Designed Love

Father and Daughter

Lauren's POV

I walked towards the hostess
and told her I'm with the Jauregui reservation and she walked me towards where my fathers was. As I walked closer to my dad I saw that he started to drink he got the usual his classic Cuban drink a Daiquiri.

"Hey dad I apologize for the wait." I walked up to him placed my right hand on his back and leaned towards him and greeted him with a kiss in the left cheek. I sat down on the other side of the table and signaled a waiter.

"Mija no need to apologize I understand you're a busy woman." He picked up his drink took a sip and stared at me with admiration.

"You know Lauren when you were little the moment those green eyes stared at me for the first time I knew that you were worth everything especially the wait ."

I smiled at my dad and reached across the table and held his hands I ran my thumbs across his knuckles and I stared back at him with admiration.

"When you say those things I feel guilty for not letting you know you're worth everything too dad and with moms condition I know I neglect you at times and I don't want to apologize and keep doing it again." I looked away from my father cause my guilt was weighing heavy on me. There's times where I neglect everyone not intentionally I'm mean the studio is always hectic there's always something to add something to take off , the buyer might change to color or add more things to it and I can't send anything without my design a first sewed replica of the clothing is sent and hopefully the buyer likes it if not they bring it back with notes on changes then I have to sketch it again and have the fabrication do it all over again and this is just for one clothing imagine doing hundreds........ and I have done hundreds.

Before my dad got to reply to my comment the waiter came to our table.

"What would the miss like?" I didn't brother to look at the menu since this was my dads favorite place and we usually get the same when we eat here. I let go of my dads hand and I turned to the waiter who was a male and he looked tired bags under his eyes hollow cheek bones and rough messy hair. I look to at everybody to find new models for Taylor but she is more of an expert in that department than I am she picks beauty and I draw beauty.

"Yes I'll take the Hamachi Karma." I looked at my dad to see if he order or not and he nodded his head indicating that I should order his meal.
"I'll also take the Spicy Salmon Cilanteo."

The waiter who's name was Greg nodded his head and finished writing our order down and told us our food would come in shortly.

"Lauren you're a woman now you've been a woman since you were seven you held yourself high and mighty so understand that it's ok with me." My dad leaned forward and palmed my cheek.

"Excuse me Miss Jauregui Morgado but the owner of the restaurant Sebastian said he loved the design your mother made his wife's dress for his daughters wedding so the food will be in the house plus we have a significant dish on its way that it amazing i hope you guys enjoy it." The waiter walked back to the other tables making sure they were ok and I just sat there with a smile because the dress he was talking about was the most elegant wedding dress I have ever designed.

"I guess we should start eating out more where they know you so we can get free food." My dad laughed and down his drink shaking his head

"Larry the hotdog guy on 7th st knows who Taylor and I are yet he still charges us the 3.50 he told Taylor one day if she can afford that Saint Laurent Jacket she can afford a 3.50 hotdog."

"I remember when I met your mother she worked at an old tailor parlor in San Perdro st. she tailored one of my suits and the way your mother made my suit fit was a miracle cause I gained weight after buying my suit and I felt quit embarrassed but your mother said she loved a challenge after that she told me her passion for fashion and we just clicked that day and we dated and once your mother graduated from fashion school she took an internship with Zara and after that she learned the ropes and started "Morgado" she started styling 15 and sweet 16 dresses and she had a lot of buyers but not know buyers who can help her reviews with the magazines until one day Mr. Ford was scouting local areas to be an apprentice for him and he came in your moms shop and the rest is now what became."

My mom told me how she came to be but never in depth like my dad just told me and it made me admire my mother more even though there's times where we don't see eye to eye.

"Dad I'm sorry for what has happened with my mother and you if I knew or paid attention that you guys didn't see other each or give each other time for another I could have prevented the divorce." 

Hearing my dad was part of my mother's journey and now isn't it hurts, because two beautiful souls who started together now end separately.

"Lauren your mother and I both had the opportunity to live  our dream jobs yes we did it the wrong way but we are both happy . I will admit I choose my job over her because your mother chose her dream over   us a long time ago and I didn't want to be married to a ghost but don't blame yourself mija."

A voice interrupted my reply towards my dad

"Here are your dishes Hamachi Karma and the Spicy Salmon  and our significant dish enjoy your meal and please let us know if there's anything you would like." Greg placed our meal down and returned to wait tables

" wow this dish always looks good "
I shook my head on my dads comment and grabbed my chopstick to eat my food 

"Dad any food looks good for you." I took a bite of the lobster and moaned to the exquisite taste.

After a couple of minutes of enjoying our food my dad spoke

"How's Taylor doing she hasn't returned my calls so I haven't heard of her." My dad half smiled due to him missing his little girl and not being able to hear of her or see her.

"Taylor is in New York she's been there since Sunday her phone doesn't get reception in the studio of Marks so we haven't gotten in contact with her either but she does have her assistant call mother when things are getting done other then that, that's all I know of Taylor aswell I don't know how long she'll be in New York." 

I lied I know how she is and what's going on with her but I wouldn't tell my dad that.
Taylor took my parents divorce pretty hard and blames my dad that we aren't together anymore as a family but we were mostly never together when they were together due to my parents job so I don't understand Taylor's reason but I guess her friends also came form divorce parents and she loved that she had her mom and dad together.

"Oh well when you do get in contact with her please advice her that her father wants to speak to her."

I nodded at my dad and took a bite of my dish

"That reminds me Chris also wants to speak to you he said he called you the day before yesterday and hasn't heard from you either."

My dad raised his eyebrows at me to see what will I say
I placed my chopstick down and i grabbed a napkin to wipe my mouth.

"My phone was at studio while I was running errands so when I got back I had all these missed calls and emails to take so I took the priority ones first and I'm still not done calling back."

"That's fine Lauren again it's understandable but I advise you not to let what happened to your mother and I happen to your brother or sister."

"I know dad I'll keep that in mind."

After that conversation we made small talk about my dads new project he has in Culver City and how far he came aswell