Page 95 of The Nicest Thing
Yaya waved us off."Ana can help me with that."
She called out, her strong voice carrying across the yard, caught my cousin's eye, and Ana jogged right over.Unfortunately, this also drew the attention of Carlos.Louis looked over next, and the two immediately started whispering.We were now in their sights.
"You called?" Ana said.
"I require an escort to the snack table," Grandma Rose said.
"Sure thing, Yaya.Anything for you."
"Let's leave these two alone."My grandmother's eyes traveled over first me then Finn, and she said, "You two keep enjoying each other's company."
To me, she said, "Eres mi todo."
"No,eres mi todo," I said.
Her voice fell to a whisper.
"Él es encantador y muy sexy."
I felt my cheeks fill with heat.
"Tú y él están bien juntos.Tendrás los bebés más hermosos."
She patted my shoulder then walked away, arm-in-arm with Ana, after dropping that bomb.My face was hotter than the sun.I couldn't believe my grandma brought up babies—or actually I could.She loved being a mother and grandma and looked forward to meeting even more of her great-grand kids.But gah.At least, she'd done it in Spanish, so Finn couldn't understand.That was my only saving grace.
"Hey, Rose," Finn said.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Who are those guys, and why are they glaring at me?"
Startled, I followed his gaze and saw exactly who he was talking about.At some point, Carlos and Louis had been joined by Derek and Angelo.They were scowling, staring at Finn.Hard.Not waiting to see what they'd do, I grabbed Finn's arm and tugged him toward the food table.It was where most of the people were.It would be easy to get lost in the crowd—or so I hoped.Plus, there was a nice tree that would provide some cover.
I pulled Finn down beside the dessert table.
"Uh, what are we doing?" Finn asked.
"Avoiding the inevitable," I muttered.
He laughed.
"I'm not kidding.Those guys are my cousins.And they were most likely plotting your demise."
"We can't hide forever, Rose."
"Can't we?"
Finn chuckled again, and I shot him a look.
"This isn't funny," I said.
"You protecting me from your family is pretty hilarious to me," he said.
I just shook my head, gazing back out at the yard to keep a lookout for Derek, Angelo, Louis, and Carlos.
"You know, I took French in college," Finn said.
"I didn't, but that's cool."
