New York Style
Chapter Five
Toni's POV:
People says time flies when you're having fun, but in my opinion, time flies when you're super busy. These past three weeks have been crazy. I've been loaded with shoots, considering its wedding season and all. The earliest that I've been getting home as of late as been eight o'clock, and let's just say Cheryl isn't very happy about it. She misses me dearly and she thinks I'm over working myself. I think she's crazy. its been about three weeks since the first IUI treatment, and we are supposed to officially check next week. Things have been going pretty well so far, and *RING RING*. Hold in my phones ringing. I walked over to the phone, assuming that it would be Cheryl, but turns out it was an unknown number, I answered anyways.
"Topaz photography, this is Toni on the line how can I help you?" I said in a gingerly voice.
"ahh yes, , just the woman I was looking to hear from" a young man said. You could practically hear his smile through the phone.
"Um, excuse my words sir, but do I know you?" I asked, trying to be as polite as possible.
"Oh hunny you have no idea who I am, but I heard that you're the best photographer on the east coast, and wanted to hire you for a shoot." The man said.
"Oh thank you sir, and of course, would you like to set up a meeting at my studio to set up the shoot?" I asked.
"ahh yes, are you free anytime today?" He replied. I was shocked at how quickly he wanted to move things, but I was all for it.
"Yes, I'm free for the rest of the afternoon, how does 3:30 sound?" I suggested.
"Ahh that sounds perfect, I'm Daniel Smith by the way, I look forward to our meeting."
"Nice to meet you , I'll see you at 3:30" I said as we both signed off.
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By the time 3:30 rolled around, I had managed to touch up about one set of pictures for the little girl Jasmine that I had shot last week. Her pictures really came out stunning, in fact so stunning that I was going to ask to have one put up on my 'wall of fame' in the studio. It's simply where I kept my best shots. Just as I finished, my receptionist called up letting me about 's arrival. I told her to send him up.
"Good afternoon " I said as I gave him a firm handshake.
"As to you, " he smiled.
He was certainly a good looking man, probably in his mid-twenties. He was very professional though, as he wore a suit and tie.
"So about the shoot, I need four things: who, what, where, and when." I said and took out my laptop to jot down the information.
"Ok, so who, my fiancé and I, what:our Wedding, When: Two months from now, and where: San Fransisco" he stated.
The last two bullets of information had me thinking. I had never gone to the west coast for a in-studio shoot before, and two months from now? At that time Cheryl might even be three months along. I'd defiantly have to talk to her about that.
"Oh, and as for payment, we'd like to offer 200k, if that works for you" he said as if 200 thousand dollars wouldn't even scratch his bank account.
Meanwhile, my eyes nearly bulged out of my head. Even my most expensive shoots would rack u about 2,000 dollars, and those were the extremely expensive ones. But 200,000 dollars, and I get to go to San Fransisco, there is certainly no way I could refuse.
"Of course sir, I'll be there, for hw long would you like me out there so I can book hotels and flights" I said.
"Oh no need, we will pay for you. And we'll need you for a week, November 10th through 17th." He said.
"Ok, it's all set, I hope to be in touch with you ad your wife soon to discuss more creative details" I said as we shook hands.
"Of course, thank you Ms. Topaz" he said heading for the door.
"Please, thank you " I said waving.
I flopped down on to my leather ottoman, as only one phrase could cross my mind holy shit.
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I was in the absolute best mood for the rest of the day. Knowing that this shoot was going to be so financially beneficial to me and Cher, was an amazing feeling. Speaking of the love of my life, I was on my way home to see her now. It was about eight o'clock when I walked through the door an put my stuff down eager to see Cher. I set my stuff down in our entry way and headed toward the living room, where I figured she would be watching her favorite show at the moment, chopped. I walked into the living room and saw her sitting in the couch, watching as predicted chopped.
"Hey Babe" I said as I sat down next to her and placed a light kiss on her cheek.
"Hey TT" she said simply.
"So I have the best news" I said as the excitement started to build in me.
"What is it babe, you basically wagging your tail" she said with a laugh.
"So this guy cam into the studio today named Daniel Smith and set up for a shoot, in San Fransisco! I'll be gone for a week or so, but here's the best part, he's paying 200,000 dollars!" I said, enthusiasm pouring out of my mouth.
"So when is this whole thing" she asked plainly.
"Uhh I think the second or third week in November" I said.
"So I'd possibly be about three months pregnant at that point." She said, concern undermining her voice.
"I know it sucks that I would have to leave you for a week, but think about all that we could benefit from, exposure on the West Coast, plus that paycheck would be huge." I said trying to persuade her.
"Woah babe, you make it sound like I don't want you to go, which obviously I don't want you to leave me, but I definitely don't want to hold you back, I'm actually super happy about this." She said and tension fell off me.
"Thank god, I was starting to think you wouldn't want me to go." I said with a nervous chuckle.
"Never babe, the only person's success that matter more than mine is yours." She said with a smile.
I placed a light kiss on her lips as we tuned into the intense cooking world on the TV. We eventually headed to our room and dozed off into another content sleep.
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So a lot has happened in this past week. I had my creative meeting with the Smiths' the other day and discussed their vision. I'm actually getting really excited for the shoot. There getting married on a yacht underneath the golden gate bridge. Like, wow. I've managed to lighten up my work schedule, so now I'm getting home in time to have dinner with Cheryl. Everyone has been very on edge in our household today. Cheryl and I decided that we would check later on today, for you know what. I nervous, but Cheryl is the most nervous I've ever seen her. She wants this like really bad. And I'm going that it'll come true today at home.
And that's where I was heading now. I'm in a cab heading toward our apartment. My driver dropped me off right outside the building and I headed up the stairs. It was a beautiful day in the city. The sun was just starting to set over the tall buildings as it lit up the glass lining the structures. I greeted our doorman then hopped into the elevator. I raced up the hall like a child in a hotel hallway, before walking inside. I saw Cheryl sitting on the island, going through emails on her laptop. I walked over to her and pressed a kiss to her lips.
"Your ready babe?" I asked her softly.
"As ready as I'll ever be" she said shakily.
We walked over to the bathroom and exchanged one more nervous glance with each other. I pulled her in for one more passionate kiss, before allowing her to go win the bathroom and do her thing. About thirty seconds later, she opened the door and let me in. The next five minutes were some of the longest of my life. We both sat there, me on the countertop and Cher on the toilet, saying absolutely nothing. But the silence wasn't awkward, it just hung there. Eventually after an essential eternity, the timer went off.
"I can't look" Cheryl said, covering her face.
"Don't worry babe, I'll do it" I said reassuringly, even though I was all to nervous on the inside.
I grabbed the test face down, and held it in my hand for a second. 3…2…1… I flipped the test over. I was left speechless, my life was officially changing forever.
"Are we?" Cheryl asked, I had almost forgotten she was there.
I smiled,"Congratulations, , you're expecting."
A/N: hey guys! sorry about the mishap with this upload, I'm not sure what happened there, but here is chapter 5! I hope you guys enjoyed it, this was a really fun chapter for me to write! this will be my only upload of the week because of Thanksgiving craziness at my house, but I will be back next Sunday with chapter 6. See you guys soon and remember to keep smiling!