Hot & Enchanting (De La Cruz Saga) (33 page)

Todas las primas look at Jessy waiting for her thoughts. They could see that she has a lot to say, but will she have the nerve? They all wait for her input and expect it to be a good one.

“I think that all of you are correct. I feel the same way. It’s difficult and painful not to be able to be with tu
alma
gemela, tu amor. We’re trying not to hurt our padres. Our padres are old school. I would really appreciate it if you did cover for us,” says Jessy smiling blushing. She isn’t admitting that they have worked around that issue with difficulties.

“I can see that you have tried to follow the customs. I for one will not ever mention anything to our padres if you two sneak out,” says Paty smiling at her amiga.

I know that they try hard not to alert anybody on where they are. I think that los primos know or suspects. It’s okay. They’re adults
, contemplates Claudia taking another drink of her Corona.

“Si, we will,” agrees Bella nodding. “I will expect the same from you when I have the need to be with mi
alma
gemela, mi amor.”

“We’ll know that he’s the one. We should say he’s the one, that way we’ll know what is happening. We will cover for you,” says Claudia smiling.
This is so cool to have a pact and pass for our future amor
, thinks Claudia.

“Yeah, that sounds cool,” responds Veronica, nodding in agreement with amusement, swaying to the music.

“Si, we should start with Jessy, Jacki, and Erica,” says Bella thrilled with the pact. “We all know that they’re getting married or married like Jacki.”

“Si, we need to tell Erica about the pact. I think that she’ll like to know,” says Paty nodding in agreement.

“What about los primos? Should we tell them about the pact?” asks Claudia contemplating what to do.

“Si, it’ll make their life easier,” responds Bella nodding. “It’s a relief to know that we all reached the same conclusion.”

“Erica and her hunk just arrived,” says Claudia grinning and appraising Gabriel.

“Yeah, wow!” says Paty looking at Gabriel. “I want one of those too.” says Paty pouting with brilliant wicked eyes.

“I agree prima, I also want one,” says Bella nodding in agreement, gazing at Gabriel.

Erica and Gabriel approach their table smiling at each other. Gabriel wraps his arm around Erica’s small waist, hugging her close to his side.

“Baby I want to dance with you. I need to feel your arms around me. I miss you,” says Erica gazing up into his beautiful blue ojos.

“Okay angel, let’s greet your primos and then we can go dance. Okay?” says Gabriel looking into his hot sweet angel eyes.

“Si baby,” says Erica nodding in agreement, flashing her cute dimples. “Hi primas why don’t you dance?” asks Erica looking around the table, smiling with amusement.

“Because there aren’t any more hunks out there, you took the last one,” states Claudia grinning, taking another drink of her Corona.

“Yeah,” agrees Paty looking at Gabriel.
I insist that I want one like him
, she thinks.

“Yeah I know what you mean. I did take the last one,” replies Erica with hot hungry smile, regarding her baby.

“Okay I want to dance with mi Baby. I haven’t seen him all week. See ya later,” says Erica turning to Gabriel.

“Prima, can we have a few words with you please?” asks Paty smiling.

“Si, we promise it’ll be quick. Maybe Gabriel can greet los primos,” says Veronica nodding.

Erica looks at sus primas.
They want to tell me something. Okay
, she thinks. She turns to look at Gabriel. “Baby, please
give me a
few minutes? Please,”
says
Erica looking into his ojos, smiling.

Gabriel looks at his hot angel. He leans into her, whispers in her ear. “Angel I’ll be waiting, because I need you. Okay?” says Gabriel pulling away to give her a quick beso.

Erica turns to look at her primas and takes a seat. They all hunch and meet in the center of the table to talk.

“Prima we have made a pact that’ll be helpful to you now,” says Claudia contemplating Erica.

“What kind of pact?” asks Erica wit
h
curiosity?

“We have decided to …………….so that’ why we’re telling you,” says Paty nodding with satisfaction.

“Okay it’s a pact. We only have to tell los primos and Jacki. I think we will tell los primos as each one gets involved with their
alma
, su amor. Case by case basis,” says Claudia, smirking.

“Okay, because I’ll be leaving early tonight,” says Erica. She looks at her primas. “Okay primas I’m going to dance for a little while with mi Baby. I’ll leave as soon as I want to. Please don’t expect me to say adios,” says Erica standing, grinning.

Christian walks in just in
time to see Gabriel and Erica start to dance. He stands for a few seconds to observe them, y
eah they’re in love. At least he’s not playing with my little hermana
, contemplates Christian.

Christian walks to the primas table smiling, he takes a seat. “Hermana I just finished spending some time drinking mocha and talking with Monique,” says Christian smiling flashing his beautiful dimples.

“Hola primo,” says Jose Enrique as he takes Jessy’s mano, leading her to the dance floor.

“Hola primo,” answers Christian watching Jose Enrique.

“Wow hermano that is quick,” says Bella grinning with amusement.

