She helped me put the necklace on and said that she better goes get ready or we were going to be late. I hugged her and told her thank you again as she left. I sent the earrings on my vanity and went to my closet to get dressed then I went back to my vanity and did my hair and make-up I put the earring in and then went downstairs to meet my Aunt and Sam.
When I got downstairs Sam and my Aunt Linda was waiting for me in the den. As soon as I walked in Sam asked if I was ready to go. I told him that I was, and we went out to the car where Robert was waiting to drive us to the school.
On the way to the school Sam asked what Miranda and I had planned for the week that she was going to be here. I told him that I we were going to do some shopping and that I was going to show her around and that Makayla and Alex was going to have a party that weekend and that we were going to go to that. He said that that sounded fun and that he hoped that we had a good time.
We pulled up to the school and Robert got out and opened the door for us. Sam and my Aunt Linda got out first as I was getting out Robert told me good luck and congratulated me. I told him thank you and we was off to the school. Alex was waiting for us in the front of the auditorium, he walked up and kissed me on the cheek and said hello and asked if I was ready to go to our sits. I told him that I was and then I told my Aunt Linda and Sam that I would see them after the ceremony, they said okay and went to their sets.
The ceremony went well everybody was whistling and clapping it was very exciting. After the ceremony was over everyone went outside to taking pictures with their friends and families. When we were done all of us made plans to go for pizza. I told my Aunt Linda and Sam that a bunch of us was going to go for pizza to celebrate. They said that it was okay and that they would see me at home later but not to stay out to late, we have a lot to do before the party tomorrow night. Okay I told them and back to Alex and the rest of the group.
We made it all through the whole night without any trouble from Gabrielle and her friend in fact they avoided us all night. On the drive home Alex asked me if I wanted to go to lunch with him tomorrow.
“I don’t know I have a lot to do tomorrow to get ready for the party. I will call you and let you know tomorrow and let you know if I can get away for a while.”
“Okay how about if I come over and help you with everything.”
“That would be great.”
“What time do you want me to be there?”
“Be here around nine or ten.”
“Okay I will be there.” He said as we pulled up into my driveway, he stopped in front of the house and got out and walked me to the door. At the door he kissed me and said goodnight, then went back to his car. I went in found my Aunt so I could let her know I was home. She and Sam were in her office doing so work. I knock on the door and asked and said I just wanted to let you know that I was home and I’m going to bed. “Okay dear goodnight.”
“Oh, I also wanted to let you know that Alex is going to come over and help us get everything ready for the party.”
“That fine we could us all the help that we can get its going to be hectic around here tomorrow.”
“Okay I will see you in the morning.”
“Okay see you in the morning.”
I went up to my room took a long bath then went to bed. It took me forever to fall asleep; I was too excited to sleep. When I finely did fall asleep, I tossed and turned and had bad dreams.
Chapter Eleven
When I got up in the morning I put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt when downstairs and had breakfast with my Aunt Linda and Sam. Just as we finished breakfast Alex’s called to say that he will be over in a half hour. Okay I told him and hung up. I went into the den where my Aunt and Sam was and asked what time everyone would start arriving. She said that they should all start arriving within the next hour.
She told me that she was going to leave most of it up to me and for me to show everyone where they were to set up. Alex made just before the decorators pulled up. When they came in, I asked Alex to show them out to the pool and show them where to start putting the decorations at.
Shortly after Alex walk them out the caterers came, I walk the out to the pool and showed them where I wanted the tables to be set up. Just as I got do doing that Tammy came in with the entertainment crew and asked where I wanted them to set up. I told her that I wanted them to set up on the other side of the pool closes to the garden.
As soon as everything was set up, I told Alex to go home and get ready. I walked him to his car kissed him and told him that I loved him and that I would see him when he got back. I stood there and watch him drive away then I ran in and up to my room and started to get ready myself.
Of course, Alex was the first one to arrive, it wasn’t long after that that Jennifer, Stephen, Makayla and Jake to arrive. Makayla and Jennifer came up and gave me a hug, Jake and Stephen went over and said hi to Alex.
The band started play just as everybody else arrived. After they all came and said hello to me, and Alex one Half started dancing and the other half went over and got them something to eat.
Everything was going well we were having fun dancing. Jennifer, Makayla and I went and sat down while the guys went to get us something to drink, when we heard that familiar laugh it was Gabrielle. Makayla looked at me and said did you invite her.
“No, I didn’t. Did one of you?”
“No, I didn’t.” Jennifer said.
“I didn’t ether.” Makayla said.
“Well you know Gabrielle she doesn’t need an invitation to a party to be there.”
“Yeah that is true.”
Alex came up and said do you see had the guts to so her face here.
“Yeah we have seen her.”
“Well I’m going to tell her to leave.”
“Okay but try to do it quietly please I don’t want any trouble.”
