CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Regina
"Thank you so much girls for doing this for me!" Erika thanked. She was clad in her house wear, with curlers in her hair.
"No problem, hun. We appreciate you asking us to do this for you." I told her, carrying in the rest of dessert boxes. Iva was running a bit late with the center cake. "Iva will be here in a moment. I can't WAIT until you see the cake!"
"Me neither." She replied. "Now, after you ladies are finished setting up, just go ahead and meet me up the stairs, and you could get ready there."
"Okay, thanks!" I told her. She smiled, and walked back up the stairs. It was weird being back in this house again. Her need in telling me where to set up was not needed. As I knew this house like the back of my hand. I hadn't seen Robert. He must have been at work still. Which was weird, because he usually got off earlier. Oh well.
I turned when I heard my car horn honking. She had took my car since it was bigger, and more careful when driving. I waved as Iva had pulled in. Calling the other waiters, I asked for their assistance in carrying the cake in.
"Hey! It took you forever!" I told her. She just rolled her eyes at me, and I laughed.
"Had to be careful. That is our BABY!" She said dramatically, gesturing to the cake that the waiters were bringing in.
"Yeah, well, I had just talked to Erika. She's busy getting dressed." I told her. "After we are finished setting everything up, we go upstairs to get dressed."
"Cool." She replied. We both walked into the house, and closed the doors. The cake was settled nicely on the main table. It looked beautiful!
"Wow, ladies. It's magnificent!" Iva and I turned to see an awestruck Erika coming into the kitchen.
"Thank you!" Iva and I said in unison. We turned and smiled at each other, glad we'd pleased her.
"No, thank YOU!" She exclaimed. "Robert will just LOVE this!"
"Hope so..." I said, grin disappearing.
"Well, let's get back to work, Regs." Iva said, leading me into the kitchen. "We have LOTS to do!"
"Thanks for that." I said, thanking her as soon as we were out of view.
"No problem." She replied, smiling. "Where is he anyway?"
"Probably at work still." I told her. "He usually doesn't work this late."
"Probably trying to avoid you." She replied.
"Oh well." I said, placing my robe on. "Ready?"
"Let's do this, girl!" We both laughed, and continued on helping with the waiters. Hopefully this would be a simple easy dinner, and I wouldn't have to see him much. This strong front was getting hard to hold up.
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"Ladies, you look beautiful!" Erika exclaimed, as we walked down the stairs. We were both clad in matching black dresses just to keep the professional look. They were long, with a slit on the side. Except, mine had straps, and Iva's didn't. My hair was of course, in a bun, and Iva's was flowing around her shoulders. We both wore black heels. Comfortable enough for us, that if there was a food emergency, we would be able to run, and fix it.
"Thank you so much!" Iva exclaimed, smiling.
"Yes, thank you." I agreed. "Everything seems to be in order. What do you need us to do now?"
