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By: worthy stories
Episode:36
My mom and whoever else helped had made more than enough for the whole family.
They went all out too. There was Molcajete de Carnes, a personal favorite, Nopales, Enchiladas, Chile rojo, and rajas con queso, chicken pozole verde.
We of course had dessert which consisted of Arroz con leche, Churros, La gelatina, and el flan. There was way more on the long table and I’m sure people would be taking plates home.
Alessandro was looking at the food with slightly wide eyes. “Have you ever had any of this?” I asked with a smile.
“These are Nopales, right?” I nodded. “Those are good. I’ve never had any of this other stuff.” I laughed, Moon in my lap but trying to get onto the table to see everything.
“Animals aren’t allowed at the table.” My mom, who sat right in front of me, said with annoyance.
“Then maybe you should leave.” Her eyes shot up to meet my gaze and I held it. She thinks because I’m her daughter I’ll respect her but after all the $h|t she put me through she can go to hell.
“Respect your mother.” My dad said, leaning back in his seat and probably on his fifth beer.
“You never did.” Mom slammed her hand down on the table and everyone’s attention went to her.
“¿Podemos tener una cena familiar en la que no estés actuando como un niño?” Her eyes, as usual, showed nothing to me but anger and hatred.
I wanted to say something so bad but the hand on my thigh gave me the reassurance that I’ll be fine and to just be quiet for now. “Gracias.” She said in a rude manner.
I really wanted to leave but they wouldn’t throw this big gathering if it wasn’t important. “What should I get?” Alessandro asked as everyone started digging into the food.
“Chile rojo and chicken pozole verde to start. These two.” I pointed to them and he nodded with a smile.
I liked to see him trying things out with me, especially if I’ve had them over a hundred times.
My plate was filled with El flan, rajas con queso, and chicken pozole verde. I passed him a water and beer, feeling my moms eyes staring at me.
She was likely judging me for not fixing his plate but he was more than capable enough to do it on his own.
Yes, I’d fix his plate from time to time but only when I wanted to. Luckily she didn’t comment on it.
Everyone started speaking amongst themselves in Spanish. “Elora debe avergonzarse de tener una hija así.” I pursed my lips to keep from saying anything.
Damien looked at Aunt Lucia and Ambria with a dirty look, telling them to shut the hell up.
“Thank you.” I smiled at him he nodded. He’d always been the golden child, the one my mom adored. I looked down at my lap to see Moon sleeping peacefully. I wish I could sleep through this dinner.
“Damien, mijo, how has law school been?” Yes law school is an interest we both got from our dearest mother.
“Good. I bet Athena could give me a few pointers to pass my class.
Seeing as she is one of the best in Atlanta.” I smiled as some people clapped and Alessandro leaned over to kiss my cheek.
“Or I could. I know Athena’s really busy with her… personal affairs.” This is why no one like you now, always ruining something good for the rest of us.
“Mamá.” Damien said and she shrugged. “How’s the case going?”
“Good so far. It’s honestly so hard, I’m up all night putting things together. I’m grateful that he sometimes stays up with me, giving me coffee, back rubs, foot massages.
He’s a real sweetheart.” Alessandro looked at me and I could see the happiness in his eyes, the blush crawling up his neck.
“Oliver was as well.” Damien sighed, already knowing where this was going to go.
“No he wasn’t. He treated me like trash.”
“And how are you so sure he won’t?”
He stopped eating, pulling my chair closer to his.
“Because I love her with my entire being. Mrs. Escarra, your daughter means a lot to me and I would go to the ends of the Earth for this woman. I would never intentionally hurt her and she knows that.”
She still looked unimpressed. “Athena you aren’t even divorced yet. I didn’t raise a wh-_-re.”
I let my fork fall against my plate, looking at her with a frustrated expression.
“So I’m a wh-_-re because I won’t sit around in an unhappy marriage? I’m a wh-_-re because I’m not like you?
I’m a wh-_-re because I won’t sit around with a man, have children with him, when I don’t even f-__-king love him!”
“Athena.” My father warned.
The only person on this Earth that could call me a wh-_-re was Alessandro because I knew he actually respected me unlike my own mother.
“No! Let’s talk about it since I’m a “wh-_-re”. Maybe I am a wh-_-re. But it’s because of you and all the $h|t you put me through.
Burying my rape case because it would have been bad for your image? Your a terrible mother.”
I could always tell by her eyes if I had gone to far and I did but I could careless.
“Letting him sit here at this table with all the other kids like he didn’t touch me? Your f-__-king sick.”
She slammed both of her hands on the table, standing up and pointed a finger at me. “No me faltarás el respeto!
Everything I did was so you and your brother could have this food, this house, this f-__-king lifestyle! And I’ll be damned if you tell me I’m a bad mother for it.
What happened that night, you wanted it! You were wearing those shorts and that little shirt I told you specifically not to wear because he was coming. It’s your fault!”
“I’ll be damned if you brush my trauma under the rug for your f-__-king career!” I placed Moon in Alessandro’s lap before standing up as well.
“You, Elora Escarra, are a terrible person. If you really loved me you wouldn’t have put me in a situation where I was scared to go to sleep because dad would hit you when we did.
You shouldn’t have put me in a situation where me, a child, had to protect you from that man. And you shouldn’t have put me in a position where I thought I was dirty because your brother R@P£D me!”
Her hand met my cheek in an instant and everyone went silent. My head whipped to the side and I held my cheek with one hand.
“You are ungrateful. A disgrace to the Escarra name. I never want to see you again.”
