This chapter contains Spanish. I want to thank my new friend Viento Distante 🔥 (Dragon Lord) on Amino for helping me with the Spanish translations.
Tracy slowly wakes up. She looks to her left and sees Antonio fast asleep in the chair beside her bed.
Aw, se ve tan lindo cuando duerme. Tracy thinks.
A few seconds later, she feels her heart start to beat fast. She lays back down in bed to calm herself down.
Stop. You can't start falling for him. You've been hurt before, and you promised yourself you aren't going to let that happen again, Tracy thinks.
She stays like that for a few minutes and looks at the alarm clock. It reads 3:30 a.m. before she finally falls back to sleep. A few hours later, the morning sun enters the window. She wakes up, gets out of bed, and walks (more like limps) over to Antonio. Tracy sees a glass of ice water on the end table. She takes an ice cube out of the glass and pulls back the collar of his shirt. She watches the ice cube slowly slide down his back and waits for his reaction. A few seconds later, his eyes flew open. He starts to dance around the room. Tracy tried hard not to laugh but couldn't hold it anymore. A few seconds later, she burst out laughing.
"Tracy, did you have to do that?" Antonio asks.
"Lo siento. I'm sorry, Antonio, I couldn't resist," Tracy admits, still laughing.
Wow, she has such a cute laugh. Antonio thinks.
A few seconds later, the ice cube drops onto the floor. She finally stops laughing and regains her composure.
"I'm glad that you're feeling better, " Antonio says.
"Gracias, guapo caballero. I mean, Antonio, you weren't supposed to hear the guapo caballero bit," Tracy says, blushing.
She quickly covers her mouth to prevent herself from saying anything else that would be super embarrassing. Antonio gently takes hold of her hands and pulls them away from her mouth.
"No te preocupes, there is no need to feel embarrassed. Thanks for the compliment, but did you call me Handsome Knight?" Antonio asks.
"Yeah, I mean, you did help me out several times yesterday," Tracy says, twirling her hair around her finger.
"De nada, bella princesa. You're welcome, beautiful princess. Do you have anyone in your family that speaks Spanish?" Antonio says.
"Yes, my parents and most of my family live in Mexico," Tracy says.
Tracy leaves the room and heads for the kitchen. She gets about five steps, and her ankle gives out again. She starts to fall backward. Antonio dashes over to her and catches her in his arms.
"You might have to stay off it for a few more days," Antonio says.
Tracy doesn't say anything as Antonio helps her get back to bed.
"I'll be back with breakfast," Antonio says, hearing Tracy's stomach growl loudly.
"I guess that I could eat." Tracy jokes.
Antonio chuckles and leaves the room. He has a smile on his face.
¿Por qué flirteo con el? Somos compañeros de equipo, y salir con un compañeros de equipo es mala idea ¿Por qué es tan lindo? Tracy thinks.
Antonio is in the kitchen fixing a tray of food. Jayden is helping him.
"How is Tracy doing this morning?" Jayden asks.
"A lot better, well, except for her ankle anyway," Antonio answers.
"She was laughing because she put ice down your back, didn't she?" Jayden asks with a smirk.
"Yes, but It's okay. She was having a little fun," Antonio says.
"Okay, buddy, whatever you say," Jayden says, shaking his head.
The boys walk out of the kitchen. Antonio has the tray of food in his hands. Meanwhile, in Tracy's bedroom, she is sitting in bed. Tracy is trying to figure out why she couldn't stop thinking about Antonio and her being more than just friends. The boys come into the room a few moments later. Antonio sets the tray down in front of her. Jayden sees a small layer of frost form on Tracy's cheeks when she and Antonio's hands touch when he hands her the bowl of oatmeal.
"Antonio, can I talk to Tracy alone?" Jayden asks.
Antonio has no idea why Jayden suddenly wants to talk with Tracy alone. He doesn't say a thing and turns around to leave the room. He waits until Antonio is completely out of the room.
"You need to do better keeping your crush on Antonio a secret from us," Jayden smirks.
"Come on, Jayden. I don't know what you are talking about?" Tracy says as she starts to choke on the spoonful of oatmeal.
"Come on, Tracy. We've all seen how you look at him," he says.
"I know, but I had a bad experience with my first boyfriend. Let's say he forced me to change everything about me and wanted me to quit doing something I loved so that we could go on more dates. So it might be best to wait until after we save the planet to tell him how I feel," she replies, cracking a joke after taking a few sips of orange juice to clear her throat.
"Antonio was right. You are funny," he says, laughing at her joke.
"Wait, he said that? Did he say anything else? Not that I care or anything." Tracy says, trying to sound uninterested as she wipes the frost off her cheeks.
"He told me he thinks you're cute and likes your laugh," he says.
Vaya, Antonio piensa que soy guapa. Tracy thinks.
A few seconds later, a goofy smile comes to her face. Jayden waves his hand in front of her face, and Tracy quickly comes back to reality. Jayden and Tracy talk for a while. Then, she finishes her breakfast. Jayden takes the tray back to the kitchen. As he is walking to the kitchen, he sees his best friend. He is standing outside the door and smiling from ear to ear. Jayden figures he heard everything that was said. Antonio quickly comes back to earth.
"Antonio, you in there, buddy?" he asks, waving his hand in front of his friend's face.
"Yeah," Antonio replies quickly.
"Well, Antonio, I hate to say this. If Tracy were a fish, she would have just jumped straight into the net for you," he says.
"You think so, Jay?" Antonio asks.
Jayden nods. He can see his best friend going back into crush mode. He tries to bring him back to reality but can't because Antonio has it so bad. The gold ranger just leans up against the wall, smiling like a fool, repeating Tracy is so cute. Jayden secretly likes seeing his friend act all goofy. He is happy that Antonio found someone who makes him feel that way.
Translations
Aw, se ve tan lindo cuando duerme.- Aw, he looks so cute when he sleeps.
¿Por qué flirteo con el? Somos compañeros de equipo, y salir con un compañeros de equipo es mala idea ¿Por qué es tan lindo?- Why am I flirting with him? We're teammates, and dating a team member isn't a good idea. Why is he so darn cute?
Vaya, Antonio piensa que soy guapa. - Wow, Antonio thinks I'm cute.