{"id":5072,"date":"2021-11-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2021-11-20T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:32:47","slug":"the-adventures-of-maite-and-kepa-part-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/2021\/11\/24\/the-adventures-of-maite-and-kepa-part-80\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Maite and Kepa: Part 80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Adventures of Maite and Kepa is a weekly serial. While it is a work of fiction, it has elements from both my own experiences and stories I’ve heard from various people. The characters, while in some cases inspired by real people, aren’t directly modeled on anyone in particular. I expect there will be inconsistencies and factual errors. I don’t know where it is going, and I’ll probably forget where it’s been. Why am I doing this? To give me an excuse and a deadline for some creative writing and because I thought people might enjoy it. Gozatu!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kepa and Maite sat down at the dining room table. In front of them sat a selection of pastries and fruit. Javi brought some cups of coffee as he joined them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow,\u201d said Kepa, \u201cthis looks great!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo problem,\u201d replied Javi. \u201cIt isn\u2019t quite bollos de mantequilla, but it\u2019s as close as we can get here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks,\u201d added Maite in a subdued voice as she reached out with her fork for some pineapple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything ok?\u201d asked Javi. \u201cWas the bed uncomfortable?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything is great,\u201d said Maite, forcing a smile. \u201cI guess I didn\u2019t appreciate how taxing this trip was going to be. We aren\u2019t used to such great distances at home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can see that,\u201d said Javi, seemingly accepting her excuse. \u201cWe drive everywhere here. I\u2019m so used to long drives, I don\u2019t even think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, what\u2019s the plan for today?\u201d asked Kepa. \u201cBefore dancing, that is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javi smiled. \u201cWe\u2019re flexible, so if you guys aren\u2019t up for dancing, I completely understand. But, I thought we might start with a stroll along the beach, get some fresh air and all. Then, hit downtown for some lunch. Julie will join us then. There are a lot of nice little shops downtown. I don\u2019t buy anything, but it\u2019s cool to see the work of so many talented artists. There are a whole bunch of wineries around here and they have tasting rooms downtown as well. Then some dinner and, if you are up for it, dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat sounds wonderful,\u201d replied Maite, her mood lightening a little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kepa nodded, his mouth full of a danish. \u201cThese are so good,\u201d he said before continuing. \u201cThat sounds like an awesome plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javi laughed. \u201cYeah, those are some of my favorites. There is a bakery not far from here that makes the best things. If I didn\u2019t work out so much, I think I\u2019d look like Tio Josu!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kepa returned his laugh. \u201cYou know what he calls himself? The family dog, because he eats all of the scraps no one else eats!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can see that! Living by myself has advantages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt really isn\u2019t a problem until you have kids,\u201d said Maite with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue,\u201d replied Javi with a laugh, \u201cand that isn\u2019t in the cards for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought you and Julie were serious?\u201d asked Kepa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are, but there is so much to do before we can even think about a family.\u201d He looked over at Kepa and Maite. \u201cWhat about you two?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maite looked at Kepa, who looked back at her. \u201cUm,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t\u2026\u201d stumbled Kepa.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javi laughed. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not amuma, I\u2019m not going to interrogate you.\u201d He stood up. \u201cI\u2019m going to finish getting ready. No hurry, but we\u2019ll head out when you\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you get this post via email, the return-to address goes no where, so please write blas@buber.net<\/a> if you want to get in touch with me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kepa and Maite sat down at the dining room table. In front of them sat a selection of pastries and fruit. Javi brought some cups of coffee as he joined them. \u201cWow,\u201d said Kepa, \u201cthis looks great!\u201d \u201cNo problem,\u201d replied Javi. \u201cIt isn\u2019t quite bollos de mantequilla, but it\u2019s as close as we can get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2640,864],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventures-of-maite-and-kepa","category-bubers-basque-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maite-and-kepa-v2-01.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2sYNu-1jO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5073,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions\/5073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}