Chapter 3
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On Sunday dad told me that mom left town because of work. She's a designer for a big company that has clients all over the world so she's out of town a lot.
"Alright, I'm going out with some friends." I tell him.
"Okay, ten cuidado." (Be careful.) He ruffles my hair. "Te amo." (Love you.)
My heart did something weird when I heard those words. He always tells me he loves me, but this is the first time that it feels different to me.
"Me too, bye." I get in my car and drive to the beach. I lied to dad, I'm not meeting any friends, I just needed to get out of the house to clear my head.
I'm going crazy inside that house. Getting turned on every time I see dad and not knowing what's going on with me. I just need some time alone to think.
I take off my shirt and sit down. I watch girls pass by with sexy bikinis, showing off their curves, big boobs and amazing ass, but I don't feel any desire to be with them... Which is a first for me.
I watch shirtless guys jog by, I pay close attention to them, strong arms, tight abs, strong legs, good looking men. I look down at the front of my pants, there's no bulge, they don't get me excited either.
I lay down with a frustrated sigh that turns into a laugh. I'm attracted to my dad, not other guys, girls don't do it for me anymore. My. f*****g. Dad. "All thanks to that big, beautiful, stupid, cock."
My phone rings and I asnwer it without checking who it is, that's a bad habit of mine. "Hello?"
"Hey, Leo." Mia, a close friend of mine says from the other side of the phone. "You have any plans for tonight?"
I hold myself on my elbows. "No, why?"
"Because my mom has a guy over and I don't want to stay here." She says. "I called Hayley, but she won't answer her phone." Hayley is my other close friend.
"Want me to pick you up?" I ask her. "We can go to my house, it's just me and dad so we can watch a-"
She interrupts me. "Your hot sexy dad will be there?"
I roll my eyes at her chosen words to describe my dad. "Yes, he'll be there." I say a bit annoyed. Why am I annoyed?
There's silence on the other end of the line, then. "Alright!" She cheerfully says. "Pick me up in five?"
"Yes ma'am." I say and hang up.
I drive to her house and she's already waiting outside. "Hey, sexy." She kisses my cheek once she's seated in the passenger's side.
"Hey, beautiful." I smile at her.
We have the type of relationship where we're comfortable around each other and can call the other wathever we want and we don't have to act awkward. No, it's not f**k buddies. Even though we did go out last year, but decided we were better as friends.
"Let's go, I want to see your hunk of a dad." She wiggles her eyebrows.
I roll my eyes and drive home. "Don't you have a boyfriend?" I ask, maybe with a bit of an attitude.
She gives me a weird look then says. "Yes, but that doesn't mean I'm deprived of acknowledging hot men." She gives me an devilish smile.
I calm myself. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Damn right I am."
"But does it have to be my dad?" I raise a brow at her.
"The guy is f*****g H-O-T, can you blame me?" She asks incredulous.
I shrug. "Nah." She raises her brows and I quickly add. "I wouldn't know. I'm not into guys. Or men. Or him. I'm definetly not into my dad."
Fuck! Shut the f**k up!
"Uh-huh." I can see her staring at me from the corner of my eyes. "I didn't say anything, but thank you for sharing that information with me." She chuckles.
I relax and turn on the radio. Freaky Friday was on and Mia turned up the volume and we sang and danced along, well she danced, like a crazy woman.
I park my car in the drive way and we get inside the house. "I'm home!" I announce myself closing the door behind me and Mia.
"Hey, you hungry?" Dad asks from the kitchen.
"Yo si!" (I am.) Mia says walking to the kitchen. She's learned some Spanish along the years thanks to me and Hayley, who has been taking Spanish classes since middle school and now that we're in our senior year, she speaks fluent Spanish.
I follow behind her. "Oh my." I hear her whisper.
I follow her gaze and Holy Mother of God! Dad has his back to us, serving plates, shirtless, with football (soccer) shorts. I figured he was working out because his olive skin was shiny with sweat and his back muscles were ripped. He turns around with a plate in each hand. f**k this man! I'm hard again.
"Hey, Mia." He gives her a smile. "Como has estado?" (How have you been?)
I take that opportunity to go and sit in the table to hide my hard on.
"Bien y usted?" (Good and you?) She answers.
"I've been great." He places the plates on the table. "Eat."
"Thanks dad." I say. "Been working out?"
"Finished five minutes before you guys arrived." He says. "Gonna take a shower now, buen provecho." (Enjoy your food.)
"Make sure to lock the door this time." I say forgetting Mia is right next to me.
He just laughs and leaves the kitchen.
"Make sure to lock the door this time?" Mia raises her brows at me. "What was that about?"
"Nothing." I lie.
She snorts. "Leonardo. Leonardo. Tsk, tsk, tsk." I put food in my mouth. "You do know I can tell when you're lying, right?"
"It's nothing, really." I say with my mouth full.
She slaps my arm. "Don't speak with your mouth full, idiot."
We eat in silence then she says. "You know, I've noticed something today, but I won't bring it up until you're ready to talk about it."
To her I'm an open book. It's understandable because we've been friends since fifth grade, so it works the same both ways.
"Just remember you can always talk to me." She places her hand on my thigh and I look at her. "About anything Leo, I will never, ever, judge you." She smiles at me. "Now let's finish eating and watch a movie."
I keep staring at her. "I love you."
She smiles at me. "I love you too." We both mean it in a friendly way, nothing else and that's why I love our friendship. We get each other.
"I'm picking the movie by the way." She points her finger at me.
"We're screwed then." Dad appears in the entrance of the kitchen.
"Hey!" Mia yells at him.
We both laugh at her.
"You're staying the night?" Dad asks her.
"If you don't mind, yes."
"I don't mind at all, you guys know the rules, right?" He asks.
"Oh God, dad! We're just friends."
He raises his hands in defeat. "I know. I know. I'm just reminding you in case-"
"Mr. Martinez I have a boyfriend and Leo and I are bestfriends, I can promise you nothing will happen." She says shyly.
"I'm sorry." Dad apologizes. "Let's go watch a movie."
We go to the living room and Mia starts searching for a movie on Netflix. "Just please nothing too cheesy." Dad jokingly says.
"Found it!" Mia exclaims.
"White Chicks again?" I ask her.
"What? It's my favorite movie."
Me and Dad chuckle and watch the movie. Mia falls asleep halfway into it. "You should take her upstairs, she looks uncomfortable there." Dad says. "Then come back down so we can finish the movie."
I nod, pick up Mia in my arms and carry her to my room, I lay her on my bed and drape the blankets on top of her.
"He likes you too." Mia whispers.
My heart skips a beat, I crouch down to be face to face with her. "What?"
She doesn't reply, she's deep in her sleep. Maybe she was talking in her sleep and I heard wrong.
I go downstairs and finish watching the movie with dad. "Goodnight, Leo."
"Goodnight dad." He kisses the top of my head and we go to our rooms.
So crazy how one weekend can change your whole life.
- Writer
