"Yes we will Nicole, I missed you so much too,"She said."You can tell me about your adventures while you were away tomorrow, I need to sleep, I have a meeting with Gavin tomorrow,"Nicole said with a yawn, she wanted to stay up all night talking to her sister but she knew she needed sleep to be able to function well the next day, Aron's Exhibition which had been moved to January would be her first major event at her gallery, she was going to tell him he could use it tomorrow, they were meeting for lunch, what more Grace would be around the day after tomorrow, she would be spending Christmas at her house and she wanted her to meet Natalie, she already knew Christmas would be fun and she couldn't wait to start the new year, she went to sleep smiling."Good morning Natalie,"Nicole greeted her sister the next morning when she woke up, she checked the time, and surprisingly, she slept past her alarm and didn't even notice, she still had time so there was no need to panic."Hey, I wanted
Nicole got out of her room after getting ready to see both her parents and Natalie in the dining room, she greeted her parents and sat beside her sister, it was the first time in a long time their whole family had sat together to eat breakfast and it felt good, especially with the holiday spirit in the air."This feels like a dream,"Her mom said clearly liking the atmosphere too, Nicole smiled at her mom."Why do you say so, honey?"Her dad asked."Isn't obvious? When was the last time we all sat like this? I don't mean this year, I mean for Christmas, we are always away and they have to celebrate on their own, this year, I wanted it to be different but a lot of things happened and I thought we might get even more apart but thank God, we are a family again, these past months have been hell but here we are gathered together for our first Christmas as a family in a long long time,"Her mom said, she looked really happy and emotional, Nicole didn't even realize that it has been that lon
It took Nicole about an hour to get to the address she texted and now she sat listening to the woman talk and she regretted coming here, it was waste of time, she should have gone to see Aron instead, she had canceled on him for this."What?""You heard me right, Rafael and I are happy together, don't come and ruin it you had your time and it has ended, move on already and stop holding on to the last, as you can see my baby already did,""Your baby?"Nicole asked, she damn well knew Rafael was no baby."Yes, Rafael is mine now, or do you need proof? There are so many everywhere just like well or why else would I be at his place at nine pm?""You guys are dating?"Nicole asked she knew her questions were dumb, knew she shouldn't be asking since she already knows the truth but the lady was acting like a dummy so she was just playing along."Of course we are, and we might get married soon, Rafael has been hinting on it, I guess my baby wants us to be legal real quick, I don't fancy marri
"I am sorry I couldn't meet up the other day, I had so much to do,"Nicole said while sitting across Aron."It's fine, I understand that you are a busy lady now with all the things that you have to do, I was surprised when you said you wanted to meet up with me, I understand,""Yeah, thanks Aron, how have you been?""Being good, I think I am going to cancel the exhibition for good, I don't think I will ever find a good place for it, I already postponed because you know why and if I do again, I don't think anyone will have interest anymore so it's best to cancel,"He said, he looked sad about it, she felt bad for him, he had paid for an auditorium but it turned out that the person he paid to was a scammer, he couldn't use the hall and he couldn't get his money back, that's why she wanted him to use her gallery, the space was big enough and it was an actual gallery, it will benefit her too and it will draw people to her, so win-win."There is no reason to cancel Aron, you can use my pla
She dialed his number and waited for him to take the call. If he doesn't then she will text him, it was up to him to show up or not."Hello? Nicole?"Wow, he didn't delete her number at least."Hi, Rafael, yes, it's Nicole, happy holidays,"She said in greeting."Thank you, so what's up?""Hmm, I don't know if your girlfriend told you, but I called before,""Girlfriend? Who?""Your girlfriend, Josie, I called before and she was the one that took your call, sometime last week, well I don't know if she told you what I told her,""I don't recur, maybe she forgot, what's it about?""It's about the hotel,""The hotel? I already told you it's yours, I am not taking it back,"He said firmly."I am not asking to take it back, I am trying to tell you that I plan on opening up for business by Friday and I would like for you to be there,""Huh, does it matter if I come? Just do your thing, I am busy so I have to go now,""Can you at least think about it? It would really be nice if you come aroun
Rafael sat in his car watching the guest go into the hotel, there were a lot of people, as he expected, but he couldn't bring himself to go in.Nicole had called him two days to Christmas to inform him about it, he hadn't given a straightforward answer so if he doesn't show up, she might not think much of it, Christmas? It was hell, compound with the fact that he still wasn't able to come to an understanding with the Mining stuff and then his Christmas being the worst ever, he hated the holiday season, have hated it since he was a young child, even before his parents passed away, this year, he had thought it would be different, that he might finally enjoy the holidays with family but his plans were crushed months before Christmas, on Christmas, he had been at the office all through, Josie had invited him to have dinner with her but he turned her down, after the stuff that happened at his house with Josie, he tried to keep his distance from her so that she won't get the wrong ideas, he
"She is not my wife anymore,"He corrected."Not to me though, she is still your wife in my eyes and your heart, honestly dude, let's make up with her, I am not saying get married again instantly, no, you can start from scratch, meet her, become her friend and start building that relationship again, you have all it takes,""Is that what you are doing with Armani? You are making her uncomfortable,"Rafael said shifting the talk from him, he wasn't going to get back with Nicole."Well, this wasn't about me but yes, that's what I am doing, she playing hard to get but I am not going to give up,""I just said you are making her uncomfortable,""Well that means it's working, anyway, I am going to make her mine again, not that I kiss and tell though but we did share some hot moments a few days ago, you know,"He said smiling brightly, Rafael rolled his eyes, if only he could say the same for him and Nicole."It will be nice if you take my advice and just you know do something instead of runn
Nicole looked around the huge auditorium, it was bigger than she thought, the hotel was bigger than she thought and she didn't even know how big it was until she got here today, which was the day of the opening, she had the place cleaned but this was her first time coming here, it has been her dad and Gavin that has been doing all the works, she was just here as the owner today and it was her first time, she felt like she was robbing the real owner, she hoped he will show up today, he hadn't called her back and when she sent a text to remind him he didn't respond."Time to go get ready for your speech, Nicole,"Natalie said, coming to stand beside her."This place is huge,""I know right? It's bigger than I thought, have you seen the hotel? I wonder just how much it took to get this done,"Her sister said in awe, Nicole had no idea either, she knew it was more than she was told, it had to be more, it was too big and beautiful."Is he going to come around?"Natalie asked, she knew who