Free Full Figured 10 by Skyy

he had tons of other girls he needed to give time to outside of me.
    I sat in my office at my largest wedding facility. I could hear the hustle and bustle of preparations being made for a wedding that was about to take place. This was my most expensive and most sought-after property. Venetian Estate offered three different wedding areas, including the garden, which was covered with flowers and featured Roman-style columns; and the lake, which had a beautiful gazebo inside a pavilion. For my most expensive weddings, clients rented the full facility, just to be able to treat their guests to different experiences. I had never realized how much old money there was in Memphis until I purchased the estate. Everyone from those wanting beautiful million-dollar weddings to spoiled sixteen-year-olds wanting to have lavish parties booked the large mansion for their events.
    I walked out of my office to watch the setup for another million-dollar affair. The pavilion was being transformed into a winter wonderland in the summertime. White was everywhere, with hints of powder blue. Large centerpieces sat in the middle of the ten-person round tables. I couldn’t help but be moved by the romantic feel of the venue.
    My mind drifted to thoughts of a wedding of my own. Rome being my favorite city, I envisioned a destination wedding or a Roman-themed wedding. I could see the dress I would wear. It would definitely have a Roman column, draped feel to it—maybe one shoulder with a long train.
    I gasped at the thoughts I was having. I had never thought about marriage before and had always filed myself in the “never getting married” folder, convinced that I was a lone wolf destined to spend her life living luxuriously and traveling the world. I had never wanted children, but the thought of a child with the right man didn’t mortify me at this moment. My brief encounters with Onyx had opened Pandora’s box.
    I didn’t want to be alone forever, after all.
    * * *
    I walked into my house with three bags of groceries. I heard my phone start to buzz in my pocket. I ran to the counter and dropped the groceries so I could pick up my phone. Across my screen was Onyx’s name. I let the phone ring until it stopped. I wanted to answer, but I was angry. I wanted to make him wait, the way he had made me wait. It took only a few seconds for my phone to ring again.
    â€œHello?” I said with attitude as I put the phone on speaker.
    â€œHey, you. I’m in your neighborhood. Are you home or busy?”
    I grinned but quickly wiped the smile off my face. How dare he think that he can just show up when he wants, without a call or a text in days?
    â€œYeah, I’m home.”
    And yet I told him I was home.
    It didn’t take long for him to show up. I opened the front door, hoping he could feel the angry energy coming out of me. Onyx hugged me, but I didn’t hug him back. This made him take two steps back.
    â€œWhat’s wrong with you?” he questioned.
    â€œNothing,” I said as I stepped away from the door and walked farther into my house. “What’s up?”
    â€œWhat’s up? You tell me. You the one walking away with the sassy attitude. What’s going on?”
    I gave a loud sigh. “I texted you, and you never responded. Now you show up here, as if days haven’t gone by and I have heard from you.”
    Onyx lowered his head as he sat on one of my bar stools. “Coral, I have been really busy. But it’s been a couple of days. Didn’t we have a talk the other day about expectations?” Onyx responded calmly.
    â€œThat’s not the point, Onyx. I’m not asking you to call me every hour on the hour, but you spent the night at my house, and then I didn’t hear anything at all.”
    I watched Onyx as he shook his head. He stood up and pushed the stool back under the bar. “See, this is why we had the talk we had. I am not trying to be your