A/N: I got the idea when our teacher showed us videos of how to decorate cakes. Then my friend, Cloudspinner17, and I decided that we'll have a collaboration. I get the odd numbered chapters and she gets the even numbered numbers. You can also find this story in her profile. If I don't update...blame her cause it's her turn to write the next chapter.
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Chapter 1 – Small World
I am so going to kill Thalia and Silena.
Here I am, on a date that Thalia and Silena set me up on. Don't get me wrong, Frederick is a good guy but he's just so…talkative. He told me that he met Silena when he bought coffee in Starbucks couple days ago. Our conversation was pretty much a monologue because he kept talking about how amazing his ex-girlfriend was so I just kept smiling and nodding. Luckily, my phone rang.
I looked at the caller ID, "Excuse me, I have to take this."
He nodded his head and took a sip of his coffee. I got up and went outside to answer the important call.
"Yes, Drew?"
"Annabeth, your one o'clock client came in early. They're in the lobby right now, waiting for you." Drew, my secretary, said.
"Tell them that I'm on my way."
I clicked the end button and mentally did a fist pump. That means the date would be cut short. I went back in the café and told Frederick that I needed to leave and cut the date short. Fortunately, he let me leave. I got my things, left him in the café, and headed to my office, which was only five blocks away. When I entered the building, the guard greeted me so I smiled at him and continued walking towards the elevator. A couple employees greeted me on my way to the elevator. Once I was inside, I pushed the button of the floor where my office was. I walked out of the elevator and went inside.
"The client is already inside, waiting for you." Drew said as she saw me walking towards the office.
"Thanks, Drew."
I stood in front of the door and took a deep breath.
Everyday, I would hear the words, "I want my house to be…" or "I want my wedding to be…" After having my own company, my friends suggested I try being something else other than being an architect. So after a year of being a wedding planner, I became a well-known wedding planner. Not only am I a famous architect, I'm also a well-known wedding planner. Not that I'm bragging or anything.
I exhaled then entered the room. I apologized to my client then sat down on my chair.
"I'm sorry for making you wait. So, what made you want a wedding planner?"
"Well, it all started when my fiancé and I argued on what icing we wanted. So I decided to get a wedding planner."
"Oh. What icing do you want for your cake?" I was ready to take down notes.
"I want chocolate ganache and the cake would be simple and have four cakes on top of each other."
"But what does your fiancé want?"
"He wants blue buttercream icing."
"Oh, so where do you want to have the wedding? What do you want the theme to be…" I looked down at the papers Drew gave me, "Ms. Dare."
"I want it to be in a giant gazebo in a park…and pictures of me and my fiancé will be all around, like a museum."
"What about your fiancé?"
"He wants it to be at a beach. I swear, he is oddly attracted to any body of water."
"Will your fiancé will be joining us, Ms. Dare?"
"Call me Rachel and he couldn't make it. He has work today so he'll be joining us tomorrow."
"Okay, so tell me what your want your wedding to be like."
"I want my wedding to be…"
Rachel took around an hour to describe her dream wedding. Without looking at the papers that Drew gave me, I could tell that she is an artist. She wants the place to look like a museum, that each wall would have a picture of her with her fiancé. She seems to be very much in love with her fiancé.
"Thank you very much for your time."
"It's my pleasure."
"So tomorrow at eleven in the morning?"
"Yes, I'll see you tomorrow." I said while we shook hands.
As soon as Rachel left the office, I flopped down on my chair and closed my eyes. I was happy for my clients but I can't help but feel sad because I want a guy to love me like how they love their fiancées. I sighed, opened my eyes, and took a deep breath before looking at the folders on my table. I smiled when I saw that they were all in the architect bin.
After finishing my work, I looked at my watch and realized that I should be at the café where Thalia, Silena, Katie, and I usually meet. I got my purse, looked around if I missed anything, which I hadn't, and left. As I passed by Drew's desk, she gave me two folders. Looks like I have assignment. I said goodbye to Drew and left the building.
"If you do that to me again, I swear, you are going to die." I said as I sat down on our usual table.
"You're just exaggerating. Frederick is a nice guy." Silena said as she sat down on the seat in front of me.
"He kept talking about his ex-girlfriend." I said with a straight face.
"Oh."
"Guys, I can find a date myself. You don't have to do that for me. One, I'm quite happy with being single. It makes me focus on my job. Two, again, I can find my own date. Three, the dates you set me up on always end up being a disaster."
"Annabeth, you're already at the top of your game. You own one of the most successful architectural company and you're a well-known wedding planner. What else is there to focus on?" Thalia said as she sat down beside Silena with her cup of coffee.
"Keeping it that way."
"How could you find a date when you're not out there? You always have your head buried under all your work. Annabeth, you should set your work aside and be happy." Silena said.
"But I'm happy when I'm at work."
"Gods, why are you so stubborn?"
"Am not."
"Hey, guys. What are you talking about?" Katie said as she sat down beside me.
"Annabeth here, won't open to the world of dating." Silena gave me the stink eye.
"Yeah, it's like all of us are out and dating and you're stuck at home, working." Thalia said.
"Wait, Katie isn't dating anyone." I pointed out and all of us looked at her.
Katie glared at me but answered, "That's true but I have a customer flirting with me."
"Really? Do you know his name?" Silena asked.
"I'm not saying anything anymore." Katie stuck her tongue out at us, "Oh, this one is todays special."
"What is it?" I asked.
"A choco lava cake." Katie bragged since she baked that cake.
