He scowled at me. ‘I don’t have time this morning, princess. Just tell her it’s from you. She won’t care. She’ll just be happy to have a car.’
‘Okay,’ I said. I knew there was no use arguing with him. ‘Will you be home for dinner tonight?’
‘No,’ he wiped the water from his face. ‘I have meetings all day and evening. I’ll have something at the hotel.’
‘Okay,’ I said. He’d been working much more than normal lately and I wondered what it was about. That insecure part of me wondered if he was getting bored of me already?
He must have seen the disappointment in my eyes, as he took hold of my chin and tilted my face up to his. ‘I have some work stuff going on, princess. I hope it’s going to be sorted soon. I would rather be here eating dinner with you than at my hotel.’
‘I know.’
‘In fact, I’d rather just be eating you,’ he said with a wicked grin that made me laugh.
‘Te quiero,’ I said as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
‘I love you too, princess.’
An hour later, Lucia and I were sitting in the doctor’s office waiting for her check up. Hugo and Hank were sitting opposite us. Alejandro insisted that both of them accompany us everywhere for the time being, and while I enjoyed Hugo’s company, Hank was still a miserable ass. I don’t think he’d ever once smiled at me during the whole time I’d known him.
‘Thank you again for my car, Alana,’ Lucia said as she sat beside me. ‘I can’t believe you guys bought me a freaking car.’
‘You’re welcome, sweetheart. Alejandro said every girl should get a car for her sixteenth birthday, and as we didn’t know you then, a car for your seventeenth is the next best thing.’
‘Well. I love it. I can’t wait to take it for a spin. You’ll come driving with me later, won’t you, Hugo?’ she asked.
‘I’m afraid I can’t, got to take the boss lady to work this afternoon,’ he said.
‘I’m sure Jax said he would be calling round later. He loves driving. I’m sure he’ll take you for a quick spin,’ I told her.
She seemed satisfied with that response and sat back in her seat. Lucia had been beside herself earlier that morning when I’d presented her with the new Mercedes that Alejandro had chosen for her. She’d refused it at first, telling me that it was too much, but I’d reminded that Alejandro had more money than he could spend in twenty lifetimes, and that she deserved something nice after years of struggle. After a few moments pause, she had gratefully accepted, giving me a huge hug and promising that she would look after it like it was her own child.
‘Miss Montoya,’ the nurse called and Lucia looked at me, her beautiful face pulled into a frown.
‘Alejandro had our name put on your records for now, I hope you don’t mind. He didn’t want to bring any attention to who you really are,’ I whispered.
She smiled at me. ‘Of course. That’s fine. Actually, I like it. Will you come in with me?’
‘Sure,’ I said standing up.
‘We’ll be right here,’ Hugo said as he watched us walk into the doctor’s office.
The doctor had finished checking Lucia and the baby over and confirmed everything was as it should be. She was making her notes when she looked up at Lucia. ‘It’s never too early to think about contraception for the future, Lucia. There are plenty of options. I’ll give you some information on them and you can decide when you’re ready.’
Lucia shrugged. ‘I’m sure Alana will help me decide. What contraception do you use?’ she looked at me.
‘What? Oh, I don’t use any. I never have.’
Dr. Kelly looked up at me as I spoke. I didn’t get a judgmental vibe from her at all, but I still felt like I had to explain myself. ‘My husband and I would like a baby,’ I said.
‘Oh, I see,’ Dr. Kelly smiled. ‘You been trying long?’
‘Erm, about six months. And we’re not really trying, just more not, not trying, if you know what I mean?’
She nodded. ‘Well, when you do get serious about starting a family, you need to make sure you’re having sex in your ovulation window. You know how to work that out, don’t you?’
‘Not really. It’s not something I’ve ever really thought about, to be honest.’
‘Well, that might be why you’ve never fallen pregnant yet. Unless you’re having sex every single day, you might be missing your window.’