When I woke up, Ignacio, or I guess I need to keep thinking of him as Juan Pablo, was nestled against my chest, sound asleep in my arms. What an angelic face the little guy had -- piercing grey eyes, naturally long lashes, pouty lips, and damn did he know how to use those lips. No need to mention the ass peeking out from under the sheets. He was insanely tight, but took me without complaint. He was hungry for my dick, that's for sure.
I'm glad he got some sleep. I should have just let him go to bed, but I think we both needed last night. A lot of tension was released.
I decided to let him sleep in a bit and slipped out of bed. I made coffee and toast and set it out on the balcony.
Ignacio was a sensitive guy. Still somehow unaware of the trouble he was in, despite how prepared he seemed to think he was. I don't think he realizes how much can still go wrong, and it's a mistake for him to think he'll be safe until he makes it off the continent. At least for now, though, he needs that feeling of safety, so I'll just do what I can to make sure he stays safe for as long as I can guarantee that.
The phone rang and it was my younger sister.
"Hey, how is yours doing?"
"He's rattled, but doing ok, all things considered. How's the sister?"
"We have a problem. She told us that the Argentinian border police seemed really suspicious of her papers. The consulate forgot to add an entry stamp, so there was no record of her having entered the country. She said that things were off on the Uruguayan side, too, but they didn't say anything."
"Oh fuck, do you think they've identified her?"
"We can't be sure, but I think we need to expedite her removal. Someone is going to come and get her tonight and take her to a farm near the border. We still need someone who can get her over the border tomorrow night, but I have someone in mind. Tickets have been arranged under her French identity on a flight from SΓ£o Paulo to Paris in two days."
"If the sister is compromised, do you think mine is too?" Mine, uff. Calling him mine got me a little hard. Calm down.
"We don't know. How long can you keep him?"
"As long as we need. He's a great roommate."
"Ok, well, let us know if you think we need to move him. Since you'll need to hold him longer than expected, a courier from the Swedes is going to drop off some cash for you. Usual drop off in the park near your flat."
"Julieta," I interrupted her manic explaining.
"What?" she was impatient.
"You're doing the thing you do when you're overwhelmed. It'll be ok. What can I do to make things easier for you?"
"Find me a smuggler last minute? Someone who already knows the guard shift changes at the crossing near Rio Blanco. Someone who has a boat and knows the river well enough to ferry her over in the dark. Know anybody, Franquito?"
"I do not. Can't we just bribe her over? Are there no contacts in the border police?"
"Have we ever had contacts in the police? Let alone the border police. Let alone the Brazilian border police."
"Why aren't the Soviets helping us?"
"They've been trying to improve relations with Argentina and don't want to get caught dirtying their hands with something so trivial. I'll figure it out. I have to go."
"Ok, take care of yourself, sis. Let me know if I can help in any way. And stop by sometime and meet my charge. He's a sweet fellow."
"Sure thing. The sister is lovely, too. I feel so bad for her, really. It makes me wonder how long we have until we're in their position."
"We'll face that when we do."
"Love you, brother."
"Love you too, sis."
The phone call had awaken the sleeping prince and he padded into the living room, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Good morning, dormilΓ³n. Sleep well?" I rumpled his hair and kissed his forehead. He leaned into me for a hug and I held him there in my arms.
"Yeah, did you?"
"Like the dead. Look, uh, we need to talk." He pulled away from me.
"Oh, I, yeah, I just..." he looked downtrodden.
"Not about last night. I mean, we can talk about last night, but I really liked last night, and I hope there are more last nights." The smile returned to his face. "No, we need to talk about something much more serious. I made coffee, let's go sit on the balcony."