La Muñeca

Part 2• lX

•• Song; Elle - Pedro Infante••

As I storm inside to tell Mariposa we're home I hear loud moaning coming from the third floor above, curiosity had me wondering as I make my way there, as I get closer the moaning as only become louder.
When I recognize those screams and moans, it's been eight years since I heard them but I know them from anywhere, eight long years since
I hadn't her skin touch mine, too long since I last touch her and every day gets harder not to but I made a vow.
I got closer to Perez room as the door is wide open, he had the love of my life pin face down and thrusting into her, at first I thought he was raping her until he asks her, "This what you want, Muñeca?"  He stared right at me never looking away, "YES YES!" Was all that came out of her mouth.
He gives that evil smile that his known for, as he drops to her back let go inside of her.
I turn to run downstairs to hide Mia from the noises and not catching her mother in the act, "Hey Mia."
I stop her just as she was going to enter the house; she stayed behind to bring in the leftovers and plate I left in the car.
"I forgot to get your mom her medicine, come with me to the pharmacy."
"But dad, food is going to get cold." She pled it broke my heart once again to lie to her
"It's ok, well reheated but your mom really needs this medicine."
"Fine."

I could have easily let her catch her in the act but no matter what she was my daughter even if I knew her real dad was out there. I raised her as my own, she's engraved into my heart and I know in her heart I'm her father as well. She started calling me dad first before even Joaquin did after couple months of being home. That did something to my heart, that I never knew it was possible. She was mine and no one was going to hurt her.

Ironically I met her real father in Italy when I was in one of the missions two years ago.

The kids were away in New York that year to learn about Business management and Italy had just been hit by a horrible earthquake with nothing to really do at home, I decide to leave. Mariposa rarely spoke to me when kids were away and we slept in different rooms. I slept in the twins' rooms place a bed in there as little by little removing one crib at a time.  The death of the twins' impact me more way than I ever imagine but mi Mariposa died that day, she completely hates me. I mourn alone. 
Missions and traveling became my new purpose; often bring the children with me to shorter ones.
            I had just landed in Italy and I didn't get any good-byes from my beloved but that was something I was learning to be without.
   As I made my way to help clean up and find bodies that were still under broken buildings, there were a lot of people helping. I didn't check into a hotel room and carried very light. My first instincts were to help, I met a team that consists of 15 men to help remove any heavy bricks to find any bodies. There stood a man with piercing eyes that remind me of someone, dark pitch black hair, deep voice. "Attenzione agli uomini, my name is Alek Valentino. Some may know me some may not but I am here today to help my homeland. We need to stand together and find all the bodies we can."

There he was Mia's dad, I envy him he looks strong, dominates and well-collect. Nothing like me, he wouldn't let Mariposa walk all over him as she does me. As I help removed the debris, I removed my shirt as it rip when I heard someone one touch my shoulder, to only become face to face with the evilest man on the west coast. "Interesting tattoo."