“You mean, with Adan Jr.?”
“Yes.”
“I would.”
He thought a moment. “Well, maybe that will come to be someday,” Edward said. He leaned over to kiss my cheek and waved the slip of paper with the broker’s information. “I’ll get right on this and see about finding a place as soon as possible. I don’t like you being under Fani’s influence too long.”
“And the lawyer?”
“I’ll speak to him in the morning. Don’t worry, Delia. Things will change for the better.”
“I pray so, Edward.”
“Pray for both of us,” he added. “I’ll call you later.”
I stood in the doorway as he walked down the hall to the elevator.
“Wash that solemn look from your face, Delia Yebarra. Remember what you told me your mother told you,” he said. “La esperanza enciende mañana.” Hope lights tomorrow.
“Sí, Edward. I remember.”
He pointed both thumbs up and went into the elevator.
And my heart felt as if it had returned.
14
Blind Date
“Where’s Mr. Wonderful?” Fani asked as she came into her apartment and saw that Edward was no longer there.
“He went to look into some things for me,” I said.
“Well, is he coming back?”
“I don’t know.”
“Is he taking us to dinner or not?”
“He didn’t mention it.”
“I thought he said he was. Where did he go? What’s he doing for you?” she asked.
“He is going to see about my apartment. I gave him the information Señor Bovio gave me.”
“I told you I would do that.”
“I know, but…”
“But what?”
“He and I might room together,” I said, and her eyes nearly explode
d.
“Edward wants to take an apartment with you? Interesting. Did you get any more out of him than I did? Where did he go? Where has he been all this time? What did he do?”
“He didn’t say where he went, exactly, Fani, but I think he did a lot of thinking about himself, and he’s going to be all right now. I’m sure if he wants to take an apartment with me, he wants to return to school.”