Hot & Spicy: De La Cruz Saga

by Macias, P. T.

  “Si, baby, let’s go now. I just have to go get some things from me cuarto, and then we can leave,” he said smiling, looking at Chris.

  “Okay, mi vida. I’ll go get some items from mi casa. Chris, you’re covering for me at home?” asks Bella, looking at her hermano with a questioning look.

  “Si, hermana, I’ll take care of it. I’ll tell them that you y Paty decided to go out, and I’ll have Jose Enrique state the same thing. The hotel is the Paris Hotel, and you need to talk to the concierge Mary Jones. I suggest you call her now since she is most likely taking care of Paty y Carlos,” he said, looking at Greg, noting that he did it now.

  “I’ll call right now,” said Greg, looking at Bella to see if she is sure, as he takes out his cell to call the hotel.

  “Thank you for calling Paris Hotel. How can I help you?” said the clerk.

  “This is Gregory Preston McKenzie, and I need to reserve the bridal suite for tonight,” he requests, looking down into Bella’s ecstatic cara.

  “Mr. McKenzie, we do have one bridal suite available. Would you like me to reserve it for you?” asks the clerk, ready to take his additional information.

  “Yes, please, and can you please transfer me to your concierge Mary Jones?” he said with a smile, looking at Chris.

  “Yes, Mr. McKenzie. Your reservations are complete. I will transfer you to Ms. Jones,” said the clerk.

  “Thank you for calling the concierge, Mary speaking. How may I assist you?” asks Mary with a smile.

  “Yes, Ms. Jones, this is Gregory Preston McKenzie, and I need you to arrange my wedding ceremony. You were highly recommended by Mr. Christian De La Cruz, and I will like you to arrange everything just the same as his wedding,” he said smiling, seeing that Chris is pissed off at that.

  Yeah, I know that you just did the same thing hermano, he thought with glee.

  “Yes, Mr. McKenzie. Everything will be ready, and do you have an idea what type and color of flowers you will like at the chapel?” asks Mary, wondering how many more quick weddings will be coming her way.

  “We will be arriving around six, and I want roses, red roses,” he said, looking down into Bella’s pleased cara.

  “Will you need wedding rings, gowns, accessories?” asks Ms. Jones.

  “Yes, everything that we might need, and my bride can select what she wants,” he said with a smile.

  “Okay, Mr. McKenzie. I will be awaiting your arrival,” said Ms. Jones, happy to assist in another wedding.

  “Thank you,” he said and ends the call.

  “Okay. Everything is taken care of, and we should go get our bags and leave, so we can be married by eight,” he said grinning with alegría, looking at Chris.

  “Thanks for taking care of this issue immediately,” said Chris with some respect and acknowledgment of his effort to satisfy him.

  “No problema,” said Greg with a grin, looking down at Bella. “Baby, why don’t you get a head start, and I’ll pick you up at tu casa at three.”

  “Si, mi vida,” said Bella, turning to look at Chris. “Will you tell Jose Enrique what’s up?”

  “Si hermana, y no worries, everything will be taken care of,” he said, looking at his feliz hermana. I can see that she really does love him, and that’s okay with me as long as they marry today.

  Bella starts turning off the entire computer systems y gathers her purse, turns to Greg. “I’ll see you in a few,” she said, going up to him on her tiptoes to give him un beso.

  Greg is not going to allow her go just like that. He doesn’t care that Chris is watching. He pulls her close and kisses her properly. Oh yeah, this is un beso, he thought, letting her go, smiling down at her.

  “Okay, baby,” he said, looking over her head at Chris’s pissed cara. Well, isn’t that too bad? Greg thought, smiling at him.

  “Adios, hermano, y gracias,” she said. Bella gives him a hug, then leaves.

  Christian turns to close the door and then turns to Greg with his eyebrow lifted in a question.

  “Yeah, I know,” he said, not bothering to hide it because he is going to be part of la familia and because of whom he is—a SEAL.

  “Okay, spill,” said Christian, sitting down to listen to him.

  “It started last Friday, and you know that the government monitors everything. So we got assigned to see what’s up, to gather intel. You know that’s all we can do,” said Greg, sitting down in Bella’s chair. “I’m spilling because of who you are and because of Bella.”

