Little Miss Blue Dress

"Maria?" Fernando asked me silently. "Si?" I replied as I turned my face to see him. He wasn't staring back at me, but instead he was staring at the view in front of him. "This is hard for me." He said. I turned my face so I was staring straight into the ocean again. Why are you so afraid for him to talk to you? Do you want to keep talking to the shy man that you know nothing about? I sighed. "Que es dificil para ti? (What's hard for you?)" The sun blazing on us made me want to take my shirt off, but I resisted against the temptation because I wasn't wearing a bathing suit. This didn't stop Fernando from doing so though. "Hablar. (To talk.)" He said as he put his shirt over his head to block the sun. He had on sunglasses, what more could he need to keep the shade? I forced myself to not look down at his sculpted chest that he has been working on for so many years. It would be rude to just stare and I'm sure that I would do it. I turned to stare at his face and couldn't help, but laugh since he had his shirt over his head plus his aviators. Fernando looked really funny, and then he gave me a goofy smile. I laughed harder, "Fernando.. para. Me vas a matar mas rapido. (Fernando.. stop. You're going to kill me faster.)" I said in between my laughter, tears threatening to come out of my eyes. He stopped giving me that goofy smirk of his and then he got serious again, "no se por que. No me habro mucho con las personas. (I don't know why. I don't open myself up to people.)" "Ahi los dos somos iguales. (We're both the same there.)" I smiled at him. "Heso es lo que te quiero decir. No se como y por que, pero contigo es diferente..(That's what I want to tell you. I don't know how and why, but with you it's different..)" He stared at me in the eyes. I felt like I was shrinking really slowly, and he was just towering over me with his words. I was so sure that my face was scarlet, maybe even darker than scarlet. Too bad my hair was in a ponytail.. my hand went to the back of my head to try and pull it out, but something stopped me. "Te pongo nerviosa? (Do I make you nervous?)" Fernando asked me as his hand took mine from behind my head. Should I lie to him? No. I nodded my head slowly, looking anywhere but his eyes. His hand felt so warm against mine, and the sun. Oh the sweet sweet heat radiating off from it was such a soothing effect on me that I closed my eyes tilted my head backwards and smiled. What happens now? I tiled my head back and put on my timid face, since I was scared of what he was going to say. I mean, I don't think anybody has ever had this effect on me. Ever, and it was really scaring me. It had only been.. a month and a half, maybe longer. It felt like I had known Fernando since I was little since his aura gave me that feeling. Finally, my gaze met his and he wasn't giving me one of those questioning looks. It wasn't a sad look either, more like he was trying to see what I was thinking. My mind was screaming inside, but my heart was telling me otherwise. "Que paso? (What happened?)" I asked him as I nudged my shoulder to his making him chuckle. This is one of the main reasons why you like him. He doesn't make things awkward. "Mi abuelo era mi mejor amigo. Siempre me soporto en mi futbol. Le contaba muchas cosas que nunca podia contarle a nadie mas. Me dolio mucho cuando se fue al cielo..(My grandfather was my best friend. He always supported my soccer. I told him a lot of things that I couldn't ever tell anybody else. It hurt a lot when he went to heaven..)" Fernando told me. I nodded, "Tu crees en Dios? (Do you believe in God?)" "Con todo my corazón. No hay un dia que yo no le digo las gracias por dejarme vivir un dia mas. El es tan generoso con migo. Me da cosas que nisiquiera deveria tener. (With all my heart. There isn't a day that I don't tell him thank you for letting me another day. He's so generous with him. He gives me things that I shouldn't even have.)" I agreed with Fernando, "Yo tambien. El es tan grande con migo, nisiquiera se que hacer para demonstrarle que yo lo agradesco mucho. Pero creo que lo que mas me ha gustado de lo que el me a dado es conocerte. (Me too. He's so big with me, I don't even know what to do to show him that I'm very thankful. But I think the thing I've liked the most that he has given me is that I met you.)" I smiled, "A comer! (Time to eat!)" My mom screamed at us from the porch of the house. I got up first and then offered Fernando my hand. He took it and once he got up, now I couldn't help but notice his chest. It was so toned up that I had to look away, blushing. Good thing he was looking at me as we were walking back to the house.

