1.- THE LOVE OF JOSEPH.

Jose is a handsome and hard working boy, he is tall, blond, with wavy hair and blue eyes, very blue, so there was no woman who could resist him and he knew it, he lived with his brother Javier, who was also very handsome, the two lived together in an apartment in the big city, they had no other family than themselves, since they were very young they were orphaned, their parents had an accident and did not survive.

Then one of their aunts, their father's sister, took care of them, but not before appropriating the inheritance that their parents left them, so time went by, she was the spinster of the family and that is why the whole family thought that she would love the boys as if they were her children, but things were not like that, she only raised them while they were fending for themselves, But as soon as the children grew up she made them leave home, so they were alone without any support from anyone, from the family and with little money in the bag, it was the little that the aunt gave them and what they managed to save, because they had already planned to flee from the clutches of the aunt, so they were dedicated to save a little money.

So they decided to leave the town and go to the capital, when they arrived after looking for a rented room, they looked for a job, and with luck they found it the same day they looked for it, that is how they managed to get ahead with a lot of effort and work, they went through very difficult times, but they fought the battle to become two young workers and without vices, they know what poverty is and not having a day to eat, so they value what they have and what they are.

So Jose, you could say be proud to have a good job where he started from the bottom, but his intention to improve has been very, very strong and now at his twenty-five years, is manager of the company, this company is dedicated to selling mosaics and its derivatives, he earns well, is the manager and everything goes smoothly as far as girlfriend, girlfriend not, He and his brother liked to go a lot to the theater and theaters, Jose did not like to drink if he did, but in meetings and it was only one or two drinks, it is worth mentioning that Jose is the older of the two, so he feels he has the obligation and responsibility to guide his brother and be an example for him.

This is how the life of this pair of boys passes between work and healthy fun.

One day when Jose arrived to work very early he went to his office, when he passed by his secretary's desk he looked at her and said:

-And you are new.

She answered hesitantly:

-Yes, yes sir.

-And Delia, where is she, Delia, where is she?

She looked at him and answered: "No, I don't know sir, I don't know who she is:

-No, I don't know, sir, I don't know who she is.

He said to her:

-Call the personnel manager, the human resources manager to come, I want to see him right away.

She kept looking at him, not taking her eyes off him, he began to feel uncomfortable because of her insistence, but he managed to answer her:

-Yes, yes, yes, yes sir, right away.

José turned around and went into his office, after a few minutes the human resources manager arrived and José, annoyed, invited him to sit down with a wave of his hand, then he said, "What's up?

-What's up? Mario, where is he? Delia.

He answered nervously and trying to appear calm, he replied:

-Delia, well, Delia quit.

-What do you mean she quit, she didn't tell me anything and why didn't you tell me anything, as I understand it, you have to ask me for my opinion about everything that happens in this company, or am I wrong?

 -Yes, of course I do, José, but let me explain it to you.

-Well, well, I'm listening.

-Well, look Delia, she left because she was getting married.

-Hey, how nice and when she gets married to go and send her a gift.

-No, no, wait, let me tell you everything.

-Yes and why not, and what do you have to explain to me?

-That Delia left like that without saying goodbye to you, because she told me she couldn't do it.

-But why?

-Well, because she's in love with you, but she realized that you only see her as your secretary and, besides, she saw all your girlfriends parading around here, so that's why she decided to leave without saying goodbye to you, because this situation was very difficult for her, but look, I got you another very pretty secret and you've already seen her.

-Yes, yes.

-No, no, no, but you saw her well, watch her well and you will see that she is very pretty.

-Well, you can go and give me Delia's address, so I can send her a present.

-Yeah, sure, but I'd better send you the invitation.

-Yes, yes, ok.

He answered:

-Good morning, come into my office.

-Yes, yes, right away sir.

Jose sat down and a few minutes later the secretary arrived and he saw her more closely, she was tall, thin, with long black hair, light brown with big eyes and mouth, also good body, then he told her to sit down and said: "So you are my secretary:

-So you are my secretary.

-Yes, sir. -I answered very seriously.

