Christmas Wish

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Date, in the book: 11, 27, 18

"Omgezzies did this really happen!?” exclaimed Cross when Tuffy told her about what happened with Mateo.

"Yeah, so?" Tuffy asked, rendering Cross speechless.

It took several beats of silence before Cross was able to speak again and, once she was, she said, "B, you are insane! You just had a
flirting contest with a hot Spanish guy and you're like ‘yeah so,’ like you're not hurtin' for a man," this made Tuffy blush profusely.

"Sh-shut up!" She ordered her sister, pulling on a strand of her hair. " I, Tuffy Conners, is not,"

Cross gave Tuffy a look that said, “Are you sure?” and Tuffy responded with a look that said, “Very”.

"Okay," Cross said, finally giving up. She sighed and walked towards the door, over her shoulder, she threw a goodbye at Tuffy.

Tuffy responded with her own goodbye and then closed the door, the bell rang. She turned the arrow from open to closed.

After a few peaceful moments of contemplation, the phone rang, sending shrill telephone sounds throughout the small bakery.

"Hello," Tuffy greeted, shaking off the fear the shrill sounds caused.

"Uh, hi," a male voice on the other line said.

"Hi, who is this?"

"Mateo Garćia, this is," Immediately, Tuffy's mood went from curious to straight up annoyed.

"You!," she said, her voice trembling with anger.

"Yes," Mateo said, mocking her," it is I!"

Tuffy, although there was no one there to receive it, gave a murderous glare to the distance.

"Look, why are you calling me?" She asked, finally getting to the important matter at hand.

"Actually,  I'm calling TTT, so, boom!" Stated Mateo, matter o' factly.

"Irrelevant," deadpanned Tuffy. "You know what is relevant, though?"

"No."

"Why you're calling me, idiota!"

"Aww, did you learn Spanish just for me?"

Cocky S.O.B,  Tuffy thought.

"No. Stop stalling."

"Fine, my abuela forced me to apologize okay?"

"Apologies, Mateo or I'll get the flip-flop!" Could be heard in the background.

Tuffy giggled when the sound of Mateo gulping could be heard.

"Ay, abuela, calm down!" Mateo screeched.

"Ok, look, Abuela wants me to help you."

"Help me what?"

"Get your shop back on track."
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Date, in the book: 11, 28, 18

"No, Abuela, please don't make me help that she-devil!" Mateo exclaimed.

All yesterday, and today, ever since she forced him to help let her, he'd been begging her to let him do literally anything else. Like, clean the cat's, although that thought sent an abundance of shivers down his spine.

"Mateo, help that senorita," Abuela said, knocking her idiot of a grandson against the head.

"Ay, watch the hair."
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"For the love of a God, woman, just choose a color!" Mateo exclaimed, completely annoyed that it's taking five years for Tuffy to choose between blue and gold.

"This is a hard decision man, "T uffy mimicked.

"Ay, just put them together! They'll go perfectly on the banner!" Currently, Mateo and Tuffy were making a brand new banner, step two of the plan. Step one was starting a website although, technically, Cross setting up the Instagram account was actually step one.

"Sup, dudes?" Criss asked, stepping into the shop.

"Oh, hi Criss, where's Cross? " Tuffy greeted. She smacked Mateo's hand to get him to say hi.

He did not say hi.

"Car." Responded Criss.

And that was when his eyes looked over towards Mateo, who was scowling.

"Oh, don't tell me you brought this esse to help you., Criss asked, although he already knew the answer.

"News flash, gringo, I am helping and please, don't call me you're ‘esse’, aite?"

Tuffy here had just begun to understand what was happening.

"Ok, ladies, look, you're both really pretty so there's no need to fight verbally. Anyway, Criss, can you help sweep?" Tuffy said, interrupting the little verbal catfight.

"Sweep what? There's literally not a single crumb on the floor," Cross commented, causing Tuffy to roll her eyes.

"I know that Cross, I'm just trying to give him something to do, now."

"Oh."

"Ay, what's wrong with you people?" Asked Tuffy to know one in particular.
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"Girl, "Cross started, locking the bathroom door.

After Tuffy cooked up some more tarts, Cross immediately grabbed by the elbow and pulled her into the bathroom, forcing Tuffy to leave two men, who desperately want to fight each other, alone.

"Wuttt," Tuffy whined, thinking of different ways to get out of the wretched bathroom with her sister.

"That man out there, Mateo?"

"Yeah?"

"He's got just about the hottest Spanish accent ever."

"Really, I didn't notice,", sassed Tuffy.

"So, you like him?"

"Just because I noticed his accent doesn't mean I like him."

"Fair enough," said Cross, unlocking the door.

"Shit, fuck, damn!” swore Tuffy once she saw what was outside of the bathroom.

Word count:  804!  That's 204 more than last time!