Hot & Spicy: De La Cruz Saga

by Macias, P. T.

  “Si, let’s dance,” said Greg, assisting Bella out of the chair and going to the dance floor to dance to the romantic Spanish love song. “Bella, I love you,” said Greg, pulling her into his brazos, wrapping her close, and looking deeply into her ojos. “I’m so grateful a Dios that I met you. I want us to look for our casa this week,” he said while hugging her tight.

  “Si, mi vida, I do to. We also need to get our date for our church boda or mis padres will not let us live together. Mis padres allowed us to be together because we told them we’re marrying in the church as soon as we get a date. We’re lucky that they took our elopement so well. Maybe they did because of Christian y Mona. I’m so feliz that I waited for you,” said Bella, kissing his neck and feeling him shudder. “I love you con todo mi alma.”

  “Si, baby, I love you with todo mi alma. Baby, we need to get the church date taken care of and the sooner the better as far as I’m concerned. I want to start our vida in our casa,” said Greg, closing his ojos and thinking of their future. Hmm … I know that mi Bella is pregnant and the entire familia is pregnant. Our bebe will have lots of primos to play with, he sighs with felicidad.

  “Oh, mi vida, what if we ask Carlos y Paty to have a double wedding like mi hermana y Ricky? It turned out good, and that way we don’t have to wait too long. I know that they have a date already,” said Bella, smiling up into Greg’s precioso blue ojos.

  “Baby, I know that will work out great. We need to ask Carlos y Paty. We did get married in Vegas on the same day, and now we can get married in the church that same day,” said Greg grinning, turning to look at his best amigo, Carlos, y su esposa, Paty.

  “Mi vida, tu padres are coming to our church boda? I can’t wait to meet them,” said Bella, looking into his amazing ojos.

  “Si, baby, you know that they are extremely feliz that I finally got married and to a hermosa Mexicana,” he said, pulling her closer, kissing her neck. “Baby, I really need you.” He buries his cara in her pelo, taking a deep breaths, loving her smell.

  “Si, I think that we need to get back to la casa,” said Bella, pulling him closer. “But I need to go to el cuarto de mujers.”

  “Okay, baby,” said Greg with relief that they will finally get to go back to la casa. I just love waking up with her en mis brazos, he thought as they walked back to the table.

  “Paty, Jessy, I am going to el cuarto de mujers. Do you want to go?” asks Bella, looking at them, knowing that they also will want to go.

  “Si, prima,” said Paty, standing up, giving Carlos un beso. “We’ll be right back.”

  “Si, I will go with you two,” said Jessy, standing up, giving Jose Enrique un beso. “Just a few more minutes,” she whispers before leaving.

  Las mujers went to el cuarto de mujers, going through the crowd to get there. All of a sudden the club is full, and a lot of chicas are heading to el cuarto de mujers.

  Good thing it has a beautiful dressing cuarto to fix your makeup and hair, and the cuarto has two huge French doors that leads to the back that has a nice-sized garden for couples to talk. The French doors are open, and the rose-scented air blew into the cuarto, refreshing and cooling the area.

  The dressing room is beautifully decorated in feminine soft pastel pink walls. There are gilded wall mirrors against one long wall that has an ivory color faux marble counter. There’s plenty of matching gilded chairs with the cushions upholstered in soft pink pastel velvet. All las chicas love to sit, adjust their pelo, and reapply their lipstick.

  The fresh air blows in the scent of the roses and other flowers that are blooming. It is a beautiful night that looks like deep navy velvet with sparking diamonds and a crescent moon.

  El cuarto de mujers has two different entrances. El cuarto has one entrance from the outside of the garden and another entrance from inside of the club.

  This club is very popular because of its attractive and comfortable atmosphere. It is a great place to dance, meet people, and enjoy your free time.

  The hombres are comfortable and relax in the club. They didn’t feel any type of concern with their mujers going to el cuarto de mujers and taking a little longer. Sometimes there is a line in the cuarto, and they know that las mujers sometimes take their time and start talking.

  “I think I need another cerveza,” said Greg, getting up to get one. “You want one?” he asks Jose Enrique y Carlos.

