"Come on.....
Give me a little something...…..
You don't even have to said anything just nod for the right one
So worse...…
Or better....."
"Please don't make me regret not leaving you on the dance floor...…"
"But it is not fair...…
You know one of my embarrassing secret and you won't even...…."
"Damn it woman
Okay fine I will tell you but I can't tell you now, You need to meet the whole characters involved to understand the full story"
He said finally cracking
"So when do I get to meet them?"
I said sliding my purse to my side to get my phone
"Next week Thursday...."
"Enzo!!!!!!"
Two very beautifully gorgeous women called out walking up to us
"Okay that sounds fine
"We will just have to wait till.....
Hold on a minute what is happening on Thursday?"
I asked just as the ladies got to our table
"Do you plan on hiding in here all evening and are you really not going to introduce your date to your friends
That might look rude to some people, rumor is she is a cute one"
The blond one said, stressing out the cute with a little sneer slightly glancing at me
I finally get to meet the entitled snobby rich ladies of the party
Nice!!
I thought to myself putting on my best poker face, I have dealt with girls like them more than I would like to have so I know they only have as much power as you give them.
Seem unaffected or even bored and they become powerless whinny little girls and I was not about to play nice with them at all
"Good evening ladies
You seem to be having a good time from what I could see
I didn't want to spoil your fun
Chloe Harrison
Becca Novak
I would like you to meet my gorgeous date for this evening
Valera Perez"
He said with a charming smile on
"Valera Perez
It is nice to finally put a name to the face of tonight party
I am Becca Novak from the Novak Firm"
The ginger redhead one greeted me with a shaky smile and I don't blame her
She wasn't sure if she should be nice to me or not
"Nice to meet you"
I said greeting her back with a genuine smile to mess with her a little
I smiled watching her squirm a little as she shyly kept glancing at her friend
"Perez
The name sounds familiar
I think I have heard it somewhere before
Are you with the Perez brothers?"
The Blonde one asked with a smirk on her face
I was just starting to enjoy the view but it was fun while it lasted I took one finally look at the redhead then turn to face the blonde
"Never heard of them"
I replied with a blank face
"They owned one of the biggest delivery companies in the state
I thought you might be related to them"
She said looking very surprised and I continued to play the confused card
"Okay then
What about the Pez Pizza?"
She asked
"Oh yeah I know them
My sister loves their peperoni pizza"
I said with a smile on my face
"They are one of the biggest pizza house in Mexico and are owned by the La Perez Family
Are you with them?"
She asked with a forced smile on her face but I could tell she was getting really frustrated with my confusion
"Pez is gotten from Perez
I had no idea
Wow!!!
Just Wow!!!!!!!
That is really innovating, their marketing team must really be...."
"So you are also not related to them?"
She asked rudely cutting me off
"Oh No
I am definitely not related to either of them but one cannot be 100% sure
When I get home I will try doing a deep family tree dive to see if anything pops just to be sure
Who knew my name was that famous in the world because I had no....."
Becca suddenly burst into laughter but tried containing it to probably avoid Chloe anger but she couldn't, I turned to see my date was doing a far better job at hiding his laughter the only way I could tell he found the whole thing entertaining was the little spark of light I saw in his eyes
"Enzo it was really nice seeing you but we have to get going
Becca!!"
She said barely getting the word out as she signaled to Becca
"Oh yeah
Our date will be expecting us
Enzo
Miss Pez...…
My bad Miss Perez"
Becca said sending me a quick wink
"I will not want to keep your dates waiting but it is always a pleasure to be in the company of such beautiful ladies like youselves"
Enzo replied them both and they both nodded with a smile
Becca gave me a small smile while Chloe just gave me a side shrugs as they both walked away from our table
"Hey!!!
Chloe forgot to introduce herself
Her last name is Hart....
No I think she said Havol.....
Will you help me out here?"
I asked still enjoying playing the confused card
"Harrison Darling
Harrison from Harrison & John
Now I know you know them so you can drop the whole confused act
It seem to have served its purpose
She left here very frustrated and angry
Not bad at all"
He said with a little smile on his lips
"Did you see the way she went from 0 to 1000000 in a blink of an eye
Damn I am good
Becca does not seem all that bad though
Harrison & John
Isn't that one of the biggest law firm in the state?
Nice"
I asked
The light around us slowly dim down and a low techno beat began playing as the light in the front center turned on revealing beautifully sets of tables arranged with the main light shining on a little stage just as a group of ushers flooded in
"What is happening now?"
I asked too stressed out to take in anymore surprise tonight
"The main event is just about to start"
He said and went back to his drink without any sign of explaining further
A cute usher girl approached our stand with a polite smile
"Will you please follow me to your table?"
She asked showing her hands
"Are you ready?"
He asked looking at me
"As ready as I will ever be
Hit me"
I said zipping my purse then took his hands
"I thought this was just a party?
Isn't that the main event?"
I asked whispering to him as we followed our usher to our assigned seats
"This is a charity ball hosted by the Garwood every year and the fastest way to raise money is through auction
The bidding is the main and the most fun part of this event"
He said as the usher showed us to our seat
"Thank you"
I smiled at her she responded with a quick nodded and walked away
I realized that we were assigned a private golden table at the front with two other tables at our side while the remaining were silver tables for six and they were arranged few meter behind us
"You must either be part of the board of directors or one of their biggest donor to be assigned to such table"
I jokingly said as we sat
"Something like that
So what time will you get off from work on Thursday?"
He asked
"Yeah about that I was going to ask you
What is happening on Thursday?"
I said asking what I wanted to ask earlier on before we were interrupted by the beautiful ladies
"My Nonna's birthday"
He said
Your Nonna's birthday.....
Wow...
Okay your Nonna's birthday and....."
I stuttered off wondering where I fitted in all of it
"You promised to follow me the other night
I told you about how I was dreading going to her birthday alone and you offered to accompany me
More like insisted to come along
You remember right?"
He asked staring at me waiting for my answer and I froze
I honestly thought the night could not get any more bad but no drunk Vee just had to come and rain more on my parade
"Valeria?"
He called out looking a bit concerned
"Your Nonna's birthday.....
Of course I remember
So this Thursday...…."
"I will like to formally welcome you all to this year Hanson Annual Ball"