Cosmic Events

And The Winning Bid

Mia
Mom insisted that I be a participant in the first dance auction. So my second in command took over where I left off and I am up on stage standing in line waiting for my turn to be bid on for the first dance. My brothers and my dad aren't bidding on me this time. I am definitely being bid on. I am finally won at the amount of fifty five thousand dollars and he takes my hand and leads me off the stage. I have no idea who he is. He introduces himself as Hanover Smith the guy with the last minute yacht. I am waiting for the dance to start for the ladies portion of the first dance. He has a charming personality but so did the snake in the garden of Eden. I am far from a pushover. I am polite but I also limit my interactions with this guy. He asks pointed questions but get vague answers from me, if any at all.

Lisa
I got bid on and so did Gretchen but not by any one we really wanted to be bid on by. We went for a lot less than Mia did. She got a hottie with cash to spend. I watch him bid on several of the items for auction and won a few of them. He brought his checkbook and paid as he won the items. Just like he paid for his first dance auction. Gretchen at least got someone she knew. We can get near Christian or Elliott Grey and their attorney father had a word with me about staying away from both of them in the future or legal action against me will take place.

Gretchen
I got bid on by a fellow employee and I didn't go for a lot, but I was worried about his expectations but I shouldn't have been because he was told it was only for the dance and nothing more he assured me of this up front. Plus it is for a good cause. So I bid and won him for the mens first dance. Garland Jones and I have been working at the same place but we only say hi as we pass each other. So we ended up switching seats with another table so we could sit at the same table. Lisa ended up talking to some other guy so we both had rides home. Security watched our table like a hawk and after I was advised by a mutual friend of Kate's that if Lisa approached Elliott or Christian she would be escorted from the premises. I took her to the ladies room and forced her to tell me about all the issues going on and finally she admitted things to me and I told her that she and her friend she leave after we got back to the table. She did as asked and I followed suit with Garland. We were getting bored anyway. It was a good thing we did leave because another booty buddy of Elliott's caused a huge scene and it wasn't Lisa. Luckily no paparazzi were there to see it. But the rumor mill at the hospital is never ending and travels faster than the light speed.

Hanover
I liked dancing with Mia, but she was the person in charge of the catering and everything else so she had to go back to work after our dance. I make it worth my time to get her business cards so I can recommend her to my friends and family. Baxter is of course angry at me for leading Mia on. I asked him if he was jealous and I hit the nail on the head. That makes me egg him on further. He has been talking to quite a few people after that so I couldn't drive him crazy unlike the true crazy person that went after Elliott. Good lord I am glad my booty calls never had the audacity to do what this woman did and at his home in front of all the gala guests. Security had to grab his wife before she got to the woman stripping her clothing off after cornering Elliott and he tried to move but she was too fast for him and as a gentleman he would never strike a woman. The security finally got the woman covered up and had her arrested for a number of good reasons. She was very pregnant and said it was his. I and everyone seriously doubted if it was his baby. I heard that he and Kate had been living together for quite a while prior to their marriage. Rumors around the Gala and how he created this beautiful place for them and the day he married her was the day he gave it to her. Amazing what you hear when you sit and listen instead of being the center of attention. Baxter has the right idea there. I watch as Mia is giving orders and then whoever it was looked a bit concerned and went to get something and Mia was happy then. I feel a tap on my shoulder and look up at Baxter and he is ready to leave when I stop staring at Mia Grey that is.

Baxter
I think Hanover is smitten on Mia after everything. I have never seen him that invested in watching a woman of any age. I hope he hasn't set his sights on her, because I doubt she will fall for his nonsense for any reason. Grace and Carrick come by and sit with us for a bit before I could leave so we visited for a while. I was interested in what they were talking about and so was Hanover so we ended up staying for an hour longer. I donated to the charity before I left with Hanover and we went back to my place and crashed. He confessed that he wants to ask Mia on a date. I was very shocked.