you and Benito have been dating for about six months. You’re a random white girl from the Midwest he fell in love with. He speaks English with a heavy Spanish accent to you but Spanish to about everyone he surrounds himself with. All you want is to understand the language. He noticed one day you trying so hard to listen to key words you might know. Since then, every night he teaches you little by little

Mami, inténtalo de nuevo.

¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?

he asks me the question twice and slowly