Chapter 35. "Cake"

By Lina.

It's ten o'clock at night and the party is just taking shape, the truth is that my mother-in-law is a very good organizer and hostess, the food is delicious, the snacks or even she thought about everything.

At this moment I find myself dancing with my husband who is very happy, the truth is the same when we got married, we already needed these family gatherings, after the worries of the bad times we went through in our first months of marriage, my grandmother said that "the first year or the first years of marriage were the most difficult" since it is the process in which you get used to your partner, that was said a week before my grandfather died, so that made much more sense for my.

Feeling the smell, heat and the voice of Aaron in my ear singing the song that is playing, I feel like it was just him and me, as if no one was around us.

- You do not know how I would like to be in another place with you.- he says in my ear in a seductive tone.

- Mmmmhh just imagining I would like to be there. - I say slowly in his ear.

- Do not provoke me love, I am capable of stealing you tonight.- mmmmhh a tempting proposal.

- And what are you waiting for? - I say looking him directly in the eyes. I see how his pupils dilate upon hearing that. He is about to say something but his mother interrupts him.

"Son, it's time to cut the cake, come on," he says as he takes us both by the hands.

We approach the gift table where most of the guests are singing the mañanitas played by mariachis, the atmosphere is pleasant all this as expected on their birthday, without worries, without problems, without tension, all calm and at peace.

At the end of the mañanitas we sing "bite, bite" which means "gather everyone behind the birthday boy and smash him against his cake", poor dear, he even got cake in his nose, goodbye cake! So rich that it looked, hahaha but the truth is I can not stop laughing when I see how it turned out.

- There is little water! You destroyed the cake. - Ricardo and Renata tell him at the same time.

- Leave my son alone.- my mother-in-law tells my brothers-in-law.- Better pass me napkins.

I accompany Aarón along with Ricardo to the bathroom and clean his face, I take the opportunity to clean his jacket and shirt that got dirty in the process, my brother-in-law went to his car for a clean shirt that he has for emergencies, thank God he is cautious if I wouldn't wear his shirt like that, because my father-in-law's don't fit him.

- Ready, your face is clean, do you feel sweet or something? - I ask as I rinse the handkerchief to continue cleaning.

- I feel on my forehead like hair sticking to the skin.- she says grabbing her hair.- Is there a sensation or is it?

- It's just a sensation, you're clean, well wash your face with soap to remove that feeling.- that's how he does it, I'm placing the towel around his neck when I hear a knock on the door.

- Who? - When I open the door I do not see anyone but I find a shirt hanging on the door handle, I turn my eyes to the hall to see if there is someone but I do not see anyone without giving more interest I return with Aaron.

- Who was? - He asks me when I'm next to him.

- Nobody, there was only the shirt.

- Maybe he wanted to give us some time alone. - he says, approaching little by little or at least what my belly leaves us, he takes me by the hips while distributing kisses on my neck.

- My ... love ... mmmmhh ... this someone can come.- I tell him as I try to push him away.

- No one will come, we already have the shirt so no one will bother us.

She is slowly lowering the shoulder of the dress to begin to distribute kisses in that area and go to the clavicles, from there her gaze rises until it connects with mine without letting me protest, she kisses me demandingly so much that it becomes a tongue fight, I'm not willing to let him win so I return the kiss with the same intensity, my hands go to his hair and I stretch it to the point of making him moan, one of my hands goes down his neck and goes to his pants, when I see my intentions move away he grabs his shirt and puts it on, I see everything in slow motion I can't believe that he ... he left me wanting to continue ... we will continue at another time but I will not forget this and he will pay for it.

- Well ... it's time to go. - I tell him at the same time that I fix my hair and lipstick without even seeing him.

- Yes.- our eyes meet through the mirror but it is only for a short time since I stopped looking at him so I could concentrate on fixing myself.- are you angry my love? - in his voice I can distinguish a certain tone of mockery so I decide not answer her.- Lina, love ...

"It's time to go." I tell him without even looking into his eyes, I open the bathroom door with the intention of going out but this is frustrated by a hand.

- I'm sorry sweetheart but if he didn't stop ... - I close my eyes and turn around to see him in the eye.- If he didn't stop we would never get out of here and the truth is that I prefer ... - He is interrupted by the knocking on the door.

- Get out of there or you will have to wash the bathroom.- Ricardo and Renata can be heard laughing from the other side of the door.

- Apparently we should go out. - he says very close to my lips, at what moment did he approach? - You look beautiful in that dress.

"Thanks, it's time to go." I give him a delicate kiss, as we walk away from the door.

"Well see you in five minutes," he tells me as he opens the door for me.

I just seat and without further ado I go out, closing the door I hear a curse from him.

- Apparently someone was cleaning their "things" .- Renata comments raising and lowering the eyebrows and I only feel my cheeks hot.

The three of us are talking and joking about the things they did in their childhood, they tell me that Aarón had a diary in his room where they had photos of me, with love notes, poems and plans for a future together.

When I go out to the patio I see how the party is going for a long time, the guests are dancing and singing along with the musical group that hired the truth is that they are fabulous. We arrive at the table where Carlos, Irina, Marijo and María are laughing at I don't know what. When they see us, Elos gets up and offers me his chair to sit down, which I thank him.

"Linlin, I can't believe you're already married and expecting a beautiful baby." Apparently Irina has gone too far with tequila and mojitos.

"Neither am I beautiful," I say with a smile.

- If Natt were here, I'm sure he would cry with emotion. - Everyone with his comment stopped smiling to change it for a grimace. - I'm sorry guys but it's true.

She's right, but apparently Elos wants to be the same or worse than her since she drank her drink too quickly.

- Linda, I think it's time to sleep.

"No, Maria, it's not time yet." He says it while he takes the bottle of tequila so they don't take it away.

- Yes, sweetheart, the children are already asleep so let's go.

Without wasting time, Maria grabs her by the waist and takes her against her will.

- What did I miss guys? - There is God! Aaron asks next to me.

- What a wave birthday, how was the cleaning? - Ricardo asks.

- Well thank you.- he answers with a very relaxed attitude.- Shall we dance little girl?

- Yes. - I stand up and we walk to the track.

When I get to the track I feel the music running through my veins to the rhythm of the Sonora Santanera *. I feel like Aaron hugs me or at least he tries, our baby is more and more restless every time, especially when he hears his father's voice.

Oh God! I already want to have her here with me, I already want to have her in my arms but at the same time I want her to never be born so that I can protect her so that she does not have diseases, that she does not suffer from cold, hunger, in these months I have become so used to feeling her in my belly that I feel so afraid of whether I will be a good mother, whether I will be able to put a stop to my studies or to continue with them but without neglecting my baby, but well I'll see that when my girl is born.

The party ended at three in the morning. We retired together with my parents, Carlos and sleeping sisters, who, being little girls, carried them up to the back seat guarded by my mother, my father would drive and a half-drunk Carlos as co-pilot, we went to part in our car. Upon arriving at the house, each one went to his room to be able to rest after this exhausting day.

Upon entering the bedroom, Aarón helped me take off my dress and shoes to put on my pajamas and lie down, he took off all his clothes to stay in his underwear and settle next to me to fall into the arms of Morpheus.

* La Sonora Santanera.- It is one of the most important and famous groups of Mexican tropical music. *