La Santa Muerte

First heartbreak

giovani: what do you think should she be looking this deep into it?

emiliano: honestly all they have is adans death and random other deaths there's no DNA on anything just by word of adan i think its like family looking for justice

giovani: you up to fuck around with them or you wanna step back and relax a bit your appointment isn't until Monday?

maricela: im laying off working till then im gonna have my fun with this idiot he was being weird earlier if you see me with my hair up dont ask

emiliano what does that mean?

she grabbed a scrunchy and put her hair up and showed him her back tattoo

maricela: its la santa muerte all the way up to my neck haha

emiliano looked at giovani as he shook his head

emiliano: ok now i get why yall go so well

she looked at him confused

emiliano: your both fucking crazy i swear haha

maricela: eh something like that haha but ay you staying to meet chris she wanted you to?

emiliano: tell her i have some work ill be back before hes picked up though i wanna meet chris and oscar

giovani: leave the gun in the car

emiliano: right haha

he left .. giovani looked at maricela as she cleaned up his kitchen

maricela; why do you live like such a bachelor i swear

he laughed as he walked up to her and put down the cup she had in her hand

maricela: what?

he caressed her face as she smiled he kissed her deeply .. they heard the garage door open he stepped back and sighed as she laughed

giovani: tonight date night?

maricela: im suppose to be laying low remember?

giovani: date night here ill get it set up ill pay maya to watch the kids for the night after this is over?

maricela: your setting it up?

giovani: what you dont think i can?

maricela: i know you can its been a while thats all

he side smiled and pulled her to him as she laughed

viviana: mami?!

maricela: kitchen babygirl haha

she walked in with chris

chris: this house is huge haha

viviana: my tatas house in Mexico was way bigger haha

maricela: you guys wanna eat something or go play?

they ran to the backyard to play

marta: hes such a sweetheart and this one was mugging him so hard it was funny

giovani: doing his brotherly dutys haw monkey haha and you why you quiet?

maya:she can have boys over but i cant give my number out? and his dad is a cop atleast

giovani looked back at maricela as she tried not to laugh

maricela:shes 6 maya and you dont wanna know about his dad trust me but is there someone? if you want you can invite them for dinner?

giovani: im right here ya know

maricela; ok how would you handle this then

giovani looked at maya as she gave him a sad face

giovani:did he ask for your number?

maya: yea i told him i have to think about it

giovani: ok that means he wants to get to know you .. give him your number and if it gets serious then invite him over for dinner tell him you wanna do things right

maya looked at maricela

maricela: i thought he was gonna pull the ill kill the fool honestly haha

maya: ok ill give him my number thank you i like him a lot

she hugged giovani he hugged her back

giovani: but one thing

maya: anything?

giovani:if i pay you can you watch your siblings tonight? we need a date night and marta deserves a night off too

maya: yea i got them dont worry im gonna do my homework at the house

maricela: go for it you have the keys

she took off ..

giovani: there already texting you know that

maricela: on social media yea he didnt have her number though

giovani: vivi cant get a phone till shes 20

maricela: shes asking for an iPhone for her 7th birthday good luck with that haha just have to trust them babe and you have to be open to them talking to you about boys so they dont keep secrets thats all here give me my monkey

she took javi from him and went to the back to watch the kids play

marta: she isn't wrong you know

giovani: i know shes not but i dont want them to ever go threw heartbreak

marta: its the only way to learn just dont be there first heartbreak mijo thats all

he nodded ..

the afternoon went by when they heard a knock at the door

maricela: i got it

giovani nodded as she went to open the door he was in uniform

oscar: hey? isn't that your car at that house?

maricela looked and nodded

maricela: yea i own that one giovani owns this one come in they just ate i helped them with homework and stuff

oscar nodded as he walked in and looked around

giovani: you didnt get lost did you? haha

oscar: GPS helps yall live up here haw? and whos this lil man?

maricela: away from the traffic and smog and stuff and this is our son javier

giovani:you hungry you look like you just got off work?

marta glared at oscar as they walked into the kitchen she could see the way oscar was looking around looking at maricela

maricela put her hand on her shoulder

maricela: its ok dont stress it

marta: not stressing i dont trust it

maricela: me either

oscar: that tattoo on the back of your neck?

maricela looked at him confused

maricela: my santa muerte? yea im a devotee she saved me on my darkest days when i was younger

giovani walked up to him with a beer

oscar: naw im good i gotta drive

giovani: naw sit down kick it a bit there already running around again you can chill a bit or naw?

oscar: i guess i can

maricela took javi from him and giovani took oscar outside they sat down on the porch

oscar: this is nice and you guys have next door also?

giovani: yea plan is to remove this fence so it can be together

oscar: how much do yall make these houses go for millions goddam?

giovani laughed as he drank his beer