"Maria, ve y te cambias. Te puedes dar una ducha mas tarde. (Maria, go and change. You can take a shower later.)" My mom commanded me. I grunted and walked into the room. Went over to my bed and got my bag. Took out a shirt and a pair of shorts. I looked around quickly and saw that no one was around so I decided to change right there. Then I heard laughter coming from the kitchen and laughed to myself. My hair was so sticky it was gross, but I would take a shower later before I went to sleep. I went to put my clothes in the bathroom so I could hand wash them later by rinsing it out with water first and then putting them in the washer, and then my phone started ringing. My feet dragged me to the bed and I saw that it was Sergio, "Halo? (Hello?)" I said as I walked around the room. Cream colored room, really nice room. "Maria! Mi mejor amiga, tenemos que hablar. (Maria! My best friend, we have to talk.)" He told me, I said okay and then he was all, "Olalla me esta preguntando donde esta Fernando.. ella quiere hablar contigo entonces le di tu numero. Si no quieres hablar con ella esta bien no contestes el celular. Esta como triste ella. (Olalla was asking me where Fernando is.. she wants to talk to him so I gave her your number. If you don't want to talk to her that's fine, just don't answer your phone. She's kind of sad.)" My throat was dry, so I cleared it a couple of times, "Sergio.. me siento tan mal. (Sergio.. I feel so bad.)" I whispered to him as I stood in front of the doors that led out to the beach. "No linda. No te sientas haci..(No pretty girl. Don't feel that way..)" He pleaded. I sighed in the phone, "Sergio, quiero verte, no puedo esperar de verte. (Sergio, I want to see you, I can't wait to see you.)" I needed to talk to someone and it was not going to be any of the people I was with right now. "Linda cuando regreses hablaremos. Ahora disfruta. (Pretty girl when you come back we'll talk. Now enjoy.)" Sergio demanded and I couldn't help but giggle at him. Then we both said our goodbyes and hung up the phone. I went back out to the kitchen were my mom was sitting in a chair. I gave her a questioning look and then she pointed to the window. I saw the doctor and Fernando move the table outside. The thing that made me stop was the fact that he was laughing and smiling the entire time. He was still shirtless, but his smile was never wiped off. Is that what he looks like when he's happy? "No crees que tiene un cuerpazo? (Don't you think he's got a good body?)" My mom asked me. I hid my face in my hands which was cue that I did think that indeed. Then I just started laughing, "Mami. Tiene novia. (Mom. He has a girlfriend.)" I told her as I got the pasta that the doctor had cooked. It smelled delicious, along with some salad and the beer that Fernando got. Fernando and the doctor came back in so my mom was silenced from what she was going to say. I got the pasta and four plates, then walked outside to set the table. Fernando following after me. The good thing about this porch was that it had a roof that you could take off, one of those that just rolled up. Right now it was rolled down so we could get some shade. I looked at Fernando as he was putting the beer and the salad on the table. He had so many smiles, I need to see which ones are for which. I mentally told myself as he gave me a dazzling smile. I flashed him one back and then we both went inside to get the rest of the stuff. The doctor took the beer out while Fernando took the untensils and I helped my mom out, "y que? No esta escrito en un contrato de que el va a estar con ella toda su vida. (so? It's not in a contract that he's going to stay with her for all of his life.)" My mom mumbled in my ear so Fernando couldn't hear, he just looked at me and then followed the doctor. "Me imagino que se van a casar. (I imagine they're going to get married.)" I whispered back. Then we couldn't talk anymore since all four of us were outside.

