Snippets

Mauve and Silver (Part 1)

"Someone is having fun," Manolo grinned.

"Yep. It's good here, even with the cold. And Abuelo Aryan is the sweetest. He actually let me drive his vintage!" Reyanna told everyone.

"No way!" Roman shouted. "He never let me drive that!" He complained.

"Wait! Let me take you to them!" Reyanna said, and rushed to her grandparent's room, and connected her iPad to their TV. "Abuelos, say hi!" She said and there was a family reunion right there.

It was fun. Reyanna finally laughed freely after a long time.

"You know your daughter is now friends with the Duke of Devonshire?" Abuela Naina said, and Reyanna stiffened.

"The Duke? That is so cool! How is he like?" Rylen looked excited.

"He's good-natured. Not snobby or anything. He's actually the best man at the wedding," Reyanna told her sister. Suddenly the doorbell rang and after some shuffling Enrique was in the picture.

"Hey there!" He greeted Reyanna. She sighed, she didn't have to talk about 'him' anymore.

"Hello to you too stranger!" She grinned.

The conversation continued for an hour before everyone said good nights.

When Reyanna was leaving their room, her Abuela followed her.

"Reya?" She called and Reyanna turned.

"Yes, Abuela?" She asked with a last look at her phone. No response.

"Are you okay?" She asked. That's what her mother always told her. Abuela Naina was sharp with knowing feelings.

"I'm fine, just tired. Back to work tomorrow," She joked.

"You sure you don't want to talk? I saw how your mood changed when I talked about that friend of yours," Naina asked. So she knew.

"No, nothing like that. It was just seeing Manolo and everything," She lied.

"Look, Reya. If you want to talk to me about something, just let me know," She caressed her face lovingly. Reyanna couldn't help but hug her tightly.

"I love you, Abuela," She told her.

"I love you too, darling," She smoothened her hair. "Now sleep okay? You have that cake selection tomorrow," She reminded her.

"Good night, Granny," Reyanna kissed her grandma's cheek and ran to her room.

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A week had passed, nobody talked about Hayden. It wasn't like he was the center of discussion, but no one mentioned his name in front of Reyanna. She didn't know the reason, but she was glad no one had. She didn't want to deal with emotions, she had a lot of work to complete.

"Bloody hell!" Mark came in cursing after attending a phone call. They all were in her office discussing the seating arrangement.

"What's up, honey?" Olivia asked worriedly.

"Dan called. He said he can't come to the wedding until this drama with Alicia ends," He told her.

"What did the bitch do now?" Olivia too looked angry.

"Apparently, she's pregnant with the Duke of Devonshire's baby. Wasn't announcing a fake engagement at the coronation party enough?" Mark sat down, running his hand through his hair.

"Guys?" Reyanna composed herself. Hayden knocked up a girl?

"Oh, we are sorry Miss. Valdez," Mark apologized.