Your hand shook as you dialed the number you’ve called so many times before. It was different now. Almost. You were calling one of your closest friends after you caught your Partner cheating on you. You had a feeling He was, but this was a new reality.

Rudy picked up almost instantly, his voice rang over to your side in a cheery manner. “hermosa/hermoso? It’s rather late for a call, how are you doing?”