Hot & Wild (De La Cruz Saga) (43 page)

“Si, Jessy, I will arrange the call. Calm down. You’re
safe now,” replies Christian, rubbing her back. “You’re okay? You’re not
injured?”

“Si, Christian, I’m okay. I’m just a little tense and
get a little scared. I know that we are out of danger, but I still feel a
little stressed out,” replies Jessy, with a small smile.

“It is understandable, Jessy. The experience has been
very traumatic for you. It will take a little while for you to adjust,” says
Christian, looking into her eyes and seeing her apprehension and fear.

Hmmm, I will need to talk to Jose Enrique to make sure
that she is always with someone so she can feel protected and safe
, thinks Christian.

“Si, Christian, I know. I want to be close to Jose
Enrique. I’m just feliz that they didn’t rape us,” says Jessy, shaking with the
thought of what could have occurred.

“Jessy, yes, you’re extremely lucky that they didn’t
rape all three of you,” agrees Christian. “Now, we will get you to the casa and
everything will be okay.”

“Okay, Christian, and please try to get me a phone to
call Jose Enrique and mis padres,” requests Jessy, imploring with her huge
golden eyes.
Yeah, my primo couldn’t resist those eyes
.
Jessy is bella
,
thinks Christian, smiling.

“Si, Jessy, as soon as I can,” responds Christian,
squeezing her hand to leave. “I will return in a few. Bella and Paty are doing
well.”

“Oh, gracias a dios,” says Jessy, smiling as she sees
Christian leave the room.
Si, Christian is a wonderful primo
, thinks
Jessy.

Christian went to check in on Gabriel.
I need to
make sure that he is well because Erica will be very upset
, ponders
Christian. He walks into the room and sees that Gabriel is still out.

Well, at least he’s alive. I was so scared for a few
moments
. He looks at his monitors.
Si,
he is doing great. I will return later to check up on all of them
.

He walks out of the room to go to his get his cell
phone
. I need to call my Monique, mis padres, Erica, Carlos, Jose Enrique,
and Greg.
Damn, this might take a little while, thinks Christian.
I bet
that they’re all waiting for some news
.

Christian walks into the room where his SOTO Officer
Ford and the SEALs are assigned. He goes to get his cell phone.

Christian went to his SOTO Officer Ford with his cell
phone in his mano. “Sir, I’m going to call my family and advise them that my
sister, cousins and Corona are doing well,” says Christian, not expecting the
call to be a problem.

“De La Cruz, that will be okay,” says SOTO Officer
Ford, with empathy.
Yeah, I would want to call and inform my family that
everything was okay,
thinks Officer Ford.

“Thank you, Sir,” replies Christian, walking out of
the room to go somewhere where he can call his familia. I need to call my Cielo
first, thinks Christian, grinning, calling Monique.

“Baby, you are okay? I’m going loca with terror. Baby,
I can’t stand this. I need you here with me. I’m so scared,” says Monique with
anxiety, wanting to hear that Christian is doing well.

“My Cielo, I’m good. Bella, Paty, and Jessy have been
extracted from the evil hombres. Don’t worry. I’ll be home in a while and te
amo, forever, my Cielo,” says Christian, not wanting Monique to be worried.

“Dios mio, gracias,” says Monique with relief. “The
entire familia is worried, Baby. Do you want me to tell them?”

“You can, my Cielo. I’m going to call mis padres and
Jose Enrique,” replies Christian. “Tell Erica that Gabriel is okay.”

“Si, Baby, te amo,” says Monique. “I miss you and I
want you here with me.”

“I do, too. I will be there soon,” says Christian. “I’ll
call you back later after I make all the calls. I love you con todo mi alma.”

“I love you, Baby con todo mi alma. You need to be
careful,” says Monique, with anxiety. She’s always anxious when Christian is on
duty. “Adios, Baby.”

