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     You were bored, bored beyond belief. You sighed in exasperation. You had been connecting the dots on the ceiling, not with pen mind you, to create images. Sure, you could have gone outsides but your mom was trying to make you garden and at the moment, you didn't want to be elbow deep in earthworms and mud. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to start gardening a day after it rained and the earth was still damp? You shook your head trying to imagine what your crush was doing but then heard your phone ring. Your heart skipped a beat. Your crush was calling you – it was Antonio. He had been busy for the past couple of weeks because his friend Lovino had been visiting. You were so excited that you shot your arm out to grab your cell phone off your night stand. "Offff," you said and grunted as you hit the floor with a light 'thud', cell phone still in hand. You pressed the button and placed the phone to your ear, ignoring the pain that traveled up your spine slowly like a sneaky snake. "Buenos Dias Antonio," you said into the receiver and slowly sat up from your uncomfortable position on the floor. Even though you couldn't see your boyfriend, you could practically sense the smile on his face. He had been teaching you some Spanish so every so often you would surprise him by speaking his native language. "Hola, como estas?" replied a familiar, smooth and caring voice. A smile spread across your own face and you looked up at the ceiling. You went through your 'pequeno' Spanish vocabulary list but you couldn't come up with a response so you decided to stick with English. "I'm good, but I'm sooo bored. You know what? My mom has lost it; she read some article online and has now decided to start a garden in our backyard! You know how she really isn't an outside kind of person," you told him with a frustrated huff. Antonio chuckled in response and shook his head. "I think it is a bueno idea, besides, you love my Tomato garden, mi amor," your boyfriend insisted. You knew this was true; you really did love his garden. Antonio knew how to take really good care of his garden, his tomatoes were always fresh, large, and lush. You were sure your mom would kill the garden she was starting within a week though. "I know, but I don't take care of the garden, I just look at yours," you said stubbornly, refusing to get him to change your mind.

     Antonio laughed, he was determined to make you change your mind and agree with him. He held up a finger even though he knew you couldn't see him. "Okay, this is how it is going to go. I am going to come over to your house and the two of us are going to work on the garden for your mother. Then you will change your mind," he said and grinned. He sat quietly while you thought and lightly ran his fingers through his brown, slightly curly hair. "Fine," you agreed and a grin spread across his face. He stood up and glanced at the time. "Hasta Luego ____, mi amor," he told you and then hung up the phone.  He pulled on his usual khaki-colored uniform and rolled up his sleeves to his elbow before heading out.

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     You had pulled on a ___ colored t-shirt and jeans, nothing fancy since the two of you would be getting muddy anyway. You sighed and pulled your ___ colored hair up into a pony tail. 'Why did I allow myself to get tricked into this?' you thought and groaned. Now you turned and left your ___ (messy/neat) room and trudged down stairs just in time since the door bell rang. You grabbed a straw hat and placed it on your head before opening the door. "Hey Antonio," you told him happily. You stood up on your tippy toes and placed a kiss on his lips. He smiled and gently tapped the tip of your hat. "I've missed you. I'm glad I get to spend the day with you today," Antonio told you honestly. This was one of the many things you loved about Antonio, he was always so honest. Gently you grabbed his hand and allowed him to pull you outside to where your mother sat. "Buenos Dias Mrs. ___," you boy friend said to your mother with a huge smile. He gave her a hug before squatting down. "Would it be okay if ___ and I took over your gardening duty? We will make sure to get everything planted and taken care of," he said, his green eyes glistening with happiness. Your mom smiled because your boy friend was indeed charming and very kind. "Thank you Antonio, that's very sweet," your mother said as she pulled off her gloves. Slowly she stood up and patted you on the shoulder. "I'm going to make you guys some snacks and lemonade," she informed you before leaving the muddy soil, seeds, and flowers to the two of you.