Christian smiles at las primas. “I have a date with her manana,” says Christian.

“Si primo, good luck and let us know if she is the one so we can cover for you,” says Vero grinning.

“What do you mean?” asks Christian with lots of curiosity at his primas.

“Well hermano we have decided …….” says Bella regarding su hermano with curiosity
. Si I want to see how he’ll respond to this
, thinks Bella.

Las primas are something else
, ponders Christian.
They’re correct. We are all adults. We’re all trying to continue our Mexican traditions and customs. Our padres are old school. It’s hard to follow those traditions especially when you’re in love
.

“I hope that it’s only in force when las primas know for certain and have a commitment from the one. Then the plan can start. I don’t want you to be intimate with the incorrect hombre. The one will be the one. You can feel it. You just know it,” says Christian observing each prima and su hermana.

“That’s exactly what we believe,” says Bella nodding in agreement, smiling.

“Yeah and we’ll never become intimate with hombre that is not the one,” states Claudia as she looks at her primo with disbelief.

“I’ll cover each one of you when I know for sure that el hombre is the one. I’ll talk to that hombre to make sure. That is the only condition,” says Christian with an evil smile.

“Hermano, you will be told that he’s the one. We’re not niñas. We’re adults,” says Bella firmly.

Christian looks at each one to get their commitment.
Good they agree with my stipulation. Now I have to be on alert to make sure that the one is the one
, thinks Christian smiling. He leaves to talk to los primos.

“Hola hermano, primos what’s up?” asks Christian as he sits in the middle of Tony and Alex. “Where’s Javier?”

“Javier is dancing and I’m just having a drink looking at the love birds,” says Alex with a sigh.

“Yeah it looks like our group is slowing getting smaller. I wonder who’s next?” says Tony looking at Christian.

“I have met a special chica. I think she could be the one,” says Christian smiling, flashing his dimples. He takes a drink, looks at his hermano and primo’s reaction.

“You’re kidding right?” asks Alex looking at his hermano. “Unbelievable the fever is hitting everyone.”

“Primo I don’t believe you,” says Tony frowning with dislike at the thought. He takes deep drink. “All of our fun is going down the drain. That will leave only Alex and me. Javier is hardly ever here.”

Christian looks at Alex and Tony. “I was talking to las primas and hermana and they have come ………..” says Christian.

Christian observes his hermano and primo waiting for their reactions
.

“That’s incredible,” says Alex taking a drink from his cerveza.

“That can be dangerous,” says Tony shaking his head with disbelief.

“Exactly, I asked las primas to make sure to tell me first when they feel that they have met the one. I told them that I want to talk to the one,” says Christian looking at Alex and Tony. He takes a drink from his Corona.

“Okay, but it’s still dangerous,” says Alex shaking his head.

“Si and I do see their point. Look we’re all adults. We’ll find the one and we’ll not want to wait until la boda. I know that I wouldn’t wait,” says Chris looking at them with a big wicked smile, flashing his dimples.

“Okay I see your point,” says Tony nodding.

“Yeah hermano, I think that your right. I understand. I will honor the pact. I also want to make sure that el hombre is serious and is for real the one,” says Alex regarding las primas and his hermana. “I don’t want any hombre playing with our tesoros.”

“Si, I’m with you Alex,” agrees Tony contemplating las primas and his hermanas.

“Okay I think that this is a real thought out pact. I know it is needed because we’re young, healthy and in love,” says Christian.

Ricky and Jacki returned from dancing to talk to los primos. Ricky went to hang with los primos for a few minutes.

“What’s up primos?” he asks grinning, turns to Matt for a Corona.

“Christian is in love,” says Tony smirking, leaning to the side before Christian fist connects.

“Yeah he is,” agrees Alex smiling at Ricky.

“Primo I highly recommend this love business, it is very rewarding,” says Ricky winking at his primo.

“Si primo, I’m beginning to reap the rewards,” agrees Christian grinning.

“Well Jacki we want to tell you that we have made a pact among us,” says Paty smiling at Jacki.

“Yeah hermana we decided that we will cover for you and Ricky if you want to take off with Ricky,” says Vero grinning.

“All of us want and expect to be covered when we meet the one. We want to be able to be with our love,” says Bella.

“I know I will not wait to be married,” says Claudia taking a drink of her Corona.

“Jessy, Erica, and Christian agree it’s a great plan,” says Paty

“So you two can leave and not worry about us, Okay,” says Bella nodding.

“Wow! What a great pact. I’ll tell Ricky. It has been hard on us,” says Jacki looking at her Baby.

“Si we know. That’s why we thought about the pact,” says Claudia nodding, smiling with pleasure.

Ricky sees Jacki look at him.
Si mi reina is ready to leave. Mi reina wants to make love now,
he thinks winking at her. She smiles back at him, making him feel like a teenager getting a smile from his crush.

“Okay primos, I’ll talk to ya later,” he says striding to his reina. Los primos watch him leave.