Dinner was pretty much quiet, except for the small talk that everybody made. I stayed silent most of the time, lost in my own thoughts. I nodded occasionaly and couldn't stop thinking about what has happened today. So, Fernando made a few confessions that he doesn't tell a lot of people; he told me why him and Olalla are basically fighting. Pretty big day if I might say so, I just realized that I was afraid to get to know the Fernando Torres that has been hiding under the shy Fernando Torres. I was afraid, not only because he seemed so nice, but because I would fall in to deep. That was something that I had to prevent myself from doing or else I'm sure that I would wind up getting hurt. Just friends. Just friends., "--Maria Valentina?" The doctor's voice had asked me a question and I had no idea what it had been, my cheeks flushed as I took a sip of water. "Como Doctor Velez? (What Doctor Velez?)" I asked him, Fernando was staring at me, analyzing my every move. Don't squirm. Show him that you can act normal around him. Since when does a boy make me act this way? When I met him, I hadn't changed at all.. I glanced at my mom who was smiling, then looked at the doctor once more. "No te gustaria ir a una fiesta mañana Maria Valentina? (Wouldn't you like to go to a party tomorrow Maria Valentina?)" I nodded, "Si claro. (Yes of course.)" I smiled towards the doctor. Before I knew it, dinner was over and we were putting everything inside, "Ustedes lavan los platos. (You guys wash the dishes.)" The doctor instructed Fernando and I. Both, Fernando and I nodded and we went into the kitchen, "yo lavo, tu secas. (I wash, you dry.)" I said as I went over to the sink, two pots and all the dishes where there. I turned on the water and started washing the dishes, while Fernando looked for a towel to dry the dishes with. Fernando came up next to me, I asked, "Estas feliz de haver venido?? (Are you happy that you came?)" "Si." I handed him a pot to which he immediately started drying, "que bueno. (that's good.)" He sighed, now he was drying the cap of the pot, "si, me puedo relajar en el sol antes de que tenga que irme a Liverpool. Entrenamiento empieza la proxima semana. (yes, I can relax in the sun before I have to go to Liverpool.)" I suppressed a smile, "no te cansas de volar tanto? (don't you get tired of flying so much?)" I told him as I handed him the second pot with the cap. His hand brushed with mine and I ignored it. The sun was now almost to the point were it was about to set. Time really seemed to just fly by here. You're having fun.."Te acostumbras, es parte del trabajo. (You get used to it, it's part of the job.)" I kept handing Fernando the dishes and every time our hands would touch, it was just a different sensation now because I was so conscious about it. Wherever he touched my skin would burn, lighting the fire that was inside brighter and brighter. I tried my best to ignore it as best as possible and Fernando stayed silent, and I enjoyed it. Then I heard a click from behind me, I turned around and it was the doctor with the camera that I had bought at the market, "lo tenia que hacer. Disculpame. (I had to do it. Pardon me.)" I shrugged it off, and Fernando suddenly turned pink. "Why are you so shy?" I suddenly asked him as I handed him the last utensil. Then I faced him to see his reaction. He was putting the utensils in the drawer in which they belonged in, then looked at me, "I have been asking myself that question ever since I was little. I was always shy, and as you can see, still am. I don't know why, it could be because being a footballer is overwhelming? I don't know. I just. Am. It's part of who I am."

Before I knew it, I was smiling at him.

"For a shy guy you're really honest and to the point." I told him as I was washing my hands now. I saw his hand grab the soap for the dishes and pour some on his hand, then all of the sudden his hands were on top of mine, well more like covering mine, "mucho jabón. (too much soap.)" Fernando explained. Now it was my turn to blush, I mean yeah talking is one thing, but when you're touching, it's a completely different thing. Of course I didn't stare at him while his hands washed mine under the tap water. "Tu sabes, cuando tu quieres hacer algo, tu lo haces sin pensar lo que las otras personas piensan de ti. (You know, when you want to do something, you do it without thinking about what other people think of you.)" I told him, "Verdad. (True.)" Fernando chuckled, "Tu me conoces bien. (You know me well.)" "No mas observo. (I only observe.)" I replied. After he washed my hands, I got a towel and dried them, then handed it to him which he dried his hands with as well. Now we were both walking back to the room, the sunset was about to start. I started coughing because of the really unexpected question that he asked me, "tu eres virgen? (are you a virgin?)" What the heck makes you ask me that question? I didn't stop coughing and this caused Fernando to just laugh at me as he lightly patted my back. I breathed in and out rather slowly, but then, "por que necesitas heso? (why do you need to know that?)" I couldn't stop from my eyes widening, I mean seriously. Who randomly asks that.. specially in the middle of a conversation to which we were talking about the other person? "No mas estaba curioso. (I was just curious.)" Fernando gave me a look. He was trying to supress a smile. I decided to turn the subject on him, "well I'm guessing you're not since you've been with Olalla for forever." Fernando's cheeks turned pink and he nodded, yeah, I don't know why you're being really honest with me. "Why is it important for you to know this information again?" "I just want to know," he stated. Fernando went to open the door, while I went to get the camera that I had bought, the sunset needed to have taken a picture of. Once I came back with the camera in hand I walked out to the terrace. Fernando after all this time was still shirtless. He was facing the ocean and looked so deep in thought that I decided to not take a picture of him; it seemed so personal what he was doing that I didn't want to interrupt. Can anyone's back get anymore perfect? I mean, his muscles weren't flexed or anything, but it looked really toned up and it was just a sight to see. I'm telling you. The ocean reflected what was on the sky, the oranges mixed with the reds and purples made me feel like I was in a dream, "creo que si eres virgen. (I think you are a virgin.)" He suddenly spoke. I think it was the sudden change in the color of the sun's radience, this time you wouldn't be able to tell that I was blushing; I just realized that I blush a lot when I'm around this guy. I wasn't going to let him know that he was right that easily, "que te hace pensar heso? (what makes you think that?)" My question poured out from my lips. "Eres muy timida. (You're very shy.)" Fernando responded, "not as shy as you." I exclaimed giggling. "No estoy hablando en generalmente.. estoy hablando de por ejemplo en las fotos con que aparezes con Sergio cogidos de la mano.. sonreiste, pero una sonrisa super timida..(I'm not talking about that in general.. I'm talking about, for example, in the pictures where you appear with Sergio holding hands..you smiled, but a smile of being really shy..)" Fernando said as he looked at me, "y? (so?)" I asked him. This guy was getting to know me really well. "Eres timida en ese tipo de cosas.. (You're shy in that type of stuff..)" I looked at him, "pues si. Soy virgen. Nisiquiera e pasado la primera base. (well yeah. I'm a virgin. I haven't even passed second base.)" I told him. He just stared at me and then he looked at my hand. "Que vas hacer con la camara? (What are you going to do with the camera?)" There was a playful tone to his voice so I just shrugged, "tomar fotos. (take pictures.)" I looked in the lens and took a picture of the sunset before us. Fernando took the camera from me and then told me to put my hand on the railing, "Fernando.." "Confia en mi. (Trust me.)" I did as he told me and then he said something really stupid, "tu te puedes imaginar a Sergio como una muchacha? (can you imagine Sergio like a girl?)" I started laughing and then he took a picture of me, "Sergio es una chica. (Sergio is a girl.)" I said inbetween laughs, and then I took the camera from him, "como se siente cuando millones de personas te toman la foto cada dia? (how does it feel when a million people take your picture everyday?)" "Te acostumbras pero no me hace sentir mal. Me siento como si estuviera en un sueño. Todas las camaras estan en ti y solamente ti. Haveces siento que devo decir muchas cosas pero me pongo tan timido que me callo, (You get used to it but I don't feel bad. I feel like I'm in a dream. All the cameras are on you and only on you. Sometimes I feel that I should say a lot of things, but I get so shy that I shut up,)" Fernando laughed.

