Another day in paradise. I work the late shift as a hostess at a fine restaurant in San Diego. Sometimes, late at night, we get the drunks who have been partying in Mexico. They think because I am a Hispanic woman, I am cheap and easy and want to party with them.

It felt so good to be home after a day like that. My apartment may be small, but it suits me perfectly. As I drifted off, I wondered, Will I ever find a decent guy? 

The next morning, I felt better. It was my day off, so it was time to buy groceries at the market. I had breakfast, put on my baggy clothes, and off I went.

I like this market. It is a mom-and-pop store, and its prices may be slightly higher, but the service and the people working there are very nice.

As I walked into the store, Jeff, the owner, saw me and asked, "How are you today, Carmen?"

I replied, “I am well, and you?" 

He smiled and said, "Not bad for an old guy. I want you to meet my new assistant manager, Derek. The little lady and I are getting too old to work these long hours. He is a nice guy and a family friend who graduated college with a business degree. You are one of my best customers, and I want to be sure Derek takes care of you."

I told him, "I would love to meet him.

We walked to the back of the store and through the back room and found Derek dumping some trash.

Jeff called out to Derek and said, "Hey Derek, get over here. There is someone I want you to meet. She is one of our top customers and the prettiest lady you have ever seen."

I looked at Jeff and said, "Oh, stop, Jeff. What would your wife say." 

I saw Derek walking towards us. He was a very handsome man with blonde wavy hair, a five-o'clock shadow, and the bluest eyes I have ever seen.

Derek told Jeff, "You are not wrong. She is the prettiest lady."

Derek pulled off his glove to shake my hand and said, my name is Derek. “Who do I have the pleasure of meeting?" 

I replied, “My name is Carmen. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Derek said, "If there is anything you want or need, I am here to help you. Now, I better get back to work before the boss fires me." He smiled at Jeff and walked away.

I said to Jeff, "He seems like a nice guy. Hopefully, he will put your mind at ease and allow you and your wife some time off from here."

He said, "That's our goal. I think he will work out well. Can you let me know how he does, okay?"

"I Sure will," I said.  

I was doing my shopping when I saw Derek look my way several times. I thought he might be the kind of guy I would like to know. 

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It was Friday night, and it was my most hated night. Late in the evening, we get all the lowlifes who come up drunk from being in Mexico and are hungry. This Friday was no different, but then it changed.

Derek walked in and said, "Hello, Carmen. I hope you don't mind, but I asked Jeff where you worked and thought I would come for dinner here."

I smiled and said, "Of course, I don't mind. I saw you at your work, and now you see me at mine. How many are there in your party, Derek?"

He said,” Just me."

"Follow me," I said. I walked him over to a table.

The night went like usual. Derek had finished dinner and paid his bill, then walked back to my station at the front of the restaurant. He then said, "Carmen, I feel like an idiot. I wanted to ask you out the day I met you at work, but I thought that was not a good look in front of Jeff. That is why I came here tonight. I wanted to ask you out."

Smiling, he asked, "So, will you go out with me?"

I grinned from ear to ear, laughed, and said, "I thought you would never ask."

He smiled, handed me a piece of paper with his phone number, and said, "I do not want to keep you from your duties here. Call me, and we can set up a date and time. Hope to talk to you soon."  

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I called him and set a Sunday date for the following week when he could pick me up. We decided to go on a day cruise off the coast, including dinner.

The cruise was fun, and we saw some whales and dolphins. The dinner was excellent. The whole day, he looked at me with those big blue eyes. We were coming into port with the sun setting over the ocean. The music played softly in the background, and he leaned in and kissed me. It was different the way he kissed me from other guys. I felt sparks. I felt love from him.

When the song Señorita by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes came on, Derek said, "That's it."

I said, 'What's it?" 

He said, "That song is you. You are my señorita. You look like Camila, except you are way prettier."

I smiled and told him, "Thank you. I don't think I am as pretty as her but thank you for thinking that. I love that song."

After the trip, he drove me home, kissed me at my front door, and said, "Carmen, that was just the best day ever for me. I want to know if I can take you out again?"

I said, "I can think of nothing better I would like."

He kissed me, went to his car, and waved goodbye. I had hoped he might want to come into my apartment, but I knew he had to go to work early in the morning. 

I went and thought for a while in bed. I knew I liked Derek but was wary of any guy after my last boyfriend.  

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I will never forget what my last boyfriend made me do. That night at his house, when he and a friend were drunk. My boyfriend told his friend how good I was in bed and how I gave the best blowjobs. He said it right in front of me. I know my face must have been red with embarrassment and with rage.

If that was not bad enough, he pulled out his cock and told me to suck it right in front of his friend. I will never forget his words. "If you don't blow me and Mike, I won't love you anymore."

I was shaken and mad but gave in because I thought it would save our relationship. His friend came in my face, and they both laughed at that.

I went to the bathroom to clean up and overheard their conversation. Mike asked my boyfriend Alan, "Why did you make her do that? I thought you were going to marry her."

Alan said, "Fuck no. I would never marry a Mexican. They are all whores."

I went out the back door of his house and drove myself home, crying all the way there.

The next day, I called my sister and asked if I could stay with her in San Diego. She told me I could. 

At that time, I worked in a crappy motel in El Centro as a maid. So, I told my employer, who also was my landlord, that my mom was dying, and I had to leave. He thanked me and wished me the best.