Serene was behind me, ready to hit Elora now but I stopped her. “Your broken. Your hurting over something that happened to you as a child and you are projecting that hurt onto me.
I wish you nothing but the worst, Elora.” Alessandro stood up as I walked off with Serene at my hip. I turned around to see what was taking him so long to come and what he did made me smile.
He held Moon with one hand and with the other he pulled the tablecloth that held everyone’s plates and all the food off the table. “Have a lovely dinner.”
He walked over to me, placing a hand on my lower back and walking out with us. “You should have let me beat her @zz.” Serene commented once we were at my car.
“I didn’t want to have to bail you out of jail for assault.” I laughed and she rolled her eyes with a smile.
“I’m sorry. You deserve a better family than the one you got.” She wrapped her arms around me, embracing me in a tight hug.
“She already has a new and better family.” Alessandro said once Serene and I parted.
“I love you, love bug.”
“I love you too.” She kissed my cheek then went to her car. Alessandro turned me, placing Moon in my arms and looking at my cheek. His soft lips pressed against the bruise that was forming and it made me blush.
“Do I need to ki|| him?” I laughed and shook my head. “Ready to head home?” I yawned falsely and nodded, leaning my head against his chest.
He chuckled, picking me up bridal style and carrying me to the car. “My pretty girls.” He kissed my lips, softly and gentle, before bending down to kiss Moon on her head. She was still sound asleep, now being in my lap.
Waking up, Alessandro had someone holding a umbrella over Moon and I. I tucked Moon closer to me to shield her from the rain as best as possible.
It was storming, lightning and thundering kind of storming. He jogged us up to the penthouse and once we entered I was sat down. “Are you hungry, butterfly?”
I walked Moon to her bed that was situated on the living room floor. “Are you cooking?” He nodded. “Then of course.” He smiled, taking his shirt off as we walked into the kitchen. I slipped my coat off, setting it on the couch along with my bag. Slipping off my dress as I walked into the kitchen, his eyes instantly fell to the dark red lingerie I had on.
Just to tease him I bit I bent over the counter as if I were reaching for something and wiggled my @zz a bit. “You little vixen.” I could feel him slowly walking up behind me then his hands slid up my thighs.
He squeezed my @zz and with a groan pulled me back against him.
I could feel his hard Ďïčk through his slacks and as he rubbed it up against me I couldn’t help but Mõ@ɲ. “I’m not in the mood.” I sighed, turning away from him with his shirt in hand.
He looked at me for a second, debating on bending me over this counter and spanking me or letting me get away with my little tease.
“Your lucky I want to take care of you.” I laughed and stood to my tip toes, quickly kissing his lips.
Sliding his shirt own I looked over at the floor to ceiling windows, taking note of how dark it was.
The moon was shining right on Moon and it made her glow. I pulled my phone out, standing on top of the counter to get the perfect angle. “Get down before you fall.”
“I just want a picture of this cute moment.” Once I got the perfect angle I took the picture with a smile. “I got it!” I jumped up, waving my phone in the air.
When I landed, my shirt was right under my foot and I slipped off the counter like an idiot. I actually thought I was going to die but my knight in shining armor came to save me.
“I told you you’d fall.” I laughed kissing his cheek then jumping out of his arms. I ran over to the stove, looking at the sizzling chicken in the oil “Watcha cooking?”
I felt so small when he walked up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
“Honey buffalo chicken strips. With a side of fries.”
Turning around to face him, we started to rock just dazing into each other’s side. “Thank you. For not bringing up what happened.”
“We want talk about it until your ready.” I laid my head against his chest, him kissing my hair. We just stayed like this for a while, the sound of the rain and food cooking being the only sounds we hear.
It was a quiet stormy night. The street lights were the only lights on and enough for us to see what we were doing. “Let’s dance.”
I looked up at him with an amused expression. “What?”
“I want to dance. Like that night my parents were here and they danced. I want to dance like that with you.” I could practically hear his heart rate speeding up.
“To what?”
“The rain.” He pulled me closer to him, the smell of his cologne more clear and his body heat warming me up.
My hands wrapped around his neck and his went around my waist. We danced to the sound of rain pouring.
I’ve seen people describe what it felt like dancing with someone they loved; exciting, an out of this world experience.
And yes while this was all of that I couldn’t help but also feel a sense of security.
He held me like he never wanted to lose me— never wanted to let me go. I felt so blessed to be the woman he danced in the rain, the kitchen,
anywhere he wanted. I felt butterflies thinking about how I was the first woman to see this side of him and how, hopefully, I’d be the last.
He twirled me around and I started to laugh. Pulling me back to him, he bent us both down, hooking one of my legs on his waist and kissing me.
He then brought me back up and picked me up. With one hand holding me up he went to use the other to take the chicken out.
“If you get me burned I will ki|| you.” I held onto him tightly, feeling his chest vibrate as he laughed.
He started to make the sauce that would take five minutes to cook. Setting me down on the counter he placed both of his hands beside me. “I miss Wren. When can we see her again?”
“Her birthday is in a few more days so we’ll see her then.” I nodded. I had this sudden urge to start reading The Invisible Like Of Addie Larue since I’ve put it down for at least a month now. I got up from the counter,
running upstairs then back down with the book in hand. Getting on top of the counter, I laid back on it and began reading as Alessandro stirred the sauce.
He walked back over to me, sliding onto the counter and motioning for me to come lay on his lap. I did so, laying my head down as he played with my hair.
I enjoyed the quiet moments as much as I enjoyed the moments where we were laughing and talking. It was the silent moments with him that made time stop.
TBC