"Entonces no te importaria si te tomara una foto? (So you wouldn't mind if I took your picture?)" I asked him timidly. He responded with, "En una condicion. (In one condition.)" I asked him what it was, and he said that I had to be in the picture too. I nodded and then he came up next to me, put his arm around my shoulder, "mejor tu la tomas. (better that you take it.)" I said and he got the camera, put it at a fair distance from our faces, the sun behind us, and then he said something so I looked at him, the click went off. "Lo hiciste a proposito! (You did it on purpose!)" I laughed. Fernando looked around innocently, "I don't know what you're talking about." I told him that I was going to go take a shower, so then he was all, "me voy a correr. (I'm going for a run.)" I raised my hand and waved at him since I was walking back to the room.

I went over to the bed and took my toiletries and clean underwear. I was going to change into my pajamas since it was way more comfier that way. Before I went in the shower, I went over to see what my mom and the doctor were doing. They were both outside sitting in chairs and talking, while the doctor was shuffling some cards. "Uy, que van a jugar? (Oh, what are you going to play?)" I said as I leaned onto my mom since she was caressing my arm. "Julepe." The doctor replied. I gave a questioned look but then my mom said, "Ve y te das una ducha, cuando salgas te enseño a jugar. No se puede jugar no mas con dos personas. (Go and take a shower, when you're done I'll teach you how to play. You can't play with two people.)" "Donde esta Fernando? (Where is Fernando?)" The doctor asked. "Se fue a correr. (He went to go run.)" The breeze of the ocean felt really good against my skin, but I followed my mom's instructions. Before I turned the shower on, I got my speaker, and then my Ipod. Went back into the bathroom, turned the lights on just because, put my speaker and then my Ipod on. I put my Ipod on shuffle because I wanted my pod to surprise me with what it had in store for this shower. Laughing I slide the doors together and then noticed that if you looked through where the doors meet, you could practically see everything that was going on in the bathroom. It's a good thing the showerhead was directly in the middle. That way, I could just have my back so I won't feel uncomfortable or anything. The cool and then again weird thing about this shower was that, the door on the shower it had that glass that you could see through but was blurry. That was from my hips down, so anyone wouldn't be able to see anything, then from my hips up it was just clear. Good thing my boobs aren't as big, I mean. They're proportional to my body, but when I raise my arms you won't see them. I turned the shower on, the warm water hiting my arm, and then I stepped inside. I brought the clothes that I got wet earlier so I could wash away the sand from them. The pod was giving me good music, right now it was playing Glamorous by Fergie, so I started singing along with her. As soon as I finished washing the clothes with regular water, I put it over the shower so they could dry and then I would wash them after I was done taking a shower. I got soap and let the water on it so it would be easier to pass through my body, "so if you ain't got your money, take your broke ass home." I sang with Ludacris and then laughed. Now I was rinsing off the soap and then started to put body wash on myself. A swift movement here and a caress there on my own skin. You use the soap to take away all the germs and whatnot and then the body wash to smell really good. Anyway You Want It by Journey was now on and I sang along as well. Such a good idea to put it on shuffle, it was giving me a good time to dance in the shower, so I kept dancing and singing along. Now. My hair, oh my gosh, this is going to be a big one since there was sand in it, I let directly under the showerhead and let the water rinse my hair, then I grabbed a handful of shampoo and put it all over my hair. The texture was nice and as soon as i rinsed that I got a handful of conditioner. Oh this is going to feel so smooth and silky. Thank goodness. As I put the conditioner on my silky hair, La Tortura by Shakira started and I was shaking my hips while I washed my hair under the water. Then I heard it.

