Black Silk

CHAPTER 43

Instead of going to the hotel we'd be staying at Raheem and I went straight to meet Vanessa at her office in Manhattan. The whole drive from the airport into the city I was staring out the window and taking pictures like the tourist I was.

"Please sit down love"

"If I sit down how am I supposed to see everything?" The driver -James- tried to cover up his chuckle with a cough but was unsuccessful .

"Have you never been to New York?" Raheem asked, literally pulling me from the window back into the car with the back of my nude slightly cropped jumper.

"No, never, first time"

"Ok, then next time we'll come for longer and you can site see all you want like a tourist. But for now please keep your head inside the car for my sanity if not yours"

I rolled my eyes "Okay, fine but only because I almost got hit by a cyclist. My whole life flashed before my eyes, it was very scary" Raheem just shook his head and James looked at me in horror through the rear view mirror.

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We got to the office building and the receptionist showed us to where Vanessa was waiting. "Hi!" I greeted the woman sitting at her desk. She had a full head of long black curly hair that framed her face, skin I could only describe as rich caramel and really pretty green eyes.

I'm hungry.

"Oh hi! Nadia?" She stood up out of her chair and asked.

"Yea, I'm Nadia and this is my fiance Rah-"

"Oh, I know exactly who he is, I'm Vanessa, so nice to meet the both of you" she shook my hand then Raheems "Please, please have a seat" Vanessa turned and gestured to the two white fluffy chairs opposite her desk.

I like these, I want...

The both of us sat down, and she sat in her chair. I have to admit her office was very well done, the colour pallet being white gold and pink. "First of all, Congratulations you seem to make a really cute couple"

"Thank you" we said in unison.

"You're welcome, I can already tell I'm going to like working with you" she smiled flashing her pearly white set of teeth. After getting to know is a bit more detailed we cut to the chase. "So what date did you have in mind?"

I looked at Raheem then back at her "Definitely in sping, March/April"

"She keeps going on about a lot of flowers" He said and I shook my head smiling.

"I can definitely make that happen" she nodded smiling "So nine months, and in England or a different destination?"

"Oh in England, definitely" I replied. I had thought about a destination wedding for a long time but eventually went against it. I wanted to do it where I grew up a place close to my heart, even though it had its ups and downs.

"Okay great, how big were you thinking?"

"We wanted something a bit more intimate,"

"But? Let me guess. Mother's?"

"Yea, how'd you know?" We both laughed

"Its always the case"

"Oh," i shook my head "Yea, they both want something bigger, a hundred to one-fifty people. I want to just let them have that so they won't bother me anymore"

"That's smart. Raheem, you seem quiet"

"Nadia is in charge of all this. She can do whatever she wants as long as she's all mine at the end of the day I don't mind. I'm just here for emotional support and to write the check"