Prospect & Princesa

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Sitting on the couch after working all day, my phone rings. Seeing the caller ID shows it's my father I answer. "Hola Papi." I say. "Hey Princessa. Need a favor." he says. "What's that?" I ask. "Got room for three?" he asks. "Yep. They need a ride?" I ask. "Yeah. I'll text you where to meet them." he says. "Okay. I'll head out now." I tell him. We end the call and I walk out the door with the text of where to pick the guys up.

Pulling up to the pick up spot, I see three guys standing there. One is Angel. One is Coco and one is the one I assume is the new prospect. Pulling up, I roll down the window and ask "Looking for some fun?" and Angel shakes his head laughing. "Of course he sent you." he says as the three get in. "Hey guys." I say. Once we take off towards my house, Angel says "Manda this is the new prospect, EZ. Prospect, this is our Princessa Manda." I look in the rearview mirror and say "Nice to meet you EZ." He nods and says "You too."

We get to my house and all go inside. I get the guys beers and we all pile up in the living room and just hang out. "You're not from here are you?" EZ asks. "Nope. Raised in Tennessee. Mom was from there. Moved back here about six months ago." I say. "Yep our own little Southern Belle." Coco jokes and I flip him off. "Alright Mi Loco." I say and EZ and Angel laugh. "Watch it Mi Nino." I say. "You have nicknames for everyone?" EZ asks. "No. Just the ones that I consider my boys. There are only a couple that have been privileged enough to crash at my house. Those are my boys. Angel is Mi Nino. Coco is Mi Loco. And Creeper is Mi Cabron. But we have a rule and since you're now considered one of my boys, you can't translate to Creeper what any of the nicknames mean." I tell him. "Promise." he says. "If he's one of your boys, you need to give him a nickname." Angel says. I look at EZ and see he's easy on the eyes and he has a sweet smile. "Hmmm. Okay. You, EZ are Mi Dulce." I say. "How come he gets a nice nickname?" Angel asks pretending to pout. "Would you rather me call you Mi Cono?" I ask and Coco and EZ both bust out laughing.

We spend a little longer talking before I head to the kitchen to start dinner for all of us. Angel is in the shower and Coco is in the living room taking over my remote when EZ walks into the kitchen. "Need any help?" he asks. "Yeah. Can you grab the butter out of the fridge for me?" I ask and he does as I ask, sitting it on the counter next to me. "Thanks." I say. He leans against the counter and asks "What are you making?" Without looking away from what I'm doing I say "My famous stuffed peppers." He looks at what I'm doing and asks "Can I help?" I look at him and smile and say "Come here." He walks closer to me and I show him what I'm doing and he helps me get the peppers stuffed and ready for the oven.

Once dinner is done, I ask EZ "Can you tell the guys it's done mi dulce?" He smiles at me and nods. He walks to the living room and tells the guys that it's done and when they walk in, Coco says "Holy shit. Stuffed Peppers. You're the best Princessa." Kissing my cheek, he takes a seat at the table and Angel does too after kissing my cheek. EZ walks over and kisses my cheek and says "They look great belleza surena." I look at him and smirk at the new nickname. Angel and Coco look at us and just roll their eyes. "When we're done, you two get to clean the kitchen. You know the rule. I cook, you clean." I say. "Prospect, you heard her." Angel says. "Nope. You two. He helped cook." I tell them and they look at us shocked. "While you two were sitting on your asses, he was in here helping me. And you wonder why he's mi dulce." I say.

After dinner, I move to sit on the back deck while Angel and Coco clean up when the door opens. A beer is dangled in front of me and I grab it as I look up to see EZ take the seat next to me on the steps. "You okay?" he asks. "Yeah. You know, I've been here six months now and I don't think I have ever been this relaxed." I tell him. "Why's that?" he asks. "Back home, I was close to my mom but there was so much pressure to be what she wanted me to be. But being here, with my dad, I can be me. I don't have to conform to make him happy. And the guys here are all so accepting of me. It's been great and it just feels like I can relax and just feel like part of the family." I tell him. "I know the feeling. When I was in high school, I kept good grades, played sports, anything to make my mom happy. She wanted better for me." he says. "I know I haven't been around long but the club, they're doing some good things." I tell him. "I know." he says and looks out at the yard. "You okay mi dulce?" I ask. Looking at me he says "Yeah belleza." and I can't help but shake my head with a smile on my face.

We get up and head inside and I say "I have two guest rooms and the couch." I walk to the hallway and get into the closet and pull out a pillow and blanket and turn to take them to the living room and EZ is right there to take them from me. We walk back to the living room and Coco and Angel both kiss my cheek before saying "Good night Princessa." I smile and say "Good night guys." EZ walks over and kisses my cheek and says "Sleep tight belleza." I smile and say "Sleep well mi dulce." before heading to my room and he heads to the couch.

Waking up the next morning, I head to the kitchen and start breakfast. When I get it done, I walk to the living room and softly shake EZ awake. "EZ. Wake up. Breakfast is done." I say. He wakes up and sits up a second to get his bearings and I ask "Can you get the guys up please?" Kissing my cheek he says "Yes ma'am." before heading down the hall and I go back to the kitchen. After breakfast, the three of them are cleaning the kitchen and I take my cup of coffee out to the back deck and sit on the steps.

The door opens and the guys all come out and sit on the steps with me with EZ sitting next to me. We're all sitting and laughing at something Coco said when my phone rings. I see the caller ID and decline the call. "You need to get that Belleza?" EZ asks. "It's not important." I say and go to stand but Angel grabs my hand, stopping me. "What's going on Princessa?" he asks. I sit back down and say "My ex from back home. He's been calling me and telling me that he's coming out to visit." I tell them. "You don't want him here?" EZ asks. Before I could answer, Coco says "He's part of the reason she moved out here. He beat the shit out of her." I feel EZ take my hand and he says "We won't let him touch you." I look at him and see nothing but sincerity. Looking at Angel and Coco, they nod. Coco says "Pack a bag and you'll stay at the clubhouse with us and we'll take it to Templo." I just nod and stand to pack my bag. Walking out to my car, we get in and Angel drives, taking us to the clubhouse.