LUCERECIA MONTESINOS HENDRICH

                             Before we just had a murderer and a wannabe con artist.

Now that the narco’s been arrested Las Encinas pretty much looks like Guantanamo

rebe rolled her eyes right back, choosing to let the conversation change, rather than try and argue a point she didn’t believe herself. fine. let her win this time. lu could have the battle, but she’d would win the war. …even if she wasn’t entirely sure what exactly the were fighting over in the first place. but that’s how things just seemed to be, with catty private school girls. “actually-” rebe looked back across the room, this time at the girl samu was busy talking to. the marquesa. but no. she couldn’t admit those feelings to lu. not when it was so painfully obvious carla would never feel the same way. it’d just be another thing for the other girl to use against her. 

instead, she turned her head, stopping on valerio. which option would bother lu more? guzmán, or her brother? presumably the former, but the latter would be far easier to get into bed. besides, his bed was at lu’s home, which could really only lead to more chances to get under her skin, something that was quickly becoming a new favorite hobby. “since you’ve so graciously done all the work for us, that frees me up to spend some time with a new… friend of mine.”  she’d hardly said two words to the guy, but it’s not like he was known for being a prude. “but maybe i’ll still see you around? you know, like in your kitchen, when i’m grabbing a snack between rounds.” 

Lu’s life had been a constant war. Whether that was a war to keep her brother safe from himself, a war to be the best and to be loved, or a war for the attention of everyone around her that she was more than geared up to spar with Rebekah. While the girl could have been a boxer, she was a warrior who knew how to be tactical. Still, all that composure and tact could fade at the right taunt. Valerio was always someone she protected mostly from himself, but now with another shark in the water she wasn’t going to let him even dip a toe into the temptation that was Rebekah. She wasn’t ugly,but just lacked the amount of class that she would have wanted for the people around her. Her inner circle was already being infiltrated by people who weren’t “future leaders of the world” as they had once been called, that Rebekah and all of her Pablo Escobar could ever gain access to.

“Cosita,” she looked over at her brother quickly still looking over at Samuel and Carla. “My brother has a lot of friends, some aren’t the best for him and while he is someone who is trusting and naive-- I’m not. And to get to him, you have to get through me.” She chuckled a bit knowing that Rebekah could never meet her standards. Their sibling dynamic complicated but at least she did know that one fact. “But I know my father’s genes can be very tempting to get close to.” Lu knew that she couldn’t come off too defensive, but even as a protective little sister she could throw a few jabs Rebekah’s way.

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“miss me?” his voice was low as he caught lu off guard, pulling her away from the life of the party and into a quiet hall in the mansion. he shouldn’t be here. he should be far away, running from his past and those who might still be convinced of his guilt. but he can’t stay away, especially since finding out lu’s true predicament with her father. “you didn’t think i wouldn’t show up at your big party…did you?” he questioned, walking her backwards against the wall and kissing her roughly. it had been weeks since he’d managed to get her alone, and those their relationship was new, they had already reached a certain level of comfort with each other and his hands move to her wrists pulling her hands up above her head and pinning her against the wall. “do you think they’ll miss you much?”

A shiver ran down her spine, the bass in his voice both calmed her and excited her. The music seeming far away now Lu could have cared less about the guest she had specifically chosen to keep up appearances. How she had made this party happen was still a miracle. Of course she wasn’t going to admit that she missed him although every cell in her body knew that she did. Moaning into his mouth she returned the same sense of desire and urgency. While she had been with Guzman where he kept her at arms length and was safe, Nano was the opposite. She had been with Guzman who hardly wanted to be with her and now Nano was risking his safety and further tarnishing his reputation all to see her. His dark corners and quiet moments only adding in more romance and allure to their relationship. It was romantic knowing that no matter what he was risking everything to see her. Her hands still above her head she had never been the girl that was too easy. Sexual, sure, but easy never. “It’s not a party until someone I didn’t expect shows up.” Not saying that he wasn’t invited she just didn’t expect to see him even with the long time span spent away from seeing him. Her arms relaxing a bit she still returned them where he had them, loving the dominance he showed. “This is my party,” she hinted. Really there was so much that her friends hadn’t noticed. They hadn’t noticed how she was rebuilding her life from the rubble left from her previous one. She was going to build a better life, one where she didn’t need her father or her brother. Still teasing she bit her lip. “I think they only won’t notice if I make up a good reason why I disappeared.” She paused wanting to kiss him again. “Have any ideas?” 

The fake smile Yeray had on his own face matched perfectly with the expression on Lu’s, though he was too distracted by his anger towards her to even pick up on the clues that maybe her lack of recognition towards him wasn’t as genuine as it appeared. “Coffee? Sounds lovely.” Frankly, he wasn’t quite sure he could think of anything that sounded like a worse way to spend his time, other than being forced to put the weight back on. That didn’t mean he was about to let Lu win, though. …Even if he wasn’t entirely sure just what she was winning. 

“Well, as a businessman who’s been featured in Forbes, I have no problem with apologizing, so… you might want to check your data on that. Just a bit of a tip.” Though he kept his tone light and playful, his words were anything but. Who did she think she was, bossing him around? He’d been so prepared to finally have his comeuppance, to walk into the school and get to be the popular kid, to have everyone regret ever being mean to him, but it wasn’t working out at all like how he’d planned. No one even recognized him. Sure, many of them had been impressed, but did it even matter, if they didn’t realize how far he’d come? “Let’s go get that coffee.” 

How long could he keep up this charade? Was he this committed to the new person he had become that he had left behind the person he once was? If he wanted to continue not admitting who he was then neither would she. People could change and he was proof of just that. If he wanted to go toe to toe with her then she would be fine with it. It had been too long since she had mentally sparred with anyone. Nadia had become a routine opponent now that she welcomed the challenge.