2.- THE LOVE OF JOSÉ PART TWO

The next day he woke up late until the waitress arrived, so he got up and dressed and went back to the city.

When he saw the human resources man leave, he thought about everything he had said, then he did not give it any importance and continued working, but when he arrived at his apartment that day, his brother was already there, so they sat down to dinner and he told him what had happened with Delia, and then he said:

-You know, brother, I'm tired of this life.

He asked him:

-What are you tired of? Joseph.

-I want to have a family, I want to have a home, I'm tired of always being alone.

They both remained silent, so they went to sleep. The next day Jose went to work, when he arrived the secretary was already there, so when he went to his office she greeted him.

-Good morning, sir.

Once there he was depressed until his brother spoke to him and said:

-Well Jose you've had it, you have to move on, that's the way things are, sometimes you can and sometimes you can't, they are calling you to work where you have not shown up, so you get up and go to work.

Jose's brother got him up, put him in the shower, he got ready to go to work and time went by. One day Javier, Jose's brother, invited him to a meeting of friends and if they both went, and at the party a young woman approached Jose, she was nice, so they spent all the time, then said goodbye but not before she asked for his phone, he gave it to her without any problem, so she started looking for him, at first he was forced to go out with her, but eventually he got used to her, Javier told him:

-So you are dating Marcela, be careful, she is a very superficial person the truth does not suit you, but you will know.

So time went by and one day when they were together, Marcela and José said to him, "Hey José, what if we get married?

-Hey Jose and if we get married.

Jose looked at her and then said:

-Well yes, if you want yes.

She asked him again:

-So if you want to marry me.

-Yes, yes.

When Jose arrived home, he saw his brother and said to him:

-You know Javier, I'm getting married.

-What, what?

-Yes, I'm going to get married.

-And with whom, I mean, if I may ask.

-Well, with Marcela.

-What, with Marcela, brother, you've already thought it through.

-I don't know, she asked me to marry her, haaa, haaa, haaa.

-She asked you and you.

 -Yes, yes, I accepted.

-José, you don't even know what you got yourself into.

Thus began the preparations for the wedding, it was not a big wedding, Marcela's parents were nice, but economically only the father worked there, no one had his wife, but she was dedicated to the home and Marcela with her other three sisters did nothing, neither studied nor worked, so for Marcela Jose was a very good candidate, and seeing this she did not let him go.

So they got married in a very simple ceremony, they went to live in the apartment, of course Javier went to live alone, to leave them the apartment. So time passed Marcela was a parasite, she did nothing in the house, Jose paid for the house to be in order, she only wanted to go shopping and parties and nightclubs, which brought them many arguments, because Jose did not like that, it was not a good idea of a marriage or a home that he is what he wanted, so they had many problems, Jose realized that Marcela just looking for someone to keep her, so Jose asked for a divorce, she of course when she did she told him:

-Well you can't leave me, because I'm pregnant.

He was surprised and at the same time he was happy because he was going to be a father, time went by, but Marcela, even with her baby, was not happy, when Jose arrived home he had to see the girl, because Marcela had not even taken care of changing her, so when he arrived, he took care of her baby, Things did not improve and Marcela continued with the same attitude, so Jose decided to divorce her and fight for the custody of their daughter, but Marcela got pregnant again, but this time Jose did not fall into the trap and asked her for a divorce, so she told him:

-All right I give you the divorce, but you keep the babies, because I am not going to take care of them, I don't want them, if I had them it was because of you, but nothing more from me, I would never in my life have had children.

Jose accepted all his conditions, so Jose became a single father, because Marcela, as soon as her second baby was born, gave her immediately to Jose, so Jose and Javier took care of the babies. So they continued their life, when one day in Javier's office his secretary told him that a woman was looking for him, he said:

-And who is she?

-I don't know, but she told me to tell you that she wants to see you, Ruth.

 -What, what," Javier answered, surprised. -Tell her to come in.

So Javier saw Ruth again, he told her very attentively:

-Good morning Ruth, it's good to see you, how have you been?

-I've been fine, Javier, thank you.

She sat down in front of him and said:

-Javier I do not like to beat around the bush, so let's get to the point, I came to look for Jose just that, I came to look for Jose How is he?

Javier answered:

-And don't you think it's too late?

