Chapter 84


    The days have passed and Luz has feltfortable with Rafael’s mother.


    Although their rtionship is not very good, the woman has taken pains to care for Luz with all the love


    she deserves.


    After that walk around the bay, Rafael did not take sides with his friend or with Gerard, because he


    understands that the situation is moreplex than it seems. Just wanting to walk away and that’s it is


    not enough.


    Luz is expecting his son, there is also little Charlize, who was seeing in Luz a mother, finally a maternal


    image that was giving her the love she deserves.


    But there is also the fact that she is in love with Gerard and, despite the fact that he made a terrible


    mistake, he loves her madly.


    For Rafael, there are missing pieces. He didn’t know Gerard personally, but what he always heard from


    him in his mother’s aristocratic circle was that he was a proper man. He did not like lies and nothing


    escapes him.


    He is convinced that the man hadpelling reasons for acting as he did.


    Can we go to the movies today? -Luz’s question takes him out of her musings and he smiles at her–Of


    course I do, my girl. Any movie in particr? No, I just want to have fun.


    They walk to the exit, hugging each other andughing. Rafael helps her get into the car and leaves a


    kiss on her forehead, walks around the car and they get out of it towards the movies.


    Perhaps being always with Rafael has helped her cope with those days, has forced her to put aside


    everything that happened. And Kiki also has a lot to do with it, because she, that woman, doesn’t leave


    her in the sun or the shade when she’s at home.


    They look for a ce to leave the car and walk towards the Harbor East Cinema, Rafael shakes her


    hand, because he is afraid something will happen to her or they will push her. She is still a girl, with a


    baby bump of eighteen weeks.


    -After the movie, we will go to eat at a restaurant that will fascinate you, it is on that street, on the other


    side of the roundabout.


    -I think it’s perfect, but now I want a snack.


    – We can buy popcorn and some choctes.


    -And soft drinks, please – she tells him in such an adorable way, that Rafael misses a kiss on the


    forehead and a hug -,


    I love you so much, Luz.


    -And I to you… you know? – He looks at his hands, as if what he was going to say was wrong -. I need to


    call Charlize, I want her to know that I haven’t forgotten about her.


    – Look , I can call Gerard, ask him if you can call her, I know he won’t refuse, but it’s better that I know –


    Luz nods -. We can call Evangeline’s phone so we can make sure he doesn’t answer.


    -Thanks.


    -And when we leave here, before going to eat, we’ll go get a phone for you. Although I don’t mind calling


    Charlize from mine.


    -You’ll tell Eve, Hahahaha.From N?velDrama.Org.


    – We better go inside.


    They buy sweets and soft drinks, they get into the movie and Rafael puts his phone on silent, so no one


    interrupts him, it’s a way to help his friend, so he doesn’t want reasons for distraction


    The film is funny, without a trace of love, ideal for both, since one suffers from love and the other just


    wants to go with his girlfriend and kiss her much more than he kissed her that night.


    Time passes quickly and as they leave, Rafael walks with her hand in hand, they go to an electronics


    store and look for a phone for Luz, with the promise that, as soon as he recovers his bank ounts and


    all that, he will give her back the money you have spent these days.


    -You know I don’t need it, I have apany that is doing very well.


    -I know, businessman, but I won’t stay calm if you don’t let me do it. The guy at the store hands him the


    phone set up, retrieves his old number and keys from it.


    Hundreds of messages begin to arrive, including from Matías and his parents. But there is one that


    catches his attention, it is unknown, but he prefers to leave it forter. Leaving the store, Rafael checks


    his and sees that there are at least ten calls from his second at the agency, followed by about twenty


    messages, all with the word urgent at the beginning. He stops and marks her, because that’s not normal,


    although he doesn’t say much, it seems more than urgent, something serious.


    -Vania… -Rafael, you have toe right now, the police are asking for you, you received a summons


    from the prosecutor… Rafael.


