Stephanie POV
My Hector, well he's really not mine but he was my savior at one time and now I'm hugging him again. All the years that have gone by and I feel just as safe as I did in his arms as I did back then. Falling back into old habits I kiss the tattooed tears on his face and give him another quick hug. I grabbed his hand and bring him with me over to Carlos. I know that if he didn't want to go with me he wouldn't he never denied a request I had before except when he left my life without any explanation. But I'll be damn if I'm going to let him walk way from me again.
I smile up at Carlos, I am so happy I have met this man and in doing so I have found my dark angel again. I hope there is somewhere I can talk to Hector, but I have already imposed on Carlos good graces already but I still have to ask, so I do. "Do you have somewhere we can talk, I mean if that will be a problem? We could just go back downstairs, if that's ok with you?"
I hold my breath for his response, "Yea Babe, you two can go to my office. It will be private in there." I notice that they look each other in the eye and have a silent conversation.
He leads me through the cubicles to another door, which I am assuming is his office. He opens the door, but leaves it for me to walk through. It is done in the same style as the rest of the building I have seen so far masculine but elegant. I can't help but to touch everything I can. It's like it brings me closer to Carlos. I look at the wall of books, and it dawns on me how intelligent this man is and that's if he has only read a quarter of these books. I wonder if there isn't anything he couldn't do, and some of it I can't wait to find out on how well he does. Crap, I can't think like that he's going to be my boss, and while he said he is interested I'm not sure if we want the same things from each other.
Mentally shaking those internal thoughts from my brain I focus on the here and now. I am sure he has to be confused on what is going on. His patience with me is just expanding leaps and bounds. I turn and look at him to say "I know you are probably wondering how we know each other, and you have been very generous with me. But if you could give us a little time to talk I will answer your questions. Well any that I can, thank you for everything today. I can't begin to tell you how incredible you have been and now finding him again…" I just shake my head, I can't vocalize my emotions. I've never been good at it, but here I am trying to explain.
As I have come to learn from Carlos, he is gracious "It's not a problem Babe. If you need anything he knows where to find me." He just walks out of his office and closes the door.
I turn to look at my long lost friend and start to feel the anger of the years he's been missing from my life. "Where in the fuck have you been? Why did you leave me? You said you would always be there for me. WHERE WERE YOU?"
A/N: The characters contained in this story are not mine; I make no money out of this adventure. The only thing I get is the satisfaction of writing it and hopefully providing entertainment to you the reader! For the one who makes money of these characters please see Janet Evanovich.