sergio : are you nervous?
me : incredibly
sergio : baby don't be nervous, i'm sure it'll go great!
me : i know, i know
me : i just get paranoid and i stress about anything and everything
sergio : don't worry, i'm just getting into my taxi. i'll be there in 30 minutes tops
i put my phone down and take a deep breath. today is the day gerard and shakira come over for lunch. i was thinking it would be quite strange telling them so earlier into our relationship but then again geri would be annoyed if i told him too late.
and once i've told him, it's done.
sergio arrives in around twenty minutes and geri and shak in around forty. geri will get understanding once you've spoken to him about something. it's just when he first finds. i turn on the television in the kitchen and watch the news as i finish preparing our lunch.
a little later, the door knocks. i turn the tv off and make my way to the door.
'hey mi amor.' says sergio with a smile.
'hi.' i say smiling, wrapping my arms around him and giving him a kiss.
'something smells good, what are you cooking?' he asks taking his coat off and shutting the door behind him.
'can't tell you, it's a surprise.' i say going into the kitchen.
'can i at least try it?' he asks stirring it.
'no!' i say slapping his hand.
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the doorbell rings making me freeze.
'camila, it will be fine. you know what to and i know what to say. you don't need to worry.' he says quietly. i nod slightly as i go to answer the door as he leaves the room.
'shak, geri!' i say opening the door with a smile.
'how's my favourite little sister.' says geri picking me up and hugging me.
'i'm your only sister.' i say laughing as e puts me down.
'hey mila.' says shakira giving me a hug.
'we brought you some flowers.' she says handing me a bouquet of white roses.
'white roses, my favourite. come on in, make yourself at home while i put this is a vase.' i say as i take the flowers into the kitchen.
while i'm putting the flowers in a vase after cutting off the ends, geri asks me a question.
'um small question. if there's only three of us why is there a fourth set of cutlery on the table?'
my heart stops as i walk out the room.
'there's someone i would like you to meet.' i say taking a deep breath as geri raises his eyebrow.
'shakira, gerard i would like you to both meet my boyfriend.' i say looking down at my feet. shakira and gerard both look at each other before sergio walks in. gerard looks at me in shock and at sergio in disgust.
'why is he here?' he asks looking at me.
'because he's my boyfriend.' i say.
'ramos is your boyfriend? are you kidding?' he says angrily.
'calm down.' says shakira grabbing his arm.
'let me explain.' says sergio.
'calm down? how do you expect me to calm down at the fact how he's
screwing my little sister?' says gerard angrily stepping one step closer to sergio.
even though sergio is tall, gerard is still towering over him.
'my own sister, how fucking could you sergio?'
'gerard calm down.'
'don't tell me to calm down you piece of shit!' says gerard before punching sergio in the face.
'gerard!' says shakira in shock. i look at gerard then in sergio in shock who's holding his now bleeding nose.
'go and look after him, i'll talk to gerard.' says shakira nodding. i take sergio into the bathroom.
'sergio, i am so sorry.' i say looking at him.
'baby, it's okay. he had every right to be mad.' he says shrugging as i get the first aid kit out of the cardboard.
'yes but he didn't have hurt you. he's always been a little protective over me when it comes to relationships.' i say putting some disinfectant on some cotton wool.
'this might hurt a little.' i say dabbing his nose slightly as he hisses.
'why are you looking at me like?' i ask as he looks at me, grinning like a five year.
'just realising how in love with you i am.'
