La Mujer de Lalo (Lalo's Woman)

Gustavo Fring's Anger

After Nacho drove off Ana who seemed to be sobbing uncontrollably. He arrived at her house. She went in and quickly packed some clothes and told Andr about what had happened at the station.

"Marcus? Marcus Pierce? No shit." Andrea reacted. "I guess Lalo's right. You need to stay somewhere safe. Huh. That's a sentence I was hoping would come from your mouth mami (mother), not mine." She joked lightly.

Ana continued packing ignoring her stupid jokes.

"Why don't you come with me." Ana asked her friend. "I would be more at ease with you there."

"Ah mami, don't worry. I already have plans with Tuco. I'll ask him to stay over. Or maybe Crash at his place."

"Is that even safe? You know what, do it." She sighed at Andy as she left her house.

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Nacho dropped Ana at his place and left quickly to attend an important business. He gave Ana a loaded gun. She didn't take it though. So he just kept it in a drawer in case she needed it.

As soon as he climbed into his car, he called Gus' wingman Mike Ehrmantraut. He told him about Lalo's plans and he passed it on to his employer. That evening, Gus and Nacho went to the restaurant that had closed sooner than it's usual time. They turned on the gas, the fryer and set things up to blast the place.

Nacho wanted to do it alone, but Gus insisted that he be the one to burn his own restaurant. Not Nacho or Lalo. As they watched the building burn, Gus turned to Nacho. "So, who's Ana Theresa Ruíz to you?"

An unexpected question fell on Nacho. He was sweating profusely before answering "my sister".

"Hmm. Keep her out of business if you don't want her caught up in a crossfire." That was all Gus said before leaving Nacho.

Back in his office, Gus was thinking of a way to get to Lalo. Of course, he wouldn't involve Ana. Well, at least not for now. He called Mike and said "Ana Theresa Ruíz" and dropped the call.

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The next day, Lalo was produced in court where he pleaded not guilty. With Jimmy's help, and a little family drama, they were finally able to strike a deal for Lalo's bail. The amount was set at 7 million dollars.

Two days later, the lawyer walked into the courtroom with 2 duffle bags filled with cash. And that night Lalo was released.

The first place he went to was Nacho's. Ana had been having a severe headache and therefore gone to bed early without dinner. Plus having Nikki and Amber blasting music and partying made her dread this place. She closed her ears tightly and cried, hoping she'd fall asleep.

Lalo was greeted by Nikki and Amber, Nacho's lady companions. He greeted them with a kiss on their cheeks and asked for Ana's room. He then went upstairs and saw that there were no lights. "Has she already gone to bed this early?" He thought.

He gently opened the door without making any noise and stood beside her. She was wearing the same blue dress she wore that day in the rain. The dress that ingrained a lot of feelings inside him. He turned on the bedside lamp and looked at her face closely.

He could see the paths of salt water marks on her cheeks showing him that she'd been crying before going to sleep. His heart ached at this sight. If only he could get her to stop crying ever. He gently rubbed her cheeks and placed a kiss on her lips.

"Lalo" She moaned so softly that caused Lalo to harden. He lay down beside her and closed his eyes. He realized how much he'd missed her these past few days. He even wondered who'd have missed the other the most.

Lalo's eyes shot awake when something moved. It was ana. She'd curled up beside him and put her hands and legs over him. Lalo gently raised her head and let it rest on his chest as he turned and brought her close to his body and hugged her. After going sleep deprived for almost a week, he decided to get some proper sleep. At least few hours.

Later that night, Nikki informed Nacho about the tall, older guy in Ana's room. Nacho came and opened the room door to find Ana lying on Lalo's chest while her hugged her. For a moment he was genuinely happy for his sister. He closed the door and went into his room. He kicked out Nikki and Amber and asked them to use the couch.

He envyed Lalo for finding someone like his sister inspite of him being, well, him.