“I will see you later, my Cielo,” says Christian,
ending the call
. I can’t wait to hold my Cielo in my arms again
, thinks
Christian, smiling.

Christian calls his padres. “Hola, my hijo,” says Papa
Jose Arturo, pleased to finally be hearing from Christian.

“Papa, you and my madre are doing well?” asks
Christian, concerned for his padres. His voice is strained.  

“Si, mi hijo, we’re here in your
Tio
Francisco’s casa. We’re waiting to hear from you or someone,” says Papa Jose Arturo,
looking at the group that’s gathering around him.

“So, papa, I’m calling to let you and the familia know
that Bella, Paty, and Jessy are on board the Navy ship. We will be in casa soon.
They’re all okay and gracias a dios the animals didn’t hurt them,” says
Christian. “Tell Erica that Gabriel is also doing well.”

“Oh, mi hijo, that is excellent news. I will tell Jose
Enrique, Carlos, and Greg,” replies Papa Jose Arturo, looking at the muchachos who
start to yell in felicidad.

“Si, padre,” says Christian. “I want to talk to Jose
Enrique.”

“Okay, my hijo,” replies Papa Jose Arturo, handing the
phone to him. “Christian wants to talk to you.”

Jose Enrique quickly takes the phone and anxiously
asks Christian how Jessy is doing. “Primo, is Jessy okay?” demands Jose Enrique,
with pain in his corazon.

“Primo, Jessy is doing well. She was not hurt. She is in
shock and it looks like she’s traumatized. She will need to have someone near
her all the time to make her feel safe and protected. She’s emotionally
traumatized,” replies Christian. “She wants to talk to you and wants you to
hold her.”

“Si, primo, I want her here. When will they arrive?”
asks Jose Enrique, looking at Greg and Carlos, waiting anxiously for their turn
to talk to Christian. Jose Enrique nods. “Primo, Carlos and Greg need to talk
to you.”

“Si, I want to talk to them,” says Christian, waiting
for the phone to be transferred.

“Christian, how is my Bella?” asks Greg, with emotions
in his throat causing his voice to come out in a croaks. “Please tell me!” he
implores, wiping tears away from his eyes, looking out the window.

“Greg, calm down. Bella is doing well. She’s sleeping
now. She only has a small cut on her lip and a black eye,” advises Christian.
“She’s doing well.”

“What in the hell happen to my Bella?” asks Greg, with
rage.
Damn, that bastardo had the nerve to touch my Bella
, thinks Greg
furiously.
I need to kill him! Damn, I need to have her close to me.

“Greg, Bella, Paty, and Jessy were not raped. They
were locked up in a room with their clothes intact. They were okay when we
extracted them,” replies Christian. “On the way to the boat she must had been
hit. I’m positive that she was completely untouched when I turned her over to my
officer. I went back to kill the bastardos.”

“Oh, Dios mio,” says Greg. “When will they be back in
casa?”

“Greg, we’re on our way back. We should be back in a
few hours,” says Christian. “Okay, hermano, calm down. Let me talk to Carlos.”

“Si, and tell my Bella that I love her,” croaks out
Greg, handing the phone to Carlos.

“Si, Christian, how is Paty? When can we get our
mujers? Where do we need to go?” asks Carlos, impatiently.

“Carlos, Paty is doing okay. She’s resting right now. Paty
has two gunshot wounds on her right thigh. She lost a little blood and had to get
some blood. The wounds are stitched and are going to heal find,” says Christian,
gauging how his familia are taking the news.

“How in the hell did that happen?” asks Carlos, with
rage. “Did those bastardos hurt my Paty?”

“Carlos, calm down. I was told that on the way to the
boat their group encountered some drug soldiers that caused some injuries to
Paty and Bella,” replies Christian. “All three are doing well and are resting.”

“Si, okay, when will your ship arrive and where do we
go to get them?” demands Carlos, with frustration and anxiety.

“I will call you in a few to inform you. I need to get
the information,” replies Christian.

