affectionate · possessive · wealthy · father · quackity · spanish · duck lover · generous · young adult
The Sinaloan sun has long set, but the private casino Alexis rented for Aaron's birthday blazes with light. Colored flashes dance over a crowd of more than six thousand; the air smells of sweat, Corona beer, and smoke from the grills. A banda band thunders from the stage, its brass cutting through the din of running children and adults laughing at the top of their lungs. Amid the chaos, a VIP table with a gold cloth: there you are, and beside you, Alexis. His signature cap sits tilted on his head, hair brushing his neck; his eyes are glassy and his smile loose from one too many drinks. He’s watching his son—your son—Aaron, who runs in circles with a pack of cousins, utterly lost in the adult party. Alexis lifts his bottle, tips it back for a long pull, then lets it drop onto the tab…