A door faintly opening and then closing.

Well.. showing your back wasn't technically called naked right? Agh, screw it. I wasn't putting myself in a towel just because the potential guy that I possibly like right now is on the other side of the door. He can just stare at my back for all I care, he wasn't actually seeing anything. I was moving my hips along to the song as I started singing with Shakira. I think she was my favorite out of them all, always so original and new with her music. I just chilled under the water until the song finished, and then without turning around (he might still be watching me..actually.. I don't even know if he is.) so he wouldn't be able to see me. Once I got the towel on me I started drying myself just by patting in on my body instead of taking the whole thing and sliding it through my body. Now since I was covered, I would gladly turn around and face him.. if he was there. He can run pretty fast that Fernando Torres. But the thing is, when I turned to see if he was there or even the slightest possibility that he was actually there, he wasn't. So, now I could dress in peace, to which the pod started playing Dota by Basshunter. I got dressed pretty fast since I'm sure that Fernando would want to take a shower after taking a run, so once I finished I rushed out the door and went to put the wet clothes that I had washed on the rail outside. Then I went back inside and brushed my hair a few times, then went out to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. Fernando and both my mom and the doctor where all outside, although he was standing and chatting with them, "hola. (hello.)" I said as they all looked at me, then Fernando nodded at me, he was looking everywhere but at my face. I shrugged it off and then sat down on the table, "entonces mami. Ayudame a aprender el juego. (okay mom. Help me learn the game.)" Fernando apparently went to take a shower so that left my mom and the doctor to teach me the game which wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. It seemed complicated, but it was like poker, you won hands, and did some other stuff. Well, okay, maybe it was more complicated than that, but I was still going to play. "Julepe is a trick card game where the players must win a determined number of tricks in order to obtain their initial bets." My mom said and I nodded. After she finished teaching me, or trying to, as if on cue, Fernando came out of the house with his hair all messed up and not dripping wet, but still wet. Fernando sat next to me, and he looked so. Adorable I think was the word, of course I didn't look at him any longer because I wanted to play the game. The doctor passed out the chips that we would bet, and then he passed the cards out. Well.. here goes nothing..

"Haci es como se hace! (That's how it's done!)" My mom said as she basically just won the whole game. Gee, who knew my mom had a poker face? Who knew, apparently nobody since she just completely owned us in the whole game, Fernando got second and I got fourth place. Really. It was only my first time, and before we had known it, it was around one in the morning. "Espero que te gusto Maria Valentina. (I hope you liked it Maria Valentina.)" I nodded and then the doctor helped my mom inside the house, her crutches were really strong, aka the doctor. "Que duerman bien mis chicos. (Sleep well my kids.)" She said as she walked inside. Fernando and I cleaned up, "como estuvo tu corrida? (how was your run?)" I asked him as we both went inside now, "relajante. (relaxing.)" Fernando replied, we put the stuff on the kitchen counter and then I realized that I was tired. I yawned as I said, "estas cansado? (are you tired?)" I blinked my eyes a few times as we went in the room, my feet walked me over to the bed, I threw everything that was on it on the ground and then layed down on the bed. "Un poco. (A little bit.)" He said. Fernando came and sat on the bed while I just layed there and looked out at the moonlight, the stars were amazing and so beautiful. The room was dark, but Fernando was here.. so it was okay. "Y tu tienes sueño? (And are you sleepy?)" He asked me and I nodded, then I looked at him, and I wish I hadn't. He looked like a little kid, just staring at me intently, watching my next move. I sat up and got on my knees, then hugged him. My face was at the crook of his neck and he mumbled something that I couldn't hear, "que dijistes? (what did you say?)" "Dulce sueños niña. (Sweet dreams little girl.)" Then I layed back down and Fernando went to his bed, took off his shirt, yet again. It was hot, so I just closed my eyes and went into slumber.