Alex walked over to where Gabrielle was standing and told her you have a lot of nerves showing up here and you need to leave right now. She just looked at him laugh and then said yeah and who is going to make me you. The minute she looked at us you could tell she was on something. She laughs again and said don’t worry I’m not staying I just came to see what lame-o showed up.
The guy next to her said let’s go it’s boring here my friend is having a better party then this. She grabbed his hand and said okay let’s go. I let out the breath I didn’t realize that I was holding and said I’m glad that she did start any trouble.
“I am to.” Jennifer said.
“Let’s get back to the party and have some fun.”
We walk back out to the pool just as the band started to play a new song. Makayla grab mine and Jennifer’s hands and pulled us on the dance floor. It felt like we had been dancing for hours when people started coming over and saying their good byes. Jennifer, Makayla, Jake and Stephen were the last to leave. Alex and I walked them to their cars, we said our good bye and then Alex and I went back in to the house.
We sat out by the pool and watch the clean-up crews and just before they finished Alex said that he better gets going that it was getting late and that I looked tired.
“Okay I will walk with you to your car.”
When we got to his car we kissed and said good-bye. I stood there and watch him drive away, when I couldn’t see his car anymore, I went back into the house and up to my room. I got rad for bed and laid there thinking about how the night went.
I woke up to the phone ringing it was Miranda calling to tell me that she got her plane ticket and that she would be here at four o clock on Monday. I told her okay I will be there to pick her up.
I hung up the phone and went in and took a shower. After I was dressed, I went down to breakfast. When Tammy and Jane got are breakfast served, I told my Aunt Linda that Miranda call and said the she was going to be here on Monday night.
“Okay that good. Sam and I won’t be here though we have a business meeting in Los Angeles, and we are flying out tonight. Sorry I hope you’re okay with that.�
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“Yeah it’s okay; you can meet her when you get back.”
“I have to go up and start packing for my trip, you have a nice day and I will see you when we get back.”
“Okay have a nice trip.”
“Thank you.”
She went up to her room and I finished my breakfast then went to call Alex to see what time he was going to be here to get me we are going on a picnic on the beach today. When I got up to my room my phone was ringing it was Alex.
“I was just going to call you to see what time you are going to be here.” I told him.
“Well I must have read your mind.” He said.
“I guess you did. So what time are you coming?”
“I will be there in an hour.”
“Okay I will be ready.”
I went and sat on the patio to wait for Alex to get here. He got here early, he came out to the patio and kissed me on the cheek and asked if I was ready to go.
“Yeah I am ready let me grab my stuff and then we can go.”
“Okay.”
I went and grab my stuff and we were off. When we go to the beach, we found a nice quiet spot and sat down. I set out all our food and we started to eat. Alex asked me if I was excited for Miranda to get here tomorrow.
“Yes, I am very excited I can’t wait for her to get here I haven’t seen her for five years.”
“I’m glad I can wait to meet her. She sounds like a really good person and a great friend.”
“She is she has been there for me for a lot of thing that a lot of people wouldn’t be. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t think that I would have made it when my mother died.”
When we finished eating, we went for a walk along the water and talked about the party that was coming up and that we were going to take Miranda to. We stayed and watch the sun go down and then Alex drove me home. He walked me to the door like he always does, when we got to the door, he asked me what time I wanted him to pick me up to go to the airport. I told him that her plane arrived at four.
“Okay I will be here to pick you up at two thirty it takes about forty-five minute to get to the airport.”
“Okay I will be ready.”
He kissed me and said that he would see me tomorrow. Just before he got in his car, he turned back to me and said I love you Lacey.
“I love you to.” And he got in his car and drove off.
Chapter Twelve
The first thing I did the next morning after I took a shower was went into the guest room and got it ready for Miranda to stay in when she got here. After I was done, I went downstairs got me something to eat. I was relaxing by the pool when Alex arrived to take me to get Miranda from the airport. He came and sat by me.
“Hello Lacey, are you ready to head for the airport?”
“Yeah I am.”
“Okay, then let’s get going I want to beat the traffic.”
I told him okay and we headed for his car. We didn’t talk too much on the way to the airport. I was nerves I didn’t want anything to go wrong while Miranda was here. We got to the airport and parked the car. When we got inside Alex look up her flight number, it said that it would be arriving in fifteen minutes. We walk to the terminal and sat down to wait for her flight to come in.
As soon as I saw her plane land, I got excited and squeezed Alex’s hand. He squeezed mine back and said that it was going to be fine.
When she walked off the plane I ran up and gave her a big hug I almost knocked her down I asked how her flight was. She hugged me back and said it was fine. Alex came up behind me and grabbed my hand; I jumped and said oh Miranda this is my fiancé Alex, Alex this is Miranda.
“Hi, it’s nice to finally meet you, I have heard a lot about you.”
“Yeah it’s nice to meet you too.”
“So, are we ready to go?”
“Yeah I have one bag to get then I’m ready to go.”