  “Yeah, I know,” said Christian. Frustrated, he got up to pace around the office. “I just learned of this now from mi primo Jose Enrique.”

  “It fucking stinks. Carlos and I have been trying to think of something to get them off la familia’s back,” said Gregory, standing up to go to the window.

  “Jose Enrique just got news from the police that our job site manager was found murdered,” said Christian.

  “Fuck, no,” said Gregory, turns to look at him, y starts to pace. “They are willing to kill, and that sucks.”

  “Damn, I’m terrified for mi familia, and I’m only here until Monday morning,” he said, pacing back y forth.

  “We have been keeping track of the calls and advising our SO officer, but you and I know that they will do what they want and when they want,” said Gregory, pacing around the office, trying to think.

  “Okay, go and take care of this marriage,” said Chris, turning to look at him. “I’ll be here this weekend, and I’ll talk to you and Carlos on Sunday dinner.”

  “Okay,” said Greg, going to leave to give the intel to his SO officer Jackson.

  “Greg,” said Chris, looking at Greg stop and turn at the door. “Thanks.”

  “No problema. We’re familia,” he said grinning, turning walking out.

  CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

  CHRISTIAN WALKS BACK TO JOSE Enrique’s office and closes the door. He sits down and thinks about what to tell Jose Enrique. I cannot blow their cover no matter how much I want to. I know the importance of what they are doing.

  “Primo, is Carlos marrying Paty?” he asks, wanting to know that for sure he is part of la familia.

  “Si, primo, Carlos is marrying Paty, and he’s also tu hermana Erica’s novio, hermano. He’s Gabriel’s hermano. What a small world,” he said grinning.

  “That’s unreal. Carlos is Gabriel’s hermano?” he asks with amazement.

  “Primo, Bella is leaving now with Greg to Vegas to get married,” he told Jose Enrique.

  Jose Enrique looks at Christian y nods, understanding the circumstances. “We need to make sure they marry,” he asks.

  “Si, primo, we do,” he said, looking out the window. “We need to tell our padres that they left together,” said Christian, walking over to his primo. “Is there anything else you want to talk about?” he asks.

  “Si, primo, Tony is in love, and he found the one, his amor” said Jose Enrique, looking at Christian. “The deal is that Tony will not, at the moment, commit to her because she’s Lopez hija.”

  “Lopez hija and that means?” asks Christian, confused.

  “It means that the Mexican Cartel claims that we were recommended by Lopez. Lopez is our client. We are building his new shopping center,” said Jose Enrique, observing his primo.

  “Hmmm, so Tony is having conflicts because she’s Lopez hija?” he said. “She’s the one, his alma. That sucks.”

  “Yeah, it sucks. She’s real bella, and she loves him. Tony is real stressed out,” said Jose Enrique.

  “Yeah, I bet. We need to help him. I think that he should commit because she’s not to blame for what her padre does,” said Christian, looking at his primo. “He needs to be with her.”

  “I told Tony that he will be with her sooner or later. There is no way around that, and I don’t expect him to give up his alma,” said Jose Enrique, looking at Christian. “Tony is concern that la familia will not accept her because she’s Lopez hija.”

  “Yeah, we need to talk to him,” sa
id Christian, walking to the door. “I need to leave. I have errands to do with mi cielo.” He grins walking out.

  Christian went looking for Monique in the interior design department and walks in. He stands at the door observing Monique assist Jessy with some materials and colors.

  “Jessy, I like this color a lot better with that material,” said Mona as she puts the color right next to the material.

  “Mona, I think you’re right,” said Jessy, putting the color and material on the board.

  “Mi cielo, are you ready to leave?” asks Christian, walking up to her, pulling her into his brazos. “You’re supposed to be working on me,” he said grinning, making her blush.

  Jessy laughs turning away, giving them some privacy, she blushes.

  “Hola Jessy, how are you?” asks Chris, glancing over at her as she turns away. Jessy turns back with a smile.

  “Chris, I’m doing great, and I just love working with Mona,” she said, seeing them so in love.

  “I’m sorry that I’m taking her away from you today,” said Chris with a little guilt.

  “Chris, I and we all understand, and it’s Friday, so it’s a little slower,” she said, sitting down when she felt a little faint.

