Reason Though

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Saint (Gabriel) Tai Banks

Everyone settles down and we sit in silence till my father breaks it. 'So Tai, you excited to be taking up my name in about three months?'

I stare at the desert being passed out by the maids and look up at him, 'I don't know I kinda like having my mum's last name-'

'Fuck you.' he says taking a bite of the desert ending the convo. 

'Saint, you ever thought about children, marriage?' says Dillia.

I  blink furiously and I see Naih looking in her lap, I grab her hand and shake my head. 'I don't want kids, and I don't think marriage means anything, it's just a piece of metal.' I say eating the cake.

'Oh.' I hear Naih whisper.

'Oh is that why you proposed to me?' says Angelina staring into my eyes, I avert my eyes looking at Naih pick at her food, and take the fork from her hands feeding her a piece.

'That was five years ago, Angelina.'

'So it meant nothing?'

'That was five years ago, Angelina.' I say kissing the back of Naihs hand loving the smell of coconut and shea butter on her smooth skin. I stare at her watching the sunlight bounce off her skin, she looked ethereal.

She fidgets with the ring on my finger with her initials engraved on them, Angelina stares at her. 'So, Nailah, what do you, as in jobs.'

Naih looks up looking uncomfortable, 'She works full time as my girlfriend' I say. Jada side eyes me and Jenny laughs, Aria rolls her eyes, 'You never know when she might decided to come work for me,' says Aria winking at Naih, Naih smiles. 

I mug Aria, 'Fuck off.'

'I-um I'm in uni right now almost done, I'm opening a designer line and going into modelling, if I can.'

'Oh, so have you already started the brand?' says Angelina grazing her feet with mine, I ball up my face.

'Yes, you're actually wearing a piece,' says Naih pointing to her trench coat on the back of her chair.

'Oh.'

'So Tai, told me you have a few quince pieces?' says Jada getting excited.

'Yes, I do there's this deep wine red and gold one and another deep emerald and gold one I think you'd love it.' she says smiling.

'Well my quince is next year august but I want to find the dress now so I'll fly into New York soon and maybe we'll try them on!' Jada says and they exchange numbers. 

'Oh yes, I'm having a little cookout three weeks away from her quince, you guys should come,' says Aunt Deshane.

'Ofcourse!'

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