Her Desperate Heart

Chapter twelve.

Sabrina was the A list celebrity she had delivered the dress too. She had also been the person who designed and made the dress because she had been too excited to do it and Ron was quite busy.
“ And i was amazed by the design and i just had to meet him " he said.
“ And you came here all by yourself? " she asked.
“ No my crew is outside. I couldn't trust anyone to do the job" he said.
“ okay" she said.
“ I didn't get your name " he said.
“ Iris Watkins" she said.
“ That name seems familiar..... Wait Sabrina mentioned you, so you are the designer? " he asked and she nodded.
“ I really thought it was a man " he said.
“ So are women insufficient?" She asked.
“ No, i didn't know a woman would be capable of those tiny details " he said. “ i would really like to talk business with you "
“ I would love to but i have to go for my brother's baby shower "
“ Okay then. I would ask my secretary to contact you " he said also giving her his card.
She got into her car A drove home to dress up, Nick had told her that he might not be there for the baby shower today, so she was going on her own. She was missing her parents, so she was really tempted to go.
She got dressed in a blue flowery off shoulder gown with her heels. She picked up her black bag and sunglasses. She walked outside, she wasn't going to drive today, she was going to use a designated driver instead because she didn't like driving for long. Tristin's baby shower venue was a fifty minutes drive from her house and she couldn't drive that far. Her designated driver showed up.
After what seems like forever, she finally reached the venue, she walked in and saw unfamiliar faces. She walked further and saw Irene first, “ Irene!! " she shouted, her sister waved at her and walked to her, “ You are here" Irene said.
“ Yeah, Where's mum and Dad? " she asked her sister.
“ over there" her sister pointed to where they were standing talking to Olivia's parents. She rushed to them, “ Mum, Dad" she called and her parents turned to her. Her mother grabbed her and hugged her and her father joined also, “ Rissie, dearie" her father called.
“ I have missed you " she said.
“ Me too " her mother said.
“ I didn't think you will show up " her father said.
“ I had to come, just to see you guys" she said.
“ I met Beverly, Bethany , Kayla, Lauren and Ashley " her mother said.
“ Okay"
“ When this is all over, we need to talk baby" her mother said, she nodded and turned to leave. She saw her brother Troy next who was walking with his wife Parker.
“ Tee, Parks" she called out and Parker waved at her.
“ Rissie, how are you? " Parker asked.
“ I'm good " she replied.
“ Iris, you look good " her brother said and she nodded before turning to look at Parker, “ Where's my little niece and Nephew?"
“ They are playing with Tristin's kids" she said.
“ Okay, i need to go talk to Tristin " she said hugging Parker and not really paying heed to her brother. She and her brother had a very strained relationship. She and her brother always fought with each other but it had never been serious until Archie's  incident, she had swore that she would kill her brother, her brother humilated her in front of everyone on her birthday and she had cried and disowned her brother at twelve. It was at first a joke to everyone but each year that passed their relationship became more and more strained.
She walked into the house where she saw her nieces and nephews playing.
“ Hey guys " she called out and all of them rushed to her, some calling her Rissie, while some where calling her Irene, she shaked her head as she hugged them. She carried Carl, still her favourite Nephew.
“ let's see if i can still remember your names" she joked and they clapped.
“ So this is Riley and Nicole " those were Troy's kids, they were just like Troy and Parker but a much smaller version.
“ You got it right " they clapped.
“ And this is Alison, Janet, Marion and Jaime. " she called all their name and they were clapping like she was a superstar for getting their name correctly. It wasn't that hard because each of them had different faces even if they were all related. Carl squirmed in her hands and she dropped him down and he ran to his Dad.
“ She gave them the gifts she had bought previously for them and she turned to Ethan's direction.
“ Ethan " she called.
“ Iris, you look good " he said and she laughed.
“ Thanks " she said.
“ Where's Nick?" He asked.
“ He Isn't gonna be here. Strangely you have become so close to him" she said.
“ We are doing business together " Ethan said.
She rolled her eyes, “ unknown business, huh?" She asked.
“ Yeah. " he said , “ Didn't think you will show up "
“ Like i told everyone else, i had to come just to see you guys " she said.
“ We see almost everyday " he said.
“  i wasn't talking about you, i was talking about the others that i dont really see frequently " she said.
“ Oh okay " Ethan said.“ So wont you go find the host of the party" he asked.
“ I will. Thanks by the way" she said.
“ For what?"
“ for keeping me company " she said laughing, leaving him standing there with Carl.
“ Tris, congratulations " she said.
“ Thanks, Rissie baby" he said hugging her.
“ Stop calling me a baby " she said rolling her eyes.
“ Okay, i will. So Where's Nick? " he asked.
“ He said he might not be able to make it " she said.
“ why" he asked.
“ i dont know, Tris. I dont know " she said.
“ Are you dating him?" He asked.
“ none of your business, you know " she said.
“ it is. Stay away from him." He said with a serious face.
“ What? "
“ I said stay away from him. He's a very nice guy but he has an history" he said.
“ I'm sorry, Tris but i cant believe what you are saying "
“ You have to. "
“ You must be joking right. You invited him to your baby shower but you want me to stay away from him? "
“ i know what i am doing. It's your life anyway, do what you want " he said leaving her standing there.
She went to the bar and ordered a cocktail,  when she heard Ashley's voice from behind.
“ Hey" Ashley said.
“ Ash, how are you? " she asked.
“ I'm good, you?"
“ Great"
“ Can i ask you for a favour? " Ashley asked.
“ Only if i could ask you for a favour in the future" she asked.
“ Sure"
“ okay , now tell me"
“ Can you babysit Kathie and Liam. I have an emergency to attend to and i will be back in an hour" Ashley said.
“ Okay, so where are they? " she asked.
“ Sitting with Ethan in the garden" Ashley said and she nodded.
“ Okay, i will go find them " she said turning to leave.  She saw where Ethan was sitting with the kids, Kathie and Liam were two and five years respectively. Kathie happened to be Carl's bestfriend as they were of same age.
“ Just who i need to see right now " Ethan said when he saw her.
“what's wrong? " she asked.
“ Little miss Kathie here wanna use the bathroom " he said shoving Kathie in her arms.
“ Fine, please watch Liam because his mama isn't here anymore " she told him carrying Kathie to the bathroom.
“ So Kathie, you wanna pee?" She asked and Kathie nodded. All the bathroom downstairs were filled so she went upstairs, she saw an empty bathroom and helped her to it. She cleaned her up afterwards. She carried her as she walked downstairs, when she heard Olivia say“ if it isn't my sister in law "
“ Olivia " she called.
“ you look beautiful " Olivia said.
‘ i wish i could say the same about you' she thought but instead she said “ you dont look bad yourself "
“ Thanks, are you here alone?"
“ Cant you see that Kathie's with me " she said angrily.
“ i was talking about a guy." Olivia said.
“ oh no one " she said. “ And i didn't know when i started reporting to you about my relationship " she added.
“ Okay fine. Rissie "
“ Dont call me that " she said.
“ Okay Iris, I'm sorry. I'm sorry about those things i said some few years ago and when i think about it, it wasn't really a nice thing to say this to you " Olivia said fiddling with her dress.
“ okay " she said.
“ And i also want us to put everything behind us and start anew. In few years, You will be having your kids in few years and i dont want us to_" Olivia said.
“ What the hell do you mean by in few years " she asked.