  Chris went over to help her sit down on the chair. “Jessy, are you okay? Do you want me to call Jose Enrique?” he said, looking at how pale Jessy is.

  “No, Chris. Don’t worry. It was a just a little fainting spell. I’m okay now,” she said in embarrassed, looking at Chris y Mona, blushing.

  “Okay, if you say so,” said Chris, not wanting to impose.

  “Do you want something to drink?” asks Mona, worried for Jessy.

  “Really, I’m okay,” she said, looking at them. “Why don’t you two get going? You have a few hours to complete your errands.”

  “Okay, Jessy, but I’m letting Jose Enrique know, so he can come and stay with you for a little,” said Christian, calling Jose Enrique.

  Jose Enrique shows up immediately, marching over to Jessy pulling her into his brazos. “Are you okay? Maybe you should stop for today and go home,” said Jose Enrique, looking at how pale Jessy is. Geez, I wish that the cuarto next to mi office was done.

  “Okay, primo, we’re leaving. I really have to take care of these errands,” said Chris, taking Mona’s mano, walking out of the office.

  “Adios, let us know if you need anything” said Mona keeping up with Chris.

  “Mi vida, I’m okay. I just had a little fainting spell, and it’s now gone away,” said Jessy, looking into his hermoso green ojos. I pray that mi bebe has his hermoso green ojos, she thought with a smile.

  “I think it is enough for today. I want you to close down, come with me to mi office, and lay down on the sofa in mi office. If you don’t want to go to your casa, I need to make sure your resting” he said firmly, not allowing her to work anymore the remaining of the day.

  “Okay, mi vida,” said Jessy, getting her purse, closing down the computer. “I’m finished anyway.”

  CHAPTER FORTY-SIX

  “MI AMOR IS EVERYBODY GOING to be at the club tonight?” she asks, contenta with finally having a good time. “I’m so feliz it’s Friday. Do you know if Jacki and Ricky are coming?”

  “Mi vida, I haven’t had an opportunity to call Ricky today,” he said with regret. “I know that Bella y Paty will not be there.”

  “Why will they not go?” Jessy asks surprise that they will not be there.

  “Jessy because Paty and Bella have eloped.” He grins, watching her astonishment.

  “Well, they didn’t tell me anything. Geez,” she said, shaking her cabeza in amazement.

  “It truly is a spur of the moment for both,” he said. “Bella didn’t know about Paty. I know Paty doesn’t know that Bella went up just a little later after she left.”

  “Wow. This is amazing.” She laughs with amusement.

  They arrive at the club, and Jessy sits down at the table with las primas, while Jose Enrique goes to the bar to get her a virgin drink.

  “What’s up, primos?” he asks Tony, Alex, and Chris.

  “Nada,” said Tony with a surly tone, taking a drink of his cerveza.

  “Yeah, just checking out the view,” said Alex regarding las chicas.

  “I’m waiting for these fools to stop sulking,” said Chris grinning.

  “Yeah, good luck. I’ll be back. Let me give mi amor her drink,” said Jose Enrique shaking his cabeza with amusement.

  “Primo, did you see that bella chica that just strolled in?” asks Alex, looking at Cynthia, thinking that she is hot, and he has never seen her before.

  “Which one, primo?” asks Tony, not really interested since he has spent the entire day thinking of Cynthia and what a jerk he is? “I need another cerveza,” he said to Matt, the bartender.

  “She’s over there at the table near the dance floor. Look, she’s going to dance with some guey. Look, the one in the sexy red dress,” said Alex, running his ojos down her exquisite figure.

  Tony turns to where his primo Alex is directing him, and he instantly became loco with rage y jealousy.

  I cannot believe this. Mi mujer is here, and she is dressed like that. That dress is almost nonexistent, indecent, unacceptable, he rages.

  The dress is not showing a lot of flesh. It is only a little daring y muy sexy. The dress back is cut low pass her waistline, just above the curve of her rear end. The dress’s material is shimmering red, clingy, with long sleeves, and has a cowl neckline. The total effect is sexy, daring, and it drapes lovingly over every curve.

  This is a nightmare, he thought. Without thinking, he furiously strides toward Cynthia. He jerks her out of the guey’s embrace. How dare he touch her? She’s mia, only mia.

