion with Maru about how Carlos had handled the situation with Xacinto, and the people who were trying to stop the authorities from arresting the talamontes. They obviously both admired Carlos's devotion to his cause of saving the forests.

"This is too good to be true!"said Pietro, as Virginia, one of the maids brought him another lemonade, and set it beside him. "However, I think, just to be on the safe side, I should still try to get one of those girls to notice me. It should be easier, now. After all, if he's their brother he will want them to notice me."

The dectuplets had suggested that if she didn't want to tell them the truth, Kitty just ask her parents to go to San Pedro, because some of her friends were going there, and since, they had offered to pay for the trip for her parents, too, she thought it might be fun. They weren't too happy with this idea. They didn't like to lie, but she didn't seem to want to tell them the truth, and they had to help her think of something.

"I would just say the truth over the phone, then say that we will discuss it when I see them."said Ma.Xiomara, frowning.

"Yes, you see, anyway there's nothing they can do about it. Just accept, and hope for the best. Besides, money isn't a problem, and you are going to get married. Anyway, before I forget, you should let me be the godmother. You will, won't you?"asked Ma.Xitlalli hopefully.

"No, no, no. Let's not start arguing about that right now."groaned Arthur. He knew now that every single dectuplet would want to baptize the baby. The only solution would be another set of dectuplets, which might be worse. One was enough, there was no need for another one.

"I know, the hardest part must be dialing, and getting started, so I'll dial the number, and hold the receiver."suggested Ma.Xiomara helpfully.

"No, I'll do it."Kitty told her.

"Then what are you waiting for, time stands still for no one, you know. Once it's gone, it's gone, there's no going back. And hurry, we don't have all day. I know it's a Saturday, but still, I don't want to spend the whole day just sitting here, waiting for you to make up your mind."

"Fine."

She began to dial the number, and after a couple of rings, her mother answered.

"You should just get to the point."whispered Ma.Xulia.

"Yes, you should."insisted Ma.Xosefina.

They hated this. They went through it almost every day, with the novelas, they always left you hanging. They always took very long. They sometimes couldn't sleep sometimes, just thinking about what could happen next.

"You're getting married?"asked her mother.

Her father, who was listening on another extenstion said, "You're too young to get married."

"Not here,"Kitty told them. "The dectuplets arranged it so that we can get married in San Pedro, they say people get married at a very young age over there. Their parents married when their mother was fifteen, and their father nineteen. So it'll be no problem."

"There is no way you are getting married. You are too young."

"Well, there's no other choice, because I'm going to have a baby."

With this, they had to hurry, and leave for San Pedro, since Kitty's parents wanted to speak to her personally. Everyone at the Institute, and including Jesus, who had begged his parents, were coming.

"This is great."said Jesus. "When we get there, we should go see if there are any higos. Do you think they're ripe now?"

"There should be at least a few."said Ma.Xiomara.

"Are you going to visit Amanda when we get there?"he asked.

"Chuy,"said Ma.Xamila, annoyed. "When we get there, we will just eat, then, it will be time for Mujer de Madera. Don't you see that Mariza told Cesar he knows that his father is allied with drug dealers. We just can't miss something like that."

"That's true."said Jesus. "I just forgot. It's just that I'm kind of excited. Okay, very excited, you know. It's just great."

Maru was also very happy. She couldn't wait to see Piedras Grandes again, neither could Sissy, or the dectuplets. Scott wasn't really too happy to be going. He only went because Jean had insisted that they all go. If it wasn't for that, he wouldn't have bothered. He just tried to behave his best.

When they got to the hacienda, most of them very tired, they saw that it indeed was a very lovely place. It was also very luxurious. The fountains, and there lots of fountains, almost everywhere where exotic. There were also a lot of plants. The driveway, which took them about half an hour to pass, was surrounded by plants. Since it was a tropical region, there were pineapples, bananas, and coconuts.

"We just eat them off the trees,"exclaimed Ma.Ximena. "They're delightful. Very sweet. And what's better, no pesticides, or anything. My father didn't like that. We are environmentalists."

When they got to the house, it was gigantic, five stories high, and you couldn't see where it ended.

"There are more floors below. Like caves, they actually are caves. The walls are solid rock, you see, with the formations, and everything. There are more bedrooms, hallways, etc. If you'd like to stay in one of those, just say so. There are only a couple of bedrooms, on this main floor. One of which my great-grandmother uses. She can't climb stairs anymore, so my father had a room fixed up just for her."

"Wow."was the only word anybody could say.