Sophisticated Ride

Twenty one - Dante

My Cam, my beautiful woman, she was sound asleep in my arms. She had worn herself out riding the fuck out of me. I still saw a lot of her insecurities about her body but each time we made love I could see them slip away a little more. I wanted to have her like this everyday, in my bed, in my arms. Tomorrow, I would take her to my family home. We would have Sunday dinner with Dad and hang out. I wanted to spend time with her family too, I wanted to know the people that made her who she was. I would plan something. For now, I would let her nap while I took us back into shore.

It had been a couple months into our relationship now and we were doing good. Most nights I would have my woman at my place, I kept telling her to just bring her stuff over. She hardly spent anytime at her apartment anymore. I could still feel a little resistance but I knew it wouldn't be long before she gave in. Tonight, I would be taking the next step for us. I had bought her ring a couple weeks ago and had been dying to give it to her. I had talked to her dad and was going to have lunch with him and ask for her hand. We'd established a good relationship. I was a little worried though. I mean it was her dad. If he was anything like my mom's family, they were very much stuck in their traditional ways. I hoped they didn't want to make a big ass ceremony. Somehow I knew Cam wouldn't go for that.

Beshara was no longer a worry. He'd had to travel back to his country. He had decided to stay for an extended amount of time and then ended up staying permanently. Yes! I didn't even have to threaten his life to get him away from my Camila. Apparently the women from his country had rekindled some type of fire and he wanted to love them all. Fine.By.Me.

"Mr. Estrada, how you been doing lately?" I greeted Cams dad. He was a simple man, so I took him to this old school Mexican Place in East Los. We ate, we laughed, it was good, we had met a while back at a Family dinner, and had actually hit it off. I think he appreciated the fact that I had actually had to work like a regular person. Until my father let me move up to where I was. I still worked a lot on the sites instead of the office. I liked being able to be outside more than in an office all day. I think he saw that and approved.

"Good Mijo, just trying to keep these old bones together, how bout you?" The older gentleman was sat across me with a knowing smile.

I smiled back. "Well you know me and Camila have been dating for a while. And I really do love her," I paused, "and she means so much to me, and I've always wanted a little family of my own. I think I feel ready to begin building a home, and if you approve I'd like Camila to be my wife and mother of my children." There, I'd said it, fast like a band-aid. I held my breath and waited.

He was silent for a moment, thinking it over. He cocked his head to one side and then the other. "Hm, you know, I see a lot of myself in you, when I was young and met Camila's mama, I had her tied to me within three months. I couldn't stand to think that if I didn't have my ring on her hand and my child in her belly, some guy would come and take her away. I didn't want to leave any chances for her to change her mind about me, so I knocked her up with Camila as soon as I could. You know she was already pregnant when we got married?" I shook my head and smiled, no, I did not know that. "Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, you kids are not gonna be young forever. I know she already spends a lot of time at your place. Might as well close the deal and get a bigger place," he paused, "you know for the kids to run around." He winked and smiled.

Oh shit! That was not at all what I was expecting. The fact that Cam's dad was basically telling me that it was about time I did this, was a damn shocker. But I was beyond happy to know he approved and he wanted this. "Mr. Estrada, thank you so much!" I stood to hug him.

"Please Dante, call me Pedro, Mr. Estrada was my father." He winked again.

We parted ways and I drove home with a goofy smile all the way. I had to plan something special for the proposal. I thought of the perfect thing. It wouldn't be anything extravagant but I hoped my woman would like it.

I purposely kept my communication with Cam at a minimum throughout the day. I knew I wouldn't be able to hold it in and tell her if I didn't. I knew it would make her suspicious and would end up wanting to see me for avoiding her. My feisty woman would want an explanation. And when she came for it, she would get one hell of a surprise.

It was late afternoon and the sun would set in just over an hour or so. I showered, got dressed and was ready in no time. I grabbed my keys, got the special place and made the adjustments I had to. I had everything prepared, now I just needed my woman to come get me.