Chapter 101: Oh no!

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Oh no!

[General POV]

At Jay's house, the old man had prepared a candlelight dinner to celebrate his first date anniversary with his new, smoking hot wife who was wearing a low cut red dress that accentuated her figure, making every man drool in her presence.

"Really? We're staying at home for the anniversary?" Gloria smiled with her mouth, but her eyes showed disappointment as she was expecting something more from her husband. They had finished a nice dinner together, and now were celebrating with red wine.

Jay in a dashing black suit smiled and said, "Well...the surprise I have tonight is made especially for you...I don't want you to share the moment with anyone else."

"Ay Jay! What present?" Gloria's eyes lit up in excitement.

Jay took out a small white box with blue ribbon on it and placed it on the table before sliding it to Gloria. She snatched the box from his hand gleefully and savagely ripped the ribbon off before opening the box.

"A pair of diamond earrings! I LOVE IT JAY!" Gloria said before she stood up while simultaneously taking off her current earring to change it into the new ones.

"Wait! Slow down!" Jay grabbed Gloria's arm before she could run away with a soft smile on his face as she loved his first present.

"There's another?" Gloria asked with an excited tone.

"Yes. But the next one doesn't cost me money, but parts of my dignity." Jay joked. Gloria tilted her head slightly in confusion. Jay saw and sighed before he explained, "Well...I prepared a special song for us."

Her excitement was at the peak, and she said, "DID YOU MAKE THE SONG-"

"What- No! I asked...someone to do it."

"You asked Ed didn't you?" Gloria said, her excitement deflated quickly.

Jay's mouth became dry and he thought secretly to himself, 'I...didn't expect this.'

"Anyway. Shall we?" Jay asked while romantically grabbing Gloria's hand.

Gloria nodded, but she didn't seem that excited at the prospect of getting her own song. Many men had serenaded her with their own songs before, not to mention that this song didn't even come from Jay.

He leads her to the living room before hitting the play button to reveal the song. "This is just for you." He said in a low voice. Gloria didn't make fun of his effort and said, "Then. let me hear it."

He grabbed her by the waist, and they gently swayed together as they listened to the song's intro. The ukulele sound reverberated in the entire living room. Gloria widened her eyes as she heard the first line on the song, which was in Spanish.

????????

"Amarte Como Te Amo— (Record scratch)"

"Huh?" Jay was confused by the song stopping suddenly. Then, he heard a dreaded sound coming from the audio.

"Viking is taking the lead in today's match-"

"OH HELL!" Jay cursed as he realized he had accidentally taped yesterday's football match over the song in the CD Edward gave him. He anxiously pressed all the buttons on the home entertainment speaker, but he accidentally pressed 'clean disk' on the option.

"Oh no!" Jay exclaimed with widened eyes and turned to a disappointed Gloria behind him.

"I'll...see if he's still up." Jay said quickly before taking out his phone.

...

[Edward POV]

Despite my reluctance, we didn't do anything inside the shower except take a bath together.

"It will be bad for us if Claire waited for a long time before I came out of the room.if by any chance we were caught, then we won't be able to explain ourselves." I said using my logical thinking, making my lower body part turned depressed.

"So...You're not against us doing things?" Haley asked slyly and with a cute quizzical head tilt.

I smiled and replied, "Nah."

"So. You're not dating then." She said clearly.

"Huh? Why would you think I'm dating?" I asked her.

"N-Nothing. I was just being dumb." She replied before turning off the shower.

[Haley's commentary]

"Okay. Good news. He's not dating. Bad news. How the hell should I tell Abby about the way I got the information?!"

[commentary ends]

"Claire. Are you still there?" I asked while holding the doorknob.

"Yes." Claire answered from outside the door.

"Why? Don't you think it's a bit weird...and predatory to stay outside a teenage boy's bathroom door?" I asked with a concerned voice, and was laughing with Haley inside the room as Claire couldn't answer the question.

I got out of the room slowly, and found Claire still waiting in the hallway despite her earlier embarrassment. She smiled begrudgingly and walked to the door, before Haley closed it from behind, making my towel get stuck at the door gap.