“You do that, primo,” replies Carlos, ending the call
to stare at Greg and Jose Enrique.

“Bella has a split lip and black eye,” says Greg,
turning around to talk to Carlos and Jose Enrique.

“Si, my Paty is hurt. She got a couple of gun shots in
her thigh. The wounds have been stitched up,” says Carlos, with clenched jaw,
trying to control his emotions.

“I will always give gracias a dios that all three are
alive and did not get abused by those animals. Jessy is in shock. I pray that
she will overcome this nightmare,” says Jose Enrique, running his manos through
his hair.

“I need to call her padres,” says Jose Enrique,
pulling out his cell and dialing.

 After the mission, Christian has eight hour leave. He
immediately drives to his casa to see Monique and his familia.  
Damn, I’m
finally home. It is a little late in the evening. We had to wrap up the mission
before we were allowed this small eight hour leave
, ponders Christian,
walking into his casa.
Damn, this sucks; I know that my Cielo is going to be
upset. I know that she’s already scared that I was on the extraction mission.

He walks over to the cama and observes Monique
sleeping. Slowly he undresses and crawls into the cama.

Monique moves and cuddles into him sighin
g. Hmmm, my
Baby is finally home, thinks Monique.
“OMG, Baby!” cries Monique, moving
closer to Christian. She wraps her arms around his neck and pulls him closer. “You’re
finally in casa and intact! Baby, te amo!”

Christian pulls her closer to give her a beso full of pasión
and amor. He caresses her back, loving the feel of her next to him.

Oh yeah, my Cielo loves me. She’s wearing a baby doll
and I love it
, thinks Christian,
pulling back. “Mi Cielo, I’m sorry that I’m putting you through all of this. I’m
only on leave for eight hours,” says Christian.

“Christian, I can’t believe this. OMG, are you going
on another mission?  How am I supposed to live through this?  I’m constantly in
fear for your life. Are you going to be gone for a long time?” asks Monique
with anxiety.

“Mi Cielo, I don’t have that intel. I pray not. Please
try not to worry, remember that I’m trained to handle any situation. I will be
okay. I promise that I will come back to you and my bebe,” says Christian,
pulling her close for a hot hungry beso. He makes love to her like there is no
tomorrow.

I don’t know if I’m coming back from this mission. I
need to have these memories to keep me strong
, ponders Christian with sorrow.

Monique turns around and reaches for Christian. She
moves her hands up and down without opening her eyes. Quickly she opens her
eyes to look at her side.
OMG, where is my Baby
, ponders Monique,
anxiety grabbing her.
Damn it, did he leave without saying adios? This is too
much to bear. I’ll be glad when he’s finally out of the Navy!  
Monique
searches for him in the room.

Monique gets ready quickly to go and search for him in
the casa.
Okay, he has to be here because I know that he has not been here
eight hours, damn it
, thinks Monique, striding down the hall quickly to go
to the kitchen.

Monique enters the kitchen and notices that Christian
is having a cup of coffee and talking to his padres. They all turn to look at
Monique when she enters. She walks directly to Christian smiling. “Baby, I thought
that you had left without saying adios,” says Monique, sliding onto his lap. She
turns to her
suegros
smiling. “Buenos dias.”

“Buenos dias, mi Cielo,” says Christian, pulling her
closer and kissing her cheek.

“Buenos dias, Monique,” says Papa Jose Arturo and Mama
Maria smiling. “Christian was telling us about the extraction. He has to return
to base. We were waiting for you to wake up.”

“Si, my hija,” says Mama Maria. “Do you want some
coffee?”

“Si, I do, I’ll get it. Baby, do you want me to make
you some breakfast?” asks Monique, grinning.
Yeah, I have been practicing to
cook
.

“Si, that would be great,” replies Christian, grinning
and watching Monique cook.
Mi Cielo wants to cook breakfast for me. This is
awesome,
ponders Christian.