*MILENA*Together we walked to work, we both seemed to have a spring in our step and when we reached Gustavo’s office and entered, he looked between the two of us and then beamed with a huge smile.“I am guessing your two have at long last become a couple?”Gustavo said, and I looked at Arturo wondering how we looked that he had come to that conclusion.“Yes.”Arturo gave a one-word answer, I was happy to leave him to do all the talking.We chatted about the next media release and updated the public on both the monkey and Mr Green, who is doing extremely well.After the rounds of the day and starting another batch of the compound, I left for the day and brought some chicken for dinner, I was in a good mood, wondering how I was going to keep our change of relationship from my Dad, he is going to know the moment he sees me. He was going to be coming over for dinner, so Arturo invited his Dad too, with the suggestion of watching the pre-game news.Everything was ready for the two dads to a
*MILENA*“Double it.”I was confused about what Arturo was talking about,his voice said he was not liking what he was hearing, I assumed that maybe it was something to do with his Mother's volunteer work, she worked for battered woman, and they are often in trouble and need the protection of some kind.Arturo is such a kind soul; he would help out where he could and asked me if I would treat some of the women that come in, as they won't let him or his Dad touch them,the women were often scared of men.**************ARTURO*Milena and I have been getting along so well, that you would think we had been a couple for years, we worked together in sync, whether it was at work or home, we just gel.Most of the time we did what was needed without having to ask, it naturally flowed, I was so content, and relaxed, my sister moves in tomorrow, and I have mixed feelings about that now, this floor has been just Milena and me, and now I will have two other people living up here, should we start to
*ARTURO*“Scott.”I offered my hand to shake and he pulls me in for a hug.“Coffee is coming,”I say as he leads me to a screen, he had set up.I looked over the information he had collected and that the contract had been taken up by an ex-junkie if there is such a thing as an ex-junkie. Scott knew the man, and had put a tail on him, broke into his mobile phone, and would record all phone calls, we needed to make sure he did not try and give the task to someone else to do the job and claim the money.Apparently, they want photos of Milena to prove she had been beaten up and was in a bad condition. I am concerned if they did beat her up and damaged her hands she would never be able to do the fine surgery she is known for, and that would break her heart more than being beaten up.0Can we take this to the police?”I asked, we had a lot of information here, and surely they can do something.“Already done that, the detective said we could handle it, and please keep it quiet for now, as Milena
*MILENA*Arturo left to see what Louisa wanted and returned in time for the main game to start, he was carrying a box of something, put it in the back room, and came to sit near me, I was on the floor, as I prefer to do, but this time I had him on the right and Dad on my left.Arturo kept touching me as if to make sure I was still there, or something like that, I was not sure, but once the game started all else faded away for now. I danced, cheered, and screamed as I would normally do, but I could tell, that the others were not into the game as much as they would normally be, it was sad to think that my Mother and sister could spoil my day, it hurt deep, and I understand that Dad had trouble with it, as even I had the idea of being hurt keep coming to the forefront when the breaks were on.Our team won, and we are now in the semi-finals, next week would be at Hank's place, and he was inviting a few of his friends to come and watch the game with us. We agreed that if we were in the fin
*ARTURO*If Lena had noticed me receiving the note, she did not show it and dug into her meal with gusto, we were both rather hungry, both having had a lot to do today and skipping lunch.I was enjoying the meal, and was close to finishing it, when I felt Lena’s foot stroking my groin, I jumped when she first touched me, not expecting to feel something touch me down there.She gave me a seductive grin, her plate empty, and was watching me as she played under the table, I continued to eat as if I had not felt her foot.Mikey’s then surprised me, she slowly disappeared under the table, her eyes watching me till she completely disappeared, and soon her hands were on my pants, undoing my zipper,I raised myself from the chair a little so she could lower my pants, I was kind of shocked that she was doing this, I had not thought Lena would try anything this brazen in public, we may be hidden here in this booth, but the waitress could still return.She pulled my quickening hardness out of my
*MILENA*Now was the time, I decided from this moment my life was going to change, I was not going to be hiding, and looking over my shoulder, waiting for something to happen. I looked at Arturo as he sat down and looked about the restaurant, I could see him checking every place out for threats, he was trying to be so strong, but I knew he was worried too.I was going to do something about the direction my life was taking, and this restaurant was perfect for what I had in mind. At first, I touched him with my foot, to gauge his reaction, and it did not take long for the bulge to come. then it was a little tricky getting under the table as seductive as I could and making my way to him, he tensed up when I reached him, one hand came down to push me away, I slapped his hand away, and he pulled it back up to the table, his pants were already tight, which told me he was more eager to enjoy what I was about to do. Getting his pants down was easier than I had expected,Arturo must have accept