  “Guey, she’s mi mujer,” roars Tony, as he zealously hugs her next to his side.

  “Since when idiota, she came in all by herself, and if she’s tu mujer, you shouldn’t leave her alone,” said the guey, tugging her back into his brazos.

  Tony sees red y snatches Cynthia back into his side. “Mira idiota, if you want to fight, let’s go outside,” he said with rage, holding tightly onto Cynthia.

  Alex, Chris, Javier, Gabriel, y Jose Enrique are right behind him. Tony knows this since los primos always have each other’s back.

  I think this is overkill, thought Cynthia, dreading the outcome. I knew it will work. He needs a little push and a wakeup call. I will not tolerate him pushing me away when I know he loves me, he’s todo mio.

  Tony quickly glances over his shoulder to confirm that his primos are there. He hands Cynthia their way. “Jose Enrique, take Cynthia back to mis hermanas,” he said, regarding the guey.

  Cynthia is astonished that los primos are right behind them. Wow, I didn’t know that they were there, she thought, blushing with embarrassment. Geez, this is just great. I get to meet them all under these circumstance and dressed like this.

  “Come here Cynthia, and let me take you to mis primas,” said Jose Enrique, contemplating la bella chica that is his primo’s amor, mujer.

  No wonder Tony is having a shit attack. Not only is she here and dancing with another guey, but she’s dressed really hot. All los gueys are drooling over her. She’s incredible.

  “I’m sorry for causing this problema. I just want Tony to realize that he can lose me,” she said almost in tears.

  Ahh, now I get it. She’s only dressed this way to get Tony all worked up y loco with jealousy, and it worked, he thought grinning with amusement. This chica is amazing.

  Jose Enrique walks her over to the table. “Mi prima is sitting over there alone. Do you think she can come with me?” she asks extremely embarrassed.

  “Si, I’ll get her in a few,” he said, reaching the table noticing how las primas y Jessy are looking at him y at Cynthia.

  “Mi amor, primas, this is Cynthia, Tony’s novia, the one,” he said with a smile, knowing that they will understand how important she is to Tony.

  “Hola,” said Cynthia terribl
y embarrassed.

  “Hola, Cynthia,” said Vero smiling, realizing that this is the chica that has mi hermano all worked up every day, and no wonder, she’s really bella. “I was wondering when I’ll be meeting you.”

  “Hola,” said Claudia with a smirk at the commotion y stress that she is causing her poor hermano. “I’m truly contenta to meet you. I’m Claudia, Tony’s hermana, and Vero’s our hermana.”

  Claudia is grinning with amusement. This is totally an unexpected event. Tony was pouting all evening.

  “Hola, Cynthia. It’s nice to meet you. I’m Jessy, Jose Enrique’s novia,” said Jessy smiling, noting how hermosa the chica is.

  “Hola,” Erica grins, looking at her. “I’m Erica, his prima.” flashing her dimples.

  “Hola Cynthia, amiga,” said Mona with a smile, seeing that it is her best amiga.

  “Hola, Mona. Estoy muy contenta to see you,” said Cynthia smiling.

  Jose Enrique returns with her prima Rosa. He then returns to where Tony is still threatening the guey.

  “This is mi prima Rosa,” said Cynthia, looking at las primas y Tony’s hermanas. They are all truly hermosas, she thought with felicidad. I’m meeting his familia.

  “Hola,” they all said to Rosa greeting her with a smile.

  Cynthia sits down and glances over to where Tony is with los primos. He is still arguing with the hombre. What a mess I caused, y I pray mi baby doesn’t get hurt.

  “What’s it going to be, guey? Do you understand that she’s mi mujer?” challenges Tony in a furious y assertive tone. “Or do you want me to make you understand?”

  Tony is looking at the guey turn to look over at Cynthia, making him boil to a point of no return, yanking the guey by his shirt. “Stop looking at mi mujer,” he said thru clenched teeth, feeling that he can kill him if he continues to ogle his mujer.

  “Primo, calm down, and release him,” said Chris, concern with how furious Tony is.

  I have never seen him so outraged in mi vida. That chica must be the one, his mujer, but why did she come in on her own? What’s up? I need to talk to mi primo, thought Chris.