Married To My Secretary

Chapter 13

I lean my back against the wall as I run my hands through my hair in frustration.

I know Kate hates me right now and I don't blame her, I'm a real jerk. Tomorrow everything is back to normal, my parents are leaving and I don't have to put up with Kate anymore.

I take my pillow and leave, I don't want to keep fighting over this stupidity.

Now I do set my alarm, today I will exercise at home, I have my personal gym with everything I need and Malcom is already here putting his pectorals in order, I had given him a key so he could come whenever he wanted.

"How's married life, Santiago Centinelo?" He narrows his fist and with mine I lightly hit his knuckles.

"Waiting once and for all the six damn months are over," I reply, walking around him heading towards a leaning bench next to him.

"Is it that bad?" You've only been there for three days,” he laughs, as he sits on the flat bench I was lying on and looks at me.

“I don't like sharing my bed and my father has me stressed, everything is fine until he shows up.

"Wait... Are you sharing a bed with Kate?" He flashes a mischievous smile that I know he's hinting at.

“Yes, but not in the way you're imagining and it's the worst torture in the world.

Malcom looks at me as I sit on the slant bar and make myself comfortable.

"And why would it be torture to share a bed with a...pretty woman?" He says it in such an obvious way as if he doesn't understand me, I bet he's never just slept with a woman.

"Exactly that idiot, I can't even touch those sexy legs because I'm sure it kills me."

“You're an idiot, in the marriage certificate you should have put in small letters that he was going to let you touch his legs during this time.

I don't know whether to laugh or get annoyed by this crap that Malcom talks about. I finish my round of exercises with him talking about trivial things and economics, he and I understand each other in many ways.

He leaves and I walk him out while I put a towel around my neck. The smell that invades my house drives me crazy, I know that Rosa has already arrived, I walk to the kitchen, I don't even hear my bare footsteps in the carpeted hallway. Sweat runs down my naked torso until it reaches the rubber of my black tracksuit.

I get to the kitchen and there is Kate, accommodating a white robe that he wears over his body, smiling with Rosa, I hope she hasn't told him anything embarrassing because she knows a lot of my stories that I wouldn't want Kate or anyone else to know. Kate looks at me, and well, I don't want to sound cocky, but what woman doesn't? I've worked hard to maintain a magazine body that even I can't stop seeing myself in the mirror sometimes.

Kate pretends to get some juice out of the fridge.

"Good morning, Rosa," I say, as I walk to the breakfast room.

“Good morning, Santiago,” he answers almost immediately.

I sit on a small bench in front of the breakfast room while Rosa serves me some Strawberry pancakes, after a couple of minutes I realize that I haven't greeted Kate, but the truth is that I overlooked it, I never greet her when I see her and I'm still not used to having a wife, she doesn't seem to care at all, which makes things easier for me. Rosa pours two pancakes onto a small glass plate and puts them on the bench next to me and motions for Kate to take the place.

Cool! And here come Rosa's sermons, I remember when Henry and I were little, he used to do the same thing when we fought, but this is different.

“Maybe they should show more enthusiasm “he murmurs “they're supposed to be a newlywed couple, my Pablo and I have been married for 35 years and we still look at each other like the first day we got married “Why does Rosa have to be so sentimental? “That's how you have to see yourself, you have to believe it first for the rest to believe it, if you continue like this the Centinelos will begin to suspect, look at her “she turns to me “ look at those beautiful eyes, hug each other, kiss each other “I can't imagine kissing and hugging Kate without making me want anything else “if your father doesn't believe that you love her, he'll take the presidency from you anyway and this effort from both of you will be in vain “And what now? Whatever he does is not enough for him”take his hand.

I look at Rosa with as much uncertainty as possible on my face. How are you going to ask me that?

"Come on, take her hand," she insists, oh my God! It just can't be! I have no choice before those fierce eyes of Rosa, I put the towel that I wear around my neck on the breakfast table to avoid sweating more than normal with this, a thousand things happen to me. I take her hands, her small, soft hands.

“Look at her, tell me what you like about her “What? Why enemies if I have Rosa? "I just want to help," he adds, "trust me, don't you trust me Santiago?"

I like everything about her Rosa, even her strange gesture when she gets angry, but it's obvious that I won't say that.

"I like her eyes," I finally say, and it's true, it was the first thing about her that caught my eye.

I can see how he blushes slightly, but he hides it too well. Rosa smiles and now goes towards her.

"What do you like about him, Kate?" “I want to hear that, come on Kate, say it.

“I like his smile “he adds, after a few long seconds, he says it in such a natural way that it seems that it didn't cost him as much as it did me; It's the first time I've heard someone say they like my smile and not some other part of my body, it makes me smile.

“They see him? Things aren't so tense between the two anymore, huh? Rosa speaks after a few seconds. Things are going to be tense between Rosa and me after this awkward moment that she just put me through.

My father goes downstairs.

“Very good morning to all! He exclaims, "Oh! I'll miss the New York weather “Kate and Rosa say good morning, I don't “You know what? I want you to come to California with us, I want you to meet the rest of our family, Kate.

Please no!

"Dad, we'd love to but we have a lot of work," I reply almost immediately, I don't want to go and take my whole family to meet Kate when this isn't true and it's going to be over soon. I don't want them to get attached to her and then reproach me because I know that yes, they are going to get attached to her. Who wouldn't?

