25 The First Visit

Carl and I planned to visit his Mom's grave the next week after our honeymoon.

We decided to just stay in the new house, since we were updating the kitchen, building another room, I told him it's for my yoga room, but Carl's Dad, I mean Daddy Carlo he gifted us a nursery room. He doesn't know it yet since it's going to be a surprise.

The night of our wedding, after we opened our new house, he told me to close my eyes, and there were my favorite things from the city. My starfish lamp, my comfy pillow my Mom gave me. And a new night gown, Mama Yoli's gift to me when she was still with us.

We were walking barefoot into the deck, overlooking the sea.

This is where we will make our life, start a family, and live our lives.

A gift I am excited to open. Carl and me sat on our couch, we drank juice and he drank too much wine. So I helped him after he told me, "Sweetness, I am going to our bed, we will dance, and make love all night long". That is if he can wake up to undress me.

He fell asleep on the foot of the bed, I assisted him to change into his pajamas. Well goodnight my husband, there's plenty of time to tell you that you're gonna be a Daddy soon. Carl was snoring, and smiling, as if he is responding to what I told him.

The next morning he wakes up, he told me he was dreaming of sheep, lots and lots of sheep.

I think it's a sign, that we will be successful in our fishing business. He was thinking about his boat, how he will hire his crew, one or two strong guys to be his first mate.

You will always be my first mate, but the sea will be harsh for a woman like you, he said.

I just looked at him, admiring his enthusiasm, his ambition. I think you're gonna be the best captain there is in the whole port.

He hugged me and we played in the bubble bath, before taking out the boat for a spin.

We went to the beach and surfed on the waves the day after.

A week went by and we always start our day and end it loving, feeling our hands, touching his lips, kissing his chest, and me on top of him. Making sweet love, after that we were exhausted and cooked in the kitchen.

We both love seafood and spicy things, I also squeezed lemons on my fish, and put mango salsa on my salad. He noticed I was eating so much, I told him I was just famished from all the sex we were having. All around the house we were like bunnies who can't get enough of each other, him not knowing I was eating for two.

We were preparing to go back to the city, so we can visit Mama Yoli's grave.

Everything packed and ready?, I just called my Dad he will meet us at the house, and we will go with him and my sister's to visit Mom.

Okay, how about the rest of the work here, at our house?

My contractors will meet the deadline, I told them we will be back in a week. Plus uncle Edd will oversee the construction.

Alright then off we go.

We went to Dad's place to pick up my Sister's in-law, and we went ahead.

The grass was evergreen, and flowers started to grow in her grave, her tomb stone reads.

"To a Loving Mother, Wife, Daughter, Friend"

In Memory of Yoli Denz

She will always be remembered by Carlo, Carl, Sherie, and Ann

How are you mother?, as Carl put the flowers on the stone. It's been almost two months, but I felt like it was yesterday, we were still hugging you, feeling you, hearing your voice. He started to sob.

I held his hand, to steady him.

Thank you Mom, I know you are with us right now. Please watch over us, everyday.

Even if we can't feel you anymore, we know you are never gone, you live in our hearts.

Mama, Jill is right here too, We got married, we bought a house by the sea like you always dreamed for me.

And gonna be a Grandma, I whispered.

Jill, what did you say?, Carl's voice creaked.

You're going to be a Dad. I hugged him.

Is this real?, well congratulations, Sherie and Ann said, "We're gonna be Aunties".

Dad, he shook his Dad's hand, "You're going to be a Grand Dad". Carl said to Daddy Carlo.

What do you think?, Pops, Daddy Yo, Gramps, DooDa, I think Dan Dan is cool too. He was excited to be called a Grandpa.

Mama, I hope you watch over us and little Carlos. Carl prayed to Momma Yoli.

Are you hoping it will be a boy? I asked him.

I know for sure our first born is going to be a boy.

We kissed Mamma's stone one last time, looked at her smiling face in her picture, and kissed it too.