I couldn't help gasping at the scene in front of me when we finally arrived to the beach. It was the biggest party I have ever attended; there were people everywhere you looked. Everyone was wearing either swimming-suits or shorts; it looked like a beach party you only see on TV.

People walked around laughing and talking, other were splashing around in the water or swimming and others were dancing to the songs played by the large speakers set up on either side of a small little restaurant that was located not very far off from the beach.

"This party is amazing!" I said to Diego as we walked behind him, trying to keep up with him and not get sucked into the crowd.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me along, but I didn't really mind since that was best way not to lose him. With my other hand I was grabbing on to Sofi who had Nessa following right behind.

Chamuco led us over to a part of the beach where it was much calmer and people were just sitting around getting tans or just chatting it up with friends.

"Pretty awesome party, huh?" Diego said as he bobbed his head to the music.

"So cool. I love it!" Nessa responded. "We should go dance guys; I'm in a dancing mood."

"Yeah let's go!" Sofi agreed.

Diego turned to glance at the restaurant and then turned to look back at us. "You girls go on ahead. I need to go check in with my boss and check if he needs anything, I'll be back as soon as I can"

I gave him a small nod before heading over to the dancing bodies. My friends and I danced along to the music and soon enough we were joined by a few guys, at one point we were all separated. I got asked to dance by very cute guy with hazel eyes and curly hair, we talked and he seemed to be a pretty cool dude.

After dancing a few songs with him we decided to just walk around the beach to cool off.

"Are you a local here?" I asked him, trying to make conversation.

"Yeah, I've lived in Acapulco all my life. It's a very beautiful place isn't it?"

"Very. Do you always have parties this big?"

He shrugged. "Yes, but this is the biggest party we've ever had. There's rumors going around that it was organized by a very powerful drug lord"

I felt my stomach drop as soon as I heard this.

Drug lord? Just my luck, to be at a party where the host is a criminal.

"Are you serious?" I asked through gritted teeth.

"Well that's what everyone is saying, but I'm not sure"

The guy gave me a concerned look. "Are you alright? You look a little pale."

"I'm fine. Just a little tired from all the dancing"

I shouldn't be freaking out over this; he said he wasn't sure...so people are probably trying to make the party sound interesting. I don't think a drug lord would even bother to throw a party here. Most of them always host them in private places.

"Gabby!" I heard voices yelling my name.

I turned to see my friends standing by the water, they motioned for me to go over so I turned to my companion.

"I should go with my friends, it was nice talking to you."

He smiled. "I'll see you around, Gabby."

Before walking over to my friends I pulled off my shorts and tank-top and placed them in a chair where I could keep a close eye on them. As soon as I reached them they started splashing me with water, I put my arms over my face to protect myself but it was nearly impossible since it was two against one.

It's times like this when I wish I had a sister.

"That boy you were talking to was cute!"

"He's a pretty cool dude" I respond warily.

"Is he better than Chamuco?" Nessa asked.

I rolled my eyes. "Nessa don't even start..."

"I'm just asking a question" she raised her hands innocently.

I scooped water in my hands and splashed some water over my neck. "You know I don't like Diego that way."

"But he does" Sofi piped up.

I shrugged. "Well if he does I'm sorry for him because nothing is going to happen between us."

"He's going to be heartbroken."

Speaking of Diego, where in the hell is he? It's already been a while since he left. Probably his boss is making him work.

Frustrated of hearing my friends talk about Diego and his feelings for me I got out of the water, making my way over back to the chair where I had left my stuff.

"Oh Gabby we were just joking around" Nessa called after me but when I turned to look at her she was trying to hold in her laughter.

"Well I don't find it funny at all."

"We're really sorry Gabs" Sofi said. "We promise not to bring it up again."

"Whatever" I shrugged them off, I pulled the clothes back on. When I looked around I noticed there were a lot less people.

"I'm hungry" Nessa cried, slumping her body down on the sand and looking up at the sky.

"Then go buy something" Sofi whispered harshly, I smiled in response. They truly did act like sisters sometimes.

"We should go get something to eat" Nessa stood, looking down at us. "We haven't had anything since we left the hotel and maybe we can find Diego."

"Let's go" I agreed and stood next to Nessa. I watched as Sofi nodded her head and grudgingly stood up.

We grabbed all of our belongings and started walking towards the small little restaurant. As we got closer I immediately spotted Chamuco standing outside by the front doors with a wary look on his face, like he was watching out for something. When he saw us approaching him I saw his body tense, and he quickly ran over to us.

"Where do you think you're going?" he demanded.

What the hell is his problem?

"We're getting something to eat." I answered, pointing to the restaurant.

He shook his head and grabbed my wrist tightly, "You can't go in there" he started walking towards the beach but I slapped his hand away and glared at him.

"You can't tell me what to do! Why don't you want us to go in there?"

He sighed in frustration and looked around nervously. "I can't tell you, but you girls can't go in there. Just please go back to where you were and wait for me."

