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"So," Naveens mothers slapped a clipboard on the dining room table making Naveen jump awake. "Today is your first day, let's get started." she said happily and sat down at the head of the table.
"Mmmm, mom. Not so loud." Naveen whispered the last part as he laid his head down on his arms.
"Sorry darling, life waits for no one." she shrugged as she flipped through the papers on her clipboard.
"Even if they do come in at two am and sleep till twelve." Tiana mumbled as shs took a sip of her coffee then checked her email on her phone.
"Hey," Naveen turned his head on his arms in her direction. "It's not my fault I know how to have fun."
"If that's what you want to call it." she shrugged and went back to looking at her phone.
"I think it's marvelous that he hasn't been weighed down by marriage," Charlotte chimed in as she put butter on her watched her silently. "Of course, excluding you guys, you havent been weighed down. I am just thrilled you two are engaged." she corrected herself ending it with a smile.
"Uh huh," Mrs. Durand nodded. She wasn't exactly happy with this Charlotte girl hanging around her son and his fiancee so much but she couldn't say anything, she wasn't going to intervene until she knew they needed her to, but that didn't mean she couldn't dabble. "Okay, so Tiana, Naveen, you're scheduled for a fundraiser at 2pm today then a house warming party at your friend's house at 4pm then you have to go to the children's hospital, they miss you down there-"
Tiana had to put down her phone in order to understand all that was being listed. So many places to go and people to see and in one day with a hungover fiance.
"Wait I'm sorry," Tiana interrupted with a nervous chuckle. "This is all today?" she asked.
"Yes it is," Mrs. Durand nodded with a smile.
"And when is there alone time?"
"Ooooh, dont worry." Mrs. Durand smirked and flipped a couple of pages.
Naveen raised an eyebrow at her but Tiana was oblivious to his look. All that she was concerned about, was how she was supposed to run her restaurant from miles away with little time to actually run it when she was running around all day.
"I have you two scheduled for alone time for dinner at 6pm but then you have a movie premiere at 9, so I'll probably move that to tomorrow but you have a rescue shelter to visit at 7. Okay," she took a pencil from her ear and penciled out a time then rewrote it. "You two will have alone time at 7pm Wednesday." she said happily. "But it's only for an hour but you understand," she laughed and went back to her list.
"Um. Okay." Tiana sat back in her chair feeling overwhelmed.
"Okay mom," Naveen placed his hand on Tiana's and sat up. Even though his head was still pounding, he felt nervousness and anxiety coming from Tiana. "How about we take it a day at a time, one event at a time." he nodded to Tiana who was still looking straight ahead at the table then to his mother who noticed the sick look on Tianas face.
"Okay," Mrs. Durand nodded then waved over a butler to her side. "Let's do that." she handed the clipboard to him. "Steven here will help you get ready for the fundraiser." she folded her hands on the table and sat up straighter.
"Okay," Naveen nodded and stood up pulling Tiana with him. Charlotte got ready to follow them but Mrs. Durand stopped her.
"Wait." Tiana grabbed Charlotte's wrist. "I need her to help me get ready." she confessed.
"Don't worry she will be right up." Mrs. Durand smiled. Charlotte nodded for her to go on.
"Is there something wrong?" Charlotte asked as she sat closer to Mrs. Durand.
"Oh nothing at all dear, just need to go over some ground rules about this month and your role in it. Also a few more wedding details need to be looked at since that seems to be your area of expertise."
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"Naveen, I dont think I can do this. I dont think, I dont," the two made it into Naveens room and by now Tiana was hyperventilating and her hands were shaking at her sides.
"Hey, hey, hey." Naveen placed his hands over her ears and stilled her. "Come on breathe. In," he inhaled. "Out." he exhaled. Tiana followed suite breathing in and out when he did. After awhile she felt her anxiety begin to lower. "Alright, I know it sounds like a lot but we're going to get through this." he said lowly his forehead touching hers. "But you gotta stay with me, okay?" he lifted his head and met her eyes.
Tiana nodded and closed her eyes. Naveen smiled slowly removed his hands. He knew she was going to be fine, but he remembered that even the strongest need help.
"Besides, you're going to be a restaurant owner. Can't crack under pressure." he shrugged as hs went to his closet.
"Yes, but that's food. Food I can handle, food has no comeback if I say something wrong." she went to her suitcase and began to dig through it.
"True," Naveen came out in a beige button up shirt with a brown sleeveless v neck sweater on top and red tie with beige pressed pants and his brown cap. "But you still need to work with the people." he adjusted the buttons on his cuff then went to the dresser and took the necklace with the ring on it off of it.
"I don't mind that part because I know it has one consistent topic, food." Tiana pulled out a sleeveless lace yellow dress and brown wedges. She also grabbed a bottle of aleve she found on the bed and handed it to him which he took.
"Don't worry, you're going to be fine." Naveen squeezed her shoulders set the bottle in his pocket then clasped the necklace on her.
"Thanks," she adjusted the necklace before going to the bathroom.
Naveen shook his head and took out the bottle then took two pills and swallowed. Setting the bottle on the dresser, Naveen went back to his closet to look at himself.
In his opinion he thought he and Tiana were now a little comfortable with each other then before which was great, but they still needed to work on the relationship part. Just then Charlotte walked in a big smile on her face.
"Hey hon, what's up?" Naveen asked as he circled his arms around her waist.
"Wheres Tiana?" she asked, her smile looked like it about to split her face.
"In the bathroom why?"
"Oh I should get her, but she'll hear it from you anyway or maybe not oh I'll just say it." she laughed happily. "Your mother has asked me to design the wedding and bridesmaids dresses." she squeaked.
"Has she now?" Naveen asked slowly, he needed Tiana out here now.
"Yes, she even said I could go to Paris and get inspiration there." she squeaked again.
"Uh huh, and when would you be going?"
"Um. About a week before the engagement party." she shrugged oblivious to the problem.
"Hon, that's when we're supposed to tell my parents." he pointed out.
"I know, I know but I want to go so bad and it's a perfect opportunity-"
"What's a perfect opportunity?" Tiana asked as she came out of the bathroom putting bobby pins in her hair. To Naveen she looked stunning.
"Paris." Charlotte said happily breaking out of Naveens arms. Charlotte took Tianas wrist and dragged her to the bed where she sat her down and relayed all the information that his mother had given.
"I think that's a wonderful opportunity, you should go." Tiana agreed fixing the back on her wedge.
"Yes, but its when we're supposed to tell my family that we're really engaged." Naveen cut in.
"So you'll tell them a week earlier." Tiana shrugged.
"No. Not a week earlier because they will know something is wrong and become unconvinced. I'm sorry Charlotte, but it has to be this way." he shrugged and then left.
Tiana would have gotten up and punched him if she wasn't wearing wedges.
"Still go," Tiana said after he left.
"But Naveen,"
"Never give up your dream." Tiana reached for her lotion that was on the bed and began to apply.
"Yes but he is my fiance." she said glumly.
"Yes he is, but this is your dream, and who knows when youll get another opportunity like this? And if you want I'll talk him around."
"Could you? I dont want to fight with him. Charlotte explained.
"Of course," Tiana nodded then put the lotion back on the bed. "Now time to go and be a fiancee, whatever that means." Tiana smiled at Charlotte who stood up with her.
"Believe me, it's not easy, especially with him." charlotte joked. Tiana laughed with her and the two left the room arm in arm.