* THE STRENGTH OF DESIRE *
Do you think your brother's dating is going well?
I am surprised... I didn't know his social life was like this... Usually, he's always on the computer.
It's good for him to have a girlfriend. - Don't start it! They're just friends. - Friends? That's only what he tells us!
The girl came here to talk to him! I know how this things work, you know...
But let me tell you: your bro has good taste. The girl is cute. I hope he doesn't spoil it all. He's so shy...
He could ask you for some advice...
- Relax... they're just friends... And André is not a child anymore. He doesn't need any advice...
If he has any doubts, he goes to google.
Where?
- To the internet, dad! How can you be so... "info-excluded!"
- Your brother is already taking care of my learnings. In a little while, I'll know it all when it comes to internet.
What about you, son? Do you feel better now?
- I'm good. - I'm glad! That's what you need! Did you already forget & moved on?
From the way I saw you the other day, I could tell it was a girl's matter...
- Well... It happens...
- Are you hungry? - A little bit, yes... - I don't feel like cooking...
Let's buy some roast chicken! - Let it be: I'll cook! - Oh, let's go dinner at Tia Elvira's! It's cheap! Come on!
Let's go, kid!
- Yes, we have fados every night! You must come some time! Thank you! Bye!
- Oh boy, Francisca texted me saying that perhaps she'd come here tonight! - I see that your charm is working! - I told you I knew women!
I bet she's missing this Ricardinho of hers! Maybe we'll go for a walk tonight. If I get lucky.
- Good evening! - Good evening!
- You met Ricardo & David before, right? - Yes. I've seen them here, before. We're always talking about you, David!
- About me? Why? - Yes, about your tidbits. I heard you're a great cook! - Oh, thank you. - David is studying to become a chef. He's talented.
- David's tidbits are the best ones! Actually, he know how to do any dish! - That's exactly why we came here to have dinner!
- Good! We have good tables there inside! Go and choose! Susaninha will take care of your request!
- Thank you! And consider yourselves invited to come to our place whenever you like! Our doors are open to young neighbors!
- Thank you! Your father is such a cool dude, Xavier! - Yeah... Sometimes!
- How are you? - I'm fine. Sit! I'll get the menu. - There's no need. We already chose.
It's two bitoques [really good portuguese food]. - And to drink? - 2 beers! - Good choice! Are you 2 alone?
- My mom's working and my bro went to the movies. - Yes, with Daniela. He invited her yesterday, but she couldn't make it.
But they managed to go today! - Is Daniela your friend? - More than that! She's my best friend!
- How interesting... I like her. Well, maybe they'll get along. - Don't start it, dad. They only went to the movies.
- A lot of relationships begin like that - Not always. But André invited her because he feels good with her, I guess..
He's not much sociable. - Maybe Daniela can loose him a bit more. - Let's hope for that to happen!
- Ok, I'm gonna take care of your request. - Ok, see you.
- Ok, it's a deal. Kiss. See you in a bit.
I'll have to sleep at my mom's tonight. She asked me to stay there with Bea. - Why? Is there something wrong?
- She didn't wanna tell me, but I guess she is going on a date with Rodrigo.
And we could do the same, what do you think? You could stay with me at my mom's place...
- Do you want me to sleep at your mom's place? - Yes. I'd put Bea to sleep and we'd be all by ourselves...
We could finish what we've started this afternoon. - You know I don't feel comfortable there. - We'll be alone!
- Yeah, but I'm a bit traumatized since last time, when your mom found out that we were at her place.
- But now it's totally different: we live together! It's normal for us to be together. And she didn't even need to know.
- Nevertheless, I don't feel much comfortable... It's a matter of respect towards your family.
- Ok... But, can you come with me to keep me company? We'll put Bea to sleep, we can whatch TV, we'll sleep...
- Not today, Susana. Seriously. I'm totally tired and I've to get up really early tomorrow. I just wanna go home to my bed, tonight.