"I'm sorry Diego but we're going in" Nessa replied and grabbed my hand pulling me back towards the restaurant.

Chamuco growled but followed behind us. "Then I'm going in with you."

Even though we were all kind of annoyed and shocked about Diego's attitude change we still let him escort us to the restaurant. He kept really close to me as we walked in ,it was weird but I didn't pay any attention to it.

There weren't many people in the restaurant which shocked me because there was still a fairly amount of people at the beach, but what caught my attention was a group of four guys sitting at a table in the very back of the room.

One of the guys who seemed to be in deep conversation with all of them looked up and stared straight at me. He was very handsome with curly light brown hair that almost looked blonde, our gazes locked for a few seconds and I immediately looked down, feeling a blush creep up my face.

"Follow me" Diego muttered to my friends as he pulled me over to a table that was the farthest away from the group of men. I pulled my arm away in annoyance and took a seat. My friends following suit.

"Did you see the cute guys?" Sofi asked excitedly.

"Of course"

I looked over at the guys table and noticed all of them staring over at our table. I shivered slightly under the gaze of the guy who had noticed me before; while his friends were looking at us with flirtatious smiles he had on a serious face that made him look almost angry.

"Oh my god they are so hot!" Nessa whispered as she pretended to be looking around the restaurant.

"Could you girls please be a little more discreet?!" Diego whispered harshly at us. "You don't want to get their attention."

"And why is that?" Sofi asked smiling at the group of guys.

"Trust me, you don't want to know."

"Do you know them?" Sofi asked following my gaze to the table.

"Yeah" he replied looking uncomfortable.

In that moment a waitress walked over to us and handed us our menu's. "Que gustan tomar?" (What would you all like to drink?)

"Tres vasos de agua, por favor" Nessa replied. (Three glasses of water please)

"Claro que si, enseguida regreso" (Of course, I'll be right back) she smiled at us and then turned away to get our drinks.

"You should introduce them to us" Sofi said as soon as we were alone again.

"Not goanna happen" he shook his head.

"Fine, we'll just wait till they come to us" she fired back. "And trust me, they'll come."

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We had already finished our food and were still sitting at our table, Nessa and Sofi refused to go back to our hotel without getting to know the hot guys. Diego tried multiple times to convince them to leave but they refused. He asked for my help to try to convince them but I shrugged him off and told him they wouldn't listen to me.

"Stop staring at them" Diego said to my friends, voice dripping with annoyance.

"Well,they keep looking over here" Nessa mused, sounding indifferent.

I was already feeling bored and a bit tired from sitting at the table for so long.

Maybe Diego is right, I should convince the girls to leave or they'll want to stay here longer.

"Oh god they're coming over!" Sofi gushed.

Chamuco went rigid in his seat and he gave me a defeated look. He looked scared.

I could feel a lump in my throat but I ignored it as I watched three of the guys walk over to our table, the hot angry guy from earlier was still sitting by himself as he watched his friends approach us.

My attention was snapped back to my friends when I heard a deep voice speaking right next to me.

"Diego no nos vas a presentar a tus amigas?" one of the guys said in a cocky tone. (Diego aren't you going to introduce us to your friends?)

He was very handsome with brown eyes and slick brown hair, he stood tall and straight, his face had a hint of arrogance that I didn't like at all.

Who does he think he is?

I turned to look at my friends who seemed to be interested in the other two guys that were standing next to arrogant guy, but unlike their friend the other two seemed to be more down to earth and friendly.

Diego looked nervous as he stood up, "Claro señor. Estas son unas amigas ella es Gabby" (Of course Sir, she is Gabby)

Señor? Why is Chamuco acting all nice and respectful towards this guy? Wasn't he the one who was trying to keep us away from these guys? Something's off, I can feel it.

I gave a small nod, when he said my name.

"Y ellas son Sofia y Vanessa" he pointed at my friends. (And they are Sofia and Vanessa)

"Hola" both girls smiled.

"Mucho gusto en conocerlas, yo me llamo Joel y estos son mis primos Daniel y Leo" arrogant dude-or Joel said, never taking his eyes off me. (Nice to meet you, my name is Joel and these are my cousins Daniel and Leo)

"Mucho gusto" my friends and I responded politely. (Nice to meet you)

"Venimos a preguntarles que si no les gustaria venir a nuestra mesa y tomarse unas copas con nosotros" the guy named Leo spoke up. (We came to ask you if you girls would like to come to our table and have a few drinks with us.)

"Nos encantaria!" Nessa stood up, never taking her eyes away from the guy named Leo. (We would love to!)

"Vamos" I sighed and stood up and followed the whole group over to the table at the very back.

"Yo voy a ir afuera con unos amigos" Chamuco said looking everywhere but at us. "Ahi me avisan cuando se quieran ir" he walked to the exit without taking a look back. (I'll be outside with some friends. Just let me know when you girls want me to leave.)

