When she heard that Carlos was going to take her out, Debbie was thrilled. "Aweso! Let's go!"
Just as they stepped out of their bedroom, they ca across Valerie and gan who had just co upstairs.
Seeing Debbie and Carlos both fully dressed, gan asked, "Uncle Carlos, Aunt Debbie, are you going sowhere?"
Debbie ignored her. Carlos nodded. "Grandma, we're going out for a bit."
"What for?" Valerie asked.
"A movie," Carlos replied. It was Debbie's suggestion. Her idol's new movie was just released. She had been talking about seeing it for a couple of days now. It was about ti that he took her out on a date, and the theater seed like the perfect excuse.
gan's eyes lit up. "A movie? Uncle Carlos, I want to go. Can I go with you?"
'Bitch, we're on a date. Can't you see that?' Debbie thought.
"Next ti. I don't think you'll like this one," Carlos said, flatly refusing. Debbie was relieved. She had been worried that Carlos would have agreed to everything gan asked.
gan trotted to Carlos and held his sleeve. "Uncle Carlos, I'm bored here. I want to go to the movies with you. Grandma Valerie will go to sleep later, and then I'll have nobody to talk to and nothing to do. Please let go with you. Please."
Valerie knew gan's intent. She decided to help her. "Yes. To keep company, gan's been cooped up here for days. As her uncle and aunt, you should take her out for so fun."
Several minutes later, Debbie, Carlos and gan left the house together.
In the cinema, Debbie took Carlos to the self-service machine to get the tickets through her phone, while gan went to buy so snacks and drinks.
According to the tickets, Debbie's seat was right between gan and Carlos, yet in the theater, gan took sobody else's seat and sat beside Carlos.
So now, Carlos sat between the two won.
"That's sobody else's seat," Debbie reminded gan.
gan responded casually, "Nobody else is coming. Uncle Carlos' assistant rented the entire theater."
Debbie was surprised. 'How co I didn't know that?
"My assistant arranged that when you were in the bathroom," Carlos explained.
'Fine. I knew I shouldn't have gone to the bathroom. I needed to keep my eyes on gan!' Debbie thought regretfully.
The movie started. It starred Ramona Lu, a fantastic singer who beca an actress. Her success as an actress proved that she could not only sing but also act. It was a period piece, and gan had to stifle a groan. gan hated those kinds of movies, where everyone wore robes and even funny headgear, and they had so many rules about the roles of won and society. Even more than today. She much preferred the more fantastic ones, with mighty magics and eye-popping special effects, but she was left with this. It was called "The Heart Abides"— about two star-crossed lovers. One a prince in exile, the other a palace servant. Of course, it was scandalous in the days of the Song dynasty. At least she was with Carlos. Debbie, of course, was delighted. She had been waiting for this since it went into production, and she heard that her favorite actress was starring in it.
Looking at the middle-aged woman on the screen, Carlos told Debbie, "Your idol is Curtis' sister."
"Huh? Mr. Lu's sister? But they don't look anything alike. Is it because she is wearing makeup?"
"Nope. She's his half-sister, so odds are they wouldn't share any family features.
" Debbie rembered that Jared and Damon were half-brothers. 'It seems that there are a lot of half-siblings in rich families, ' she mused.
She popped a chip into her mouth and asked, "So Damon's dad married Jared's mom, but only after Damon's mom had passed away. What about Mr. Lu's dad?"
Last ti when she and Jared were at the Lu family's cruiser party, they had seen very few Lu family mbers.
"The Lu family is complicated. Outsiders know little about it. Maybe next ti you can ask Curtis to tell you about his family himself." Carlos assud that Curtis actually was concerned about Debbie. He'd made so reference that made it sound like Debbie was related to him in so way. Thinking about that, Carlos glanced at Debbie, who was focused on the movie. He decided to do so investigation about the connection between Debbie and the Lu family.
Having no chance to cut in, gan took out a bottle of lemon-flavored C100 and handed it to Carlos. "Uncle Carlos, I can't open it. Please help unscrew the lid."
Carlos looked at the beverage and handed it to Debbie, who seed to be on the verge of going ballistic. "Honey, you open it."
Debbie tore her eyes away from the film, and had put her full attention on gan and Carlos as soon as gan opened her mouth. She wasn't going to let anything gan did get between them. Debbie was surprised by Carlos' reaction, but she reflexively took the bottle. 'Why did he do that? Does he think I'm his servant or sothing?'
With the bottle in her hand, for a long mont, Debbie was too stunned to react. "Here, let help you," Carlos said.
He quickly opened the bottle and gave it back to gan.
Both gan and Debbie were surprised.
Hence, Carlos was actually helping Debbie instead of gan.
gan was embarrassed. And not only that, she had created an opportunity for Carlos to express his affection for Debbie. He threw it right in her face. She had no one else to bla but herself.
When the movie was over and the end credits were rolling, they walked out of the cinema. They were caught by a gust of cold wind that blew on them right when they hit the streets. gan crossed her arms over her chest and trembled. "It's so cold," she said.
"Are you cold?" Carlos asked Debbie.
She shook her head. She was wearing a down jacket while gan was sporting a reversible cashre overcoat with few buttons.
Carlos walked to the car and opened the door. "Get in the car first if you're cold," he told gan.
After giving Debbie a look of triumphant satisfaction, gan got in the car.
Just then, Carlos closed the door and said to the driver, "gan is cold. Turn the heat up and drive her ho."
The driver was hesitant. "What about you and Mrs. Huo?"
"I'll ask my assistant to co and pick us up."
gan was deeply disappointed.
Through the lowered passenger seat window, Debbie snickered at gan.
After the car had driven away, Debbie wrapped her arms around Carlos' waist and sang and scread. "I pray to be with you through rain and shiny days. I'll love you till I die. Deep as sea, wide as sky. The beauty of our love paints rainbows everywhere we go."
Carlos smiled and kissed her on the lips. "Love that much, huh?"
"Of course," Debbie answered firmly.
With a wider smile, Carlos bent over and patted his back. "We might not have a car right now, but you have . You gotta be tired. Co on. I'll give you a piggyback ride."
Debbie stared at Carlos' broad back. Warmth spread through her body. She raised her head to look at the sky as she tried to hold back her tears
Carlos carried her easily.
Riding on his back, she called out, "Carlos."
"Yes?"
"Why are you so good to ?"
"Because you're my wife, silly."
Although Carlos' gentleness was nothing new to her, at this mont, Debbie was still intoxicated by his tenderness. The man was nothing short of amazing sotis. She pressed her cheek against his back to feel his warmth. "Would you have done this for if I weren't your wife?"
Carlos smiled. "No ifs, ands, or buts about it. You're my wife, my one and only. I'll treasure you forever. Rember that."
"Okay. If you go back on your word, I'll... I'll... I'll jump into the sea with you." Debbie laughed.
"No problem. If I ever break my promise, you can punish however you want."
"Rember, a promise is a promise."
"Yeah."
It started raining as they approached the Huos' residence. Worried that Carlos was tired, Debbie got off from his back.
"You've worked all day. I don't want to wear you out in the evening too."
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