My friends were my team. Katie was a chef and specialized on pastries. I go to her for the wedding cakes and suggest my clients to buy cakes from her. Since Katie is a chef, she owned a café. We also meet up there everyday, after work and talk about our day. Silena followed her mom and became a supermodel. Her mom was one of the most famous supermodels alive, I mean, she's best friends with Tyra Banks. The good thing about that is while Silena was a model in the making, she had some of the famous models help and train her. After being famous worldwide, she went into fashion designing. Not only is she a model, she is also a famous designer with her own fashion line. I go to Silena for the bride's dress. And all the clients who bought dresses from her gave positive feedbacks. Thalia on the other hand was a photographer. Thalias pictures have caught the attention of different photographers known worldwide. Now, Thalia has been hired by powerful people but sometimes I get her as the wedding photographer.
"Hey, guys, I have to get going." I said after I finished my cup of coffee.
"Aw, why do you have to go so early?" Silena whined.
"I still have some work to do."
"Again with the work." Thalia said.
"I'm happy when I'm working." I got up and carried my things, "See you later, guys."
I hailed a cab, got in, and told the cabbie my address. I looked out the window as people, stores, restaurants, and traffic lights passed by. I sighed and looked at the folders that were sitting on my lap. I looked inside and smiled when I saw that they were house designs.
"We're here." The cabbie turned around and looked at me.
"Thank you." I said as I gave him my money.
I got out of the taxi and went in the building. I got in the elevator and pressed the button of the floor where my apartment was. I exited the elevator and walked to my door. I unlocked the door, entered, removed my shoes then sighed. Today was so exhausting. I went in my room and changed my clothes.
Ring! Ring!
The phone rang but I didn't bother running towards it, the answering machine would get it.
"We're sorry but neither Annabeth, Katie, Silena nor Thalia is home. Leave your message after the beep!"
Yeah, all four of us lived together. With all of our salaries combined, we managed to buy a big and classy apartment that pretty much took up the top floor. In order to have that much money, we all had to burn the midnight oil for a year.
The caller's message was a bit muffled so I didn't really hear why they wanted to call. I looked around my room and my eyes landed on the only picture frame that wasn't standing up. I stared at it for a few seconds, sighed and left my room. I went to the kitchen and did my work.
"I'm home, honey!" Silena greeted my gleefully.
Silena, Katie, and Thalia went in the kitchen and greeted me.
"Are you available tomorrow?" Thalia asked me.
"Don't tell me that you set me up on another date."
"We didn't." Katie said, "We just wanted a day out."
"Well I have work tomorrow. Sorry, guys." I apologized.
"Really? You have work on a Sunday." Silena said.
"Yeah, that's the couple's only free time. The same time, I'll look at new places for weddings to be held."
"Ugh, why are you such a workaholic?" Silena whined.
"That's how I was programmed." I stuck my tongue out at them the continued drawing the house design that was similar to what the client wanted.
It was around eleven at night when Thalia went in the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee. I didn't mind her and continued drawing the design. She sat down beside me and pushed the cup of coffee towards me. I looked at the cup of coffee and mouthed thank you. Sometimes I think Thalia is the only one who truly understands me. She smiled, got up, gave me a pat on the back, and left me.
It's official; I'm the only one awake in the apartment.
It was two in the morning; I'm on the couch watching MythBusters. I was ready for bed but the problem is, I couldn't sleep. When the credits appeared, I turned off the television and looked around the apartment if I left anything on. Once I was sure, I went in my room. I sat on the bed and stared at the picture frame. I just stared at it because I knew if I looked at the picture, nothing but sadness and longingness would fill me. I turned off the lights and went under the covers.
Why did everything fall apart? What happened?
xxxxx
I woke up at nine in the morning when my alarm went off. I was still sleepy but I had to get up and go to work. I got my robe and towel and went to the bathroom. I took a shower and brushed my teeth. Once I was squeaky clean, I went to my room to get ready. I opened my closet, revealing my collection of pencil skirts, blouses, and blazers, and picked out what I'm going to wear for today, which was a black pencil skirt, black blazer, and a white blouse.
When I left the apartment, I was wearing my black Louboutin pumps with my hair into a bun while carrying my purse and clipboard. Every time I looked at places for weddings, I always have my clipboard with me. I stopped by Katie's café, bought my usual coffee and three muffins for my breakfast, and headed to the boathouse that Rachel and her fiancé might consider as a place for their wedding.
I got to the boat house and it was only thirty minutes after ten. I got my pen ready cause I'll be taking a lot of notes.
"Annabeth?" Somebody behind me asked.
I turned around and saw a girl with short red hair and green eyes, wearing a Sunday dress, behind me, "Oh, good morning, Ms. Dare." I greeted her.
"Again, call me Rachel. I thought you bailed on me." She said then laughed.
"So is your fiancé joining us?" I asked her.
"Yeah, he's just outside looking for a parking spot."
"Oh good." I smiled before walking away and taking down notes.
I walked around and a few minutes later I heard a masculine voice. That must be him.
"Hey, honey, found a good parking spot?" Rachel asked then I heard then kiss.
I gave them privacy by not looking. I walked around, looking at the place, when my eyes landed on a guy when my eyes landed on a guy who I assume is the fiancé. He wore a blue shirt, jeans, and sneakers. His back was to me so I couldn't see his face. He has shaggy jet black hair and he was currently hugging Rachel from behind.
"So are you going to tell me who the wedding planner is?" He asked her.
"Annabeth." Rachel sounded proud when she said my name.
"Annabeth?"
"You know, Annabeth Chase."
He dropped his arms and turned around, facing me. Rachel had a big bright smile while her fiancé's sea green eyes stared at me, a bit hurt…or maybe it was just my imagination.
"Annabeth?" He said in disbelief.
"Percy?" I said, not believing my eyes.
Great, I'm planning my ex-husband's wedding.
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