- Ok, I won't insist, then. I'll stay at my mom's place tonight... All alone...
- Everything was great! These bitoques of yours are wonderful! You must congratulate David!
- I will for sure! Won't you stay for fados tonight? - I'd like but I've to get up early tomorrow. An old man like me can't be up until so late!
- Dad, I'd like to stay for a bit longer. Don't you mind to go home by yourself? - No prob, son. I'm going for a little walk and then: bed!
- Excuse me! - You're here! - Look you is he!?! - Good evening! - Good evening!
So, how was the movie? - Pretty cool! - Really good. It was the story of a man who loses everything and starts a journey to the essence of life! Amazing!
With great reviews actually! - I didn't know you like this kind of movies, kid!
- Yes, I do! It's really cool!
- Well, I'd better be going. Feel free. Xavier has company, now! Behave, ok? - Good night! - Good night, dad! Don't get lost on your way home!
- So, is everything ok, here? - Yes! Oh, you could keep me company tonight! My mom asked me to take care of Bea tonight.
- Won't David go with you? - No, he wants to stay home tonight. Then, you could be my company!
- Sure, I just need to go home before that. - Oh, yes! Don't worry. I'll only go there after closing the Fado House too.
- Well, my cousin is pretty excited with Francisca! - Is she here? Oh, he's getting so annoying with this Francisca's story!...
Seriously! He thinks he has a chance! - He even asked me for advice and plans to do with her. - He's totally crazy for her!
- I have to go!
- Olá, Francisca! How are you? - Olá! I'm fine. And you? - I'm good. Ricardo, can you give one more beer, please? - Sure!
Are you going anywhere afterwards? I was thinking about going to Bairro Alto to have a drink...
- No, pal... I already have plans... But, ask David! I don't know if he has any plans for tonight... Ask David! - Ask me what?
- I was inviting Ricardo to come with me to Bairro, to have a drink...
- Oh, I can't go. If I go, I'll come back home really late. And I have classes tomorrow morning. I won't be able to get up!
- But, we don't need to come back so late. Just for a drink! - I know it's never only one drink...
But we could have a drink at our place! Would you guys be in for that? - Thank you, but me & Ricardo already have plans.
- It's true, pal! Great plans! Xavier, here you have what you've asked for. I have to deliver this, there inside...
- I'm going with you. I'll take the chance to listen to some fados... See you! - See you.
- Are you sure you're cool with this? - I'm cool!... Susana can't come, buy ask your bro & Daniela to join us.
Well... I have to go back to the kitchen!
- Guys... I'm sorry to leave like this, but I promised Susana I'd join her at her mom's place. She's there with Bea...
- Ok, no problem to me! - Will you sleep there? - Yes, It'll be a girls' night!
- Send her a kiss from me. Tell her I'll call her before I go to sleep. - Ok. I have food in there, so feel free to eat whatever you want.
Have fun, guys! - Wait, Daniela! I'm going too!
I'll take you to Susana's place! - There's no need, I won't get lost, it's nearby. But thank you. - I've to go home, so I'll take you there anyway!
I've to work on my new game! This one will be even better than the first one! - Ok, then! Let's go! Good night! - Ciao! - See you!
- Do you want another beer? - Ok!
- I thought we'd have more company tonight... But, maybe it's better this way. I'll take this chance to talk to you.
I was thinking about our talk this afternoon... And It really doesn't make any sense for us to lose our friendship.
I was being prejudiced... And that's a stupidity! - You finally admit it!
- You're cool... And we were getting along... Until you say...
You know... - That I like you?
- I think it's a nonsense for us to stop being friends...
- Sure, that matter is already solved & finished to me. Friends like before!
- And once we're friends, I guess I can trust you enough to ask you something... - Sure. What is it?
I never had a friend... who...
You know, right? And... I'm curious to know how did you find out.
- That I'm gay?
