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Starting soon! It was so much fun last time!!
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Tumblr keeps messing up my posts if I post from my laptop. It cuts off the last couple of paragraphs, doesn’t insert the ‘keep reading’ link. So frustrating. I have had issues before but they resolved. Now its happening again.. is happening to anyone else??
It had been a shit day, a shit week, truth be told it had been a shit few months. The house was dark when you pulled into the driveway. The kids were staying at Cesaria’s house and Nick was working late. You sighed. At least there was a cold six pack waiting for you in the fridge. That thought got you out of the car and up the front steps.
“Welcome home mi amada.” Nick’s soft, low voice filled your ears. He slowly crossed the floor to you, smirking.
“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, you scared the hell out of me.” You brought a hand to your chest. “I thought you had to work late?”
“Well, I may have fibbed a little. I wanted to surprise you.” Nick pulled you to his chest and kissed your temple. “I knew it was a bad day, so I thought I’d make you dinner and then maybe we can watch a movie.”
“The surprise was a success.” You laughed and patted his chest. “Please tell me that is your grandmother’s Vaca Frita that I smell. I am starving. Didn’t have time for lunch.”
Nick slid his hand down your back, directing you to the kitchen. “It sure is. Go change and I’ll dish up our plates.”
“Still up for a movie?” Nick inquired as the two of you cleaned up after dinner. When you turned, he was fidgeting with a dish towel. His eyes turned up to yours.
As exhausted as you were you couldn’t say no? ”Yep. What are we watching?”
Nick waved his hand in the air. “It’s-it’s just some independent film. Uh, someone recommended it.” Nick seemed nervous, giving you a shy smile.
You arched an eyebrow. “Yeah. Okay, Nick.” Shaking your head you wondered what he was up to. You were hoping you could stay awake through the movie.
Nick grabbed your hand as you headed to the living room. “This way.” He lead you to the backyard. A sheet covered one outside. You noticed a projector set up on a table.
“What are you up to, Amaro?” You asked with one arched brow.
“You’ll see.” Nick grinned back at you. He sat beside you, putting an arm around your shoulders.
Your eyes widened and you gasped. It was a picture of your and Nick’s first date. The picture changed to other candids of you and Nick. When you and Nick moved in together, when you adopted Frankie, vacations, engagement, wedding, pregnancies, and the kids. All set to meaningful songs from your relationship.
Nick squeezed your shoulder when you wiped tears off your cheeks. “Nick. That was…” You brushed tears from your eyes and took a calming breath, “beautiful. How did you do this?”
“I had some help with the editing…”
“Owen.” The two of you said in unison then chuckled.
“That kid is something else,” you mused. “We did real good making those two.”
Nick nodded. “They got the best of both of us. Your smarts and my good looks.”
“That they did.” You dropped your gaze before looking into his eyes. “Thank you for all you did tonight and have been doing. This was better than any night out. I love you, Nicky.”
“My pleasure mi amor. And thank you for loving me not only through my best but my worst.” He took you and hand and gently pulled you over to his lap. “I love you so, so much, Y/N.”
Peter moved the hair from your face and delivered a kiss to your temple. You were already awake but just couldn’t bear to drag yourself out of bed. When you opened your eyes, Peter sweet smile greeted you. So did rain, cold and gloom outside. “Peter,” you said in a raspy voice, “it’s Saturday. Why are you up so early? Even the kids aren’t up yet.”
“Been up since 5AM. Wanted to get my work out done for the day.” Peter rose from your side of the bed and stripped off his sweaty shirt.
“Of course you have,” you grumbled sleepily. Being pregnant with twins was kicking your butt. And you still had four months left. Not that you were one for the gym anyway.
“Have you thought of a middle name?” Peter asked over his shoulder as he entered the bathroom.
“Nope. Maybe if I go back to sleep, one will come to me.” You rolled over and closed your eyes.
Peter chuckled. “Okay, darling. We’ll discuss when you’re more awake. I’ll shower then make some breakfast.”
“Hmmm…”, you mumbled into the pillow.
“Mama,” Audra whispered. “I sweep wif you.”
“Yeah. C’mon baby girl .” You pulled the comforter back and she climbed in beside you, then snuggled into your chest.
When Peter came out of the bathroom he paused seeing you and Audra snuggled in bed and grinned. He was a blessed man. He moved around the bathroom quietly so as not to wake the two of you.
The aroma of bacon and sweet waffles woke you up. 7:30 o’clock. Audra was just waking up too. She was like you, not much of an early riser.
Peter was getting plates out of the cabinet when you walked in holding Audra. Her legs dangling on either side of your rounded belly She had her face buried in your neck. “My beautiful ladies. Good morning loves.”
“We’re not awake yet, Daddy,” you informed him. Stretching up you kissed Peter, then licked your lips. “Mmm…Maple syrup. Yummy.”
The tips of Peter’s ears reddened and he cleared his throat. "Can Daddy hold you, Audra?” She nodded and went to Peter’s arms. “Hungry Munchie? Daddy made you and Mama’s favorite-waffles!”
“I helped Daddy make breakfast,” Julian stated proudly. “I stirred. We made extra cause Daddy said you eat more when you have a baby in your belly.”
“Well, it smells very good.” You kissed his head as he sat at the table. ”You did a good job.” Your hand rubbed your belly. “I am famished. Bring on the waffles.”
The four of you sat to eat, Audra on Peter’s lap, eating from his plate. "Maybe we can go to the children’s museum later. Then have lunch at Marco’s. ”
“Yeah. Pasta. I want that.” You took a bite of bacon. Crispy. Just the way you like it. “I’d like to stop at the bookstore too.”
“Emanuel.” Peter blurted out.
“Huh?” You said around a mouthful of waffle.
“For a middle name.” He gave Audra a bite of waffle dripping with syrup that ended up running her chin. Which she, of course, wiped off on her hand then Peter’s Tshirt. He grinned at her.
You nodded your head thoughtfully. “I like it. So. That’s it. We have names for both babies.”
“Really?” Peter smiled. “Really? We settled on names for the twins?”
“Liam Emanuel and Lauren Brielle it is.” You returned his smile, then mouthed ‘I love you’, before taking another waffle from the platter.
M&C: When I watch the show, your Miguel seems more enamored of appearances than a depth of feelings when it comes to Emily. She looks the part of this perfect wife created in your mind. And relationships rarely survive contempt. There’s a contemptuous undercurrent going on. Can you talk about that?
Danny Pino: Well, I think there’s a lot of finger-pointing in terms of who’s responsible for our son being kidnapped. I think that in that world to have … I think he values and loves Emily deeply.
There aren’t very many men in his position who would take recommendations from anybody outside of his corporate circle. And she certainly is outside of that corporate circle at the beginning of our story.
He values her and respects her so much that we’ve already seen him take her advice over his own consigliere’s advice, to the point where Devante might start feeling threatened by Emily being so involved. I think that his vulnerability is his love for his family.
And had he not loved Emily to the point that he loves her, I think his knowing that she is lying to him about her meeting with EZ would not have been as emotional. It would’ve been easy to cut her off.
It would’ve been maybe even a death sentence to cut her off, because him looking weak to anybody could be a death sentence for him.
He protects her. He trusts her to a certain extent. And I think that all of that is true because there is such deep love for her, which makes Galindo human. That’s his vulnerability.
We all have our Achilles’ heel. Some people hide it more than others and I think Galindo has done a pretty good job thus far of hiding it, but he is being absolutely exposed right now. And that’s why he’s off-kilter. That’s why he’s having such a difficult time figuring out where true north is for him.
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