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“Just like that. I’m not a big fan of the city life either, and a cozy house upstate would be perfect. We’d use the condo when we need to be in the city and live upstate the rest of the time.”
“Oh, Raf. Thank you!” I squeal, giving him a kiss on the cheek. “Now I can’t wait to go house shopping. It’s going to be so much fun. I want a big house, but nottoobig. But I do want something with a lot of land, so I can set up a shooting range, and a gym. Oh, and a mini concert hall. And I was thinking maybe a cinema too?” I drone on enthusiastically. “Oh and a pool. How could I forget about a pool! But make it two. An outdoor one and an indoor one.”
He chuckles at me.
“I see you’ve given this quite a bit of thought.”
I blush.
“A little?”
“You should have told me sooner if you wanted to live somewhere else, pretty girl. We would have gotten a house from the beginning.”
“How could I do that when you were so enthusiastic about the condo?” I press my lips together, pouting. He’d put in so much effort in his surprise, how could I bear to tell him I wanted something else?
His eyes sparkle with amusement as he shakes his head lightly, simply encouraging me to continue to describe my dream house.
From the corner of my eye, I can see Cisco and Yuyu watching us closely, but I ignore them. And just like that, my fear of flying is quickly forgotten as my enthusiasm spills to the surface.
A while later, when we land, Raf is quick to say goodbye to Cisco and Yuyu and hail a cab to take us to the hospital from the airport. Even I’m surprised by how smooth he is, saying goodbye and loading me into the car before my brother or Yuyu can say anything.
We both go to the emergency room, explain the situation and wait for a doctor to look at us. After an initial examination, I’m told that I need stitches, so while the doctor patches up my wound, Raf goes to get an X-ray of his chest and a CAT scan for his head.
It’s late in the evening that we’re finally cleared to leave. Luckily, neither of us have anything too severe. My injuries are not infected, and while Raf is a little bruised, it’s nothing a little time off won’t heal.
Alas, after what feels like an eternity, we finally go home.
“Make yourself comfortable while I tell Carlos we’re okay,” Raf says, as we enter our house.
I change into a pair of black and white, fluffy panda pajamas, getting a matching pair for Raf and laying it out on the bed. Oh, we’ll look so cute together dressed in these. And since I can’t help myself, I dash to my vanity and I rummage through my drawers in search of a Polaroid camera.
“He told me Cisco contacted him and said he’d deal with the rescue,” Raf says as he comes into the room. His brows are drawn up in suspicion, but he immediately relaxes when he sees me waiting for him, all panda-ed out on the bed.
“Did he think it was odd?”
“He didn’t say, but from his tone, I assume so. If we hadn’t returned today, he would have come to Mexico himself to check the situation.”
“He’s a good friend,” I note as I watch Raf discard the borrowed clothes in favor of the fluffy panda PJs.
“He is,” he nods, smiling. “There’s no one more loyal than Carlos.”
My brows shoot up.
“Not even your wife?” I bat my lashes at him as I roll to my belly on the bed.
“You’re the exception, pretty girl.” He winks at me.
When he’s done putting his fluffy panda pajamas on, I pull him next to me in bed and I show him my polaroid camera.
“Ta-da!” I exclaim.
“What?” he chuckles.
“We’re celebrating the rebirth of our marriage with a photoshoot,” I declare confidently, snuggling in his embrace and raising my arm to capture the photo.
One after another, I take a few shots of us in different positions. Raf doesn’t protest as I ask him to move around with me to get the best lighting.
“Maybe we can do this in the morning,” he adds lightly.
