Although it was clear that Celeste was angry with him, Ignacio seemed to be trying to stay positive; very characteristic of him as she so believed. It had once been her favorite thing about him, his nobility, in a way it still was, it made it hard not to forgive him.
“Well, what is it?” She asked innocently, like she had pushed her hair away from her collarbone and behind her shoulder, exposing her heart for him to feel it with his fingertips.
Her gentle interest had been piqued by this statement of his, and once she was interested, it was difficult to get her to quit pining for the result she wanted, so it was unlikely that she would let him reiterate to her that it was a surprise. Her initial interest derived mostly from greed for information, but a part of her was also curious to see if it was something sweet. It was one of her most girlish traits; the way that she saw the best in everyone. In spite of her temporary anger toward Nacho, and permanent, quiet resentment for the collapse of their relationship, her eyes always lit up when he said something nice, especially about their daughter. If he had told her that he had a surprise for her, she would have been unamused, knowing that whatever he had planned was shallow, and likely disloyal, but for Lila, he really did his best.
He told her that Sunny was good, but she gave him an unconvincing look as he returned the question about Isaac, enunciating the s in his name with his accent. “He’s good.” She replied simply, as she did not see a need to get into it. His image in the public eye had been deteriorating for the past few years, so there was no need to tarnish it more as the fans watched them. “He’s great, actually! We’ve never been happier.” And when she said that, she turned over to the cameras a bit, making sure they caught that because she was saying it for them only.
His compliments provoked her warm blood to flush her cheeks, listening only more intently as he went on about his flatteries. “The dress was a suggestion from my stylist,” she smiled shyly, but it was genuine this time. “But thank you, you look very handsome yourself." She even complimented him back. Because she was a married woman, it would be silly too push her compliments any further, but it was no trouble to say something small, especially when it pained her so to know that her husband would not have held back in the same situation. Stemming from that pain, she felt a desire to be petty, and not abandon the topic of Sunny. Obviously, though, she would not outright express her anger. Pft, communication. Why would she do that?
“I miss Sunny,” She commented unprompted. “I was hoping to see you with her so I could ask about her new tattoos.” Lies, she didn’t really care for Sunny’s aesthetic. “Has she been feeling okay?” She dug gently, referring more to their relationship than the woman’s family problems, but tried to make it seem like she wasn’t. “I know that her brother is back tonight, she must be needing lots of support.”
Celeste placed a hand to her chest, expressing true empathy with a hidden mix of emotions behind her facade. With twinkling eyes, she looked at Nacho, and his cocky smile did not seem to falter as he explained himself, so she tried to smile back, but her bottom lip dropped below her teeth, a trace of wonder lingering in her mind. Perhaps it was her weakness talking, but perhaps this rupture with Sunny… gave leeway to some sort of opening… for her.
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