Miss Bala

Chapter 13: Family Recipe

"What are you doing?"

"Everything you taught me."

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Gloria's P.O.V

I walked out of the bathroom, wearing the slightly oversized shirt that Lino gave to me. Speaking of whom, he was laying in bed, his back against the headboard, shirtless.

"That's a good look for you." He smiled. He told me even just the thought of me in his clothes was enough for him.

"You think?" I looked down at it and back to him.

He held his hand out and I walked over and grabbed it, all while laying down. He scooted down off the headboard, wrapping both his arms around me as I laid my head on his chest.

"Are we crazy?" I asked in a low voice after a few seconds of comfortable silence. After everything, this is where we are at now.

"Can I answer that later?" He looked down at me and I looked up at him. I nodded. He stared intently into my eyes before leaning down and and pressed a more eager kiss to my lips. I could feel him smiling into it once I began responding back. He shifted on top of me and I ran my hand from the tattoo on his shoulder to the middle of his back.

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Narrators P.O.V

Lino slowly flinched awake. The sun was shining in his eyes through the window. His left arm was underneath Gloria's head while he laid on his back. He stared at the ceiling, letting out a sigh as he recalled his previous dream.
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José woke up to the other side of the bed to be empty then he spotted Gemma at the bird cage that they had in their room. She was feeding the parrots he had bought her.

"Sometimes I think you love that bird more than me." He said, causing her to look back at him.

"Sometimes I do." She smiled, turning her attention to the bird again.

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Chivo woke up and it took him a second to realize he was back at home in his own bed. Looking next to him, Adriana was sleeping on her side, facing him. Next, he looked at her growing stomach, a nice round bump slowly forming. He gave a half smile, still being a little sleepy and moved closer to her. He closed his eyes again and tried to fall back asleep.

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Rest of the guys woke up with minor headaches from the partying last night. But cleared everyone out before Gemma came downstairs.

After getting ready for the day, José was walking out to his vehicle when Tucán stopped him.

"The meeting is all set. San Juan, 2:30." Las Estrellas had a gun drop off to deliver to an MC club, The Mayans.

"Good." José responded, getting inside the car, "if Chivo is wired, there is no way in hell we're gonna be able to separate him from everyone, with everything we're doing. We got to protect our guys. It's got to happen today."

The engine turns over, and José looked at him for confirmation.

"Okay."

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Stahl was pulling files, walking back and forth from her desk to the cabinets.

"The tracker on Chivo's pickup is working, but we're not getting anything from the bug or the cell." Agent Haddie walked in, closing the door behind her.

"Check his truck when you can," Stahl ordered, "he might have been smart enough to sweep it."

"What if José or one of the others found it?"