Snippets

Mauve and Silver (Part 1)

"Reya?" A voice broke her thoughts again.

"Sí tío?" She asked Kai who was standing at her cabin door.

"Don't call me tío, Reya. It's so..." He was looking for a word.

"Spanish?" Reyanna offered with a chuckle.

"No, weird. Anyways, how did the meeting go? They looked happy," Kai asked sitting on one of the chairs in front of her table.

"They were arguing on the color scheme again. I swear it was horrible. I mean a minute they criticize each other choices, the next minute they act all mushy," Reyanna told him. "I combined the color choices like this," She showed him the design.

"Mauve and silver?" He asked. He looked confused. Mauve and silver were an odd combination, it wasn't used in weddings generally.

"Yes! Can you believe it? Mauve and silver do not go together!" She exclaimed.

"But the way you used it is clever. It looks royal even," Kai complimented taking in the details.

"It does?" Reyanna was surprised.

"Yes. You know there are certain things...colors which do not look quite right from afar, but when they mix, they create beauty in their own way. I feel dicey about these carnations, though. I feel they wouldn't go with the scheme," Kai suggested.

"Olivia specifically wanted carnations. Mark's parents, as well as hers, had them at their weddings. I couldn't say no," She told him.

"See what you can do about it. Purple carnations would ruin the whole thing. I feel we could add some white here or maybe pink," Kai suggested.

"I am meeting them at 5. I'll make a note and suggest them. It's their wedding, we will do what they want," Reyanna offered.

"True, but don't hesitate to pitch your ideas. Your Mum always speaks her mind, that's what makes people hire her." Kai gave her a fond smile. Reyanna smiled back.

"Yeah, Mama knows what people want," Reyanna agreed.

"You too have that trait. You just need to realize it," Kai told her.

Tío Kai was cool and fun, but sometimes he made her think a lot. Even more, more than she already did.

"Hon?" A voice called, and they both looked at the door.

"Yes, love?" Kai asked his husband who was now walking towards him.

"I wanted to know where you kept the Whitlock file. I need to tally the accounts," Reyanna's tío Samarth asked.

"Why don't you ask Beth? She keeps all the files," Kai suggested.

"Will you come?" Samarth looked annoyed. "I need it, now!" He added.

She knew that look, tío Samarth didn't want the files. It was a booty call...if tío Kai understood that. Ew! She was already having mental images.

"Sorry Reya, your Uncle Sam has no patience," Kai shook his head but smiled.

"I think he doesn't just need the file," Reyanna shook her head with a smile. That was obvious.

"Look Kai? She understands," Samarth grinned at Reyanna. Kai just rolled his eyes and got up to leave.

"I told you to wait," His Kai argued.

"Not after that picture..."Their voices faded as they left her cabin.

Reyanna sighed again. Why couldn't she fall in love when literally everyone around her was?

She picked up her office phone and dialed Beth.