  “Si, because I think it is going to take a few for las mujers to return,” said Jose Enrique grinning. “I sometimes wonder what they do in there.”

  “Si, I do too. It’s one of those wonders that we never get to find out,” said Carlos. “Si, Greg, I need another cerveza.”

  Greg went to get their cerveza and returns setting down the cervezas in front of Jose Enrique y Carlos.

  “Carlos, Bella and I want to know if it will be okay to have a double boda with you y Paty,” asks Greg, knowing it will not be a problema.

  “Si, amigo, I don’t think it will be a problema, but we still need to ask Paty,” said Carlos, thinking that with las mujers you just never know.

  “Yeah, that will be great. It worked out well for Erica y Gabriel and Ricky y Jacki,” said Jose Enrique. “I wish I was already married,” he takes another drink of his cerveza.

  “Si, amigo, I know what you mean. It’s awesome waking up with tu amor in tus brazos,” said Gregory, looking over at Carlos. Yeah, he will not say anything because he knows that Jose Enrique doesn’t really like hearing him say anything about him y Paty. It’s very understandable since she is his hermana.

  “It really is a lot more enjoyable when all los primos are here,” said Carlos, looking around. “The club appears to be full and busy tonight.”

  “Si, I agree, Carlos. The club is a little busier than usual,” said Jose Enrique, looking for Jessy. Hmm … I wonder if it has been too long or it’s just me getting anxious to love her, thought Jose Enrique, taking another drink of his cerveza.

  Paty is applying her lipstick, thinking of getting it all over her corazon. Yeah, he’s so delicious, and I’m so feliz when I’m en his brazos.

  The little room is getting full, and Bella came out, started to fix her long pelo and lipstick. “Prima, it’s getting really full in the club tonight, and I’m getting real dizzy. I’m stepping out to get some fresh air,” said Bella, walking to the French doors that lead to the gardens.

  “Si, prima, I’ll wait for Jessy and go get you when we’re ready,” said Paty, standing by the French doors to get some fresh air while waiting for Jessy.

  Finally Jessy came out, starts to fix her pelo, apply her lipstick. “I’m almost ready,” said Jessy, fixing her dress.

  Hmmm … it’s a little tight, and I never have mis dress tight. Are mis breast growing now that I’m pregnant? “Paty, do you think that mis breasts are bigger. I feel mi dress a little tighter.”

  “Si, Jessy, it does look like tus breasts got a little bigger,” said Paty, looking at Jessy, smiling. “Imagine how you’re going to get in a few months.”

  “Si, I know, and I pray that I don’t gain too much weight. I want to gain only what is necessary for the bebe,” said Jessy grinning, walking over to Paty. “Where is Bella?”

  “Bella wanted some fresh air and walked out to the garden. I told her that we’ll get her when we are done,” said Paty, walking out into the garden from the French doors, Jessy is following.

  “Yeah, this is wonderful,” said Jessy, following Paty. “It smells lovely. I have never been in the garden before. No wonder Jacki and Ricky feel in love out here under the stars.”

  “Si, Jessy, its real nice, and I have not been out in the garden before,” said Paty, turning the corner to see if she can see Bella. “Bella,” she calls out, looking at the benches that are under some trees.

  Jessy is right behind her, looking for Bella and turning to look the other way to see if she can see her.

  CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN

  PATY AND JESSY DIDN’T FEEL a thing. They are knocked out fast an
d efficiently. They never knew what happened.

  Two large hombres dressed all in black and wore black ski masks … they quickly picked Jessy y Paty up like if they didn’t weigh more than ten pounds. They moved quickly and quietly because they know that in a few more minutes their hombres will be looking for them.

  The two large hombres didn’t say a word, and nobody noticed them. They entered into the waiting black SUV that quickly transported them to a building located in the downtown area a few miles away from the nightclub.

  The driver exits the SUV and quickly gathers Bella in his brazos. The other two hombres take Paty y Jessy entering the thirty-floor building.

  They are anxious to get to the rooftop where the helicopter is waiting. Moving quickly and quietly, they entered the elevator to reach the rooftop. They covered the camera in the elevator with some black spray paint.

