Pleasure Over Business

Chapter 24

Today was the day. I get up before everyone else, and began making breakfast. I'm making pancakes, grits, eggs with cheese, and poured everyone a glass of orange juice. After I'm done, I see Colette and Violet come downstairs; then I see Luke and Rose rise from the couch. They look like hungry lions.

"You already know what time it is! Eating time!" Luke announces to everyone. Everyone grabs a plate, a glass of orange juice, and sits down at the table.

"So my chicka's, how did you guys sleep last night?" Luke says. Everyone rolls their eyes, and sucks their teeth. "Oh hell no! I know ya'll did not just roll your eyes at me and suck your teeth at me! You must want me to interrupt your breathing, don't you?!"

"Lucas, todo el mundo está cansado. Cálmate."(Luke, everyone's tired. Calm down.) I say to him in spanish, and laugh.

"Oh hell no! Now you know I hate it when people talk shit about me in a different language!" Colette yells.

"Sit yo skinny ass down! Nobody's talking bought you." Luke says, playfully pushing her. Everyone starts laughing, and Rose almost chokes on her food. After, we're done Violet cleans up the dishes.

"Everyone I have to go. I have to get ready for 4:30pm." Rose winks and smiles at me, and pulls me into a hug. "Congradulations, baby. We're finally sisters!" She squeals, and closes the door behind her.

"Bye, chicka!" Everyone says in unison.

"Looks like I have to go to, momma's. If I'm going to get there in time I should get ready now. Bye, chika. And congradulations, baby." Luke lifts me off the grown hugging me tight, and walks out the door. I plop myself on the couch.

"Oh hell no! What do you think this is? You better get up because we're going shopping!" Violet announces.

Great! 

"Why are we going shopping? Don't we have everything that I'm going to need in my suitcases?" 

"Yeah. I guess you're right, but I wanted to go shopping." Violet's voice trails.

"Shut the hell up! This isn't your day!" Colette yells to Violet.

"Shut up!" Violet flicks water at Colette, and we all laugh. After Violet and Colette are done cleaning up the kitchen, they sit down next to me.

"Wait, what time is it?" Colette asks. Violet looks over at the clock, and her eyes pop out her head.

"It's nine o'clock in the freaking morning!" Violet yells.

"Oh hell no! I'm going back to sleep!" Colette yells and gets up from the couch. I get up in a blink of an eye and sit her back down.

"Oh no you're not! It takes us five hours and forty-five minutes to get to the bahamas!"

"So we should leave now! You didn't even get your nails and hair done!" Violet yells, and starts pacing back and forth down the hallway.

"Stop stressing me out! We can get it done there! Come on!"

All of a sudden, the door bell rings.

"Who the hell is that?" Colette blurts out. I walk to the door, and it's Taylor. Christian's security guard. He smiles at me bright, and I pull him in for a hug.

"Taylor, I'm so happy to see you, but what are you doing here?" I ask.

"Christian sent me over. He thought that you might need a lift to the airport." He gives me a welcoming smile.

"Ok, good. We should be ready in fifteen minutes." Taylor nods, and goes back to sit in the car.

"Everyone hurry the hell up! Taylor is waiting downstairs for us." I announce to Violet and Colette. I grab my robe, put on my sweatpants and tank-top, and my suitcase. Colette has my other suitcases, and Violet has my make-up bag, and hair kit.