Hot & Spicy: De La Cruz Saga (20 page)

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
 

JOSE
ENRIQUE
Y
JESSY
WENT
to la familia dinner. Jose Enrique is relaxed after spending some incredible hours loving his novia. Jessy makes everything seem better he thought pulling her closer to his side.

As they approached la casa, you can hear all the excited voices of la familia. They are all enjoying each other’s company. In the background, you can hear the romantic Mexican Spanish love songs. The night is beautiful. The sky looks like incredible dark velvet with sparkling stars.

The entire De La Cruz familia is relaxing and enjoying their gathering. Everyone has comments and suggestions for the weddings. It has been a while since there was any type of special events in la familia.

La familia is going to have three weddings this summer. Los padres are overjoyed. They have been waiting for a long time for their niños to marry and have bebes. Los hermanos, los padres of la familia are happily chatting, playing cards, and drinking their cervezas.

Las comadres are happily cooking the dinner meal, describing the brides’ wedding gowns, and beautiful rings.

Los primos are teasing Ricky. It is exciting and romantic that he eloped. Los primos just cannot let it go and pass up this perfect opportunity to torment him. The weekend has had a lot of exciting events. Everybody wants to learn every detail of the elopement.

Erica is also engaged, y la familia is meeting her fiancé Gabriel Corona. Gabriel Corona is a Navy SEAL. Erica’s brother Chris is his SEAL buddy.

Ricky, Jacki, Gabriel, y Erica decided that it will be fantastic to have a double wedding. They ran into each other at the priest’s office. They realized that they wanted the same day to marry. La familia thought it is awesome and exciting to have a double wedding.

Jose Enrique y Jessy walk toward las mamas to give them a hug and un beso. Jose Enrique y Jessy went to sit next to Ricky y Jacki. Ricky is holding Jacki on his lap. Ricky just cannot let go of Jacki, not even a minute.

“Primo, you’re late. You missed all the abuse that los primos were dishing out to me. I cannot believe that they really saw me as un playboy. Even mi reina thought I was,” said Ricky, shaking his cabeza in disbelief, as he leans in to give Jacki un beso embracing her small waist.

“Primo, it is a big surprise to all of us. We never envision that you will elope, ever. We all believed you were having an extremely amount of pleasure with all las chicas that are always after you,” said Jose Enrique with a huge taunting grin. He quickly ducks avoiding the spoon that Ricky throws at him. He then adjusts his chair hugging Jessy closer to him on his side.

Erica walks over to them to introduce her fiancé Gabriel. She has introduced him to the entire familia. Jose Enrique y Jessy are the last ones to arrive.

Erica stops y Gabriel is right behind her with his brazos around her small waist. Erica smiles with pleasure flashing her cute dimples. Her ojos are sparkling with alegría.

“Primo, Jessy, I want to introduce mi novio Gabriel Corona,” Gabriel releases Erica moving to her side to greet Jose Enrique y Jessy, extending out his mano to shake theirs.

“Hola, nice to meet you,” said Gabriel as he shakes their manos. “Erica has told me that you’re getting married in July. Congratulations,” said Gabriel with a smile.

“Thanks, you too, we heard earlier in the day that you y Erica are also getting married,” said Jose Enrique, nodding with satisfaction.

“Gabriel is also a Navy SEAL like Chris,” said Erica turning to look at Gabriel with adoration in her huge ojos.

“Really, we all thought that you didn’t want to meet a SEAL, Erica,” said Jose Enrique with curiosity.

“Primo let me get this clear. I objected to meeting a SEAL because I didn’t want to be always anxious y scared for mi amor. Not because they did not attract me,” said Erica nodding. “Gabriel’s duty will be expiring in six months. He has promise me that he will not reenlist again.”

“Really, that’s interesting. What are you planning on doing, Gabriel, once you’re out?” asks Jose Enrique.
I wonder if he has the experience in explosives for demolishing that I think he has. I need someone that can take charge of our demolishing contracts.

“Why don’t you two sit down with us?” said Ricky interested in investigating his plans y skills.
He can be the man we need
he thought.

“Yeah, good idea,” said Gabriel sitting down pulling Erica onto his lap. There is only one seat available. Erica sighs in contentment, resting her brazo on his shoulder, thinking
I just love mi baby. He’s so yummy.
Then she starts to smile flashing her dimples.

Los primos have never seen Erica smile so much or talk so much. They are truly feliz for Erica.

“I was thinking of applying at the FBI or police departments. I know that with my knowledge y skills, I can get a great job. I also have mi bachelor of science in business. I still have a few months to think about where to apply,” said Gabriel, smiling at Erica.

“I know you have to have experience in explosives and demolishing,” said Jose Enrique, turning to smile at Jessy.

“Explosives and demolishing is what I specialize,” said Gabriel, regarding his angel smiling into hers ojos, thinking
how lucky I am to have her.

“You know, Gabriel, I have been looking for someone with your qualifications, knowledge, and experience in explosives and demolishing. We often have contracts that need to have an existing building demolished, and you know how dangerous it can be if not done correctly. It is hard to get a person that has that skill,” said Jose Enrique, looking at Gabriel with interest. “Are you going to be here in town mañana? We can meet and discuss the possibility of you joining our company as a demolishing department manager. How does that sound?”

“Jose Enrique, you aroused my interest. It sounds promising. I need to get back to training this week. I can get in touch and let you know when I’m off on leave again. I was planning on taking some time off to help Erica with the wedding details,” said Gabriel, looking at Jose Enrique with interest.

“That sounds great. What do you think, Ricky?” said Jose Enrique, turning to regard Ricky to get his input.

