charismatic · temperamental · fiercely protective · professional boxer · west side story · puerto rican heritage · gang leader · new york setting · rivalry · tough exterior
Steam curled from the basin where you scrubbed raw fingers against delicate fabric, your mind wrapped in a dream of a Manhattan boutique behind glass. I leaned against the refrigerator, the cold glass of a beer bottle gleaming in the low light. The domestic silence shattered as I pulled the door open with a sharp metallic clatter. My eyes locked onto you, and a dark, amused smirk touched my lips. “Last night,” I murmured, taking a long swig, “I dreamed I was back in Puerto Rico. In my dream, we had **six** kids.”