Or should I say, Deck the Hall
Tanner held his glass of wine tightly in his hand as he viewed the crowd, he had always been wary of these type of parties, the type that had too many people putting on extravagant dresses, overly expensive shawls and suits that cost thousands of dollars, for no other reason than to show off.
The type that all they did was to discuss their new club memberships, or the new yatchs or cars they had bought, the new companies they had acquired, for the ladies they new shoes or bags or anything of the sorts.
Even if it was a Christmas party, for them it was another chance to dress up, the women were in extravagant white or red dresses, the men in Armani suits, drinking and eating and making new contacts, the only reason why Tanner was there was because of his father.
As he had predicted, a day after his mother's death anniversary, the old
Of the YearKatrina put her hand on her waist, tapping her heeled feet on the floor, waiting impatiently for whatever excuse Tanner would have.She did not expect that Tanner would actually tell his father that they were dating and what shocked her the more was the fact that he told his father that he loved her, the mere confession had shocked her to the bone, it was so unexpected that she almost shouting.The only thing that made her to keep her mouth shut was the fact that she knew that it was all a game, a game that she started her self, she wanted to let Ian know that she had moved on but ended up getting herself a brand new father in-law, before she knew it, Luke was taking them around and introducing them as a couple to all of his numerous business partners.By the time the party was over, he was suggesting a romantic getaway, thankfully, Tanner had arrested the situation cl
Is You"So, since Christmas is about sharing of gifts and all, and we are spending the Christmas together, what do you want for Christmas?" She asked when they had finally finished their food and their bellies were full."I think I have already gotten my own Christmas present," Tanner said and Katrina looked at him weirdly, they had been together since Christmas Eve and she was pretty sure that Santa did not sneak into the house in the middle of the night and a plant a gift for Tanner."I am serious Tanner, I actually want to get you a gift and you are rejecting it.""I am also serious, I have already gotten my gift." His conviction made Kat curious, which was quite ironic since curiousity killed the cat, the cat that she sincerely hoped was not her."So, tell me, what did you want for Christmas that you already have?" She asked unable to
And a bit of sadness in the mix."Are you not ready yet?" Tanner asked Kat for the umpteenth time."Just a few more minutes," she said yet again, they were getting ready for the New Year's Eve ball, if there was one thing his father was good at, it would be throwing parties, he threw parties for any reason and it all sickened Tanner.For the first time, Tanner was actually willing to attend a party that his father was throwing, his willingness was owned tithe fact that Kat was going to be by his side and also to the fact that he was sporting a new look.He was still mulling in his thoughts when the door to the closet
Or Wedding BellsKatrina felt something undeniably wet on her face, she settled back, her eyes still covered with the daze of sleep and made herself comfortable on the bed. As she was going back to the land of sleep, the wet substance rubbed her face again, this time it was accompanied by something soft."Skippy, will you stop?" She exclaimed, holding her little dog and carrying her from her face where she seemed to contently licking. Yes, yes, Katrina had finally got the dog that she wanted, Skippy was a small white poodle that did not seem to understand that his fur was actually white as he kept on rolling about in any thing dirty and jumping, yipping, basically happily playing, everywhere, with no care that his fur was white, Katrina absolutely loved him."Merry Christmas Sis," her sister shouted from outside her door and Katrina smiled wistfully, it had been one whole year since the last Christmas, which was the most of eventful one of her life and so much had occurred after then.
Pacing up and down the hospital corridors with his brows furrowed and etched in deep thoughts, not noticing the hustle and bustle of nurses and doctors rushing to save lives, not even noticing the harsh smell of antiseptic lingering in the air. Jake couldn't help but feel scared for his wife Laura.He was feeling utterly useless that he couldn't help her, especially when she was fighting for her life and that of his twins. It was her first time giving birth, and she was having twins at that. He was so deep in thought that he did not notice the sound of footsteps approaching him those of his very close friend and business partner Alex Walters walking up to him.Alex shared an uncanny resemblance with Jake and they were most often mistaken for brothers and that spurred their relationship more. Both of them were Black Americans, they were both dark skinned with brown eyes about 6'1 in height, lean and well muscled with hair shaved close to
"Arrgh would you close the damn blinds," Aurora groaned. Her head pounding as a result of a hangover.She was starting to really regret her decision to get drunk last night, although it was really needed."Would you sit up young lady, it's nearly eight o'clock and for goodness sake, it's your wedding day," Laura Bentley said.Hearing the dreaded W word she suddenly remembered why she and her two friends had to get drunk last night, she wanted to enjoy her last night as a single lady.Aurora Bentley was getting married, no not love, but the marriage was arranged. Not that any one except her father still arranged marriages in the bloody 21st century.And if that wasn't enough she was getting married to the most pompous ass Nate Walters, just thinking about him made her want to pull at her hair. He was arrogant, irritating and rude to her as she grew up, he would tug her p
The quiet in the car made the drive seem to last forever, and not knowing were they were going to made Aurora want to pull her hair out, she tried asking him aka her pigheaded husband where they were headed and how long it will take them to arrive but was blatantly ignored each time.After what seemed likeforever they entered into a gated estate with big beautiful houses, the size of the houses didn't faze her, since she grew up in wealth but when she saw beauty she appreciated it,he went ahead and drove into a garage where he parked his car, as soon as he stopped she jumped out of the car as well as any one in a wedding dress could, climbing the stairs asfast as she could in order to avoid him, on getting to thedoor she head smacked herself realizing she didn't have they keys, so she waited.To her greatest joy and annoyance he didn't as much as acknowledge her, opening the door and stepping in as if she wasn't there
Groaning, Aurora stretched and sat on her bed, an headache forming, she rubbed her temples and blinked her eyes trying to adjust to the light, looking around she was confused, then everything came to her like a bucket of ice water, increasing her already forming head ache, she remembered the wedding, remembered feeling jealous of her sister, remembered how Nate dragged her out of their reception, checking him out when they got to the house and him doing the same thing to her, remembered him seeing her almost naked, teasing her like they were kids again. "I am married," she said.And I need some aspirin, she thought to herself.Getting up from bed slowly testing her footing before standing, she put on the fuzzy slippers she found laying around last night, she walked out of the room half asleep in search of some aspirin and coffee.Walking into the kitchen she began familiarizing herself with th