“It sounds like he is the person that we have been seeking. Gabriel, can you please let us know as soon as possible? We are very interested,” said Ricky, giving his reina another beso.

“Gabriel, here is mi business card so you can contact me directly to mi cell phone. I want you to contact me and advice when we can meet. This is a relief off our shoulders. You know that it is very hard to find a responsible individual with the knowledge y skills to do demolishing,” said Jose Enrique.

“We need to have you in contract as soon as possible. All three of our weddings will be this summer, and we will be away on our luna de miel. I would like this resolved before then,” said Ricky, turning to look at Gabriel.

“Sounds great,” said Gabriel, looking at Ricky and then turns to look at Jose Enrique.

“What about our reception for our double boda” asks Erica wondering when they are going to plan their boda?

“We are planning to have ours at mis padres’ casa,” said Ricky. “It’s as spacious as it is here, and I think we can fit both our wedding parties. Don’t you agree?” asks Ricky, observing Erica.

“I only intend to invite our padres y familia. You know I really don’t have a lot of amigos. We are planning on having a small boda. We are only having the maid of honor y best man. Baby, do you know who tu best man is going to be?” asks Erica, regarding Gabriel with todo su amor.

“Angel, I want mi hermano to be mi best man,” said Gabriel gazing into her ojos to observe her reaction to his choice.
I hope she did not want me to have Chris as mi best man. He is mi SEAL bud, mi best amigo, but Carlos es mi hermano. It looks like mi angel is okay with that,
and he smiles at her.

“Baby, that sounds terrific. Mi hermana Bella is mi maid of honor, how awesome,” said Erica is truly delighted.

“Maybe they will like each other.” She smiles flashing off her cute dimples. Everybody loves Erica.

“What about you, Ricky, Jacki, are you having a large boda?” asks Erica, turning to look at them.

“Mi reina, we have not discussed our boda. What do you want?” asks Ricky, observing Jacki, wondering what she desires.

“Baby I dream of having a small wedding, just like Erica. I want Jessy to be mi maid of honor, what about you?” asks Jacki, contemplating her esposo, smiling into his ojos with todo her amor.

“Mi reina, I will forever want whatever you want. I want mi hermano Tony to be mi best man,” said Ricky, smiling at Jacki.

Ricky is giving his reina another beso. Everybody looks on in amusement. Ricky really did not want to let go of Jacki.

“I think that we should go get our dinner y drinks. I am starving y cannot wait to get some tamales,” said Ricky as he shifts Jacki off his lap, hugging her to her side, walking away.

“That sounds like a splendid idea,” said Erica standing up, taking Gabriel’s mano to follow them to get their dinner plates. Gabriel pulls Erica into his side.

Jose Enrique turns to Jessy with a grin. “Let’s get our dinner, mi amor, but first I need un beso,” he said pulling Jessy into his brazos kissing her with passion.

Paty y Bella approach Ricky y Jacki. “Well, congratulations, primo, Jacki. Jacki la familia is really pleased that Ricky selected you. We are all surprise on his marriage, but we can understand it when we learn that it is you. Welcome to la familia,” said Paty. Bella and Paty hug Jacki with alegría.

Jacki is extremely feliz to feel so welcomed. “Patty, Bella, thank you. The entire familia has made me feel welcomed, and that makes me muy feliz,” said Jacki, smiling shyly at las primas.

Ricky pulls her back into his brazos. “Mi reina, I welcome you,” he said with a big wicked grin, and Jacki turns to look at him with a huge smile.

“We heard that you’re having a double wedding with Erica y Gabriel. That sounds like fun. If you need any help from us, Jacki, just let us know,” said Bella, looking at how feliz they are.

“Si, I will. I think Erica and I will be getting together to plan out our bodas. If we need help, of course, we will ask la familia. Thanks,” said Jacki with a smile.

“Bella, I want to let you know that I feel its best that Jacki doesn’t go into work mañana. I think that there will be too much excitement and questions that I don’t want her to suffer through,” said Ricky, regarding his primas.

“Si, primo, I hadn’t thought of that. You’re right. It will probably be a fiasco with the media, associates, and employees. They will be curious y excited. Jacki shouldn’t have to put up with that. She really should stay en casa y relax,” said Bella, nodding her cabeza in agreement.

All four start to walk toward the kitchen to get their own dinner plates. La familia’s bebes locas, the twins, walk up to them and tug Jacki away from Ricky, laughing, as they see their hermano get upset.

“Really hermano, you need to let us talk to our amiga y new hermana. You just keep her to yourself,” chuckles Claudia y Vero as they pull Jacki down the walkway to have a little talk.

“Okay, spill!” squeals Vero with excitement. “We know you were not dating. So what’s up? How did you catch mi playboy hermano?”

“Yeah, I need to learn the skills, so I can catch myself un esposo. Jacki, obviously, you got it down to a science. Please tell us,” said Claudia in excitement.

Laughing at them, Jacki glances at her baby. He is such a hunk. She turns to her amigas—new hermanas. “Amigas, you know how I always thought mi baby is hot,” said Jacki.

“Yeah, you and all the other chicas that were always chasing him,” said Claudia, nodding her cabeza, wanting to hear the scoop.

“You know that he didn’t know I was alive. You also know that I would never do anything to draw his attention. We accidently ran into each other at work,” said Jacki, turning to look at Ricky, winking at him.

“We want to see the wedding rings that everybody is talking about,” said Claudia, pulling her mano to see the rings, y Vero is leaning in to get a look.

“Si, I think they are precioso. Ricky and I selected out our wedding rings,” said Jacki. “I’m muy feliz that Ricky loves me.”