*ARTURO*The shower was hot and relaxing, I had left Lena asleep, trying to give her an extra half hour before she needed to be up to get ready for work.The bathroom smells of her and I feel like I am the luckiest man in the world and I have no idea what I did to get such a woman, she is beautiful, spontaneous, loving, kind, I could make a list and still miss something out, and I am living with her, and trying to make her happy, but she seems to always catch me unawares, like at the restaurant, I am still in shock that she did that and I am so very lucky that Markus did not notice I was there earlier or it would have been embarrassing if he caught me in the act of having that happen, he had mentioned something similar with his partner, and stop me now, I do not wish to put his experience in the same place as mine, nope, just NO. I shiver at the thought and push the memory of that conversation out of my head.Just after the coffee pot started to brew, Milena stumbled into the room, sh
*ARTURO*Lena told me earlier about the gift and asked if he would like it, I said it was a rare gift indeed, and said she had six signed, she gave one to her Dad, and has the other four in her house.At home we relaxed a little watching some movies, before calling it a night, we had a great day, and it was good to see both fathers getting along so well, even my Mum and sisters came down for the second half of the game, they may look a little stilted compared to Lena when we won, but at least they put in the effort,something they had never done before, and I feel it is all to do with the exuberance that Lena brings to the house, Dad said his friends love Lena and are glad I have found such a nice girl and hope that it will be a long term relationship, it was a little too early to be saying that sort of thing yet, but I am inclined to agree with them, Lena is a breath of fresh air, even at work since she came to work with us, the sickies are less and the staff seems to
*ARTURO*“Can we do both Rissa and Mum's funeral simultaneously? I do not want to go through it twice. Plus, I have an operation booked for a few days; we need to avoid clashing with that.”Lena showed almost no remorse or hurt; it was as if she was now immune to it all, and that worried me.Rio looked at me with the same surprised look, but we needed to figure out how to proceed.“I will call the hospital and see when I can collect her body and notify the funeral service of the added change.”“Want to come home for coffee?”Lena asked Rio.“No, I need to head home, shower, and change. I have a busy day tomorrow.”Rio hugged Lena and shook my hand; I got to pay the bill this time.Lena was too far gone in her thoughts to even think of the bill; score one for me.**********The following two days were a blur. Dad said that Lena might have selective amnesia, not wanting to have that pa
*ARTURO*Being woken up with that news shook me a little; I had to be there for my girl instantly while my head was still foggy. I can honestly say I was awake when I heard those words over the phone and pulled Lena to me. She was shaking, and though her voice was clear, her heart was beating faster, and she was fighting tears. Once she hung up the phone, she cried for a little while. I asked why the tears, and she said because, in her heart, she had lost a mother and sister; even if they were terrible and caused much pain and sorrow, deep down, they were still her family.We headed to the kitchen for breakfast. All ideas of relaxing at home were gone. She will want to go to work and keep her mind busy. We had intended to have a late start; I had no surgery, and her work in the lab was still cooking.I did my rounds at the hospital and released more patients before heading to Lena’s lab. She was checking on the monkey and Mr Green's stats. I loved that she
*JACKO*Being called out to the Sun Valley Sanitarium with my team was not a pretty sight. We could not arrest the woman who did the stabbing as she was already there for life, being classed as a danger to society and never to be released. The two women were never meant to have been put in that wing with that dangerous woman. I am kicking myself for not checking on the woman when I got the news of the first beatings, but I had so much on my plate. I got the call on my way there to check on them that they had been stabbed. I was nervous calling Rio and relieved when his phone went to the message bank. I hung up on Lena, and she promised to tell Rio. I feel bad for interrupting his joy of his first grandson and the honor of being named after him. I will have to catch up later and have a congratulatory drink.Lena seemed to take it well, but then she most likely had a lot to handle lately, and this would be just another blimp on her already rocky road of life.Our team is
