Curious

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"I seriously have to go, bonita." Juan chuckles, as I trail kisses down his jaw. I'm straddling him as we sit on my couch. We only just got back about an hour ago and Juan is already leaving again.

I shake my head, sitting up with a frown. "No. You can't make me get off." I shrug, playing with the drawstrings on his hoodie.

"Are you sure about that?" he challenges, and in a split second I'm under him. 

"Good, let's just stay like this a little bit longer." I grin, pulling him in for a deep kiss.

He shakes his head, pulling away from me. "I wish I could, mi vida, but you know I can't.'

I groan, sitting up when he gets off of me. "I know, I know." I fix my hair, following him to the door.

"I love you." he smiles, pulling me in for  a hug. 

"Love you too." I sigh, taking in his scent. He pulls back, cupping my cheeks in his large hands, kissing me softly. "Come back soon. Really soon, please." I smile sadly, caressing his face. Ugh, I hate always seeing him go.

He nods. "I will. Promise." he gives me a quick kiss on the forehead, before turning and opening the front door. "I'll call you when I land." he says turning back to give me a smile. 

I nod, seeing him go. "Be safe. Te amo!" I exclaim, probably making my neighbors hate me for o being so extra.

~~~

Shortly after Juan left, I took a pretty long nap so it's now late in the evening. I decided to get dressed and head to Mark's place so that I could talk to Joel about my decision on going to the wedding. After a quick fifteen minute drive, I'm knocking on Mark's door.

"Hey!" Oscar says, swinging the door open with a wide smile plastered on his face and a drink in his right hand. He pulls me in for a tight hug. 

I return the hug, wrapping my arms around his neck and squeezing him tightly. "I'm offended I wasn't invited to this little get together." I narrow my eyes, as he leads me into the backyard. 

"We didn't know you were back in California." he shrugs, chugging the rest of his drink.

"Who was i-" Mark turns and smiles when he sees me walking towards him. "Hey! We didn't know you were back in town!" he laughs.

I nod, setting my purse down, taking a seat on the outdoor furniture. "So I've been told." I look around. "Where's Joel?"

Mark turns from the grill. "You know him, he's always in his room." he rolls his eyes. 

I stand. "I'm gonna go bring him out here." they both nod, beginning a conversation.

I quickly walk into the house and down a long hallway, stopping in front of Joel's room. "Come in!" he says when I knock lightly on the door. 

"Hey.." I say, peeking my head through the crack of the door. 

He sits up in his bed. "Anna! You're back." he smiles, running over to give me a hug.   

"Yeah, I got back earlier." 

"Where's Juan?" he asks, stepping out of his room to check the hallway.

I laugh, pulling him back into the room. "He had to go back to Colombia." 

He nods, keeping quiet for a few more seconds before perking up. "So what did you decide on about the wedding?" he asks excitedly.

I roll my eyes, smiling. "Let's go out to the backyard so I can answer that in front of Mark and Oscar too." I hook my arm with his,  leading him out of the room.