And he said to her:

-And what is your name? because I don't even know what to call you, I don't know what your name is?

-Ruth, sir, my name is Ruth Sanchez.

-Well, I want you to bring me your job application and please, for you I am Mr. Garcia, not sir, okay.

-Yes, yes Mr. Garcia.

-I hope we get along well, since we are going to spend most of our time together.

-Yes, of course, Mr. Garcia.

-Another thing, Mario hasn't sent me anything.

-Yes, yes, this is an invitation.

José took it, looked at it and then said to Ruth.

-Let's see, buy a gift for Delia and send it to the address that is on the invitation, okay, I want that gift to be at her house by tomorrow.

-Yes, yes, Mr. Garcia.

She went out and so the days went by, Ruth won José over more and more each day, one day José said to Ruth.

-Ruth would do me the favor of accompanying me to the wedding of my former secretary.

Without thinking more and smiling she replied:

-Yes, yes sir.

-Well then, I'll pick you up on Saturday at six o'clock in the afternoon, for the mass, give me the address and I'll pick you up.

-Yes, of course.

When the day of Delia's wedding arrived, Jose went to her apartment for Ruth, when she came out he saw her and for him, he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, with that gray fitted dress that showed her slender body and curves that left him speechless, but in front of her he hid it as much as he could and on her side, the same thing happened, seeing him in that navy blue suit in which he looked more handsome.

So they drove to the church, the ceremony was very emotional when the bride and groom came out and Delia saw Jose so handsome, she stood for a moment, but the groom pulled her and she reacted, with a look of sadness and a forced smile she passed.

Then they went to the room where the party was going to be, so part of the night they had a great time, both Jose and Ruth, and when Jose went to leave Ruth at home was a tense moment for both, so Ruth just said:

-Well Jose I had a great time, thank you very much and tomorrow see you at work.

He replied:

-Yes, yes Ruth, see you tomorrow.

Jose went away thinking what a great time he had and how nice Ruth was.

The next day, when Jose arrived Ruth greeted him and said, "Good morning Mr. Garcia:

-Good morning Mr. Garcia.

-Good morning Ruth. -He answered her.

So the days passed, Jose began to invite her to lunch, some days to dinner and that's how the romance began between Ruth and Jose, then one day he asked her if she wanted to be his girlfriend, she immediately said yes, so began the love of Jose and Ruth, then over the months she went to live in the apartment of the boys, Jose was in love with Ruth, she had everything he was looking for in a woman, she was good, understanding, beautiful and very passionate, when they made love she was so passionate that he was totally satisfied, so he could not ask for more.

One fine day, between one conversation and another, he said to her:

-Ruth and if we get married and formalize our relationship, the truth is that I do not know how to live without you.

She was very happy and said:

-Yes, yes Jose, but I have to go tell my parents, my grandmother who loves me so much, so this weekend I'm going to Guadalajara, what do you think.

-Yes, yes very well, do you want me to go with you? -asked José.

-No, no, first I have to tell my parents and my grandmother, you know, they are very traditionalist, for them first is the traditions of the family and if they knew that I already live with you, layers that lock me in a convent, so I'll tell you when yes, yes. -I answer her.

She lifted his chin and gave him a big kiss that ended on the bed, Jose's brother was already making plans to move to another apartment and leave them alone, and even more so if they got married.

So the weekend passed and Ruth did not arrive, so early on Monday Jose called Ruth on the phone, but she did not answer, he did not take it important and continued working, so that week passed and Ruth did not arrive and Jose did not know anything about her, he kept calling her on the phone, but she did not answer, he decided after two weeks to go looking for her, where, he did not know, because until that moment he said he did not know anything about her, only that she lived in Guadalajara, but he did not know where or what address, but he did not know where or what address, so anyway he went that weekend to Guadalajara, when he arrived he stayed in a hotel at night, he left and went to downtown Guadalajara, he walked everywhere to see if by chance he could find her among the people who were going to have fun among mariachis, singers and people, no, he did not find her, and very, very discouraged he went to his hotel.