"I prepared some warm milk for you in the kitchen. Go change into your pajamas first." Claire ordered.

I nodded and pretended to walk casually. Claire saw that my towel was stuck at the door, and tried to stop me, "Wait. Ed-"

She was too late. The towel fell down from my waist. Claire turned back hurriedly to prevent herself from seeing it.

"OH MY GOD!" I exclaimed. "Sorry Claire. I'm so embarrassed!" I exclaimed in fake anxiousness as I opened the toilet door wide and signaled Haley to move out. She tiptoed quickly to get to her door, while I was still distracting Claire.

"Have you put on the towel yet?!" Claire asked anxiously with her back turned against me.

I looked at Haley who gave me an 'okay' gesture as she sneaked into her room and said, "I'm done."

Claire breathed in relief and turned back again, but I had already walked away from the bathroom. "Also Claire. I had already cleaned it, so you don't actually have to wait until I'm done showering. You gave me a lot of anxiety by doing that." I said as I got to Luke's bedroom door.

Claire opened her mouth a few times, but no words could come out. She sighed and said, "Sorry. I was being difficult for you."

"It's okay Claire. I will fix the door knob tomorrow, okay?" I said with a smile before entering the room.

[Claire's commentary]

Standing outside of the bathroom door, Claire barged into the bathroom and scanned the entirety of it before finally sighing in relief.

" I don't know why...but I didn't think he was alone in there." Claire said her concern. Her motherly instinct kept screaming at her, telling her something was wrong with the whole situation– especially when Ed teased her to make her go away from there.

"I really thought he was hiding something, that maybe he had a girl in there. But, he didn't do anything wrong, and he even cleaned up the bathroom– I feel so guilty about suspecting him now."

She paused for a second before saying, "But still...I KNOW...something weird is going on...I just don't know what yet."

After a long silence, she confessed, "Also. I got a peek under there. But not clearly. That kid is going to make a lot of girls happy-"

[commentary ends]

"Huh. That's weird." I muttered as I saw a text from Jay after putting on some clothes. I called him without thinking much about it, and he picked up the call almost immediately.

"Hey Ed. What's the rate if I want to hire you to play for the evening?"

"This evening?" What happened?" I asked in confusion.

Jay explained a bit and said, "Look. Gloria is pissed. I'll pay you 5 thousand bucks if you get down here as quickly as you can."

"Sure. Lemme grab my instrument. But, you need to call Claire and talk to her about it. She's curfew-ing me, and won't let me stay up late like I'm a child."

"Hmm..I'll talk to her. Hurry up Ed." Jay said before he ended the call. I changed into some dress clothes and walked out of the room silently without waking up Luke or Manny.

??Ya no sé qué hacer para que estés bien (I don't know what to do to make you be ok)

Si apagar el sol para encender tu amanecer (If I should turn off the sun to turn on your sunrise)

Falar em português, aprender a hablar francés (Speak in Portuguese, learn to speak French)

O bajar la luna hasta tus pies?? (Or bring the down the moon to your feet)

The change in tempo made Gloria excited, and her dance with Jay became much more energetic.

??Yo solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you a kiss)

Y regalarte mis ma?anas (and gift you my mornings)

Cantar para calmar tus miedos (sing to calm your fears)

Quiero que no te falte nada ??(I don't want you to lack anything)

"AYY JAY!" Gloria exclaimed lovingly and placed her head on Jay's chest again.

[Jay's commentary]

"I don't even know why she's mad or why she was so touched. Edward will get mad at me when I say this, but I also lost the paper with the lyrics and translation he gave me before."

[Commentary ends]

"??Yo solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you a kiss)

Llenarte con mi amor el alma (Fill your soul with my love)

Llevarte a conocer el cielo (take you to explore the sky)

Quiero que no te falte nada ??" (I don't want you to lack anything)

I turned to the girls and winked at them, making them blush. Haley decided to record the show as she needed to find out the translation later, and I had no problem with her action.