-Yes, you are right to reproach me, but you don't know, I had no other way out, if I didn't give in, my parents and my whole family would be ruined, but look, my grandmother died, I got divorced and the first thing I thought of when she died was José, that we would be together again so we would never be separated again.

-And you don't think you're daydreaming, Jose has already made his life, you thought he was going to sit there waiting for you while you were having fun with your husband, because Ruth, both you and I know you were having a lot of fun, while my brother was in depression because of what you did to him.

-Yes, you're right Javier, I know you're absolutely right, but I didn't stop loving him, and the proof is this, as soon as I was free I came looking for him right away, I really did Javier.

-And you haven't even thought about the fact that my brother is no longer alone, that he didn't wait for you, it was five years Ruth, five years, well, what did you expect.

-It's true what you're telling me, Javier, it's true, he's not alone anymore.

-Yes, that's how it is, Ruth.

-And he, he is happy, he forgot me Javier, but tell me the truth, he forgot me.

He answered her:

-You know he's not, Ruth, but he's not alone anymore, and you, Ruth, are you alone?

-No, no, I have a son, he is young, I am the guardian, my ex does not want to know anything about me or his son, he thinks that maybe he is not his son, but yes, he is because I had him a year after I got married, but that is not important anymore, I want to talk to Jose.

-I'm sorry Ruth, but you're not going to be able to do it.

-But why? Javier Why?

-Because you would do him more harm than good, and right now his mind and his time is focused on another situation that is very important to him, it's the first thing for him, so as far as I'm concerned, I'm not going to say anything to him nor am I going to tell you where to find him, so I'm sorry Ruth, good advice, go back to Guadalajara, here you have nothing to do.

Ruth got up and left without saying or doing anything, she just walked out, when she did she was crying with sadness and disappointment, so she started walking aimlessly, going back to her state that was not in her plans, so she raised her head and said to herself, "No, I am not going to stop looking for him, at least he has to know I am here Jose, Jose how much I love you, only god can separate us, of that I am sure."

She continued walking, then she saw a small cafe that was by Colonia Roma, she went in, sat down ordered an American coffee and continued thinking about what she was going to do, while she was doing it she took a few sips of coffee shook her head and said:

-No, I'm not holding on to an impossible, I have to end this, this can't go on.

She stood up, went to the cashier and paid, as she was leaving she put the change in her purse, when she bumped into someone who pushed her, she looked up annoyed to see who had pushed her, she could not believe it, yes, it was Jose, he was also incredulous and did not believe what he saw, when she reacted faster and said to him:

-Joseph, Joseph, Joseph I am looking for you.

Then she threw herself into his arms, hugged him, Jose still did not believe it, then someone told them:

-Excuse me.

And they realized that they were blocking the door, they both hugged each other to the side, then Jose said to her: "But what are you doing here Ruth?

-But what are you doing here Ruth.

-Looking for you Jose, just looking for you.

-But why or what for, but well, look, let's sit down.

He took her by the hand to an empty table and they sat down, then Jose said to her:

-Ruth, it's so good to see you, what are you doing here?

-José came looking for you.

-Me, but for what?

-He tried to interrupt her, but she covered her mouth with her hand and continued: "Look, let me tell you, let me explain, I know I don't deserve another chance, but first listen to me, when I got home I was ready to tell them that I was getting married and I did, I told my parents, when I told them my dad told me with great sadness.

-Ruth, that can't be, you can't marry anyone but Ruben.

-Ruben is a boy I knew since I was a child, the family was very close to my family, so we grew up together, he is a pedantic and conceited, but my dad continued.

-But why dad, because I don't understand, I don't love Ruben.

-I know, daughter, I know, but we have nothing else to do.

-But why? Mom, why?

-My dad continued.

-Ruth, you know how much power your grandmother has in the family, you are her only granddaughter and you know how much she loves you, but she is very authoritarian and she decided that you are going to marry Ruben, I'm sorry daughter.

-Well, no, no, I'm not going to be and they can't force me.

-You are wrong daughter, if you don't do it your grandmother will leave us in the street, you know that we all depend on her, on her companies, everything she has she will inherit to you, so if you don't do it we would be left in the street, without a penny in the bag and you with us, so I'm sorry, but you are getting married because you are getting married.