"Mom you wanted to talk to me." Carmen smiled walking into her mom's room.
"I did, wela left you a gift for your wedding, do you want to open it?"
Carmen lifted the white dress bag hanging it up. She slowly unzipped it revealing a beautiful, off-white, dress. She ran her hand over the lace bust of the dress, the slight beaded pattern. She felt her eyes water, she pulled the dress against her her hugging it. She took a deep breath, it smelt of her grandmother's perfume.
"But that's not What I wanted to talk to you about." Her mom sighed. "I got you something."
She watched her mother dig through her jewelry chest, she smiled when she pulled it out.
"This was you're great grandmother's locket."
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"Hey Ariel." Carmen smiled walking into the clothing store.
"Hey girly, its been forever!" Ariel smiled hugging Carmen.
"I wanted to personally invite you to my wedding, and ask you to be my maid of honor."
" I'd love too."
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"But is that a baby bump I see?" Ariel laughs rubbing Carmen's stomach
"Maybe." Carmen smiled swatting ariel's hands away.
"How far?" Ariel asked leaning in the checkout counter
"3months."
"Damn!" Ariel said loudly "when I was 3monthes it looked like I had a fucking basketball hanging off of me.
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" how's my future Queen and little Prince?" James asked walking into the apartment dropping his bag and kissing Carmen and her baby bump.
"Well, the doctor said he's perfect, and I'm perfectly happy." Carmen smiled wrapping her arms around james kissing him.
"My mom made us dinner." Carmen said fixing james hoodie on her
"Say it to me in Spanish." James smirked
"mi madre nos hizo la cena."
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"So when's the wedding?" Garrett asked shoveling the rice into his mouth.
"Two weeks stupid." Carmen laughed at his bad memory "where's Dahlia?"
"She's with Zander. Its their anniversary." Felicia replied dishing herself some food. "so I heard you're learning some Spanish."
"Yeah I am, I mean in high school I did Spanish one and two but never really continued." James shrugged taking a seat at the table.
"He's fairly good." Carmen giggled.
"Really?" Garrett smiled " Le deseo la mejor de las suertes con mi hermana, pero sé que voy a matar si le haces daño."
"Garrett!" Carmen and Felicia said simultaneously.
"I understand." James smiled at garrett. ------ [Day before the wedding]
"What happened to your dad?" James asked Carmen ask she snuggled into him more.
"Its complicated." Carmen sighed.
"How so?" James pushed
"He was 25, my mom had just turned 18. I came around, he was a bit too violent and had a nasty temper. Went out to get dinner one day, didn't come back for a while, he ran low on funds, people were out for him, my Mom really loved him helped him out just for him to walk out again. I was 12, he promised me he wouldn't leave but soon after that I learned only lies come from him cause not only did he not come back but I found out his was in jail through the TV for robbing a store."
"Damn, sorry. I kinda know what its like." James sighed.
"What about you, what happened between you and your dad?" Carmen asked looking up at him.
"It was my 2rd year in the armed forces. I was home for some R&R, just to get a call from my little sister Haylee going on about mom crying." James said "I thought he hit her, I was so pissed. I was in kill mode, as the guys from my team would say. But when I found out he just upped and left I didn't know what to do, I was more pissed that he just left her. my mom, she was begging me to leave him alone."
Carmen straddled james.
"Promise me you're never leave." She said her eyes watery
"I wouldn't even dream of it, with out you there's nothing." James smiled leaning up kissing her
The door creaked open, sam walking in.
"Mommy says to tell auntie carmen its time to go."
