you. I want to marry you.”
“Is this because of what the doctor said in there?”
“I’ve known that I loved you for a long time now,” he assured her. “We will get the best doctors and you will be fine, Teresa. Trust in me.”
Teresa nodded.
“And marry me.” He lowered himself to the ground before her and waited for her response. When she nodded, he reached to brush the tears from her cheeks and kissed her.
Epilogue
“Allie?” Javier said, answering his door. He wasn’t expecting to see his sister, but stood aside to welcome her inside his home.
“How’s Teresa?” Alejandra asked following him inside.
Javier nodded. “Upstairs resting.”
His fiancée had a biopsy and later had several cysts removed. After further examination, Javier and Teresa were relieved cancer was not detected.
“I won’t keep you long,” Alejandra said quietly. “I just stopped by to tell you I need new business cards.”
“Business cards?” he asked, leaning against the foyer wall.
“I can’t hand out my old project manager cards if I am the new COO of FCT.”
Javier reached out to hug her tightly, before pulling back. “Are you sure this is what you want to do? I understand if you walk away from the company and you will still inherit a decent share of father’s estate.”
Allie shook her head. “This isn’t about the money. Perhaps it’s about the legacy I never knew, but right now I want to make sure people keep their jobs. I received confirmation that we got the Markell solar contracts. That will help us stay afloat a little longer and I am certain the other two will be finalized soon. I’m going to make certain we close those deals.”
Javier nodded. He pinched her cheek and winked. “I’m proud of you.” He watched her eyes fill with unshed tears. “Did I say something wrong?”
Alejandra shook her head and wiped her eyes. “No, big bro. You didn’t.”
Wrapping her arms around him, she caught him off guard with the hug. He soon relaxed and hugged her back, kissing the top of her head.
“So I guess I better brush up on my tormenting technique. Any prospects I need to size up?” he teased.
Alejandra swatted at him and then followed him into the kitchen.
Teresa reached for her glass of caipirinha and took a sip while watching Javier entertain their guests.
The backyard was filling up quickly with people in the pool frolicking around and a game of volleyball on the grassy lawn. A blend of Teresa and Javier’s family mingled like they often did the first weekend of every month. Even her son was home from college for the weekend. The only person missing was Evelyn, but Teresa had faith that Javier and his mother would make amends.
Alejandra had urged her brother to get to know the family she grew up with. It had taken some time for Javier to warm up to the idea, and Teresa knew her husband was still reluctant, but watching him joke with his newfound cousins brought a smile to her face.
“What’s so funny?” Javier asked her, walking toward her and bending down to kiss her cheek.
“I was going to ask you the same thing.”
Javier looked behind him toward the large paella pan that had a crowd standing around it. “Thank you.”
“For what?” Teresa asked. “I haven’t done anything all day.”
He smiled because she really didn’t. It was her birthday and Javier had instructed his wife not to lift a finger. “You loved me. That’s a feat in itself.”
Javier knew it was her love that changed him, making him a better man. He changed so much that he reorganized the company so he could spend most of his time in the States.
A squeal behind them got their attention.
“ ¡Mi princesa!” Javier exclaimed, taking their granddaughter from Amber’s arms. He hugged his stepdaughter and shook her husband’s hand. Kissing the baby’s chubby cheek, Javier smiled.
“Your paella’s burning,” Teresa chided, as she watched Amber and her husband walk away leaving the
“Is this because of what the doctor said in there?”
“I’ve known that I loved you for a long time now,” he assured her. “We will get the best doctors and you will be fine, Teresa. Trust in me.”
Teresa nodded.
“And marry me.” He lowered himself to the ground before her and waited for her response. When she nodded, he reached to brush the tears from her cheeks and kissed her.
Epilogue
“Allie?” Javier said, answering his door. He wasn’t expecting to see his sister, but stood aside to welcome her inside his home.
“How’s Teresa?” Alejandra asked following him inside.
Javier nodded. “Upstairs resting.”
His fiancée had a biopsy and later had several cysts removed. After further examination, Javier and Teresa were relieved cancer was not detected.
“I won’t keep you long,” Alejandra said quietly. “I just stopped by to tell you I need new business cards.”
“Business cards?” he asked, leaning against the foyer wall.
“I can’t hand out my old project manager cards if I am the new COO of FCT.”
Javier reached out to hug her tightly, before pulling back. “Are you sure this is what you want to do? I understand if you walk away from the company and you will still inherit a decent share of father’s estate.”
Allie shook her head. “This isn’t about the money. Perhaps it’s about the legacy I never knew, but right now I want to make sure people keep their jobs. I received confirmation that we got the Markell solar contracts. That will help us stay afloat a little longer and I am certain the other two will be finalized soon. I’m going to make certain we close those deals.”
Javier nodded. He pinched her cheek and winked. “I’m proud of you.” He watched her eyes fill with unshed tears. “Did I say something wrong?”
Alejandra shook her head and wiped her eyes. “No, big bro. You didn’t.”
Wrapping her arms around him, she caught him off guard with the hug. He soon relaxed and hugged her back, kissing the top of her head.
“So I guess I better brush up on my tormenting technique. Any prospects I need to size up?” he teased.
Alejandra swatted at him and then followed him into the kitchen.
Teresa reached for her glass of caipirinha and took a sip while watching Javier entertain their guests.
The backyard was filling up quickly with people in the pool frolicking around and a game of volleyball on the grassy lawn. A blend of Teresa and Javier’s family mingled like they often did the first weekend of every month. Even her son was home from college for the weekend. The only person missing was Evelyn, but Teresa had faith that Javier and his mother would make amends.
Alejandra had urged her brother to get to know the family she grew up with. It had taken some time for Javier to warm up to the idea, and Teresa knew her husband was still reluctant, but watching him joke with his newfound cousins brought a smile to her face.
“What’s so funny?” Javier asked her, walking toward her and bending down to kiss her cheek.
“I was going to ask you the same thing.”
Javier looked behind him toward the large paella pan that had a crowd standing around it. “Thank you.”
“For what?” Teresa asked. “I haven’t done anything all day.”
He smiled because she really didn’t. It was her birthday and Javier had instructed his wife not to lift a finger. “You loved me. That’s a feat in itself.”
Javier knew it was her love that changed him, making him a better man. He changed so much that he reorganized the company so he could spend most of his time in the States.
A squeal behind them got their attention.
“ ¡Mi princesa!” Javier exclaimed, taking their granddaughter from Amber’s arms. He hugged his stepdaughter and shook her husband’s hand. Kissing the baby’s chubby cheek, Javier smiled.
“Your paella’s burning,” Teresa chided, as she watched Amber and her husband walk away leaving the
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