I said okay and we headed down to the bagging claim, got Miranda’s bag and then went to the car. On the way to my house Miranda and I talked about old time and how much we missed each other.
When we pulled up to the gate Miranda looked at me and said wow your house is big isn’t it.
“Yeah I told you it was big; wait and tell you see the inside.”
“I can’t wait to see the inside.”
Alex parked the car in front of the step to the front door and he got out and grabbed Miranda’s bags and we went inside.
“It’s like a museum in here.”
“That is for sure. My Aunt likes to collect old thing. Let’s go upstairs and I will show you your room.”
As we went up the stair Miranda asked who the people in the pictures was. I told her that it is her family on her husband’s side of the family. When we got to the picture with my Aunt and her husband she stops and said he is was a handsome man.
“Yeah he was. It’s sad that they never had any kids.”
We go to the top of the stair and I told her that her room was the room right across from mine, we went in and she said this room is bigger than my room at home. I helped her up pack and then showed her my room, and then we went back down stair. I had Tammy make us some lunch and Miranda, Alex and I ate out by the pool. Miranda and I talked about old time and how much we missed each other.
After we were done eating Alex said that he had some errands to run and would meet us for dinner. I kiss and hug him and said okay we will see you later tonight. As soon as Alex left, I ask Miranda if she was tired for the fight and if she wanted to go lay down for a while. She said that she was fine.
We hung around the pool for a while and then we went up to my room and listened to some music. We had been talking so long that we lost track of time, I look at Miranda and told her that we better get read that we were meeting Alex and some of my friend for dinner.
She said, “Okay I will go take a shower and get ready is there anything special that I should wear.”
“No, we are not going any were special so whatever you want to wear will be fine.”
I walk to the door with her and told that I was glad that she was here. Me to, she said and went to her room. I went back to my room and took a shower and got ready. I was just walking out the door to get Miranda when she came out of her room.
“Are you ready to go?”
“Yeah I am.”
“Okay let’s go.”
We when out to my car, the first thing Miranda said when she saw my car was, oh my god I can’t believe your Aunt bought you this car it is nice, I’m jealous. I told her thank you, and we got in and headed to the café.
“What are you going to do for the summer after I leave?”
“I’m going to going to work for my Aunt.”
“Oh, that is cool.”
“What are you going to do when you get back home?”
“I don’t know my father want me to go to work with him and my mother thinks I need to travel the world like most kids do before they start college.”
“What do you want to do?”
“I don’t know yet, I kind of want to go to England but I haven’t decided yet.”
“That sounds fun.”
When we pulled up and parked the car, I saw Alex standing by the front door waiting for us. Just before we got out of the car Miranda said that she was a little nerve and that she was worried about them not liking her. I told her not to worry about it, I remember when it was me telling you the same thing and they liked me so they will like you, besides you come from there kind of world. Not quit she said their family’s make a lot more than mine does. Don’t worry they don’t care who has more money.
As soon as we got to where Alex was standing, I asked him where everyone was. He said that they were already inside waiting for us. Alex took my hand and we went in and went to the table where Makayla, Stephen, Jennifer and Jake are sitting and sat down.
After we got sat down, I introduced Miranda to everyone. While we ate everyone talked about the part that we were going to tomorrow nigh
t and how much fun it was going to be. They all seemed to take to Miranda good. They asked her about her father’s business and if she was going to work for him. She told them that she probably was going to but that she is going to go to England first for a few weeks and that went she got back she would go to work at one of his stores.
We were having so much fun that I didn’t realize how late it was getting, and tell I glanced out the window and seen that is was getting dark. I look at Alex and told him that it was getting late that Miranda and I must get going. Okay I will walk you to your car. I stood up and told everybody that we had to go that it was getting late and that we would see them tomorrow.
Jennifer and Makayla both said do you really have to go we are having some much fun we hate to see it end. I told them that we did that my Aunt Linda was going to be home soon and she wants to see Miranda before she goes to bed. They said okay we will see you tomorrow.
Alex got up and walked us to my car, we kissed and said are good-byes. We got into my car and I headed for my house. On the way home Miranda and I talked about my wedding and when we were going to start planning for it. The month before my wedding she is going to come back out to help me plan it.
When we got to my house, I told Miranda that I need to see if my Aunt Linda was home, she said that she would be home when we got there so she can see you. Okay she said. I went to see if my Aunt was in her office, but she wasn’t there so I went to find Jane to see if she knows if she is home yet. She said that she called and said that she was sorry that she won’t be home and tell tomorrow and that she would see you at breakfast. Okay thank you, I told her and went back into the den were Miranda was waiting for me.
“My Aunt called and said that she won’t be home and tell tomorrow. She said that she was really sorry she can’t wait to see you again.”
“It’s okay we have all day tomorrow to see her.”
“Yeah, we do, so what do you want to do?”
“I don’t know, we could watch a movie or sit in your room and listen to music.”
“Let’s watch a movie and then if it’s not too late we can go to my room and listen to music.”
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