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English, which shouldn’t trick me into thinking that she is harmless. If by any
chance she shoves food in my direction, I’m to keep my mouth shut and eat.”
Aaron’s words rolled off his tongue, as if he had been practicing this speech
for weeks.
“Impressive.” I nodded my head.
He took a deep breath and looked at me, pleading. “We have gone
through this a thousand times, and you are giving me a headache.” His
eyebrows knit. “You need to relax. I need to rest. Let’s do that. Do you think
you can be quiet for a few hours?”
“First of all, it was only three times.” I showed him with my fingers, just
to be thorough. “And we are not even done with the last round of questions.
And secondly, I am completely and absolutely relaxed. I am cooler than a
cucumber, Blackford. I just want to be sure that you don’t screw up and mix
up basic info. You are my boyfriend—” I stopped myself, hearing what had
just left my mouth. “That is the part you will play in this whole Spanish love
deception. My made-up boyfriend. So, you should at least know the names of
my immediate family, so no one can sniff that you and I are not a real thing.
And trust me, they’ll know if you so much as hesitate.”
That earned me a scowl.
“Yes. Do not look at me like that,” I told him, pointing my finger at his
frown. “In Spain, cousins and second cousins are immediate family too,
okay? Same goes for uncles, aunts, and great-uncles and great-aunts.
Sometimes, neighbors too.” I paused in thought. “Oh, maybe we should go
over the physical descriptions again—”
“No,” Aaron cut off my suggestion, his voice sounding more frustrated by
the second. “What we need to do is rest. And if you don’t want to do that,
then you should let me rest. Do you want me to be all grumpy when we
land?”
“You are always grumpy.”
His scowl deepened. “Do you want me to be so tired that I’ll be extra
grumpy and make a bad impression?”
“Is that a threat?” A gasp left my lips.
“No,” he said, taken aback by my accusation. “But it’s a possible
outcome if you don’t let me sleep.”
“But it will be just one more time. It can be quick. Just first cousins?” I
bargained with a pout.
Aaron sighed dramatically.