Chapter 31

GABRIELA

I'm sure if my mother found out that I'm not inside the house she would kill me. I hope Marcos distracts them, but from what I could see, my siblings hadn't realized it was me, so I'm a little calmer.

I had been walking for a couple of minutes towards the place where Alex would end up appearing and shortly after, I ran into him. I could see he's worried about something and if it hadn't been for me putting my hand on his chest, he would have run over me, he hadn't even seen me, but after putting my hand on his chest, he looked up from the ground to my eyes.

"Gabriela." He whispered "Where were you going to go?" I asked, a little annoyed, I must admit, "I was going to look for you, I thought you were angry with me and that's why you weren't answering the phone." He admitted and I rolled my eyes. "It's not because I'm mad at you, darling, I'm so deaf right now I don't hear much of what we're saying."

"But you are talking to me and you seem to hear it." He said confused and I denied "It's not because I hear you, but it's because I read your lips. I wouldn't know at all what you're telling me." I assured "And that is good?" He asked and I shrugged "I have no idea, but I'm fine, really. I'm not mad at you at all. It's impossible for me to be. I don't even know how that idea crossed your mind."

"Because yesterday you had gotten angry when you saw Paula, I thought you had thought things through better and you had gotten angry again." my boyfriend sighed with relief, realizing I'm not angry with him. "Listen to me, Alejandro Rodríguez, I'm not angry with you. I don't care what that woman wants to do with us, she won't be able to separate us, we'll fight for us and prevent her from achieving her goal of separating us, ok?

"Alright. Sorry for almost doing this, but I was desperate." He apologized and I nodded, because I knew how impulsive he could be. "It's nothing, it was my fault for not picking up Carlos's phone and telling you I was fine, but you could tell me you would break up with me I wouldn't know" I said honestly.

"That would never happen, I wouldn't be able to break up with you, beautiful." He stated and I nodded "And right now I'm not able to hear too much of what you're telling me, I have to go home." I said "Yes, you shouldn't get cold, I don't think it's the best for your ear."

"If my mother finds out I'm out, she kills me, Marcos and Carlos are covering me at home." I admitted and a small smile appeared on his face "Then go, I don't want you to get in trouble because of me."

"Even if I do, I don't care if I get into trouble, they should have known it would be impossible to keep me home for so long." I assured "And when are you going back to college?" He asked curiously. "On Monday, I'll have to keep my ear from getting cold, but I'm going."

"I can help you with that, I have a wool hat at home, I can lend it to you, I don't use it at all." He replied with a big smile on his face "That would be great." I responded, "Well, I'll bring it to you on Monday, now take care of yourself my love and remember I love you more than life itself."

"I love you too." We kissed and after a couple of minutes we started walking in different directions. From time to time, we turned to look at each other until I got home when I entered. I went straight up to the studio. I notice Marcos coming behind me and as soon as we enter, we open the door, I take off Carlos's jacket and sit.

"Just so you know I think it was reckless to go out Gabriela, you shouldn't have." Marcos protested to which I rolled my eyes "I didn't take too long Marcos, don't get annoying." I said "It's true Marcos, it didn't take too long. She knows what she's doing and how to take care of herself." Carlos defended me "Maybe, but what if later she feels bad or something? I don't want to have that on my conscience."

"You won't get it because I was the one who went out, you didn't force me or anything, now relax, I'm fine." I assured him, "At least you kept him from coming home." He admitted and I nodded. "Yes, it's something." I got up from the chair and headed towards the bed where Ana s sleeping, so I sat next to her covering my legs and it didn't take long for her to approach me and leave her head on my legs. I started to run my hand through her hair and I could see how her brothers stared at us, which makes me look at them.

"Get rid of that stupid face, you're going to drool all over the floor" I said, rolling my eyes, "Sorry, but it's no wonder. As soon as you get close to her, I don't know how she notices it or anything because she totally sticks to you."

"You are exaggerated." I said, beginning to think I'm surrounded by exaggerated people. "No, we're not. If we didn't know she's our sister and didn't know you, we would think you are her mother, wouldn't we, Carlos?" Marcos asked his brother, "Totally." he supported "You two exaggerating, I am twenty-one and virgin."

"We know but you love children. Are you going to tell me you didn't think about having children?" Marcos asked and I rolled my eyes. "I'm not going to talk about that." I assured, "If it's for me, don't worry, it won't bother me. I will be the best uncle your child can have."

"We would see about that; I would be a great uncle." Marcos countered. "Can I know why we're talking about my possible children?" I asked, "Because you love children and after seeing Alex's face and what he told me afterwards, he would love to be the father of your child."

"What are you taking about? We never talked about it." I responded confused, "But the idea is in your head. He made it clear when he sent me the photo." He stated and both Marcos and I frowned without understanding what he meant "What photo?" we both asked at the same time.

He took out his phone and started looking for the photo that supposedly made it clear to him Alex wanted to have children and when he found the photo, turned the phone over to let me see it. In it I could see I had Ana in my arms, she's asleep. I don't know when that photo is from, until I remembered it happened just yesterday so he had to take that photo without anyone knowing it. I'm not going to lie the photo it's beautiful and I loved it.

"Send me the photo and that doesn't tell anything about him wanting to have children." I said, still confused, "Yes, it says. In the caption of the photo has the eyes for hearts emoticon and the conversation afterwards says it all."

"I don't understand what you're talking about, explain." I said "You better read it." He responded, handing me his phone. "I don't want to get into your conversation." I protested, "You won't get into it, it's the only way I can find for you to understand." He assured, "But I don't want to read anything."

"I won't tell you anything" He insisted, "I'm not going to do it." I stated, "Ok, I'll read it to you, listen well." He said "Sure, since I hear so much." I responded ironically with a smile on my face "Sorry I didn't mean that, read my lips then."

"Carlos, really…" I started, but he ended up handing me his cell phone. "Pick it up and read it, you'll realize how much he loves you." He asked and I was going to have no choice but to read the conversation, even though it was the last thing I want to do at the moment.

When I finished reading, I didn't understand what I have just read, more than anything I'm freaking. Did Alex want to have children with me? Honestly, that thought never crossed my mind, I love kids and at some point, in my life I would like to have a child, but having a child with Alex had never crossed my mind. The mere idea of imagining little Alex made me feel something I don't know how to describe.

"Can I know what you show her him to make her look like this, Carlos?" Marcos asked, squatting in front of me. "Nothing, what I and Alex talked about." he responded, shrugging his shoulders, "Well, what you talked about left her like this. Gabriela, react."

I don't know when I have Marcos in front of me and Carlos at my side. I don't know how long I was thinking about that image, I just know they're both looking at me strangely. "What's happening?" I asked confused. "Until you hear us, what do you think about so much?" he asked "Not at all."

"The goofy smile you had a few seconds ago is nothing." Marcos assured "You imagined it, right?" Carlos said with a big smile on his face "You like seeing me like this, don't you?" I asked ironically. "It's something you had to know, but don't deny it's something you would like."

"I'm not going to deny it, but I never thought about that possibility." I admitted, "Well, now I've made you think about it." He stated to which I nodded "What are you talking about?" Marcos asked, confused. "Let her tell you, I won't."

"I'll tell you, don't worry, but not now." It didn't take much longer for Ana to wake up and it's at that moment we went downstairs to spend a while with my siblings and my parents. An hour later they went home and my ear started bleeding so I went to the bathroom to avoid staining my clothes and after a while I went to bed, because I'm too sleepy to stay awake much longer.