Las Cosas Della Mia Vita

Chapter 3: Dinner Party

The house was exactly like I remembered. I did not take much notice the first day we arrived since I was so tired. But the fallowing morning I woke up and walked on the wooden floor barefoot. Felling the coolness of the floor, the polished making it slightly slippery, and the marks of the wood in my feet. The house has two stories, four bedrooms and two and half bathrooms. It also had a huge back garden that still had the swing set up and well taken care of. I am guessing the people who rented our house before must of had kids and made sure it was taken care of. The front of the house had an uphill slope that involved having a pair of stairs on each end. My mom would be pleased to see her garden was not destroyed or not taken care of. The house was beautiful it was made all from brick and rock while the inside it had all wooden flooring. 

I walk outside to the garden and feel the wet grass in my feet and smell the morning air. It had rained last night and I can still smell wet grass and the lilies afar. "Still want to go back to St. Louis?" my mom said behind me holding a cup of coffee. "Where did you get coffee?" I ask wanting some. "I asked the stewardess for some extra packages of coffee." she tells me and then she tells me there is another cup of coffee in the kitchen. I run almost slipping since my feet are slightly damp from the wet grass. I take the warm cup of coffee and enjoy my coffee in peace and quiet. 

When Sofia woke up we all took a shower and headed out to the market to get some groceries and to see how much longer our boxes would take to arrive. We also got the home phone and internet set up and running. My mom called my dad at the office to let him know that our boxes would arrive tomorrow and that we had house phone already. As soon as my mom got off the call she gave us the lades update. "Well ladies we got go and get beautiful because we have been invited to attend dinner at the other Senior Partner's house tonight." my mom said. We quickly went to our room and looked threw our luggage to see what we could wear. 

I helped Sofie pick out a nice pink lace summer dress, with brown sandals. While my mom went for a white jeans with a silk white blouse that had big dark blue and aqua color pockets dots. She wore some aqua color sandals with gold straps and a dark blue clutch bag. I decided to go more simple and wear some low rise jeans, white dress shirt, jean vest and light brown sandals. I was not trying to hard for this dinner but we all still had to look good. My mom worked for an important fashion company and she was going to find job here in Italy. So fashion was a big part of our family.

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When my dad get's home we are still getting ready for the dinner "Hey dad. Did you meet all your co-workers?" I as my dad. "Yes. I actually did. Are you wearing perfume Nikki?" my dad asks me "Yes dad I am almost eighteen. But you were talking about your co-workers." I say. Well your still my little girl. Anyway.  I think you will all be happy to know who we are having dinner with." my dad said "Who is it?" I asked but Sofie called me to due her hair "Go on and help your sister we are leaving in about forty minuets." my dad told me and I went off to help Sofie. Soon we were in the taxi and off to the dinner. I look out the window as we are been taken there and for a second I am starting to remember the streets. About ten minuets later we turn a corner and something tells me I know this street. When the taxi stops n front of a beautiful house with a big three in front. I know where we are and so does my mom. 

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GG POV

I was running late and I knew my dad was going to kill me. Thankfully sneaking in to my house was not in issue for me. I clamed up the vines and went inside my room. I could hear my father down stairs asking my mom where I was. "I told him to be on time look at the time and he is still not here. They will be here in thirty minuets and no sign of him. When he gets home..." my father says but my mother calms him down. I sneak into the bathroom to shower and get changed. I put on some dark blue jeans,  white t-shirt, with a jean button down leaving it open, and some caramel brown sport shoes. I can hear a car pull up to my house but the time I take a look outside. I can see a taxi pulling away and other voices down stairs. I put on some cologne before heading down the stairs to meet my father's new co-worker and his family. I stop midway because I am surprised on who I am seeing. I see the first girl I ever liked and she is just smiling at me. "Are you just going to stare at them or actually say buena serra." Kevin said.

I make myself down to say hello, hug, and kiss on the cheek as is a custom in Italy when you great a lady. I just shake Mr._ hand and the hug, kiss to Mrs._. When I get to Nicole we both pause for second and then I fallow to shake her soft hand, give her a small hug, and kiss on the cheek. I am able smell the perfume on her neck and the smell of rose in her hair. I back away before it gets weird witch it does when I go to introduce myself to Nicole's younger sister named Sofia. "No, no, no. No hug or kiss for me. You smell like my dad." she says very feisty. "Is called cologne and it does not smell like dad's cologne." Nicole says and I give her a smile. "So you smelled him." Sofia says making Nicole blush and push Sofia slightly. Nicole had always been really cute when we were little kids but now she was stunning.

We fallowed to have dinner in the dinning room and I pulled Nicole's chair for her. "Well, Thank you. Good to see your manners have gotten better. Last time you did this you let me fall on my behind." Nicole tells me as I laugh remembering. "I was five and you were been annoying." I tell hear as I take a seat in front of her. Dinner goes by quickly as Nicole and I have been making eye contact all night. They are about to leave when I catch up to them before they get into their taxi. "Nicole wait up. I don't know if my dad told your dad. That I will be giving you a tour of the school tomorrow." I tell her. "You know what he did. Sorry Nicole I totally forgot tell you. Mr._ tells her. "Okay so I will see you tomorrow lets say 9 a.m. and you can call me Nikki remember. Only my parents call me Nicole." Nikki tells me as I just smile at her. I go on and open the cap door for her as she goes on in and I see them drive away. I head off to sleep as it be a long day tomorrow.

END GG POV