The Ceo’s proposal

-Calm down Eros. -My father said and made me see that we were drawing attention to ourselves.

-I don’t have to explain myself to you.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Bianca takes my hand, “We were going to get something to eat. If you want you can come with us so we can talk about our wedding date.

-Stop pretending.

-All right. -Said my father, silencing his brother. -We’ll go in my car.

They go ahead and dad’s brother looked annoyed as I told him not to trust me. And it’s absurd for me to tell him that since I’m his son, unlike him who is just his brother, he can’t compare.

-That man thinks it’s a sham and if we talk about marriage, a fixed date for it, he’ll leave your father alone.

-How do you know?

-That it’s not obvious, he wanted to touch me to make your dad see that my stomach is fake. And you intervening made your father doubt.

I hadn’t really thought about it, and you’re right, now dad is doubting the veracity of her pregnancy by not letting him touch her, I still wouldn’t allow it, I’d rather my dad do it than my uncle, he’s a man with claws waiting to come out at any moment.

-Keep calm. Don’t lose your wits.

-With the present it’s impossible to do that.

When we got to the restaurant and ordered something to eat, my father asked if we already had a date for our marriage and Bianca said yes, she looks at me so I let her speak and when she said it would be in a week I was taken aback but I didn’t show it.

-That sounds a bit rushed

-Sir, it’s not rushed, with the baby on the way it’s better to be born within a marriage, my mother says they are blessed children. -My uncle scoffs saying they are religious then. -No, we are not religious, but something we do believe, sir. -she ends the conversation with him in a blunt way -Mr. Luis, your son and I have talked about… you should come with us on my next visit to the doctor to meet your good grandchild, so we will all know if it is a boy or a girl.

-Seriously… it will be possible to know… but how… if it is inside of you…

-I don’t know either, that’s what the doctor told me. -He takes my hand -What does he say?

-Well, I’ll be around for a few more days so I can go.

Roberto looks at my father as if he wants to tell him “I swear there are times I wish the murder was legal, so I could get rid of the plague in a few minutes.

Time passed and the meal was quiet, apparently my father did like Bianca since they did not stop talking, and that seemed to affect my “dear” uncle Roberto. It was already late and my mother was probably in a fury because she stayed home alone all day. We asked for the bill and when I heard someone very familiar I turned around and saw it was the same delivery man. “Seriously.”

He can’t take his eyes off her and Bianca doesn’t seem to notice his presence as she continues to chat with my father, Roberto notices the attention the guy has with Bianca so I told him it was time to go my father and Roberto ask about the rush so I told them my mother would start causing trouble for our delay.

-Your mother is here?

-Yes, and as you may remember… patience is not one of her virtues.

I got her out of there as soon as possible and she still didn’t understand when we were already in the car and asked me why I was in such a hurry since she didn’t believe the story that it was because of my mother. When we stopped at the traffic light, she sighed without taking her eyes off me as I remembered who that guy was. It’s her ex, the one who left her at the altar for another woman, his mistress.

I have to wonder why he left her, he must have some reason to have done such a thing, Bianca has her flaws but she is really cute, sweet and tender, she is very sensitive, and although sometimes she has her temper, but it is very uncommon to see her angry, I think I was cruel at first with her and … A little rude to have called her a beggar the first time I saw her, but her clothes that day did not help at all, she looked like a hippie, she was serious.

-Did you really not notice that your ex was working as a waiter when we ordered the bill?

-Eh… no.

-Well, he was. And let me tell you, I couldn’t take my eyes off you.

She looks at me with a smile making me get upset because this is not something funny, Roberto realized that and I’m sure he will ask my father to leave before and wait for that guy to get the necessary information to use it against me.

The only thing I do is think and think about how to talk to my father before Roberto does it and tell him everything I found out about that guy.

-You’re jealous,” he smiles as he looks at me through the car mirror, “Jealous?

-What are you talking about?

-You were jealous because Leonardo was seeing me….

-You don’t understand, do you? Roberto must be outside the restaurant waiting for your ex and if he talks he will tell my father that the times we are together are false. Jealous me. Why would I be jealous?

I hear her start sobbing, when I see her for a moment I am confused because I don’t understand why she is crying, I didn’t say anything wrong.

-I didn’t say anything wrong.

-What?

-Stop the damn car!

I had to brake in dry when I saw her open the door, she got out of the car and ignored my call, I had to park and go after her, when I reached her I grabbed her arm for her silly behavior.

-Let go of me!!!!

-But what is wrong with you now! What did I do to you to make you so angry, I have been good to you and this is how you react.

-Then don’t do it! -She shouts euphorically, “Don’t do it.

I don’t understand, I thought it would be all right if I was good, so the baby would be born in good health and without any problem, to gain her trust was my goal so that later she wouldn’t give me problems when she gave me custody of the baby.

-Who understands you, you wanted me to be good, that’s what I did and now you ask me not to do it.

-No, don’t do it again. Don’t do it, I prefer your arrogance to you making me believe that you love me and that you have feelings for me, making me fall in love…! -she closes her eyes and turns her back to me. I was paralyzed by what she said.