Cupid's Queue

Chapter 9

The group of four spent most of their day off in the living room sprawled out over the couches, each couple sitting opposite each other. Hannah took meticulous notes, jotting down everything. In the end they decided to have two weddings.

"Two weddings?" Mikayla protested.

"Yes, woman two! And don't even start complaining, you aren't required to do anything but show up and look gorgeous," Hannah replied.

The first wedding would take place four months from now at the end of August. It would be a small beach wedding on the island of Tobago so that all of Mikayla's Caribbean family could easily attend.

Damien had suggested it, seeing as Mikayla was from the islands, and it was only fitting that a beach wedding be done. It would be a more intimate wedding, with Damien's immediate family as well as his closest friends.

While back in London, a month after returning from Tobago, there would be a second ceremony. This would include whomever from Mikayla's family that were available to fly to London to attend, as well as all of Damien's business associates and the rest of his family and friends.

Hannah excitedly said, "I'll liaise with Aunty Cynthia so that she can get me all the contacts for your family members."

"Oh God's!" Mikayla interjected, "You better keep an eye on her, she'll end up inviting the whole damn island!

Butting in Damien said with a smile, "She's your mother love. Allow her, it's not like we can't afford it."

"Exactly!" Hannah pipped in as she went onto say, "Anyway, as I was saying, your mother will send me a list with the best Tobago venues for us to go over. While Mrs. Clemons has been helping me with some of the vendors in London so it's just to finalise which we're going to choose from."

Mikayla grumbled and lay her head on Damien's chest, "Can't we just elope?"

"Over my rotting corpse!" Hannah exclaimed before Damien could get to answer, pointing her pen at Tariq she stated, "And you, Mr. Oil Tycoon. You will help me with the contact list for D-Man's side as well as whatever I see fit to give you to do."

Tariq saluted and replied, "Yes boss!"

She squinted her eyes as she looked at him, the way he said boss caused her body to react and Hannah had to take a deep breath to calm herself.

"It all seems like so much, I don't know if I can handle all of this insanity," Mikayla said.

With a big smile Hannah stated proudly, "It'll be fine, I come from a long line of lunatics, so I will handle it for you."

Damien and Tariq could not help but laugh out at Hannah's statement before her swift side eye silenced them.

Continuing, Hannah said, "Besides, I know that you'd love to have all your Caribbean family and friend present. Plus, we both know that you're not overly fond of very large crowds. Which is why splitting the ceremonies into two would be easier. Can you imagine if we had everyone in one venue? Now that would be intense."

"Well, when you put it like that, I guess you're right." Mikayla said giving into the idea, "Fine! Two weddings it is! But I just want to say one thing."

"What's that Miks?" Hannah asked.

Mikayla gave both her and Damien a pointed stare, "Don't think that I don't know about the secret credit card between you two!"

"Oops, I just remembered that Tariq and I have something to do!" Damien got up with a grin.

He quickly dragged his friend out of the room with him before Mikayla could rip him a new one. The two men went out onto the balcony to start the grill. They had planned on preparing lunch, while leaving the women to continue to chat about dresses and decorations.