     Reluctantly you squatted down beside the Spaniard and watched as he picked up some of the soil and rubbed it between his fingers. "This is actually pretty rich soil, this is a great place to garden," he said and turned to you. He grabbed your hand and dropped the slimy soil into your hand. Your jaw dropped and you squealed before dropping it. "That felt so gross," you complained and wiped your hands on your jeans. He laughed whole heartedly and shook his head at you. You huffed and stood up, crossing your arms. "This isn't very fun and I don't appreciate the fact that you are laughing at me," you told him. His green eyes met your own ___ colored eyes and gently he tugged on one of the legs of your jeans. "Lo siento mucho ___, please come back down here," he said and tilted his head. You couldn't help but squat back down beside him because of the look in his eyes. "Okay, Okay, let's get this over with," you reply. The two of you examine carefully what your mother had done and then the two of you got started. What you would do is dig a small whole for a seed and place the seed in the hole before covering it up again, but you would have to make sure it wasn't too close to another seed so that it would have room to grow. You had even got a routine going, you would dig a small hole after Antonio picked where to dig then he would place the seed inside. Next you would cover up the seed then repeat the process. The only complaint you had was that Antonio refused to let you use a shovel or gloves, so your hands were gross and covered in muddy dirt. "This is so gross," you repeated and glanced towards him. In response, he simply smiled and would lightly bump his shoulder against yours. "Don't worry, all this hard work will be worth it," he insisted.

     At one point when you were digging, you froze when you felt something squirming in the pile of dirt in your hand. "A-A-Antonio," you sputtered, not moving an inch. He looked up from the bag of seeds in his hands and he studied your face then looked at your hand. Your hand remained stretched out in front of you with some dirt in it, in the dirt was a small worm though. "That worm is a sign that his soil is good, it must live here," he said and gently pulled it out of the dirt and your hand. You shivered and dropped the dirt while the worm squirmed in your boy friend's hold. "I think your mother had the right idea after all," Antonio told you and gently set the worm aside. You made a face which caused your nose to scrunch up. He chuckled and reached over, gently poking your nose. This caused a bit of mud to be smeared on your nose. Your ___ colored eyes widened. "You… did not..," you said slowly before placing your muddy hand against his cheek. His jaw dropped and his green eyes shown with amusement as he reached over and smeared mud all over your face. The two of you continued this muddy war. Antonio tackled you and lightly pinned your muddy hands above your head. "Surrender," he said and grinned widely. You shook your head with a giggle. He leaned forward so that his face was closer to yours. "Surrender or I'll give you a muddy kiss," he said teasingly. At this point you squealed and tried to pull your hands out of his hold. "Don't you dare," you warned him and squealed when he pecked your lips. Slowly he climbed off you and the two of you sat side by side. You pointed a finger at him. "Estas loco," you told him and shook your head. Lightly he nudged your shoulder with his own before insisting that the two of you finish gardening before your mom comes to check and see the mess the two of you made.

     Antonio reached up and wiped the sweat and mud from his forehead. "You know what ___? I think you have a bit of a green thumb," he said and looked over at you. You held up your hands and raised an eye brow. "I'm pretty sure I have muddy brown thumbs right now, not a green one," you said and made a face. He laughed and rolled his enchanting green eyes at you. "No, I mean that you are actually really good at gardening and with flowers," he said and motioned to the garden that had taken so much work. Now that you thought about it, you were sure that he was right. You didn't mind the mud and hard work as much as you did before and now you were even glad that your mother had started the garden. Maybe gardening wasn't as bad as you had originally thought. Also, whenever you got bored, you'd be able to work on the garden now.  "I guess you're right, now I could help you with your tomato garden," you said thoughtfully. He smiled and wiped his hand off on his shirt before wiping the mud off of your face and his own. "I would love that mi amor," Antonio told you and pressed a kiss to your lips. The two of you pulled away when you needed air and you rested your nose against his tan one. "Te amo," you whispered to your boyfriend. This caused him to smile and rub his nose against yours. "I love you too ___, thank you for sharing my love of gardening with me today."

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