Curious

30

I find Luis sitting on the couch, watching some Tv. I walk up to him slowly, "Hey, can we talk?" I ask nervously.

He turns off the Tv, sits up straight, and nods, "Uh, yeah... sure. About what exactly?" he asks.

I take a seat next to him, "I just feel like we haven't really talked all that much since i've started dating your son."

He shifts uncontrollably, "I guess you're right. So, what do you you want to talk about?"

"Anything." we sit in awkward silence for what feels like an eternity before he finally speaks.

"How are things with you and my son and Mari kissed?" I feel a smallest sting of jealousy when I remember that Juan probably introduced Maricella to his family as the woman that he loved.

"Good. We both decided on moving on from it. Things are really good so far." I nod.

"I'm really glad you decided on giving him another chance. He was devastated. I swear I can't remember the last time i've seen my son cry that much." he chuckles.

I laugh, "I'm not too sure how much he would appreciate you telling me this."

He shrugs, "Eh, we all have feelings. Seriously though, i'm glad you guys decided on fixing things." he looks over at me, giving me a real, genuine smile.

"Well, I love your son a lot. I don't think I could've stayed mad at him for much longer. What happened wasn't his fault after all." I say with a casual shrug.

"He shouldn't have even been in a position for something like that to happen to him." he shakes his head, "I told him 'Juan, you may have just lost the love of your life for somebody who means nothing to you now.' i've only been disappointed in my boy a few times. His kiss with that girl was one of those times."

I clear my throat, "L-love of his life?" I ask in shock. "He's said that i'm the love of his life?" I can feel my throat closing up.

He nods, smiling. "On more than one occasion. He makes sure to let us all know that you're the love of his life every chance he gets." he chuckles, "When you two first started seeing each other he would not shut up about how great you were. I even remember when you two were filming his music video together, he just went on and on about how gorgeous you were."

I smile, "He's such an amazing guy. You and Marlli did an awesome job."

"Well, i'm happy to hear that. I'm really glad it's you." he explains himself, "The one he wants to be with forever."

I try not to let the word "forever" freak my out too much while I give him a shy smile, "Tell me more things about him. Things that Juan would be too embarrassed to ever tell me."

We spend almost an hour laughing at Juan's childhood stories and even some more recent ones that I couldn't be around to witness.

"Well, it was great talking to you Luis. I hope we can do this more often. I should really go see what Juan's up to though." I stand up slowly.

He nods, "Of course. I had a nice time talking to you as well. I'm looking forward to seeing you more."

With a quick polite smile I walk off into the backyard. I stop at the door that separates the outside from the kitchen. I see Juan and Manuela laughing while play fighting. I giggle at how silly he can be sometimes.

"Adrianna, puedes ayudarme a poner la mesa?" Marlli takes me out of my thoughts when she speaks up from behind me.
(Adrianna, can you help me set up the table?)

I nod, "Por supuesto."

We quickly set out all the food on the table, "I'll go tell them the foods ready." I say as I walk out into the backyard.