Micaela came out of the shower in her pajamas and Carlos was waiting for her with a blow dryer. He walked over and sat down on the stool.
A dozen minutes later, after making sure her hair was dry, Carlos put the dryer down and Micaela was about to get up when he stopped her and put her on the bed in two steps, the woman put her arms around his neck and didn’t let go, looking at him pitifully.
-Carlos, are you angry?
Carlos took her hand and whispered:
-No, let go of me.
Micaela was stunned, Carlos must have been angry with such a reaction, when was he going to deny her a hug!
The little hands couldn’t help but embrace more firmly, and the mouth softened unconsciously.
-Carlos, we were just going down to collect shells for a souvenir and accidentally went wild….
Carlos let out a sigh.
-Are you loose or not?
Micaela became even more restless and hugged his neck without letting go.
-Carlos, I’ll let you go if you don’t get angry…. Ah!
Carlos picked her up again at once and went to the table where the ginger soup was, placing the girl on the table and sitting her down, taking her with one hand and running it over her lips, his deep eyes full of concern.
-Drink it while it’s hot, it will get cold later.
Micaela froze slightly….
So, he told himself to let go because he wanted to go bring her ginger soup?
The woman, more and more embarrassed, her heart swelling with emotion, looked away, her heart beating faster and her voice lowered a little out of shyness.
-You feed me…
Carlos raises an eyebrow, remembering that time in the car when he forced her to feed on water….
Halfway through, he lifted the bowl to his lips, took a big mouthful to his mouth, then reached over and imprinted his lips on hers, taking small bites into his mouth….
Micaela’s face burned and she shyly refused to take the second mouthful, reaching up to take the bowl….
-It’s okay, I’ll do it myself….
Carlos turned away, his deep eyes full of laughter.
-No, how could I not heed Micaela’s request?
Then he took another big bite and walked over to the….
The ginger soup was already spicy and when he drank it, Micaela felt warm all over her body. After the last sip, this bad man not only didn’t let her go, but overpowered her and attacked the city, making her feel hot and sweaty, struggling to push him away….
Carlos also finally let go of the girl with a temporary satiation, his forehead pressed against hers, his breathing intertwined and his voice eerily muffled.
-Darling, I’m not angry.
Micaela looks at him uneasily.
-Really?
With a smile in his eyes, Carlos gave her another kiss on the lips and asked rhetorically:
-When have I ever been angry with you?
As Tomas and Ernesto had said, he too was worried about the little girl who had not long since come out of the womb, the sea was very cold and he was worried she would catch a cold, and the reason he got the caravan was precisely so she could get enough rest during the trip.
Micaela slightly frozen, thinking for a long time, really, together for so long, he has never been angry at himself, but at himself, a couple of times because of various small things angry ignore it, but in the end, all easily by him to solve …
Increasingly embarrassed, the woman wrapped her arms around his waist, pressed her cheek to his chest and whispered.
-Would you like to camp here tonight? I want to see the sunrise with you…
Carlos’s heart skipped a beat and he hugged her tightly, resting his chin on her head.
-Of course it’s good.
Mike, who was sleeping, grunted twice as he was about to wake up. Carlos carried the girl and sat her on the bed, reached over and patted his son’s chest, Mike soon fell back to sleep….
Carlos pushed Micaela’s shoulders down and pulled the covers over her.
-Be a good girl and get some sleep.
Micaela took her eyes off her son and moved them to the center to look at Carlos.
-You sleep too much…
A smile tugged at the corners of Carlos’ lips and he did as he was told, took off his shoes, lay down and took the man in his arms.
Last night, Micaela was so happy thinking about going on a car trip today with her little ones that she slept in late. This time, she took a bath and drank ginger soup, which warmed her up and made her very sleepy.
It was 4 p. m. when I woke up again, still awakened by Olivia’s cheerful voice outside!
-Look at all the haul we’ve caught! There are king crabs, sea snails, sea cucumbers and big lobsters.
All this you can find on the beach? And much more?
Micaela raised her head in surprise and found herself in Carlos’ arms, right in front of his smiling eyes, and seeming to see her surprise, Carlos said in a serious manner.
-It’s normal to pick up these sea creatures if it’s low tide.
How did he know what she was thinking?
Micaela sits up and realizes she was sleeping between him and Mike, but now Carlos is in the middle and Mike is behind him, and she doesn’t have time to think about it anymore, she can’t wait to go downstairs to see what Olivia has said about the loot….
After briefly brushing her teeth and washing her face and getting out of her pajamas, Micaela ran downstairs to….
They had all gone to take a nap, but Micaela slept the most, and Leonardo, Olivia, Antonio, Katarina, Eric, Diego and Paula went down to the beach to play again, all beaming at the amount of seafood they had caught….
Indeed, they brought back a huge box of seafood, and it was all alive!
Carlos came down with Mike in his arms and looked at the box of shellfish, it was quite gritty, like something you would find on the beach….
Several men looked motionless at Leonardo and mentally said to themselves:
It’s not easy to make Querida happy…..
When it came time for dinner, a large part of the table was full of seafood, which Olivia couldn’t eat and they all tried one by one before willingly giving up and watching them eat happily.
Nursing mothers can’t eat much either, and practically gave up meekly when they did, so the men had to scramble to finish the seafood on the table….
After dinner, the tents were delivered and the group went camping on the beach. Before leaving, the mothers put extra thick coats on their children and wrapped them in little cotton jackets to keep them from catching cold.
Fearful that the women would be too excited to return to the car, Carlos had sleeping bags and tents sent to climb the snow-capped mountains to protect them from the wind, cold and wet.
The sea breeze is warm, the evening sun tints half the sky, the sea reflects the sunset, and the women sit in rows, with their children in their arms, gazing with joy at the beauty before them.
All the men were pitching their tents, and when they had finished, they immediately returned to the neighborhood to gather dead branches to make a fire. As the fire was lit, the last hints of the evening sun receded from the sky and the sky was filled with stars, which was unspeakably beautiful…..
Once the children were asleep, they were placed in sleeping bags in the tent.
The seafood wasn’t all cooked, there were plenty of ingredients and barbecue equipment in the kitchen and everyone started barbecuing again, Leonardo even went up and brought a box of wine and everyone sat in a circle around the campfire, drinking beer and eating barbecue, relaxing….
-Hey, it’s rare to get so many people together, let’s have some fun!
Olivia finished excitedly and Alba, in one breath, said:
-Let’s play Truth or Dare!