Aira turned her phone upside down after turning it to silent mode. This was getting annoying.“Aren’t you going to get that?” Meghan asked as she sipped from her Ice Americano.Aira still had no Ides how her friend could stomach that stuff. Watered-down black coffee would taste better than that.“No, it’s annoying,” Aira said“Who was it this time? Will? Your mom? Or was it someone new?” Meghan asked“It was my brother,” Aira responded, “He wants to talk about something, but I don’t feel like hearing his lecture about Vincent. I’m going to have to put up with it enough when I have to tell him that we’re engaged,”“I don’t see any ring, when did you get engaged?” Meghan asked jokingly and Aira threw her a glare.She was strung up enough without her friend mercilessly teasing her.“He’s picking it up today. You know how observant Paul can be, We can’t meet him without covering our bases.”“He is. Damn him. Last summer all he could talk about was how plump I looked after the few pounds I
Meghan's POV Meghan wiped her face one final time before reapplying her make up. She couldn’t believe that she let herself cry like that. Not that she never cried in front of Aira before. Her friend was on tear duty whenever Meghan broke up with a boyfriend of had another birthday too soon realizing that she was growing old. Hell, Meghan even had a crying party when she gained too much weight that her favorite suit was starting to look tight. But crying in a cafe and being caught by Carter and her boss was a bit too much. She needed to get a grip! She touched up her lipstick and gave herself a final hard look and a pep talk. She exited the bathroom wondering if Aira and the others were still waiting for her. And they were, one of them waiting a bit too close for her comfort. Carter stood by the door looking up from his phone and readjusting his sexy glasses back on his nose while looking at her. “Hey,” He said softly, “Uh- Hi… What are you doing here?” Meghan asked “Ah, uh,
“Took you guys long enough to come back,” Vincent commented and carter made a snorting sound not rising up to his friend’s bait.“Come on. We need to be there when he arrives. I carved this time out of your schedule so you better make sure to use it well,” Carter said and Aira chuckled“You two are like an old married couple,” She said “They are aren’t they?” Meghan commented as they all stood up heading for the door.Both men grumbled under their breath as they got into Vincent's car.As they made their way toward Paul’s home. Elin got a text from Paul telling her that he was waiting for them.She hadn’t been to his townhouse since he’d hosted his last party back at christmas. Her cousin mainly lived back in the UK. He may say it’s because if his job as a stylist, but, Aira knew better.The man was a sucker for the fancier lifestyle and the accent. He even hires his house staff depending on their accent. Yupp, he was that superficial. At least that was handy in his line of work.Ba
“Hi, mom,” Vincent said as he answered his phone,“Vince, I wanted to ask if there’s anything she doesn’t like,” his mother said and Vincent smiled, since he’d told her that he was introducing his girlfriend to her at dinner that night, his mother had been acting like this.“She doesn’t eat fish, other than that I think she likes everything although she’s allergic to dairy products,” Vincent answered,“Oh my! You should have told me this earlier! I was going to make some milk-based desserts! What if I hadn’t asked,” His mother fretted and Vincent chuckled,“Mom, it would have been alright! She’s a grown woman, she wouldn’t eat it that’s all,” Vincent explained.He should have known his mother was going to make a fuss. This was the first time he would be introducing someone to her. The fact that she’s so excited and on a cooking spree doesn’t bother him. Not as much as the fact that he already knew about Aira’s preferences and allergies.“Maybe you’re thinking that i’m making a big dea
“So he did say that…” Aira said as she leaned back on the seat to put on her seat belt.Vincent took it from her hand and plugged it in.“Yeah, your father knows you very well. It’s a good thing that you predicted he would say that,” Vincent said as he started the car and drove out of the parking garage.They were headed to Vincent’s family home to meet his mother. Aira met the family of guys she was dating before. She was okay with it. But when she heard from Meghan that his mother had been calling him all day, she was surprised. And a little bit nervous.His mother was experiencing something from her. Whether it was her appearance, her job, or something else. And that made her anxious. It made her wonder if she would ever measure up in her eyes.It didn’t matter that this was all fake. And that Vincent probably wasn’t even considering that his mother should like her. But she knew how much he cherished her. How much he held his mother in high regard which made the hurdle much harder
Vincent knew he screwed up the moment he finished talking. But the problem was that he didn’t know what his screw-up was.He had thought about it as he bickered with Aira on the road to his mother’s house and decided that the best way would be to give her the ring without many ceremonies. She clearly said that she hated the surprise Jace had made for his proposal, but that was also because she hadn’t wanted to marry him in the first place.And it's not like she was marrying Vincent because she wanted to…That last thought hurt… He made this into what it was now, he had to see it through. He would make it up to her one day for sure. If she ever opens her heart to him.He had ordered this ring the moment he left that restaurant after proposing to her. He looked up the design so carefully that night and compared it to every piece of jewelry he could find her wearing on her social media photos. Which wasn’t a lot as he found outHe knew she liked the ring, he could simply tell by the way
You two know each other?” Vincent asked sounding surprised,“Yeah! I’ve known Aira for a long time now,” His brother said with a smug smile on his face as he leaned against the counter.Nathan was seventeen this year. He was busy living his high school days and preparing for his exams. Where did he get the chance to meet Aira.“You knew, didn’t you?” Aira said with a shocked smile.“Of course I did! As soon as I heard the name Valory I knew you were dating my brother,” Nathan said with a huge smile, “To think that Aira is going to be my sister-in-law. Way to go brother,” He said with a wink Vincent’s way.“How do you two know each other?” He finally asked“He’s in the same class as Grace. My little sister. They had been friends for a long time. They often come and hang out at my apartment since they were little,”“We weren’t little, we were in middle school,” Nathan complained,“You’re grace’s older sister?” His mother asked sounding excited.Who knew Aira was this close all this time
There were a number of times that things had to repeat themselves to call them coincidences. Whatever it is that was happening with Vincent, it was breaking the ceiling for coincidences and making their way into weirdness. She would’ve never figured this one out if it had been a plot twist in a drama. Damn, now she was comparing her life to a drama. This showed how weird her situation really was. She smiled as she watched Vincent slap Nathan in the back of the head before heading back to sit down beside her taking her hand in his. Those two were close. She knew that before she even met Vincent. Nathan was always talking about his big brother. He admired him more than anything and Vincent had apparently been the father figure in his life that he never got to have. Nathan once told her that he wanted to become a doctor because he wanted to be there for his family if they ever needed something. His older brother was taking care of them by providing for them so he wanted to do the sam