- Didn't you freak out a little bit?
- Actually, it's not something you find out suddenly. You just get to know yourself along the way...
I was in love with girls, before. I had girlfriends. But something was always wrong. I was never totally comfortable...
Until I admit to myself that I was way more attracted to men. I was just mistaken myself all those years.
- Wasn't it hard to admit? - It definitely wasn't easy! But it gets to a point where you have to decide: if you wanna live in a lie or not.
- Do you want some peanuts?
- Good night! - Look who's there! So, did you take her home? Something happened, son? - Is she your girlfriend?
Sit for a bit! I wanna know! - Mom, she's just my friend! - Come on! Tell your mother! - Don't start it! I'm going to my room.
- Oh, they're so grown up!... Going on with their lives...
- Sometimes I miss the times when they used to go with us to everywhere. - But they became two people, who I'm really pround of.
For some time, I thought that André would bring us trouble. But he surprised us all! - He gave us a big lesson!
- And we don't even need to worry about Xavier: good student, good athlete and a lot of girls always around him...
Some day, both of them will leave home, with their girlfriends. And we'll be just by ourselves. - Some day, soon!
But, you know what I think it's really important?
It's for us to give them the freedom to be and to do what they want.
That's the only way for them to be really happy! - Sure! That's the most important thing!
- This afternoon, I was almost naked in front of David... And he didn't even react!?!
Daniela, he was totally uninterested! I started to think that he didn't like me anymore!
- David is totally exhausted. Do you see how many hours he spends at the Coffee kitchen? And then he goes to college! It's really hard to do!
- I don't know... I was thinking about something...
Do you think he has another girl? I don't know... Maybe some chick at the kitchen course!
I swear you, Daniela! If he's cheating on me, I won't forgive him! - No way! David is totally straight on that matter.
Did you already forget how he acted with me, when he started to like you?
- Let's not talk about that. I feel bad. - You don't have to. It was a long time ago and I don't feel anything for him.
What I mean is: I think you can trust him. I guess this is a stressful time for him. That's why he's not paying so much attention to you.
Yeah, ok. Maybe it's just a phase. But I didn't like this: he told me he was tired and now is cheerfully having beers with his friend!
- Don't start to make up stories in your mind! Xavier wouldn't take long there, and sometimes, they also need boys' time!
- Let's do it! You'll see how easy it is: Toasted bread....
A bit of rúcula [arugula]...
Just a little... You can't put too much...
Then, smoked salmon... thin slices...
Then, alcaparras [capers]
Anf finally... brie [milk cheese]...
And that's it! It's done!
"Voilà!" - Don't you have a spare room in the house? I guess I wanna move in here!
- Ok, I've already teached you, so now it's your turn!
- Me? - Sure! - I guess you'll regret this! - Xavier! It's just some toasted bread! Come on! - Ok, then...
- The idea was to put just a bit on arugula! Are you decorating the table? You have to take it off!...
Salmon... That's it! Salmon...
That's too much salmon! Open the slices, Xavier...
- You have to allow my style as a chef to flow!... You have to look at this, as... - As what?
- Contemporary cooking!....
Where are the capers? You could have saved one for me... - You have a bottle of them in the shelf, if you want!
- Where? You have so many things here! - There at the bottom...
- I'm sorry... I'm sorry! I don't know what happened to me...
- Ok, let's just forget about this...
- What if... if I don't wanna forget it?
- You're confused... And we've drank too much...
David!... Don't do this!
- Wasn't this what you wanted? You said that you liked me...
- I do.
But, even if I really desire to kiss you, I prefer to leave now. Before something else happens. Something you may regret in the morning.
- I'm no kid, Xavier.
I'm really aware of what I'm doing...
- You have a girlfriend, David...
I don't want that anything that may happen between us to be a taboo... a lie...
Maybe I'd better be going, right? Let's see how will you wake up tomorrow...
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