  Finally after a few minutes the three hombres reached the rooftop and exited the elevator.

  The helicopter is ready to leave and is waiting for los hombres to carry Bella, Paty, y Jessy onto the helicopter.

  The mujers are still out and don’t realize that they are being taken out of the country and out of their hombres’ brazos.

  One of the hombres pulls out his cell phone and quickly calls his commander. “Mextli, we have the cargo,” said Jaime, El Mextli’s right-hand hombre.

  “Bien,” said El Mextli, ending the call, resting his back into his white sofa grinning, taking a drink of his tequila. This has worked out magnificently. Now I have la familia De La Cruz en mis manos, he thought with glee.

  Jaime made another call to one of his hombres that is waiting in the club. “Prieto, deliver the package,” said Jaime, looking at his watch. Everything is working out on schedule.

  “Hecho,” said Prieto, walking to the waiter to have the message delivered.

  Jaime turns around to look at las tres hermosa mujers. I know that their hombres are going to be ready to kill, he thought, looking at each one with care.

  Si, de verdad estan hermosas, and I want to get them locked up before todos estos gueys abuse them.

  Jaime turns to look at each guey, warning them about touching the cargo. I just can’t stomach having una mujer abused and much less these mujers que son todas unas reinas.

  We should be there in a few more minutes, and I pray that El Mextli will not want to abuse them. I know that he just started his dominance over the Baja California and wants to demonstrate how vicious and ruthless he is.

  The other cartel that is located in central of Mexico has the other prima. She is actually una FBI agent, and that is incredible that they managed to take her.

  The United States government agencies are on high alert. I can imagine this getting even worse when the shit hits the fan esta noche. When Los De La Cruz familia realize that we have taken three more of their mujers.

  Greg stands up to look over in the direction of el cuarto de mujers, wondering what is taking them so long.

  He turns to look at Jose Enrique y Carlos with a raised eyebrow. “It’s taken a little too long for me,” he said, looking at them, waiting to see what they thought.

  “Si, I was thinking the same,” said Jose Enrique, taking a drink of his cerveza, starting to stand up along with Carlos.

  “I don’t like this,” said Carlos, starting to feel an ache in his corazon, starting to walk in the direction of el cuarto de mujers.

  I wonder if I’m overreacting. Las mujers almost always take some sweet time in el cuarto de mujers, he thought, walking rapidly and starting to get really anxious.

  “Shit.” I need to find Paty now before I have a heart attack with this immense fear that is taking over mi body, he thought, almost running.

  “Wait up,” said Greg, following close on Carlos’s heels. This is not good. I can feel that something is happening to mi Bella, he thought with his corazon starting to beat quick and harder, feeling as if it’s going to burst out of his chest.

  “Gueys, I’m not feeling well,” said Jose Enrique when he arrives right behind Carlos y Greg, trying to control his breathing.

  Hmm … I feel mi corazon aching, as if a fist is squeezing it real tight and I can’t breathe, he thought, leaning over trying to relax.

  “I’ll get a chica to go in and look for them,” said Carlos, approaching a chica that is sitting near el cuarto de mujers. “Excuse me, can you please go into el cuarto de mujers and ask for mi esposa?” asks Carlos with a smile, trying to look nice.

  La chica looks at Carlos and smiles, nodding her cabeza. “Si, I can. What is tu esposa’s name?” she asks, standing up, thinking how lucky some mujers are to have such guapo hombres.

  “Paty, y muchas gracias,” said Carlos with relief, giving la chica some money for her effort.

  “No, no es nada,” she said smiling, not wanting to take the money. “I’ll be back.” She went into la ladies’ cuarto and asked the two mujers that were there if they were Paty. They said no, and the other area is empty. The chica returns and advises Carlos. “Sorry but there were only two mujers in el cuarto de mujers.”

  Carlos’s corazon starts to pound harder, making it hard to breathe. He thanks la chica. “Gracias.” turns to go to advise Jose Enrique y Greg.

  “No estan en el cuarto de mujers,” said Carlos, taking deep breaths. “We need to get security to assist us in searching for them in the club.”

  “Si,” said Greg, starting to turn to locate where the security is.

