Snippets

Mauve and Silver (Part 1)

"It's okay. I like him. What's he called?" Hayden asked.

"Choco," Reyanna told him as her grandparents arrived at the scene.

"Oh my god!" Her Abuela exclaimed.

"Choco!" Her Abuelo scolded his pet. "Back off now!" Choco made a sad voice before he rubbed his face on Reyanna's leg.

"He didn't bite you? Did he, My Lord?" Her Abuelo asked Hayden bowing down a bit. He had a back problem so it wasn't much.

"Please! Call me Hayden," Hayden told them with a smile. "No need for curtsying and all. And Choco is great. He didn't bite me, just licked my face," Hayden smiled at Choco who wagged his tail at him.

"Please come inside. Reyanna, show our guest to the bathroom," Her Abuela said. She was taking it well, for now.

"Yes, Abuela," She told her. "Choco! Stay!" She told the dog who made a face but sat down. "Good boy!" She told him. "Follow me, please," She looked at Hayden who had a smile on his face.

"I say they took it well?" Hayden asked as they walked towards the washroom.

"I think my Abuela is going to kill me," Reyanna muttered and Hayden laughed. Reyanna showed him the door and pressed the button to open it. Hayden nodded and went inside.

While she waited for him Reyanna thought she liked his laugh. It made her feel happy. Maybe she wasn't funny like Rylen so she never actually made anyone laugh. Not even her boyfriends, just her father would laugh at her silliness sometimes.

"Shall we?" Hayden asked breaking her thoughts, and Reyanna nodded and led him to the dining room.

Her Abuelos were already there. The staff was setting the best china they had. Reyanna loved that cutlery. Her Abuela won't use it frequently, only for special guests. Well, Hayden was special.

"I'm so sorry, My Lord, if Reya would have told me earlier, I would have prepared something else," Her Abuela glared at Reyanna who looked down sheepishly.

"Well, Reya... asked me if I wanted extra cheese lasagna...and I don't think I could turn that down," Hayden smiled at her.

But all Reyanna could think was when he called her 'Reya' and she liked it. Usually, she won't let anyone outside family and Manolo call her Reya. But it was fine for Hayden. Why?

The lunch went quite fine. Reyanna gave Hayden a tour of the house after that. He asked her about her family and she told him they were her mother's parents. Reyanna told him about her parents and it seemed Hayden had met her Uncle Nikhil once or twice. Even her Aunt Riya. Apparently, Samaira's dance and theatre group did a few shows in front of the royalty, as organizers Hayden met Aunt Riya and Uncle Nikhil.

Days passed in a blur, Reyanna would meet Hayden, Olivia, and Mark almost every day. The cold weather seemed to bother her less and less every day. The cards were finalized with the gift baskets and were delivered to their guests. Apparently, Mark and Olivia had a lot of noble friends. Well, they were millionaires, of course, they would have such friends.

After a month, Olivia gave Reyanna the news of her maid of honor being pregnant. It was accidental and they were having a quick wedding because it was long due.

Reyanna pulled some strings along with her Uncle Kai and made the simple church wedding a day to remember. During that time she met Olivia's bridesmaids and Mark's groomsmen. One of them was the Earl of Devon who tried to flirt with her, but she politely told him she wasn't interested. These titles confused Reyanna, she hardly fit between them. Though Hayden would never let her feel like an outsider, she felt like one when he wasn't around.