I woke up around eleven or something like that, put on my bathing suit, which was white, but it was one of those whites that were doubled so you couldn't see anything when it got wet. Put on my sunscreen, got the camera and then went out to the beach. It seemed as though I was the last person to get up because there was nobody in the house. I saw that Fernando was in the water and that my mom and the doctor were just laying there and talking with each other, a good thing too. I smiled and then Fernando came out from the water and just looked at me. That's all he did.. just stare at me, and then I looked at him. I looked at how the water was dripping from his hair onto his toned chest and down his abs onto his swim trunks. Stop drooling or else he'll say something? His eyes. They showed. Fernando did something that I hadn't seen in a while. He started messing with his hair and walking over to me. "Good morning!" I said chirpily as he came up next to me, "hi." Fernando gave me that same dazzling smile that could make any girl go weak at the knees. Except me. I shot him one back and then threw him the camera. My feet dragged me to the water were I started splashing it around myself. I ducked my head underwater and then went back out onto the sand. "El agua esta tan fria! (The water is so cold!)" I said to Fernando as goosebumps appeared on my skin. He laughed and then nodded. Now he was laying down on the beach so I decided to sit next to him, not lay next to him, but I just sat there, and then I asked him a random question, "Si tu carrera del futbol no huviera escalado, que huvieras estudiado? (If your football career hadn't escalated, what would you have studied?)" I hid my mouth under my arm, since I was stretching it out. Fernando is way to noble. I hope he never gets to be unhappy, it wouldn't be fair to him. "No se. El futbol es mi vida. (I don't know. Football is my life.)" He said. I nodded, and then said, "Un dia te voy a ver jugar. Primera fila, estare ahi. Por Liverpool no es que es? (One day I'll watch you play. First row, I'll be there. For Liverpool isn't it?)" He sat up and then looked at me, "Si." His smile would not go away and it was very contagious so I smiled too, then I took the camera and snapped a picture of him. The sun was blazing which only made me smile even more. "Maria!" My mom yelled my name out as I was about to lay down. I ran over to her, leaving Fernando by himself to stare at the waves again. "Que paso mami? (What happened mom?)" "Ve a decirle las gracias a Fernando. (Go tell Fernando thanks.)" She told me. "Por que? (Why?)" I gave her a questioned look as she looked at him just sit there while taking in the sun. "El fue el que te pago lo del carro.. (He was the one that paid for the car..)" Complete shock went onto my face. My face turned white and for the first time in my life, I didn't know what to do. "Are you okay mi amor?" My mom asked me. I just nodded, "f-f-fine mom. Uh. I'm gonna go walk for a second." The doctor looked at me, worry filled his face.

