Caballeros

8 years later

Jules

I do not have time for this today! Where is that little girl at! I look in her room and she is not there. I go outside on the wrap around porch to find Trinity. I look up at the huge tree in our front house; it is a tree house and reading room where Trin hides. I look at two three year ragamuffins are trying to climb up the ladder.

"Go with mama," I can hear Trinity yells. They look over and me and run full blast. "Go Thing One and Thing Two!" It makes me laugh.

"Maaaammma, Twinity won't let us play wif her." Thing One cries. His name is actually Andres. His light brown locks remind me of Trinity's and Quiny's when they were little.

"Andres, Adrian you want to snack before dinner?" I try to change the subject." I say and they know that snacks are not allowed before dinner.

"Yes," They say in unison. I still can't get used to the talking at the same time. It used to creep me out when we had friends in college that were twins that would talk like that.

"Trinity, get down now. Daddy and Quin will be here any time." I yell up. "Remember we are having everyone over for dinner.

"Okay, mama I will be right down." She says

Man, Trinity has gotten so big at nine years old she is reading at a seventh grade level. She loves school, she loves horseback riding and she loves her family; well sometimes. She is the only girl; well for now. We had a little whoopsie daisy moment seven months ago and now I am almost seven months pregnant. I'm pregnant with girl who will be named Daisy, we started that as joke but it kind of grew on us. Quiny is just like his daddy; he loves adrenaline he is seven years old. He is learning to bull ride; which I was dead set against but when I saw him on the bull he was a natural; just like his daddy. Joaquin hasn't ridden on a bull since his accident but he has been teaching how to do it. People pay top dollar to learn from the best. The twins are rambunctious and full of life when they come in the house I have to shake them down because they love to bring in insects. Mostly snails and worms but hell no! Last weekend Trinity was taken to her father/daughter dance by Joaquin and she was thrilled. She noticed that he was spending a lot of time with Quin and that bothered her so badly. I told him that he needs to share his time with all of them.

I hear the truck roar up the road and I still get excited to see my husband. He has a huge grin on his face at thirty two my husband still has the body of Adonis and it's all mine. Quiny is filthy as all hell, he looks up at me. He has a goofy grin on his tanned face. His blue eyes have the same mischievous twinkle that is daddy has.

"I know, I know. Get in the shower." he laughs.

"Give me a kiss woman," Joaquin jokes. I kiss him tongue and all. "You love getting a rise out me don't ya?"

"Yup, you know I do." I say swatting his behind. "Hurry dinner is almost ready. Everyone will be here soon."

Once a week we all get together for a family dinner. Abuela is getting old now and I love that the kids get to spend time with her. She may be getting old but she is still as spunky as ever. She got Trinity addicted to her stories. Trinity goes there three times a week for horse riding lesson with Jeremy. So she watches the telenovelas with Abuela, Joaquin was against her watching them at first but finally gave in. Trinity cracks us up when she says 'Maldita Sea'! Daddy recently got remarried to my school secretary and I so happy for the both of them. I asked him why he didn't date before he said because of me. I told him to live his life and I will support him no matter what. Changs and Sabrina got married and have had two more kids to add to the bunch. Sabrina went back to school and got her teaching credentials; she teaches high school English. Guerro and Gisela got married had two kids they live a town over and he works as a social worker where Sabrina teaches. Narizon married the nurse from the hospital in Houston she relocated to Laredo when they got engaged. They have one son. Last but not least is the Gooch she married Jeremy six years ago. They were having fertility issues and started IVF and are now pregnant with triplets. We are thrilled for them. They say they are done after this which makes me laugh because that is what I said after the twins.