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The following day, Derek called and wanted to take me out again. I was thrilled and tried to forget those ugly thoughts about my last boyfriend.

It was a Sunday again, and that was the best day off for both of us. 

Derek picked me up and said, "You have your choice today. Would you like to go to SeaWorld or The San Diego Zoo?"

Let's go to SeaWorld. "I have not been to either of them, but that sounds fun," I said.

I loved SeaWorld. It was a lot of fun. The only thing I would change is that I should wear a bra the next time I go. We sat in the splash zone to see the killer whales, and my shirt got soaked. Until I dried off, Derek had a rough time looking at my eyes instead of at my chest. 

Derek and I had a lot of laughs, and we were hitting it off, I thought. We held hands and stopped for a kiss at almost every new exhibit we saw.  

After SeaWorld, we decided to have dinner at a local diner. 

During dinner, Derek asked me, "What would you say about coming to my house after dinner? You have not seen it, and it's a pretty nice place if I do say so myself."

I said, "Sure, I would like that."

We got to his house, and I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but his house was surely not what I was expecting. It was a mansion.

He came and opened the car door for me and said, "Welcome to my humble abode."

I replied, "Humble abode? It is more like a mansion. How can you afford this?"

He said, "Come on in, and I will tell you all about it." 

We sat on his sofa, and he said, "Let me explain this house. It was my parents. They were killed two years ago in an automobile crash. I am the only child, so they left the house, cars, and the whole works to me."

I went to him, hugged him, and said, "Derek, I am so sorry for your loss. That is awful."

He replied, "Thanks. I don't need this big house, but I have many fond memories here."

A couple of tears went down his cheek. I held him for what seemed like an hour.

Derek got up and said, "What an awful host I am. Let me get you something to drink."

He returned with the drinks, and we talked for a long while. The more we talked, the more comfortable I felt around him. He was genuine, a nice guy and a gentleman.  

He said his parents wanted him to do whatever he wanted with his life. At the same time, his dad wanted him to work for Jeff, his dad's old army buddy. They were best friends. 

Derek, being the kind guy he was, thought that after his dad died, he would work for Jeff to honor his father.

The more Derek talked, the more I started falling in love with him.

Jeff said, "It is around eleven, "It is getting late. I better get you home."

I replied, "Do you work tomorrow?

He said, "I work in the afternoon.   

I smiled at him and said, "I don't work at all. Would you think ill of me if I stayed the night here, and you could drop me off on your way to work?"

He said, "I am so glad you said that. It sounds perfect."  

We went and sat down on his couch. 

He put his hand on my knee and said, " Carmen, I think the world of you, and the last couple of weeks have been like a dream come true for me. As I told you before, you are my señorita."

I smiled and said, "You can call me señorita all you like. I like it."

He leaned in and kissed me, and the way he kissed me gave me tingles. We made out for a long time. 

He opened his eyes and looked at me, and I nodded in approval. He knew what I meant by my nodding. He took my hand, and we walked to his bedroom hand in hand. 

We sat on his bed, and he lifted my shirt off and then kissed me. His hands playfully teased my nipples as we kissed.

He stood me up and said, "We don't have to do this, Carmen. I have fallen in love with you, and I can wait."

I replied, "I can't wait."  Then I took off my jeans and unzipped his pants.

I fell to my knees and gently released his cock from his shorts. I began stroking his cock with my hand and teased him by licking the head of his cock. 

He said, "Oh god, Carmen, that feels so good." 

He then pushed my head back so he could take his pants completely off and just about ripped his shirt, getting it off. 

He stood me up and then fell to his knees to remove my jeans. He slid his finger into the side of my panties, feeling his way to my button. I looked down at him as he finally slid my panties off and began to lick my steaming hot pussy. His tongue licked my clit as he put a finger up into my pussy.

I told him, "Derek, that feels good. Don't stop." 

He devoured my pussy until I had an orgasm.

He stood up, kissed me, and gently sat us on his bed. Then he said, "I do not want to fuck you. I want to make deep, passionate love to you, my señorita."

I sat back on the bed and opened my legs to invite his cock into me. He put the head of his cock in me and watched my reaction to reassure himself it was okay.

I bit my lip and held him tight as he went all the way in me. I had goosebumps all over my body as his cock slid in and out of me.

He was making love to me, not just fucking me. His cock slowly going in and out of me. My pussy was soaked. We continued kissing as we made love.

Derek said, Fuck, I am cumming Carmen.”  

I felt him explode his load in me.

We sat up in bed and stared at each other for a few minutes. Then he said, "Carmen, my señorita, I love you."

I replied, "I love you too, Derek." 

We made love once more that night a few hours later, and as the song goes, it felt like the very first time again.

I knew he had to get to work that morning, so when he showered, I made him breakfast. 

After breakfast, he drove me home, kissed me goodbye, and said, "I will call you after work."

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We have dated for six months, and he has taken me to the San Diego Zoo and to Las Vegas for a short two-night stay. Our dates were always enjoyable, even if it was as simple as having a snack by the ocean.

I loved visiting him at work and having Jeff say, "I sure see a lot of you these days, Carmen."

I would always reply, "I love the service here. It's the best."

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Three months later, our minister introduced us as Mr. and Mrs. Derek Emerson. Jeff served as the best man.