Chapter 40


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    Gerard just smiles, gives her a short kiss and goes back on the road, while Luz answers the phone,


    thanking for not having said more than necessary.


    -Light, how beautiful!


    -Do not exaggerate, it is barely noticeable as a bean.


    – Even more beautiful… I swear theyughed at me here because I let out my little tears.


    -You’re crazy – Luz doesn’t think she had that reaction –


    -What are you doing now?


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    – I’m going to have lunch, with Gerard, then we’ll go get Charlize and then I’ll go through the apartment,


    to look for some things. Today I return to the mansion, the doctor told me that my work is not risky.


    – But Luz, you know you can stay with me without problems…


    I know, but I don’t want to. Now all the more reason I have to work, childbirth is not exactly a gift and then


    there are all the things we may need. Later I won’t be able to work and when I’m born I’ll have to wait


    too.


    -I understand… well, if I can’t get there before you leave, I’lle for you…


    -No – he says as he sees Gerard -, I think I’ll stay there on weekends too, so I don’t get so stressed.


    -Luz, are you sure about that decision? Because you know what that means.


    -I know, Rafael, I’m sure. Thanks for everything.


    -I love you, L?z… never forget it. Rafael ends the call with a broken heart, but he knows that he cannot


    force her to do anything. The only thing he can do is be there for her when he needs it.


    When they arrive at the restaurant, Gerard helps her down and offers her his arm, as soon as they enter


    they recognize him and find him a table far from the entrance.


    Do the smells bother you? – She asks Luz, hoping that she doesn’t feel ufortable.


    -No, it smells delicious, it’s making me very hungry.


    -Let’s order once then. A waitress approaches who, as soon as she sees Gerard, blushes. Luz doesn’t


    like it at all, she crosses her arms and looks away, not really understanding why she is bothered by the


    girl looking at him. Gerard ignores Luz’s reaction, he asks what they had agreed before her and when he


    turns his eyes to the girl, he smiles seeing her in that attitude.


    Little light, is something wrong?


    I know


    -Nothing – responds dryly -, -Nothing really or that nothing of you to say that everything happens? “I’m


    not in the mood for jokes, Gerard.” When he looks at him, he sparks with anger. So nothing happens to


    me.


    -Ok, I understand – he says with a sigh – May I know why you’re jealous? Did I say or do something to


    give you cause for that?


    Luz looks at him with wide eyes, not believing that he immediately realized what the problem was with


    that bad temper.


    – The waitress… a lot of smiles.


    -Yes, I realized – he extends his hands and takes the girl’s, reluctantly she agrees to take them -, But I


    didn’t smile at her even once, the truth is that my smiles are only reserved for my princess… and for my


    queen.


    Luz makes an “o” with her mouth and Gerard finds her beautiful, innocent and strong, he kisses her


    hands tenderly, making the girl feel embarrassed by her behavior.


    -Sorry, I…


    -Don’t ask me for forgiveness, if it had been the other way around, I would have reacted the same way,


    it’s more – he tells her, pausing -. Every time I see you with Rafael or that I thought you were living with


    him, I felt terrible jealousy, and that’s normal because I love you, Luz.


    “I know you don’t want to admit it, I don’t know who hurt you so much for you to distrust, but your


    jealousy is only the response to a feeling of possession… and I confirm that I belong body and soul.


    Luz doesn’t have the slightest idea what to say to all this, because it’s not easy to process so many


    beautiful things at once. What she does know is that Gerard is beginning to get to know her and that


    scares her a little, because he would make her more vulnerable, and she never wants to be vulnerable


    again.


    -How can you belong to me in body if we…? -she blushes and looks down-


    -I don’t need to make love with you to be yours, a single kiss was enough to give myselfpletely to


    you.


    Luz swallows dry like everyone who is reading this story, because no one expected that answer. Gerard


    is a man in love and is risking everything to conquer Luz, although he already realized that the girl will


    not be easy and he loves that even more. one


    Finally the food arrives, Luz tastes the macaroni and closes her eyes, it is a delicacy that her baby has


    epted without problems. She eats slowly, in silence, weighing Gerard’s words and feeling that her


    heart was brokenst time by her parents, now she is beginning to mend faster and better.


    Gerard is willing to look for even the smallest piece to put it in its ce, he loves her, he wants her happy


    and calm.


    When finished, they leave the ce in the direction of Charlize’s school. When they arrive, Luz is


    surprised that it is a public school, she looks at him and gives him a thumbs up to tell him that she did


    well.


    -Little light! – The girl shouts when she sees her favorite person waiting for her. you came for me


    – Of course! – He tells her, taking her in his arms, which almost caused Erard to have a heart attack .


    And I’lle for you every day, I’m better now and I can go home.


    -Really?! – says the incredulous girl –


    -Yes, it’s true – Gerard tells her, taking her in his arms -. But we must continue to take care of Luz.


    -Always, daddy.


    They walk to the car, talking about Charlize’s day, until Luz motions for Gerard to leave.


    stop, who does it at once worried about the girl’s face. She gets out of the car and Gerard follows her.


    -Something wrong?


    -Just nausea, I needed fresh air. -What’s wrong with Lucecita, daddy? – Charlize has gotten out of the


    car and looks at them questioningly – -She doesn’t feel well, daughter.


    -Then you must take her to the hospital, so that they cure her – Luz smiles and kneels to be at her height


    -.


    -I’m fine, it’s just a passing symptom – the girl looks at her without understanding and she just smiles,


    this is the time to tell her -. It just so happens that I’m carrying a baby here – she tells him, putting her


    hands on her belly-. That’s why I was home these days.


    -A baby? – The girl stands there, which seems like an eternity to Luz, but in the end the little girl


    approaches her and asks permission to put her hand on her belly. Luz herself puts her little hand there -.


    A baby… will be a boy and will be my little brother. two


    The two are left open-mouthed by the girl’s reaction, because only she could be so innocent and


    affectionate with a baby with whom she has no bond… ording to them.