The Divit Brothers.....On Their Way Home

Chapter Five

      Carolina pushed back from Efe, " Wait, everyone will be watching us." She stuttered as she shyly looked about at the people on the pier. Efe grinned, " So let them watch, we have nothing to hide." He answered as he buried his face in her neck and covered her with kisses. She giggled, but pushed away from him again. " Be serious Efe,...who were you talking to. Was it Kadir? " 

      Efe held on to her tightly, hovering over her, " No, it was my mom and my dad. It seems that Kadir had called them to check in and gave them our news. So they called me to hear it from me."  He told her in between the kisses he was delivering to her cheeks. 

      Carolina stepped back, forcing herself out of his arms, " So your parents know already, and what did they say. Are they upset that you wandered off to some other country and found a woman. I hope they don't think I'm easy, or a woman with a bad reputation. You know what I mean, someone that would take advantage of you." She blurted out almost in hysterics.

      Efe threw his head back and let out a loud and boisterous laugh. " Carolina, my precious woman, trust me that's the last thing they would think. They are happy for me,...for us. And they are dying to meet you."  He stated, with a firm and demanding voice. His face turned serious as he reached for her, pulling her against his body, " Carrie, I love you, more than anything in this world, so that means that my mom  and dad will love you too...trust me." 

      Carolina tilted her head to one side and squinted her eyes, " Carrie,....so is that what you're going to call me. My granny used to call me that when I was little." She smiled, " Ok, I guess I will let you call me that, but just because it has such sweet memories." She replied, wrapping her arms around his neck. " So, what's next. Are you going to stay here for a while? " She asked in a low sexy voice.

      He smoothed her hair back from her face and gazed into her  blue/green eyes, " My beautiful woman, of course I'm going to stay here, at least for a few days, until you get your things together. Then we will  be on our way.  That look of confusion slipped down over her face, " What do you mean, get my things together. Am I going with you and your brother,.....on this boat."  She said, her voice sounding shrill.

      The statement took him by surprise, " Well I thought that was the whole idea. You will be coming home with me, you will meet my parents and then we can make our plans to get out own place..... She waved her hand in  front of his face, " Wait a minute, so I'm going to your country, to your home, and be what,...your live-in girlfriend." She stammered. Efe swallowed hard trying to keep calm, " Please let me finish, I want us to get our own place and then get married. I wanted to ask for your hand in a more romantic way than that, but.....you didn't let me." 

      She let a slight smile creep across her face, " Oh, I'm sorry. But what about my friends here, and my dad. I have to call my dad." Efe nodded, " Absolutely, you call him and let him know what's going on and pack up your things and we can sail out in a couple of days. What do you think you're parents will say? He asked, almost afraid to bear the answer.

      Carolina shrugged her shoulders, " I'm not sure, it's only my dad, but it was hard enough to convince him to let me come down here to work. So I don't know what will happen when he finds out about you." She whispered,  brushing her lips ever so slightly against his. He drew in his breath at the feel of it, as he felt a chill travel down his spine. " Carrie, he has to allow you to go with me,...he has to, because I can't live without you." He mumbled as his body grew weak from her touch.

      Carolina continued her assault on him, as she rubbed her body slightly against his. He felt that wave of weakness travel up his body. " Carolina, if you keep this up I will not be responsible for what comes next." He muttered in a whisper as he pressed her tightly against his chest. 

      The sound of his brothers voice made him look around. " Good morning you two. Sorry to interrupt but I left my cash in the pocket of my other pants." He announced with a broad smile as he climbed aboard the boat. Efe rolled his eyes, " Good morning brother, I wish you had called before coming." He said, annoyed at the unexpected visit. 

      Carolina clapped her hands together, " Kadir, good morning. Efe just got off the phone with your parents." She said. Kadir nodded, " I guessed they would call. I talked to them earlier this morning. I gave them the good news and let them know we were ok."  He told them, quite proud of being the one to to their secret.

      She could see that Efe was annoyed at his brother so she offered a suggestion, " Hey are you hungry, I'm famished. Let's go to the cafe and get lunch, then we can go see to the apartment and I can let Michelle know I'm ok. She's probably worried about me." Efe agreed, as he stepped down below to change his clothes. 

      The cafe was busy so it took a while to get their lunch. Carolina and Efe tried to keep their hands off of one another, but it was harder than they expected. Kadir watched was they played handies under the table, " Come on you two. Can you give it a rest. At least in front of me." He laughed, making Carolinas face turn red. " So what did dad say Efe, and mom. I bet they can't wait for us to get home. You are coming with us aren't you Carolina?" He asked.

      She smiled, " Well, I have to call my dad and talk to him. He doesn't know anything about Efe, so it will be a shock." Efe watched her expressions, she seemed hesitant to make that call, he thought. What if she doesn't want to go back to Spain with him...what if that's not what she wants? He let those thoughts pierce his mind. " Carolina, are you afraid to tell your dad about us. Because if you are, I would be happy to make that call for you." He said, reaching for her hand.

      Carolina shook her head, " No, I'm not afraid, I'm just a little nervous. He can be a bit unreasonable sometimes." She mumbled, shifting her eyes away from Efe. " But I'm sure he will be ok with it, especially when I tell him how happy you make me." She said shyly, stroking his face with her hand. Efe didn't like the look in her eyes. They said one thing while she was speaking another...

      She was already living that conversation in her head, a conversation she knew would not go well....

      How would she convince her dad that they were in love.....how would she be able to leave with Efe if her dad forbid it.....

     Her heart wouldn't let that happen,.....he had to understand....Or she would have to go against her dad..