“Is that why your Dad is not here? He was at the hospital holding mini Rio?”Felicia giggled,Paula and Alma arrived in time for all the news to be repeated.The den was different without Dad there. It had been a while since I celebrated the game with others, which had not included my Dad being there. I genuinely hope he gets to spend more time with Diego and his little growing family; the three of us used to be closer and somewhere along the line. Mona chased him away. I am sad that I had not noticed her doing it. I was too busy at the time, getting my doctor's degree, and missed out on seeing my brother at a critical time in his life. I hope he knew I supported him with his life choices.“Lena, the lass, is out of hospital and back home. She has her family with her to support her, and the courts have put the man in jail. She can get a divorce from him. Now he is in jail. It has made it easier. I believe she will sell the house and move in with her sis
*RIO*“Come see our son.”Judy beckoned them in.Diego was the first to go to bed, while the rest were held back and watched. He kissed Judy on the lips and then kissed the newborn's butt, and we all chuckled.Lena then offered to let him cut the cord; she turned the baby over so we could see the little boy. Diego took the scissors and cut the cord, and we all cheered as Diego gathered the little one in his arms and kissed his head. I took a small blanket over to him to wrap the baby in and waited for him to.When the baby was wrapped,Diego wanted to give Judy his attention, so he handed the baby off to me. I was shocked he did not give the child to Nate, but then Nate was a mess and may not have been up to holding the little one.“Here, Granddad, take Rio for a while, will you?”I looked at him with shock, but his face was full of love and pride; there was no sign that he was joking about the name, and he broke into a broad smile as I took the little bundle in my arms and almost wept a
*JACKO*The court hearing was underway. It was a Saturday, not a typical day for a court hearing, but it was the only time we could get it heard. The judge slotted the day in for us, as we promised it would only take the day. The courtrooms were booked out for months, and we no longer wish this case to be drawn out. The courtroom was closed, and no public, including the media, was allowed in. We tried to keep out who was going to others; it looked low-key. If someone wanted to push, they could dig further and find out, but it's been so good so far. When I arrived, I had yet to investigate.I sat in the audience watching as our prosecutor tore strips off the first few men from the Gutter Boys gang to pieces, and the four of them went to jail. The first three guys tried were the ones that hit Lena’s car and were also the ones that fired the tranquilizer darts at Scott's team. They had a good lawyer, but our case was airtight, and they were sentenced with parole, but they still had five
*MILENA*Arturo made watching the fireworks a whole new enjoyment. The thrusts into me were almost timed to the explosions going on outside, though I am unsure if he even noticed what was going beyond the window. The largest red flower bloomed in the sky as I skyrocketed over the threshold, and if Arturo had not held on for dear life, I would have collapsed because of the intensity of the climax.After a cleanup, we headed over to Louisa’s. I insisted we knock and wait, which I noticed Arturo only does at work. I had told him it was a courtesy to knock first, but he just shrugged and walked in anyway.Before he learns to knock, he should walk in on something he does not want to see. Louisa did not seem too surprised. He walked in without knocking, and I wondered if it was a family thing, and if so, I had no chance of changing his ways since I never locked my door in the beginning. I must have thought it was an open invitation. If I wanted him to knock, I would have closed the door. Be
*ARTURO*After arguing with Milena about her bodyguards for what felt like the one-hundredth time, she caved and agreed she would not leave the Condo without them. I would not have peace of mind at work if I had to worry about whether Lena was still at home and was okay. Scott promised better security this time round and had secretly put a bug on Lena, I think, on her phone, but I am not sure, and he won't tell me, but he said if she leaves the Condo without the security, he would know she was on the move and get the men to her. I wouldn't say I liked it, but it was the best we could come up with.Tonight, we were having dinner with my sister. She contacted me an hour ago to ensure we were still coming. She did not want to start cooking, and we did not turn up. Luckily, I had finished in the theater and could answer the phone. It is hit-and-miss to catch me when at work.For a change, instead of walking home, I took our car service. I saw the bodyguards parked across the road as we ap
*MILENA*Today, I decided to stay home, sorting out my things and generally cleaning up the Condo. We were going to go next door for dinner, and I thought about making a sweet to take with me.Arturo said it was unnecessary, but it is what I like to do, and he was wise enough not to argue with me. The place did not need much cleaning. We both seem to clean up after ourselves, leaving just the floors and washing to be done. The sliding door to the balcony was wide open, allowing a fresh breeze to blow through the place. It was nice to be able to open the place up and let nature clear the air inside, not that it was bad or anything; it was a nice refreshing feeling it gave me when I felt the wind in my face. We can often get a strong breeze up here, and having the door open was not good. Today is a good day.I had the television on, listening to the sports commentary about this weekend's games, and there was nothing of great interest yet. The television was more background noise. I had