WIDOWER AGUSTIN AU
Base off of @wikluk widow Julieta idea
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Luisa is 5 year old and she didn't have a mom. But that's ok. She doesn't need one, she has her Daddy. He's smart and brave and can play the piano and he's silly.
But.......
Luisa look on as the other children get pick up from school by their mommy. She can see them getting hugs and kisses and can see the beautiful women with their long hair and pretty dresses.
Why? Why don't I have a mom? The question burns at her mind. Every time she try to ask her dad that question she stops. To nervous or scared. Once she saw her daddy crying over a photo, she was supposed to be in bed but she had to use the bathroom and she saw him. Her dad keep repeating a women's name and keeps playing with the ring that on his finger.
Luisa didn't want to her see her dad cry again.
Luisa is still looking over at the groups of children being pick up. There, a blurt of pink and purple rushes past her.
Isabela Madrigal.
That girl is older than her AND is a first grader, she smart and older and so pretty. Luisa watches as the girl run over to her mom and fling herself to the older women. Julieta Luisa thinks. She's pretty.
Luisa think that if she could have a mom it would be Isabela's. Her mom is kind and pretty and smart. Isabela's classroom is next door to hers and sometimes she sees Julieta bringing Isabela and her classmates cupcakes and cookies. She smells like bread. She's look soft, like bread.
As Luisa watches she sees her dad! She gives a gasp and bounces on her toes and rushes to meet him. Once she does she accidentally collided into him, knocking them over.
"Ay Agustin, same as always right?"
Luisa look up, she's on her dad's lap. She sees Julieta laughing, trying to hid it behind her hand. She frowns, why is she laughing at her dad?! Turning to face her dad, she stops. Her dad look........odd. He's red and smiling. Why?
"Well I do have to left feet! But now you don't have to worry about patching me up blueberry-" her dad starts to say then stop. His face turns red and she look away.
"Mom? Your red! Are you sick?"
Luisa turn to face the voice, Isabela. She look up and yep, Julieta is also red. Weird..
"Blueberry? Oh, you have call me that since we were teens honeycomb."
Her dad makes a strangled noise, the. He gently lift her up and stands, placed her into his hip. Well, try to, she slip, can't seem to wrap her legs around him. Julieta laughs.
"We're are you heading to? I....I didn't realized you had a daughter.."
Before her dad can explain Luisa piped up; "I'm Luisa Rojas! I'm 3."
Julieta smiles then she puts her hand onto of Isabela's head. "This is my daughter Isabel Madrigal, she's 6."
Julieta then takes her hand off of Isabela's head and slips in into Isabela's hand. "Isa and I were going to the park......Care to join us?"
Luisa can feel her dad's heartbeat, thump, thump, thumping. "Ah, we, we were actually going there as well. I promise Lulu to take her there today."
Luisa worms her way out of her dad's arms, jumping down she reaches into her backpack and pull out her toy, a unicorn-donkey name BooBoo.
"Isa! This is BooBoo, he's a unicorn and a donkey! Want to play with him?" She ask, lightly shoving the toy into the older girl's face. Isabela wrinkled her nose then look up at her mom, who just gave a sharp look.
"Ok.....But he needs flowers. He's ugly and flowers will make him pretty. I know flower do you have to follow my lead ok?"
She nods and grabs Isabela hand, leading them in front of the adults.
"Isabela, behave. Luisa is younger than you, be nice."
"Not so rough Lulu! You don't want to hurt Isabela."
The two adult chime at their children. The girls just shot an "ok!" Before rushing a bit further down the sidewalk and started talking.
That left Agustin and Julieta alone. Together.
As the they walk Agustin keep giving little glances at Julieta. It's been what, 8? Maybe more years since they last seen each other. While Julieta looks the same, little differences where there. No wedding ring being the biggest. Or rather, the it was the indent of one once being there that was the biggest. Agustin felt himself frown at that. Why didn't she have her ring on?
"It's been a while...How have you been Gus?"
Agustin jump a little at Julieta voice. It was still soft and sweet, but sound sad. That didn't fit the Julieta he remembers, the girl that sang and who's voice spoke with a gentleness. Agustin caught Julieta's eye. She keep making side glances at his hand, at his wedding ring. He noticed.
"Who's the lucky lady?" She ask, gesturing with her head to his hand. He chuckled, sadly.
"My Rose.....She's, she's gone. Fire." He explained. He watch as Julieta stop walking and turn toward him. She grab his hand, his non-ring one and squeezed it. She also look sad.
"My Pablo.....He's gone as well. Car crash. How...how long was it ago? Ay, for me it was 2 years ago. Isa.....Isa only as a few memories of him."
Agustin squeeze her hand back, he felt his eyes go misty. "3 years. Luisa was a newborn, Rose just got back to work at the hospital when the fire......It, it's been rough. Luisa never got to meet her mom, or rather remember her that is. How's Isabela handling things? Are your siblings helping?"
Julieta let go of his hand, she brought her hands toward her chest and shrug, not answering. She look back toward the children. "We better caught up to them..."
"Yeah....We should."
The two still stood there, lost in thought. "Dove?"
Soft brown eyes look into his, "yes?"
A ghost of a smile was on Agustin face. Even after all these years Julieta still answered to that pet name. His pet name for her.
"Do you still have my number? Since the girls are close in age maybe....maybe they can have play dates. And....And we can get some coffee? Or tea. Ginger and lemon, your favorite right?"
Julieta gave a soft smile, "I do. I have it I mean. And your correct. You prefer black coffee, right? And, yeah I think the girls playing is a wonderful idea."
The two started to walk again, catching up to the girls who were now on the grass playing with the flowers. The two adults found a bench and decided to share it. They were close enough to lay their heads together, but neither one dare to. It felt odd, to be so close to a person you once love, but don't have that same connection anymore. It was something different now. Something sadder.
The two stay that way until the sun started to set and the girls got to tired. With once finally look and a longing stare the two apart.
Hopefully they can see each other again.
