Amores verdaderos Cap. 171, Wednesday, July 10: A little more than kin, and less than kind.*

(*From Hamlet, Act 1, Scene II) 


At the House of Snails ...
Vikki and Arriaga can hardly contain their joy.  They are going to be parents!  He shows her his prize -- the CD autographed for them by Spanish singer Malú. They play the music; they dance vertically; they dance horizontally.  Ah love.  Morning finds them in bed, gazing adoringly at one another.  Arriaga gets up and prepares