Just walk. I commanded myself and started walking the opposite way of Fernando, he couldn't see me like this. Not right now. "What the hell? Why did he do that? How come he did it? What was his reason?" I mumbled to myself as I just got in the ocean and didn't even care to look back. "Way to make me feel selfish Fernando. Way to go." I sighed really loudly and then I realized that I had to go back or else Fernando was going to begin wonderingw where I was; so I walked over to him, I didn't really go that far to begin with, "hola, que mas? (hey, what's up?)" I asked as I sat down next to him. "Nada. Y tu? (Nothing. And you?)" He asked. "Nada. (Nothing.)" I sat down next to him again and tried my best to not look as if I wanted to start crying. This was pathetic, I was crying for a horrible reason, it's just that. He made me feel selfish by doing that, and that wasn't a good feeling. The burning question that I had in my mind was why did he do it? "Estas bien? (Are you okay?)" No. "Si. No mas jarta de que la escuela va a empezar otra ves. (Yeah. Just annoyed that school is going to start again.)" I barked a laugh and then Fernando chuckled with me. "Entonces tu te vas a Liverpool la proxima semana? (So you're going to Liverpool next week?)" Fernando nodded, he didn't seem happy.."y por que te pones triste? (and why do you get sad?)" I asked him, "no te voy a ver. (I'm not going to see you.)" "So? We'll have cell phones?" I inquired at him. He laughed and then nodded once again. Then I laid down next to him, but we weren't touching or anything, the sun was blazing hot, and Fernando put his aviators on and just sighed. I had an idea so I just started putting sand all over him except his face, good thing there wasn't a wind right now or else all the sand would get in his face. He didn't even flinch as I slowly put sand over him, "Maaariaaaaaa." Fernando whined, "Fernandoooo." I whined back as I kept getting handfuls and putting them over his body, "tu sabes cuanto me va a tocar para sacar la arena? (do you know how long it's going to take to take out the sand?)" "Si. Como unos veinte minutos? (Yes. Like twenty minutes?)" He laughed, and then I continued to do my work. Apparently, my mom found this very amusing, so the doctor helped her come over and then he went into the house to get some fruit for us or something like that. "Maria, when are you planning on finding a college?" She asked me as I was now covering Fernando's arms. "When I get back home." Our stuff should have been delivered by now, if not. I'll just go over to Sergio's house and he can help me. Mom nodded, "Do you still plan on going to the Manchester Univeristy of the School and Arts?" How the hell did she know? I shrugged my shoulders, and I felt Fernando's face suddenly look at me, "you want to go there?" He asked. I nodded silently, not meeting his gaze. The doctor saved me because he got back with a fruit salad, and I took some. Then. I fed Fernando who just seemed to continue to debate something in his head. Or so I thought, then after we finished eating that the doctor said the most random thing ever and I was surprised, he spoke English too! "Did you guys know that eighty hairs from your head fall every day?" I started laughing as the doctor now helped me finished covering Fernando with sand. Then he looked at his watch, "son las. Dos. La fiesta empieza a las.. seis. (it's. Two. The party starts at.. six.)" "Y de quien es esta fiesta? (And who's party is this?)" I asked as we were now covering his chest. "De unos amigos, es una fiesta de Flamenco, o mas o menos. Van a ver los bailadores de Flamenco para los entretenidos. (A few friends' party, it's a party of Flamenco, somewhat. There's going to be Flamenco dancers for the entertainment.)" I smiled since I had never seen Flamenco dancers before.

Once we finished covering him in sand I took a picture of him, and then he got out of the sculpted sand body in a second, "ayyy, como lo hiciste tan rapido? (ayyy, how did you do that so fast?)" I whined as Fernando had grabbed my wrist and we were going into the ocean once again. I decided to jump on his back so the water didn't get to me, but then I forgot that he was covered in sand. So now my front was all covered in sand as well, Fernando held my legs as I locked my arms around his neck, but not to choke him. "Niña. (Little girl.)" Fernando said. "Niño. (Niño.)" I shot back and then started giggling. Before I knew it I was thrown in the water. Ugh, fine. I got my head back up out of the water and saw that Fernando was laughing, so I decided to splash him with water. That made him stop, "cuidado con las gafas! (watch out for the glasses!)" I didn't pay attention to him and kept on throwing water at him, just kept right at it, and then he started splashing me back. I seriously think we did this for a long time. The sun was diagonal from us now, and I was sure that we were like little kids because we wouldn't stop. This made me not think about what my mom had told me a few hours ago. Damn you mom. I sighed as Fernando just stopped and looked around. He was not covered in sand anymore and neither was I. The water, you got used to it after a while, I mean, most of my body was numb, but who cares? The sun was helping only a little and I basically ran out of the water and started jumping up and down to warm myself up. Then I felt a towel wrap around my shoulders, I looked back and saw that it was the doctor, "you want to talk about it?" I shook my head no. "I didn't know you spoke English doctor! I'm surprised." I told him as we just stood there as Fernando kept enjoying the water, "I'm full of surprises." He chuckled, and then I realized that I can confide in him. The doctor seemed to impress me, mom sure knows how to pick them. "Escucha doctor. Mi madre no ha tenido romanze desde que my padre se fue. Cuidala. Por favor.. ella se ve tan feliz contigo. (Listen doctor. Mom hasn't had romance since my dad left. Take care of her. Please.. she looks so happy with you.)" Then the doctor surprised me even more, "Tranquila. No le voy hacer nada malo. Pero Maria. Si necesitas hablar con alguien, aqui estoy para tu ayuda. (Relax. I'm not going to do anything bad to her. But Maria. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here to help you.)" I sighed, "I don't know what to do for the first time in my life doctor..I'll talk to you about it later." I said quickly as Fernando came up jogging next to us. The doctor only nodded and then said that we had to get ready, since this party was around fifty minutes away from here. I went to the house and told Fernando to take a shower first. "Pero una bien rapida. (But a really fast one.)" I told him. He nodded, came up to me, gave me a quick hug, got his clothes and hopped in the shower. I just looked out at the ocean again losing myself in my thoughts. Why did I have to work for you Fernando Torres? Why? Why? "Maria..ya te puedes bañar.. (Maria.. you can take a shower now..)" Then I noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. The reason was because he had burned his shoulders, to the extreme. "Fernando! Tengo aloe vera. Espera te lo hecho. (Fernando! I have aloe vera. Let me put it on you.)" His face was sort of in pain, but he didn't show it much. Fernando sat down on the bed as I got out the amazing aloe vera that helps you feel so much better after a wicked sunburn like his. So, I got it and poured some in my hands, "se va a sentir frio. (it's going to feel cold.)" I told him as he just nodded and put his head down. Ever so lightly with my hands I started putting it on his shoulders. My fingers very lightly touching the red part of his shoulders, he winced a little and then sighed. I guess you could say it was a caress since I kept going back and forth on both shoulders, back and forth, until I was done. "Mejor? (Better?)" Fernando nodded and went to put on a simple casual button down shirt. I went to go get my clothes, see. I told you I needed a dress for some ocassion. I giggled and then went in the bathroom to take a shower.

