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“We broke up,” I shared.
“When?” Eddie asked.
“Nine months ago.”
Eddie smiled for the first time that morning and the dimple came out. He turned back to Oscar. “I’d say she wasn’t your woman anymore.”
Oscar leaned forward and started yelling at Eddie in Spanish and Eddie returned fire.
“Stop!” I shouted.
I’d had enough. I hadn’t slept in over twenty-four hours, my car wasn’t working, I’d had a knife to my throat and Eddie just announced that he was making me his business. I couldn’t stand anymore.
Both men quit yelling.
“It’s sorted out, Oscar. It was something stupid I said to make him think it in the first place. But he doesn’t think I’m a racist anymore. Just chill,” I ordered.
Oscar wasn’t done being angry and he turned to me.
“You worry your mother,” he declared.
Wonderful.
“Oscar, everything’s under control,” I told him.
“Bullshit,Mamita. Your mom says—”
“Stop listening to my mother and stop interfering. I can take care of myself,” I demanded.
He leaned into me. “Yeah? I don’t think so. I got two eyes in my head, don’t I? You’ve lost weight. You look run down and ready to drop. How’re you gonna take care of yourself when you’re so fuckin’ busy takin’ care of—”
“Oscar!” I shouted. “Shut up!And quit talking to my mother.”
He stared at me a beat and then was quiet. The arrow went out of the red zone and dropped down to green. Once it hit green, he looked at me with concern in his eyes.
“Jet, you need someone lookin’ out for you.”
“That would be me,” I told him.
He shook his head and sighed.
“Mi cielo, you break my heart.”
It was then I knew we were out of danger. Oscar blew quick and blew out just as quickly.
I smiled at him. “Go get a donut.”
“Don’t have time for donuts. I’m late for work as it is.” He leaned in and kissed my cheek, sent Eddie a glare and then took off.
Before I could react, Tex showed up to our little circle.
“Thank Christ for you, Loopy Loo,” He boomed, handing me a cappuccino. “Things were beginnin’ to get boring around here.” Then he went back behind the counter.
Everyone was staring at me, Eddie, Lee and Indy.
“Oscar’s a little overprotective,” I said to defuse the mood.
“I’ll say,” Dad chipped in.