    But did they tell you anything else? – he asks scared, he gestures to Luz to follow him and they go back


    1 way, to get to where they have the car parked –


    -No, but if the prosecutor is asking you, it is very important. -I’ll leave today, let me fix some things here,


    before midnight I’ll be there.


    Luz ‘s senses are fired, because if Rafael leaves, it means that she too muste back. Although there


    is not much distance that she put between Gerard and her, who could appear here at any moment, she


    feels safe in Baltimore.


    Rafael hangs up, but Luz doesn’t want to say anything. They make the journey in silence, but it breaks at


    the same moment they get into the car.


    – Luz, I have to go – he looks at her and sees that she is afraid -. But you will stay with my mother, here


    you will be safe, secure, well cared for and I will be calm, this looks very bad. – What ‘s up?


    – A summons arrived for me, from the prosecutor… I have to go, this cannot be resolved by Vania. -I


    understand, but I’m ashamed to stay at your mother’s house, without telling her the truth…


    “I promise I’ll go, fix this ande back to you, I’ll bring Evangeline to meet her and we’ll tell her the


    truth.” For now, I need you safe at my mother’s house, okay?


    – I don’t know why you insist on leaving me with her.


    -Because if something happened to you, no matter how “unhappy” Gerard is, he wouldn’t forgive me if


    something happened to his wife and son.


    -I’m not his wife – she says with a firm voice – -I’d believe that… if you weren’t wearing the engagement


    ring.


    Luz looks down at her hand and realizes, for the first time in a conscious way, that she hasn’t removed


    her engagement ring.


    She could say that she hasn’t done it because she forgot, but the truth is that she sees it every day,


    remembering the words that Gerard said to her when he gave it to her and that gives her hope.


    I promise I’ll call you every day.


    They arrive at the mansion and Rafael looks for his mother in the only ce where she could be, the


    office. From there, Kiki Williams runs the family business and everything shees up with.


    Duty.


    -Hijo – e se pone de pie de inmediato, porque cara de Rafael exuda preocupación — ?Le pasó algo


    a Luz?


    -No, madre. Tengo que regresar a Nueva York, pero no quiero dejar a Luz s, porque estaré muy


    ocupado.


    -No se diga más, se queda conmigo y no podrá estar mejor cuidada, te lo prometo.


    -Gracias, madre – Rafael camina hacia puerta, pero se detiene y siente que debe decirle verdad


    ahora, por una extra?a sensación en el pecho -. Madre, tengo que decirte algo, pero por favor, no te


    vayas a enojar ni mucho menos corras a Luz…


    -Ha – el tono de Kiki es el de empresaria despiada que es y Rafael se sientao un ni?o que


    está a punto de ser rega?ado -,


    -Luz… no es mi novia y ese bebé no es mío.


    – Rafael, por favor – se para e riendo y el chico no entiende nada -. Eso lo supe desde misma


    noche que llegaron. Scott me avisó y esperé a que te durmieras, entré a tu habitación y te vi durmiendo


    en el suelo. Súmale a que no le has dado ni un beso desde que llegaron… no soy tonta, pero . sí vieja.


    – ?Y todo eso del nieto?


    -Quise seguirles corriente, además, si trajiste aquí es porque e lo necesita y sabes que puedo


    cuida.


    -Entonces ?lo harás?


    !


    -Ya te lo dije, nada le pasará.


    -Gracias, e es una amiga muy importante para mí.” -Solo te advierto, Rafael Williams, me debes una


    novia y un nieto – el chico sonríe aliviado y le dice mucho más tranquilo –


    – Te prometo que cuando vuelva de mis asuntos, conocerás a chica más be que se robó mi


    corazón


    y que será madre de mis hijos.


    -Of my grandchildren, you mean. Go easy, I’ll take care of your safety.


    Rafael gets out of there, runs to the room to talk to Luz and tells her what he talked about with his


    mother. She is relieved that the woman knows the truth and smiles knowing that she discovered them


    and still she epted it. She goes out to say goodbye to her friend, not knowing that the next time she


    sees him it will be behind bars, but that’s too big a spoiler, for now I won’t say anything else.