i curled my hair and did my makeup. i got on my blue ripped jeans and my black red bottoms. i matched it with a silk tank top and tucked in into my jeans. i threw on a black see-through cardigan and got in my car. i had to meet michael there because he had an emergency with his mother. i stopped and got myself a coffee from dunkin and made my way over to my abuela's. my car was a gift from my sister for my 21st birthday. i was of course shocked and knew grayson helped her. but i was still grateful. i was of course the last one there. i sat next to my mom and maya. i was handed 8 presents to open. one from my 17 year old cousin, my sister, my abuela, my mom, my step dad, my aunts, and grayson. i open them in order. bryan had got me a chain with my name on it. i said thank you and hugged him. my aunts got me gift cards to my favorite stores and victoria's secret. my mom gave me money and a macbook. my abuela got me a photo of me and her when i was a baby along with a poem.
my valencia, you teach me everyday how to do all sorts of things. you teach me how to be a good abuela to all of my grandchildren. between the earth and the sky, nothing can ever match my love for you. i wish for you to always know how much i love you. not only today, but tomorrow. i will walk through your life being there for you no matter how far away we are. i never got the chance to watch your mother and aunts grow up. and those are my own mistakes. i praise god for giving me the greatest opportunity of a life time. and that is my family. valencia you are going to achieve great things and don't forget to think of your abuela while doing so. i'm always always going to be here, waiting to hear how it goes.
i sit on the couch crying. i bite on my lip and fold the letter. maya rubs my back and i smile. "te amo, abuela." i say opening the rest of the gift. she bought me a collection of thomas hardy books that i haven't read. and they are extremely hard to find. i smile wide and give her a hug. "thank you so much abuela." i say. "no problem, my valencia." she whispers. i open maya's gift. it's a red lace bra that i was looking at when we went black friday shopping with a matching set of underwear. i quickly cover the box. the only other person that saw it was grayson. i bite my lip and hug her. "thank you so much." i say. "have fun tonight. wear that." she whispers. i smile and grayson hands me a box. i unwrap it and the red iphone 11 sits in my hand. my mouth falls open and i look at him. "no one has an iphone 6 in 2020 so i figured i'd buy you a new one. the only two numbers are mine and michaels but you can transfer all your information easily." he says. i get up and hug him. his cologne. "thank you, grayson." "anytime, valencia." i bite my lip once more and start thinking about what he said yesterday. "so yesterday grayson and i didn't have everyone's gift yet because we wanted to tell you while my dads side wasn't here." my sister announces. "we're all going to aruba. staying for 2 weeks. we're leaving on friday." grayson finished. maya hugs him and kisses him passionately. i was setting up my new phone. took me 10 minutes. i was excited. i hugged them and told my abuela i would help her pack on thursday. i went outside and leaned on my car and called michael. i liked the grey see through case grayson got me. after 3 rings, michael answered.
me: hey baby. are you almost ready to come? michael: hi beautiful. and yes i'm getting ready to leave now. how were your gifts, babygirl? me: they were awesome. um. grayson got me a new phone so i'm calling you off of that. and um i was hoping you could talk to chief about taking 2 weeks off. we're going to aruba next week. that was grayson and maya's gift for everyone. michael: yeah they told me about it. i was able to talk to him earlier. me: oh okay. sounds good baby. michael: alright beautiful. that's all? me: not all but ill save it for later. i love you. michael: i love you baby i'll be there in 15 minutes. me: alright. i hang up the phone and go back inside. i sit on the couch and talk to maya about aruba. "i'm so excited. there's so much to do. and bathing suits all day and night! tell me that's not a dream." she squeals, blowing my eardrums. "it's exciting, my." i say smiling. we go to a fancy restaurant for dinner. i knew i would have to go home to change into a nicer outfit. all i wanted to do was change my clothes. i was gonna change i to my skin tight silky dark purple dress and wear my black red bottoms. when michael got to my abuela's i was so excited. i went outside and kissed him. i bit his lip and he groaned. "here?" he asked pulling away. mine and michael's sex life wasn't all exciting. he lasted about 30 minutes. 10 minutes for a quick one. i want someone exciting. i want him to be rough. but he's always gentle. and he never asks. i always ask. so you can tell we don't always have sex. maybe twice every 2 weeks. i look down and start blushing. "i want to really bad. but we can wait." i say hugging him and smiling. "alright baby. i'll go get your gifts and put them in the car." he says kissing my lips and walking away. i turn my body around and my eyes meet with graysons. he looked angry. i furrowed my eyebrows together and walked in the house. i was gathering the small gifts that i could carry. "we'll see you guys at 5?" i ask. "the reservation is under my name." grayson says. i nod and give everyone hugs. except grayson. i walk out to my car and sit in the driver seat. michael leans on my window and kisses me. "i love you. i'll see you in 5 minutes." i say smiling. "i'll see you in 5 minutes baby." he says. i smile and he holds my left hand and looks down at my fingers. "what?" i laugh. "nothing. i just," he stops and pulls out a box. i gasp and start crying. i get out of my car and he kneels. i get on the ground with him and i don't even let him talk. "yes. yes yes." "valencia, will you marry me?" he asks. i kiss him and he slides the ring on my finger. "i love you so much." he whispers.
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we stand up and i run inside. "i'm getting married!" i yell. everyone cheers and maya hugs me tight. i notice grayson standing in the corner of the kitchen clenching his jaw.
