Montrelle Herran lay down on the floor and slept until midnight, making sure the little woman in the bed was asleep before the man stood on his tiptoes and gently rolled onto the bed.
Claudio Belles turned around and hugged him, barely conscious.
Only then Montrelle Herran reached for the small velvet box on the side, opened it, took out the diamond ring inside, took her hand and placed the ring on her ring finger.
The man looked down and kissed her forehead, picked up the sheets and tucked them in.
…
The next morning, Claudio Belles woke up before Montrelle Herran left.
Claudio Belles rubbed his eyes and saw that the man was staring at her with his head resting in a withering stare.
Claudius Belles muttered, “Why haven’t you gone to work yet, what time is it?”.
“I wanted to have breakfast with you today.”
Claudius Belles nodded, “Then let’s get up now before the old man says I’m too lazy to stay in bed.”
She was about to get up when Montrelle Herran pulled her in again, “Sleep a little longer, there’s no hurry today.”
“Okay.”
Claudio Belles had just brought his hand to his forehead when he felt a hard spot on his ring finger.
She froze and raised her hand to see that on her ring finger she was wearing a diamond ring that, because of its cut and translucency, was worth a lot of money.
Claudio Belles froze and turned his head to look at Montrelle Herran with surprise: “Did you give it to me?”.
Montrelle Herran’s dark eyes glittered as he looked at her, his thin lips curved, “Do you like it?”
What woman doesn’t like a diamond ring, especially if it’s from the man she loves, Claudio Belles certainly did, “Yes, I do.”
“That’s the reaction?”
Montrelle Herran was waiting for her to throw her arms around his neck and kiss him happily.
Claudius Belles pursed his lips in a smile, and gave her a meaningful grimace at the corner of his lips. “What if in the future you give another woman a diamond ring? If you meet one you like, you give her one.”
Montrelle Herran’s dark eyes narrowed slightly as he pinned Claudio Belles down and asked amused, “Am I that casual in your mind?”
“So, you mean you’re serious about True Jesus?”.
The emotion in Montrelle Herran’s dark eyes, serious as she rolled off Claudio Belles and lay on her back, staring at the ceiling, said with sincerity, “I was serious about Verdad Jesus when I didn’t see her for what she was. If I’m just playing around, does that mean I’m not serious about my feelings as a person?”.
Claudius Belles understood, and he leaned over and put his arms around Montrelle Herran’s waist, pressing his face against his chest: “I understand that True Jesus abandoned you because True Jesus was not fortunate enough to do so, but I thank True Jesus for his lack of appreciation. Otherwise, I would not have met you.”
Claudio Belles raised his face and smiled sweetly at Montrelle Herran.
Montrelle Herran touched his face, and with her other hand she intertwined her fingers with those of her diamond ring, and the emotion in her eyes was solemn: “True Jesus and I, that was in the past, and I can’t deny that she was my girlfriend, but now I only have one Mrs. that is you. And I want to spend the rest of my marriage and my life with you.”
Claudio Belles was overwhelmed by Montrelle Herran’s early morning flirtation and asked, blushing, “When did you get into bed last night?”
Montrelle Herran laughed softly, “While you were sleeping, of course.”
“Not honestly.”
Montrelle Herran grabbed Claudio Belles by the slender waist and pulled him into her arms, “I could have been more dishonest.”
Just as the man was about to do something bad, the bedroom door was flung open by a small figure.
Montrelle Herran hurriedly tucked Claudio Belles under the sheets and looked at the door with mild annoyance….
Angelo Herran looked innocent: “Dad, am I bothering you and Mom?”
He asked knowingly.
“You have to knock on the door when you come in here!”
Angelo Herran frowned at Montrelle Herran’s shout, frowned and “Oh,” and then “went out” in a hurry, only to be stopped again by Montrelle Herran: “Come back! “Come back! What’s wrong?”
“Grandpa asked me to come up and get you for breakfast.”
“Yes, come down and close the door!”
After Angelo Herran closed the door, Claudio Belles came out from under the covers, “Why are you being mean to your son? He didn’t mean it.”
Montrelle Herran ignores her.
-What do you expect from a disgruntled man?
Claudio Belles: …
…
The Holy City, La Villa Rouco.
At the late-night table, Paulita was sullen and took only a few bites from the bowl of millet porridge.
Estrella Berrocal thought the girl was indisposed and unconsciously reached out to touch her small forehead, which was not warm.
“Paulita, why don’t you eat, don’t you have a good breakfast today?”.
The little girl puffed out her little mouth, blinked her big eyes at Estrella Berrocal and said: “Estrella, today I don’t want to go to school”.
“Why?”
“Because my best friend is not in class today.”
Estrella Berrocal was shocked: “Your best friend is Ángelo Herrán?
Paulita nodded her chin seriously.
Paulita is still young and it is normal for her to be saddened by this kind of separation. Estrella Berrocal takes the bowl of porridge and feeds her with a spoon while reassuring her, “I can take you to Angelo Herran in the imperial capital later, when you are on vacation. ”
“Star is right! Besides, Angelo Herrán is gone and I have other good friends!”
Estrella Berrocal couldn’t help but caress Paulita’s little head: “Yes, Paulita is so nice and has so many good friends”.
When Paulita finished breakfast, Estrella Berrocal was carrying Paulita’s backpack and holding her in her arms as she prepared to take her to daycare, when suddenly her stomach began to hurt.
“Ah…”
Estrella Berrocal covered her belly with one hand, her face turned pale and she dropped into a chair.
Paulita asked in anguish, “Estrella! What’s wrong with you! Estrella are you in labor?”
“…”
Estrella Berrocal’s voice was tense as she ordered: “Paulita, go and get Felipa!
Paulita immediately went out to the yard to look for Felipa, “Grandma Felipa! Estrella has a tummy ache”.
Felipa and Facundo Montes rushed into the house and hurried to help Estrella Berrocal into the car, Paulita followed her.
Facundo Montes drove the car on the way to the hospital while Felipa called Adán Rouco on Estrella Berrocal’s cell phone.
Paulita attended to Estrella Berrocal with the same gentleness as a baby: “Estrella, are you still in pain?
“It’s better now, don’t worry.”
The little girl wrinkled her little white frown, “Star, don’t be afraid, Daddy and I are here with you.”
Estrella Berrocal, whose tummy still ached a little, was relieved for Paulita and squeezed the little girl’s soft little hand, “What a sweet pea.”
Felipa made the call and passed the phone to Estrella Berrocal.
On the other end of the line, Adán Rouco’s voice was a little tense: “How is everything? Have you arrived at the hospital yet?
“Not yet, but it won’t be long now, don’t worry, I had a sudden pain a while ago and now it’s gone again. It shouldn’t be anything serious, right?”.
“I’ll be right there.”