“Y? “interrupts my father, taking a cup of coffee that Rosa is offering him” If you dedicate yourself to working all your life, you're going to miss out on what's good, tell me dear “watch Kate, ah! That's going to be good “ When was the last time Santiago took you somewhere other than for work?

Demons! Even my breakfast has to ruin.

"Well..." Kate stammers, and where can I take her if we barely know each other? Kate please invent something.

“You see it? You've never taken your own wife out to a nice place”and here we go again”as always you're more immersed in your work, which is great, but you also have to give your family space, I wouldn't be surprised if she decided to leave and leave you suddenly if your work is more important to you, look at your brother, he never leaves his job but he also dedicates a lot of time to his wife, they go out, have fun, he is very responsible and that does not prevent him from being a good husband “and blah blah blah “ I always taught both of you the value of family but you don't seem to listen to anything.

I get up from my comfortable place, I can't even enjoy Rosa's delicious pancakes because of her. Why does she always come to ruin my life?

"Excuse me," I say, Kate watches me walk away, as does my father but he already knows how I react to this.

“Tell me, Kate, honestly, are you happy with Santiago? Tell me the truth “I manage to hear this as I walk out the dining room door, that makes me stop and stay to listen to his answer, lest I give myself away to him and this becomes worse.

“Of course “Kate answers matter”of”factly “With all due respect, Mr. Centinelo, you shouldn't be so hard on Santiago, he's a great husband, and he's made your business grow in two years, I understand that you're proud of Henry, but also let Santiago know you are proud of him, I love Santiago for who he is, for always being so determined, with one goal in mind, for achieving all his goals. It's only going to get him apart from you, tell me honestly, do you think Henry is more capable than Santiago to run your company?

An Oscar for this woman please. My father thinks for a few moments, he is speechless.

"You're right," he finally says, "Santiago has been and will always be the smartest, boldest, most persevering person I've ever known, and that's the reason why I'm like this with him, because I don't want him to waste his life, he always has." been more disobedient and very bad making decisions with his life, I don't want him to get lost, I'm glad he married a woman as intelligent as you and who cares so much about him, seriously, but make him relax a bit, both of you I don't want you to leave him, a routine relationship is the worst of things.

Why do you think so badly of me? He has never seen what I am like in a real relationship; Well, I have a lot of not being in a real relationship, in fact, I don't even remember how long ago I was in that situation.

"Then I promise we'll go to California, if you promise you won't be so hard on Santiago." "No, Kate, please."

“Done deal! only because I trust you, and I know that you will guide him on a good path.

Not! Dammit! Not!

I hear Kate get up from his place, I run to the room, I don't want him to realize that I'm interested in his answers.

I go into the bathroom and take a relaxing shower, it's already late so I can't stay longer, when I've finished my toilet I go to the room, I had even forgotten my underwear for having entered so quickly, I tie a towel around my waist and I go out, seeing me leave Kate grabs a towel and goes into the bathroom.

“I want to talk to you “I mention, without even seeing her, she turns to me and looks at me, I know she's thinking the worst right now “ you're going with me to work today.

"Fine," he answers simply, saying this, he closes the bathroom door behind him.

I take advantage of the fact that Kate has entered the bathroom and quickly get dressed before he leaves. I hope I don't have to wait so long for her because I hate waiting.

I've been waiting for her under the stairs for more than five minutes, I can't stand this anymore, I look at my watch one more time, I can't believe it, every second that passes for me is hours. I look at the clock again, another minute has passed, I'm going to go upstairs and I'll make her come down as she's dressed. I look at my watch again, one more minute and go up. When I see her I will reproach her for all this that makes me wait for her.

I hear heels approaching the stairs and I look up. Finally, and she looks beautiful, she looks up at me, tilting her lips framing a cute sideways smile, she doesn't even need large amounts of makeup to look pretty. I even forget everything I had to tell him, I better shut up. I walk behind her, and I open the door for her to come in, she thanks me as always, she thanks me for everything, I don't understand her.

My father is packing his bags and the driver is loading them into the car. When they see Kate they both smile at her and hug her, I know they like her very much, just like her. They aren't very good friends with Brittany, but hey, Brittany doesn't have any friends, they just give each other the most fake smile possible that even I've noticed. Henry is helping the driver with the bags and waves to Kate from there.

I open my car door for him to get in.

"Ohh, what a chivalrous Mr. Centinelo." At least you've noticed.

"Come on up," I reply, with my most withering look possible, closing the door and saying goodbye to my parents, Henry and even that Brittany woman.

“Listen “I break the silence after a long journey without saying a word” I apologize for yesterday.

“Hey? You Santiago Centinelo apologizing? he says, turning to face me.

"I won't do it again," I speak, seeing the look of amusement on his face. "I want to quit."

"To our marriage?" I smile, continuing my gaze on the road.

“Centinelo magazines. I no longer want to be a part of Centinelo magazine, or anything related to my father,” I say, after a sigh. "I think you're just upset Santiago." Yes, I am.

“No, I already thought about it with a cool head, I know that I can build something myself from scratch even if it costs me, I will leave this to my brother, I want my father to realize the mistake he is making by always trying to put him in front of me. , he is not a good administrator, he went to a school that my father paid for, I got into Harvard by my own effort.