Catching Feelings

Chapter 67

When they arrived at the hotel everyone went their own rooms to relax. Spoons assisted Raven with some of her bags as they headed to the suite. As she got closer to the door she became giddy on the inside hoping that Drake was there to greet her. She couldn't wait to thank him for the day he orchestrated. While juggling the bags on her wrist, Raven reached in her back pocket for the key and opened the door for her and Spoons.

"Thank you Spoons, you've been a wonderful escort." Raven smiled sitting her bags down on the sofa and Spoons followed behind her.

"Yeah, I just loved being dragged from store to store." Spoons responded sarcastically.

Raven laughed, they did drag him around town today. "You're a married man, you should be used to it by now." she replied.  The place was quiet. There was no sound of a tv playing and no mess to be cleaned, so she figured Drake wasn't there. "Any idea where Aubrey is?"

"Not here," was Spoons short reply, "but he told me to give you this." He reached in his pocket pulling out a paper that was crinkled from him having it in there all day.

Raven took the paper and looked up at Spoons who was leaving the room. Once she was alone her eyes darted down to the paper.

'I hope you're enjoying your day so far, because it's not over yet. I'll see you sooner than you think, so get some rest... you're gonna need it. -Aubrey'
Raven was grinning from ear to ear. She tucked the note away with the others and made her way to the bedroom.

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In the middle of her cap nap that was going on two hours, a knock came to the door. Rustling the blanket off of her, she got out of the bed and made her way to the front door. Checking the peep hole, she saw a brown skinned woman standing there with a suitcase beside her.

Taking a step back, Raven looked down at her slept in attire; Drake's ball shorts and a baggy t-shirt, she shrugged her shoulders and opened the door.
"Hi, can I help you?" Raven asked while looking at the stranger.

"Hello, Raven, right? I'm Nev, your stylist for this evening and also a fan of you and Drake." The woman said as she fast talked her way into the suite with another woman following behind her leaving Raven looking confused. "I'm sorry, this is my assistant Casey, she'll be assisting in getting you ready for tonight. Oh and by the way, I think its very romantic what Drake is doing for you."

"Aubrey sent you? Of course he did, why am I even surprised?" Raven rubbed her sleepy eyes, at least now she knew that she didn't have to call security.

"And I see I came not a moment too soon." The woman, or Nev as she stated carefully appraised Raven's lounging attire with a look of distaste. Raven saw it, but she didn't care. It wasn't her job to look glamorous all day every day. "Okay, first things first, go take a shower and put on some real clothes, and Casey, you get busy setting up a station.

Once finished with her shower, Raven turned herself over to Nev. The woman ran her mouth so much that it she didn't need anyone else to talk to, she could have a conversation all by herself. Raven sat in a styling chair while Nev worked her magic on her hair. She sat back, listening to the southern dialect while smiling and throwing in a few "yeahs" and "oh really?". Truth be told, she didn't know what the woman was talking about. Whoever coined the term mouth of the south, they were referring to Nev.

All of a sudden the sound of the humming diffuser stopped, making the room quieter. "Okay, how do you like it?" Nev asked as she spun Raven around in her chair to face the mirror.

When Raven saw her reflection, she smiled. Her hair was big with silky brown curls everywhere reminding her of her younger days. "You did great, I love it!" She replied while running her fingers through the bouncy curls.