  A waiter approaches Jose Enrique with a cerveza and note. “Señor De La Cruz?” asks the waiter, waiting for a response from Jose Enrique.

  Jose Enrique looks at the waiter and cerveza, wondering what is up with this. “Si, soy De La Cruz,” he responds, waiting for the waiter to enlighten him.

  “Si, this cerveza is sent over by el caballero at the bar with this note,” said the waiter, turning to indicate which hombre sent the cerveza y note.

  The waiter cannot see the caballero, turns to Jose Enrique with a small unsure smile. “El caballero is not there anymore,” he said, handing over the tray to Jose Enrique.

  Jose Enrique is looking at the bar and cannot see any caballero and is getting really anxious. He looks at Greg and Carlos that indicate to take the note.

  “Jose Enrique, read the damn note,” said Carlos with frustration and anxiety.

  Greg is very scared, anxious, and knows that something awful has happen to his baby. He quickly starts to ask the waiter questions on what the guey looks like.

  “Tell us how this guey looks like,” demands Greg with controlled fury.

  The waiter is getting scared by how furious and frustrated they look. “He is tall, dark, and looks mean,” said the waiter, starting to back away from them.

  “Did you ever see him in the club before?” asks Greg, watching the waiter real close. “How long have you worked here?”

  “Si, I have worked here for over dos años, and no I have never seen that hombre before,” said the waiter, starting to get pale.

  Este hombre looks ready to kill me and I don’t know what’s going on, thought the waiter. “Señor el hombre asked me to bring el Señor De La Cruz esta cerveza y nota.”

  Greg can see that the waiter is starting to get scared. He most likely didn’t know or ever seen the guey, thought Greg. “I need you to give mi your full name and number,” he requests in an authoritative voz. Greg wants to have the intel in case they need to talk to him again.

  “Si,” said the waiter, scared and anxious to get away from Greg. Estos hombres estan muy enojado’s y no si por qué, thought the waiter, starting to sweat.

  “Jose Enrique, tell us what the damn nota dice!” demands Carlos with frustration, looking at Jose Enrique grow pale and scared.

  Jose Enrique looks up with fear and anger in his ojos. “They took our mujers!” he shouts out in horror, frustration, and rage, looking around to see if he can see the guey that sent him the note.

  Carlos takes the note away from Jose Enrique’s mano in
frustration, not understanding what he meant. He reads the note aloud so Greg can hear.

  “De La Cruz, we have your tesoros, y you will get them back when you agree to work with El Mextli el Rey de Baja California.”

  Carlos lets out an anguished yell almost falling to his knees with the intense pain that he feels when he realizes that the cartel has his baby.

  Greg turns and smashes his fist into the wall, yelling out in pain not believing that his Bella is in the ruthless manos of the cartel.

  He is shaking with rage, looking for the waiter and going to him. “You will give me all the details that you can remember now,” he demands in a forceful and angry voz, pulling the waiter outside to get all the details.

  Carlos follows Greg, pulling Jose Enrique along to hear all the details.

  “Now tell us everything that you can remember about the guey that gave you the nota,” demands Greg with fury, trying to not take out his anger and frustration on the waiter.

  “I told you that it’s the first time that I saw him in the club. He is tall, dark, and is wearing black shirt and pants. He has straight long black pelo to his shoulders and has a tattoo on his left forearm that looks like an Azteca Indian,” said the waiter, trembling with fear.

  The waiter looks at these strong tall intense-looking hombres and is scared for his life. It looks like someone is playing with these hombres, and I don’t want anything to do with it. Dios mio, help, I don’t know what’s going on.

  “Okay, pero you better be available if I need any additional information. Here’s mi number if you see the guey in here, if you recall anything, anything at all,” said Greg, looking at the waiter, memorizing his cara. “Don’t try in hiding because I will find you.”

  “Si,” said the waiter, trembling and ready to run back to work before they change their minds and start to beat him.

  “You better not disappear because we will find you,” said Carlos, looking at his license that he withdrew from his wallet handing it over to Greg to write down his information.

  “No, I will be available,” said the waiter, waiting for his wallet.