NovelEnglish“No, he’s not. If this gift were from anyone else, then I’d take them.”
“What about Gus? He’s family too.” Gus was the sage as Debbie, but since he was Curtis’ brother, legally, he was Carlos’ uncle-in-Law too.
Carlos felt frustrated at the thought.
“Of course not. Don’t even try that, Carlos. You just like Curtis’ money. Mr. Loftus, I appreciate it, really. But I can’t.” On one hand, the present was too much. On the other hand, she didn’t want anything to do with her mom, the woman she had never met.
Curtis didn’t mind her reaction. He said with a smile, “It’s okay if you blow off my apology. Take the keys. Consider the apartment a late wedding present for you and Carlos.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHearing this, Carlos took the keys for Debbie and said, “Thank you, Mr.
Loftus.”
Debbie glanced at her husband and scoffed, “Dammit Carlos, where’s your dignity?”
Carlos burst into laughter and shook his head. Putting a boiled shrimp into Debbie’s mouth, he said, “There’s no need to be dignified in front of Curtis.” He and Curtis had been friends for nearly twenty years. But he had never expected that Curtis would someday bechis uncle-in-Law. Debbie felt stumped when Carlos put the keys inside her bag.
She hesitated for a moment and then decided not to worry about it anymore.
The two men talked business while she ate. When the meal was finished,
Debbie touched her stuffed belly, which was the size of a football.
“I shouldn’t have eaten so much. It’s almost bed time. I haven’t run or done any yoga recently. If I keep going on like this, I’ll becfat soon.”
Carlos rubbed her soft belly and said, “Don’t worry about that. You might have skipped running and yoga, but you’ve been engaging in other forms of exercises. With my help, you will stay fit.
” Debbie was confused.
She Looked at him and then at Curtis. The grin on Curtis’ face had her realize what Carlos had meant. Embarrassed, she pinched her husband’s arm without Letting Curtis see.
“Shut up,” she snapped quietly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Fine,” he responded. And he kept his mouth shut for the rest of the meal.
It started drizzling as they walked out of the restaurant, drowning
Debbie’s hopes of taking a walk after the big meal.
Carlos took her back hafter saying goodbye to Curtis.
When they entered their bedroom, he asked while holding her in his arms, “Are you still feeling too full?”
She shook her head immediately, afraid to admit that she was. She knew how Carlos was in the bedroom.
“I’m going to take a bath. You can go and get swork done in the study if you are bored.”
“Wantto join you in the bath?”
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