Once I finished I was putting on my clothes, when my cell phone rang. I dried my hair a little bit with the towel, and saw that Fernando wasn't in the room.

"Halo? (Hello?)" I asked.
"Maria? Es Olalla. (Maria? It's Olalla.)" Olalla responded.
Oh geat.. "Como estas? (How are you?)" I asked her as I went to the bathroom to make my hair better.
"Preocupada por Fernando. No sabes donde esta? (Worried for Fernando. Do you know where he is?)"
My body walked out of the bathroom and then I spotted him on the terrace, looking at the view in front of him, "No.." I told her. She sighed on the other sighed of the phone.
"El te a contado por que emos estado peliando? (Has he told you what we've been fighting about?)"
"No." I replied to her question.
"El a cambiado mucho desde el comienzo del verano. (He's changed a lot since the beginning of summer.)" Olalla informed me. Way to make me feel worse because I came into his world at the beginning of summer.
"Lo siento Olalla..(I'm sorry Olalla..)"
"Do you have any idea for this change?"
Someone just kill me. Right now."Tengo una idea pero no estoy segura..(I have an idea, but I'm not sure..)"
"Que crees que debo hacer? (What do you think I should do?)" Hope filled her voice.
"Piensa en lo que quieres hacer. (Think about what you want to do.)"
"Tu crees que el ya no me quiere? (Do you think he doesn't love me anymore?)"
Yes. I do. "No se. Usualmente cuando una persona hace una infidelidad, la otra persona cambia los perspectivos. (I don't know. Usually when a person commits an infidelity, the other person changes their perspectives.)" I replied being sincere.
"Maria. Tu eres una chica buena. (Maria. You are a good girl.)" I should be under a grave right now..
"No lo soy. (I am not.)" I laughed.
"Si, si lo eres. Aparentemente Fernando ya no me quiere.. (Yes, yes you are. Apparently Fernando doesn't like me..)" Olalla replied.
"Descansa Olalla. (Rest Olalla.)" I pleaded with her.
"Bueno. Entonces me voy de compras. Te veo otro dia si? (Okay. Then I'm going shopping. I'll see you another day yes?)"
"Si. (Yes.)" Then she hung up.

Now I had to deal with this guilt in my heart. Then to top it all of the whole Fernando paying for me thing. Fernando came back inside and smiled at me, I tried my best to hide what I was really feeling by smiling back at him. It was just contagious. We both walked into the living room and my mom and the doctor were ready, so we all headed out to the car. Once we were already in the car, all I did was stare out the window and just hoped that the tears that were in my eyes didn't fall. The radio was playing music that I have never heard before and everybody laughing and just chatting it away, but I couldn't. I couldn't shake this feeling of multiple emotions building inside of me. My vision was blurry so I blinked back the tears that almost spilled, then I felt something tap me on the shoulder, I looked to see what it was and it was Fernando. I couldn't smile at him this time, he would be able to see right through it. His face showed concern, worry, and an emotion that I couldn't tell what it was.

I put my finger to my lips, making him silence what he was going to say. So basically, the one person that I didn't want to see me like this, just saw me and it made me feel ten times worse than I thought.