The Stafford Hotel was brimming with guests going to and fro with smiles on their faces and cold drinks in their hands - it is summertime after all. A grandfather clock on a nearby wall chimed twelve times announcing that it was noon already. Nina paced back and forth in front of two elevators looking for someone. She frowned and went back to where her mother, also waiting, stood.
Maria Dobrev looked like the epitome of all motherly mothers. She wasn't dressed as chic as her daughter and she became fussy when Nina came over to her with a pouty face. Her daughter brushed her hands away and told her that he wasn't here yet. That put a sock to the motherly persona. Maria scowled and told her daughter she didn't like standing up so long.
"She'll be here any moment mother...remember, she's all you've always wanted for your little girl." Nina whispered into her mother's ear.
"She's going to provide you with a check containing six figures a month," her daughter whispered and Maria suddenly softened up.
"Now you know, I'll be nice," she smirked, her dark eyes twinkling as if with dollar signs. Nina laughed and playfully tapped her mother's arm when she caught sight of Jade walking towards them. Her fiancé chose to look completely gorgeous, at her bequest, and approached the two women wearing a black and navy Giorgio Armani dress.
"Ok, there he is," she said and straightened her new seaweed green Prada dress. The color didn't suit her and that was the first thing Jade noticed when she approached her with his family, namely Callie, Cat, Beck and Sammy, following behind him.
"With the whole motley crew." Nina muttered under her breath and tried to maintain the smile that was rapidly falling from her face.
"Hi darling!" she exclaimed sweetly and held hands with Jade and smacked her lips, "Lola, Cat, Beck... and Sammy!" she greeted the three other people and dog, "What in the world are you doing here?" she asked the dog then leaned close to Jade, "Honey, a dog at the Stafford?" she muttered.
"Lola begged me to bring him." Jade explained with a grin and a shrug of her shoulders. Motherhood made her such a mush.
"Aww... you're such a softie." Nina cooed and bent down to pat the dog's head. Sammy growled and tried to bite Nina's hand making her jump back and yelp in surprise.
"Good doggy." Beck said sotto to the dog, causing Cat to snort in laughter and patted its head, "So, Nina, these the folks?" He faked a big sweet smile.
"Yes! Mom...you all finally meet! This is Jade West." Nina gushed linking her arm through her fiancé's. Maria politely shook the hand Jade held out for her.
"Pleasure." she said with a smile.
"This is her adorable daughter, Lola. The entire gathering was her idea, I'll have you know." Nina gushed proudly much to the disgust of Callie - could she be any more fake? Maria leaned closer to the girl with a wide toad-like grin.
"Hola mascota!" Maria greeted Callie, "Usted puede llamar a mi tía Maria." Callie gave her a weird look while the others around her, except Nina of course, gave her a confused look. Since Callie could speak Spanish, she understood her perfectly and she didn't like what the old woman uttered one bit!
"Hello dear!" Nina translated, "You can call me Grandma Maria." Callie tried not to snort too loud since she knew what Nina's mother really said. She just raised her eyebrows at the two women and pulled a face
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A black town car pulled up in front of the Stafford hotel. Andre came out of the passenger seat and straightened his dark grey sweater. After that, he opened the door of the backseat and held out his hand. Instead of Tori's dainty hand, he received her foot, her ankle to be exact, and he looked up in surprise.
