The Day Before You Came

Chapter Thirty-Eight

It was a Saturday night around seven o'clock when Benny was in front of the mirror fixing his tie. This was a night he had been waiting for a long time, another one of his hotels was about to be opened, in Helsingborg to be exact. One more achievement in the Andersson family's history. Benny wished with all his being that his father was there, he always wanted to fill all of Scandinavia with his hotels. And now it was a reality.

Benny saw his reflection, he was wearing a black suit and matching shoes, he looked like a true businessman, suddenly he saw a female figure appear behind him, his Frida. He smiled at her through the mirror and turned to come face to face with her. She was divine. She wore a black jumpsuit with long baggy sleeves and a v-neckline, her scarlet red hair loose in soft waves, her perfectly fresh makeup and delicate accessories.

Frida walked over to Benny and fixed his tie. "How handsome you look tonight, Mr. Andersson,"

Benny smiled at her, loved the sound of her voice. "I need to look good if I want to live up to my fiancée, she looks spectacular, have you seen her?"

"No, I haven't had the fortune to meet her," she continued with the game.

"Come here," he took her hand and turned so that they were both facing the mirror, circled her waist and placed a kiss on her cheek, "now can you see her?"

Frida smiled and blushed, feeling butterflies in her stomach. "She is very lucky,"

"You are shining tonight,"

"Thank you, love," she turned and placed a quick kiss on his lips, not wanting to ruin her makeup. "It's all set now, I've left Colin with the babysitter in his room."

"I wanted to see him, he gives me the luck I need."

"Well," Frida checked the time on the wall clock, "You have five minutes to go and return if you want to be down there on time,"

Benny smiled, "Just five minutes, I'll be right back," he said before heading to the door and looking for his son.

The hotel entrance was packed with guests, family members, employees, and a press team. It was an important event for the city, everyone in the city and in the country knew the Anderssons for their hotel chain, and as always the press was aware of every movement and this would not be the exception. At the main entrance there was a red carpet and a ribbon of the same color that blocked the passage to the interior, it was the ribbon that would be cut to inaugurate the place.

Laura was being interviewed by one of the most important television stations in Sweden. She had a natural talent to speak to the media and always attracted their attention. Since her husband had passed away she had taken over the family business. Eva-Lis was chatting with one of the organizers of the event, after the ribbon cutting there would be a dinner in the hotel's main restaurant, and despite having staff who will take care of these matters Eva-Lis had always liked to supervise everything.

Benny and Frida left the hotel through one of the side doors, what nobody knew was that they had already opened the hotel, because they slept there that night. Frida was holding on to Benny's arm, both of them captured the attention of the cameras when they reached the main entrance. Benny gladly agreed to answer a few questions, Frida tried to get away from him and slip away but Benny held her by his side the entire time. One of the reporters was quick to ask about the new member of the family.

"Oh, he's fine, growing more and more every day, he's two months old, and he's a sweetheart." He said proudly.

<Do you think your son will follow in your footsteps and continue in the hotel industry?>

"I don't know, it's too soon to tell," he laughed a little, "I'll be there to support him in whatever he decides and makes him happy," Frida smiled upon hearing that, she knew that Benny's words were sincere, he was an extraordinary man, her man.