Lluvia spent most of the night awake, tossing and turning in bed, her heart swollen with emotions, during which Estela woke up and had to be fed.
So she doesn’t know that every time Estela cries, Nilson, the neighbor, gets up, opens the door and goes out, watching the door to her room until she quiets down, and then comes back in….
Lluvia fell asleep at dawn, only to be awakened for a few hours by Estela’s babbling….
I groped for my cell phone and looked at it with half-closed eyes, it was 7. 30 in the morning, wake-up time for my daughter, and since I’ve had her, sleeping in late on weekends is non-existent….
After a few moments of sobriety, I saw that Moya had responded to the message and I sat up, remembering everything from last night, what Nilson had said, and that he was staying home, for a while, before clicking on the unread message.
-Okay, I’ll go to the Council House during the day, make an appointment in the afternoon, you decide where.
Rain replied with an ok, which served her daughter to get up.
The old-fashioned house with no bathroom in the room, she led Estela outside and pushed the door open to the smell of food.
She glanced in the direction of the kitchen, where Nilson was coming out with two plates, Lluvia looked away hurriedly and turned toward the bathroom, ready to change Estela’s diaper and wash her ass….
After collecting her water, she had just sat down on a small bench when Nilson came in, bent down to pick up Estela and his deep voice echoed in her ears:
-I’ll do it, you go wash up.
His proximity, the familiar masculine scent, with the smell of his usual shower gel, lingered instantly in her nose, making her heart beat faster, and she panicked and got up to leave:
-Careful, I just took a shower and the floor is still wet…..
Rain felt her ears burning, she let go of his hand and knocked, going back to her room and slamming the door loudly.
Leaning her back against the back of the door, she then remembered that last night he had said, without speaking, to take it as an unspoken agreement, and she hadn’t really replied….
She was in a confused state of mind…..
But, sober now, she also knew she couldn’t refuse….
Hurrying to change and leave, Nilson had already taken care of Estela and was sitting at the table with her in his arms.
He continued to lounge around, brushing his teeth and washing his face, looking at himself in the mirror with a mixture of nervousness, expectation and vague joy, and cursing himself for being so indolent!
After saying something like that, and with that kiss, Rain didn’t know how to face him….
There really wasn’t anything left to touch, so Lluvia left and went to the table without looking at Nilson, noticing that nothing on the table had been touched and that he seemed to be waiting for her….
Two bowls of porridge were served on either side of the table, with two side dishes in the center, both vegetarian, and two poached eggs next to them, peeled and served in small clear bowls….
Lluvia looked at the two eggs, how long had it been since her mother had last peeled them for her?
Nilson also noticed her staring at the egg and explained, somewhat quizzically:
-You’re breastfeeding, eat nutritiously?
There were only a few ingredients in the fridge, and these were the last two eggs, and he didn’t keep any, he gave them to her….
Lluvia repressed the throbbing, sat down, bowed her head, picked up the spoon and began to eat breakfast without saying a word….
After eating one egg and another that I couldn’t eat in one bite, I left it in the bowl. Seeing that the man on the other side of the table had also finished eating and was getting up to pick up the dishes, Nilson got up and walked over.
-I’ll do it, you take Estela, she’s hungry.
The natural tone of voice, as if they were an old married couple, made Lluvia’s heart beat again, she looked down and picked up Estela, who was also looking at her, and walked towards the sofa, sat down and unconsciously looked at Nilson to see how he reached out and took the egg she had taken a bite of from her bowl, put it in his mouth, puffed out a cheek and cleared the table….
Lluvia blushed furiously and looked away quickly, her heart beating faster as her mind flashed back to that time at the hotel when he drank the leftovers of her pig’s foot soup…..
It’s not like her to blush like that!
But this reaction clearly told her that she was becoming more and more attracted to Nilson….
At this point Nilson’s inner monologue:
Don’t waste it, you’ve eaten all the spit, what’s this….
After washing the dishes and briefly tidying up the kitchen, he went out and Lluvia, who was also on the sofa just after finishing her meal, asked, seemingly unconcerned:
-How about going to the supermarket together? There’s no food at home.
Where does this male host posture and tone of voice come from?
Rain looked at him and finally spoke to him for the first time:
-Don’t you want to go back?
It’s Pesla City Mr. Nilson, Moya works overtime on weekends, why are you so free….
Nilson paused slightly, walked over and sat down next to her….
Lluvia stepped aside with Estela in her arms….
Nilson frowned slightly and asked rhetorically:
-Aren’t couples supposed to live together and come and go together?
-Ejem…
Lluvia almost choked on her own saliva….
Nilson walked over to her and patted her back, finding her look a little cute, and said after a while:
-I’ll be back in the afternoon….. tomorrow morning.
After saying that and thinking that she obviously wanted him to come back and he insisted on staying here, he explained himself:
-I’m staying here so you can get to know me faster and to show you that I meant what I said last night and not off the cuff.
That time I took you back from Pesla City, after this unhappy breakup, I gave it a lot of thought, and it was a decision I made after much thought, and a decision, I realized, that I liked….
Rain looked into his deep eyes for a moment, and then turned her head away, feeling her chest suffocating, how was it possible that she, who had always been so eloquent, after what he had told her yesterday, was unable to say anything but blush….
Nilson looked at her blushing and got a little excited again, he had just known the taste of kisses, he was a little addicted, one thing led to another, quite naturally he put a hand around her waist and moved closer to kiss her lips….
It’s nice not to resist, not to trample on him, not to blow him and respond….
To Nilson the woman in his arms seemed more and more charming, before she was a prickly hedgehog, now, like a tame cat….
In the end, Rain relented and went to the supermarket with Tim.
She used to use a front baby carrier to hold Estela on her chest, but this time Estela was riding on the back of Nilson, a tall man in a suit, who was carrying a small baby in a baby carrier. …
Lluvia admits that her vanity is rubbing off on her….
This is Nilson pushing the supermarket cart, in front of the dairy aisle, he pours the bottles into the cart without even looking….
Lluvia, who had put up with him before, finally lost her cool when she saw him taking everything in sight and gave him back all that milk, showing him without a second glance:
-Are you trying to fatten me up? These fruity milks are not only not nutritious, but also have an incredible sugar content.
And, when you buy them, be sure to grab the back of the shelf with the freshest date! I can’t drink them alone until they expire.
Nilson was planning to go back to Pesla City tomorrow, so he kept his -I can drink too- and said he understood….
Lluvia likes to eat fruit, but she has never eaten so much, and she can tell at a glance whether the fruit is fresh or not.
The shopping is even more over the top, with imported steaks, caviar, foie gras….
Lluvia’s pulse was trembling because one visit from Xiao to the supermarket could cost her half a year’s salary….
She turned when she felt a flash of white light, looked up startled and immediately crouched down in front of Nilson, hanging her head and anxiously pushing his arm, saying
-Nilson, there’s a reporter taking pictures, let’s get out of here!