Moreno's (Moreno Brothers Series) - Elizabeth Reyes Page 0,1

lower voice now. “Stop with this shit already. You owe this to yourself, güey. It’s New Year’s Eve and two beautiful girls invited us to a party in a fully stocked limo.” He placed his hand on Alej’s shoulder and squeezed. “Don’t ruin this for me. For all you know, nothing will even happen.”

“Is there a problem?” Patty asked.

Both girls were off their barstools now, eyeing them in question. “None at all, hermosa.” He clapped Alej’s shoulder again. “My friend was just worried about leaving his car here.”

“Oh, we can bring you back to pick it up after the party,” Patty offered; then her smile went a little playful. “Or tomorrow morning if you’re not up to driving tonight.”

Alej pressed his lips together as Cido turned to him with an equally playful smile. “You see there? Problem solved.”

Swallowing hard, Alej placed his empty beer bottle on the counter as Cido slipped his hand in Patty’s and they walked off ahead of Alej and Aleida. Feeling rude but unwilling to do the same with Aleida, he walked alongside her, not holding her hand. As they made their way through the crowded club, Aleida began to lag. Alej turned to her and slowed. She must’ve taken that as an invitation to hold his hand because she slipped hers into his as soon as she caught up and smiled timidly. Alej glanced down at their now clasped hands, working his jaw. This night was just getting started.

No regrets, his fucking ass.

Capítulo 1

Pueblo De Oro

Chihuahua, Mexico

Way Back

Alejandro

“Placido and Salvador, this is the last time I ask you to stop talking,” the maestra said loudly as she tapped her pointer stick on her desk. Alej squirmed in his desk. Why she couldn’t just bend and call him Alej like everyone else, was annoying as hell. “The next time I have to interrupt the class because of you two, I’m sending you home. You won’t be allowed back in here until your padres come see me.”

“Yeah, the solterona would love that,” Cido muttered under his breath.

“What was that, Placido?”

“Uh . . . Nothing, Señorita Munoz. I just said, ‘Yes, ma’am.’”

Alej couldn’t help smirking but still gave Cido a warning look. Cido was always doing the talking. Half the time Alej was just sitting there trying to stay awake, especially on Monday mornings like that day.

“Now if I could have everyone’s attention, I’d like to introduce a new student to the class.”

Finally looking away from Cido after giving him a chastising glare, Alejandro brought his attention to the front of the class. He was instantly struck at the sight of the new student standing next to their teacher: a young girl with the biggest most stunning dark eyes he’d ever seen. She stood timidly next to the teacher, holding her pink mochila at her chest.

Sitting up straight suddenly, Alej waited for the teacher to say the girl’s name. For someone who was still trying to figure out what the big deal about girls was, Alej couldn’t take his eyes off this one. He fully expected the teacher to say her name was Angel because it was exactly what she looked like—a stunning angel with the most beautiful yet shy smile, wearing her hair in braids with red ribbons in them.

“I’d like you to give a warm welcome to Isabella Franco who just moved into town with her mother and grandmother. Everybody say hello to Isabella.”

Isabella Franco. Alej took in the name as the rest of the class all welcomed her. He was still too transfixed with her. She continued to smile timidly—awkwardly—as the maestra nodded, clapping and encouraging the class to clap with her. Alej breathed in heavily at the sight of the deep pair of adorable dimples on either of Isabella’s cheeks.

“She’s cute, eh?” Cido said, elbowing him.

“I’m gonna marry her.”

Juana, the girl in front of him jerked around to face him. Giggling, she brought her hand to her mouth. It wasn’t even until that moment that he realized he’d said the words out loud.

“You’re stupid,” Cido said as Alej’s eyes followed Isabella to the desk she was assigned, way on the other side of the classroom. Where the younger kids sat. Trying to snap out of it, Alej sat back in his seat. What the hell was he doing? This was school yard suicide. They’d tease him mercilessly if he continued to act like this.

For the rest of the morning, he could barely concentrate. It was almost annoying. Nearly done with the sixth grade now,

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