"??Si el mundo fuera mío, te lo daría (If I owned the world I would give it to you)

Hasta mi religión la cambiaría (I would even change my religion)

Por ti hay tantas cosas que yo haría (There are so many things I would do for you)

Pero tú no me das ni las noticias, uh ??(But you don't even give me the news (E/N: This is more a Spanish phrase to say that she doesn't even acknowledges him) )

[Gloria's commentary]

"Now. the mood is returning..." Gloria said with a smile. "Also, I think, Manny can learn from Ed how to serenade a girl in Spanish. We are so passionate, so smooth. He lost interest in learning recently, and I really think that realizing this will help him."

[Manny's commentary]

"I was kinda jealous that I couldn't go there and listen to the song on my own last night. But seeing Haley's video, I had a decision to make. With Ed teaching me how to get girls, and singing a Spanish song like he does, I think I can make Jenna fall in love with me. And yes, Ed's friend, Jenna Mckenzie. Ed said she's still single."

[commentary ends]

??Y ya no sé qué hacer para que estés bien ( And I don't know what to do to make sure you are ok)

Si apagar el sol para encender tu amanecer (If I turn off the sun to Turn on your sunrise)

Falar em português, aprender a hablar francés (Speak Portuguese or learn to speak French)

O bajar la luna hasta tus pies ??(Or bring the moon down to your feet)

My voice made the girls melt, and Gloria swoon. Of course, Jay received a lot of her affection for arranging this. He smiled as he knew the mood was back on.

??Yo solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you a kiss)

Y regalarte mis ma?anas (and gift you my mornings )

Cantar para calmar tus miedos (sing to ease your fears)

Quiero que no te falte nada?? (I don't want you to lack anything)

The melodies of ukulele music reverberated in the entire house. My finger moved skillfully on the strings, capturing Alex's admiration. "His fingers...are so nice." She blurted out unconsciously with a dazed face.

??Yo solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you one kiss)

Llenarte con mi amor el alma (el alma) (Fill your soul with my love)

Solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you one kiss)

Quiero que no te falte nada ??(oh, no) (I don't want you to lack anything )

Jay and Gloria danced, and he twirled her underneath his arm before pulling her back into his embrace.

??Yo solo quiero darte un beso (darte un beso) (I only want to give you one kiss)

Llevarte a conocer el cielo?? (take you to explore the sky)

"Ayy Jay. The lyrics are so romantic." Gloria muttered.

"They are? I mean. Of course they are. It's written for you after all." Jay said, claming the credit.

??Solo quiero darte un beso (I only want to give you one kiss)

Quiero que no te falte nada?? (I don't want you to lack anything)

I slowed down the melody at the end and looked at the atmosphere in satisfaction.

??Tu-ru, solo quiero ??(I only want)

??Tu-ru, eh-eh-ey??

??Yo solo quiero darte - (tu-ru) (I only want to give you)

Quiero que no te falte nada?? (I don't want you to lack anything)

I didn't end the song abruptly, but played the ukulele for a while as I let the music fade slowly away. Alex and Haley clapped their hands as I finished singing, but Jay walked briskly toward us in a hurry.

"GO. Go home. NOW!" Jay said as he chased us away.

"What? Why Gran-" Before Haley could ask, and Alex could find out, I grabbed both of their wrists and pulled them away. I said to Jay, "Remember to return my stuff to my house tomorrow."

"I will. GO NOW!" Jay said and chased us out again. I laughed and pulled both puzzled girls to the front door before disappearing from the house, and entered Claire's minivan hurriedly.

"Drive Claire. Drive."

"On it!" Claire knew what was happening and pressed the pedal in a hurry as we ran away from there.

[General POV]

After chasing the kids away, Jay turned back, only to find Gloria was gone from the living room.

"Gloria?" He shouted to find out where she was.

"I'm in the bedroom. I'm starting with, or without you. So hurry up!" Gloria said suggestively. Jay pumped his fist in excitement before running up the stairs to join her in 'celebrating' their night together.