I stared after his retreating figure, feeling even more confused than before. There's something wrong with Diego, something I'll have to talk to him about later.

I turned around to see everyone was already sitting at the table except for the cocky dude who seemed to be interested in me, he was standing just a few feet away waiting for me to follow.

For a second I became nervous as we got closer to the guy sitting by himself, there is something about him that makes him really mysterious and sexy.

He looked up as we all sat down on the table, and gave us a small nod. Not even a friendly smile.

"Este es mi hermano Santiago" Joel said, introducing us to him. "Santiago ellas son Gabby, Sofia y Vanessa." (This is my brother Santiago. Santiago they are Gabby, Sofia and Vanessa.)

"Hola" Santiago greeted us quickly.

Sofia smiled looking at each of the boys. "Entonces todos son primos?" (So all of you guys are cousins?)

"Yo y Leo somos hermanos pero somos primos de ellos" Daniel said pointing at the other two. (Leo and I are brothers and we're their cousins)

"Que tal ustedes, solo son amigas?" Joel asked leaning a bit closer to me. (What about you girls are you all just friends?)

Oh god, this guy is really starting to get on my nerves.

"Sofia y yo somos hermanas y Gabby es nuestra amiga" Nessa explained. (Sofi and I are sisters, Gabby is our friend)

"You should have told them I was your sister, dummy." I spoke in English to my friend so the guys wouldn't understand. "Now I'm going to feel left out because I'm the only one without a sibling here."

"Then you would be lying to us, there's no need for you to feel left out" Joel spoke in perfect English.

Fuck.

My friends and I turned to look at him in shock and he smirked at our shocked expressions.

"You speak English" Sofi chuckled nervously.

"We all do, actually" Daniel said with a hint of amusement.

A moment of silence went throughout the table.

"Well this is embarrassing" I muttered

This earned a laugh from everyone, even grumpy Santiago tried to hide a smile.

"So, where are you girls from?" Joel asked as he leaned back on his chair.

"We're from Chicago, Illinois. We came here on vacation for spring break." I stated.

"I knew you girls weren't from here" he responded smugly. "All the girls here are very pretty but I had never seen a plebita as beautiful as you." (girl)

I smiled at him but shifted in my chair uncomfortably. I didn't know how to respond to this but I remembered he referred to me as: plebita, people from Acapulco never use that word which means they are not from aroundhere either. The only state in Mexico where you'll hear that word is in the state of Sinaloa.

"Are you guys from Sinaloa?" I asked a bit nervous after the hearing Joel's straight forward comment.

"Afirmativo mi amor, nosotros somos de Culiacan, Sinaloa" (You are correct my love, we are from Culiacan, Sinaloa)

I looked over at Santiago who was staring at his brother with a annoyed expression. This guy dislikes his brother's attitude just as much as I do.

"What are you doing in Acapulco, then?" Vanessa asked curiously.

"Just taking care of some work business" Santiago said in a deep voice, causing goose bumps to appear in my arms. "Right guys?"

They nodded stiffly.

All of a sudden someone's phone went off, and Santiago pulled out a black fancy cell phone.

"I'll be right back" he excused himself from, the table and walked over as far away as he could from us to answer his cell phone.

"So, do you have boyfriends back in Chicago?" Joel's voice spoke taking, making me look away from his brother.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes, but answered him truthfully. "No"

He raised an eyebrow, "And why is that?"

"I'm not really a relationship type of girl."

Santiago came back and looked at his brother and cousins. "We have to go guys" he said simply.

"Already? Why so soon?" Nessa asked disappointed.

Sofi and I gave her a look to tell her to shut up but she ignored us as she looked up at Leo.

"We've got some business to attend." Leo responded simply.

Santiago called the waitress over and asked her for the bill. He pulled out his wallet and got out a credit card.

"We'll be paying for the girls too."

The girl nodded and walked off.

"That wasn't necessary" I said softly. "We could have paid ourselves."

"It's no problem; anyways we were the ones who invited you to have drinks with us"

"Thank you" my friends and I said gratefully.

"We should all hang-out tomorrow, what hotel are you girls staying at?" Daniel asked pulling out a cell phone.

"The Mexicali hotel, here I'll give you my number" Sofi said standing up.

They exchanged numbers while the rest of us chatted.

Joel leaned in to kiss me on the cheek, catching me by surprise.

"I'll see you tomorrow Gabby" he said smugly, as I tried to keep myself from slapping him.

"Yeah..."

I turned to the rest of them and shook their hands, just as everyone else was doing except for Joel who was just invading our personal space and being a pervert. When I finally stood in front of Santiago I took his hand and gave it a tighter squeeze.

"Thank you for everything" I looked at him straight in the eye.

"You're Welcome, Gabby. He slowly raised my hand to his lips and gave it a soft kiss. "I'll see you soon."

He turned around, motioned for the rest of the guys' to follow him and left the restaurant. Leaving me standing next to my friends, staring after him in awe and completely breathless.





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