It was a Saturday, much to Rosaline's delight and misery. She was excited to be meeting people in Shaan's inner or outer circle other than his family and the Campbell's.
But she was also dreading the idea of going out to meet them cause she'd have meet their expectations and be on her best behavior , high class people were the hardest to please....she wasn't a people pleaser but she couldn't afford to bring any form of shame to Shaan.
High Class was a polite way of saying rich and smug in her dictionary
Rosaline twirled ,then held both sides of the pink floral dress she had decided to wear after swimming through different options on what she'd be comfortable in.
Not like she was a "picky" when it came to clothes..she just wanted to make a first good impression on Shaan's friends and as Kayid's new mommy she needed to be brand new ,chic yet not too stylish and still in the knows of how to mother a child.
Updated in an Outdated way... Rosaline smiled.
Shaan had ordered a bunch of new dresses for her amongst other things and that was clearly the cause of her confusion. If she had just few dresses or she didn't have a walk-in closet....
"This sh*t would be so much easier for me" She muttered to herself.
She was grateful still.... Days when she had no choice but to repeat clothes to different occasions. Rosaline was sure, half of her friends knew her entire wardrobe back then. Of course there is nothing wrong with wearing the same clothes on different days but when it becomes a sort of uniform.....
Quite painful.....
She smiled at her reflection in the mirror, she looked beautiful. Even she didn't know she could look this way.
"Now I know why Zoe says money is good when you make it your servant"
She snapped her finger, suddenly deciding that she was going to ask Shaan ,what his net worth was. That aside, the pink dress was a go.
It made her look fresh,young and motherly. The entire package of a young American Arab wife with a little extra of pregnant to go with it. All in all,she was still beautiful.
She made her way to the living room, Shaan was seated on the couch with Kayid on his laps. Both eyes glued to the big screen.
Funny how a grown man enjoyed watching CoCo Melon. She chuckled loud enough for Shaan to hear and he turned towards her direction , his lips curled up in a mischievous smile.
"Habibati, all set?" He kissed her forehead.
"Yeah"
"You look gorgeous,so it's a time well wasted"
"Oh please ,like you didn't enjoy watching CoCo Melon as I dressed up"
"I did not."
"You were smiling..." He looked at her without saying anything.
".....now you're blushing. Get a grip, man"
"You don't wanna know why I'm matching colors with your dress?"
"Heavens, no. I'm not interested in your sexually driven blush. Get the car keys love"
"Gerald's driving"
"The driver?...why?"
"Cause I don't want to drive and that's what he's paid for"
Rosaline shrugged.
"Everything I left on the table for Kayid is packed?"
"Yes ,and it's in the car"
"Nothing's missing....did I miss anything?"
"Nope, cause how would I know if you did?"
She shot him a glance.
"You didn't miss anything....."
"Then,let's go "
"I don't understand why women like to be lied to"
"You have a problem with women?"
Kayid cooed and looked from Shaan to Rosaline.
"I thought so " She said when he didn't answer the rhetoric.
**. **. **.
The baby shower wasn't as nerve wrecking as she thought it would be. Some people were friendly and Rosaline sensed that they were genuinely happy to meet her.
She glanced at Shaan from the corner of her eye. He had been by her side the whole time, she already knew he wasn't the type to actively socialize with people but this was his friend's baby shower, the least he could do was to show a little bit of excitement.
"Can you at least smile, you're not here to kidnap the baby y'know?"
"I have mine...two infact. What do I need a toad's egg for?"
"Todd, that's the name of your friend "
"My business acquaintance- "He corrected firmly "-and his very lousy goose"
Rosaline chuckled,he wasn't wrong about Todd's wife, Eva. The lady just couldn't pipe down, her turkey like laughter was even worse. It was Rosy's highlight of the whole baby shower.
" I'll go get us some drinks....need anything babe?" Shaan asked
"Cake?"
"Are you asking me?" He chuckled
"Cake and Coke or anything chocolate"
"Aye" He kissed her forehead "be right back"
Roseline watched as he left..... He was an amazing husband. She blushed when she felt a few eyes on her.
Kayid nuzzled close to her, he had been asleep moments after they had arrived at the event. Apart from the one time he woke up to eat, he had been sleeping ever since as if he planned to.
Who could blame him....the baby shower wasn't even about babies to begin with.
Rosaline glanced around...then nodded
Every corner was occupied by sophisticated ladies....her eyes caught a lady picking her nose by the food tray....maybe the ladies weren't so high class.
Everyone there or at least almost everyone just wanted to show off how rich they were or the new dress they were rocking to the shower.
Kayid squirmed ...Rosaline smiled at how cute he was.
"Yep...ain't for babies" She muttered and placed a kiss on Kayid's forehead.
He must be getting tired of her constant kisses, Rosaline looked at Kayid's rosy cheeks.....He is a beautiful baby.
Did she deserve to be a mother to Kayid?
Rosaline rubbed the tip of her nose and shoved the thought aside. She had promised herself that she wouldn't have negative thoughts about her family.
Interrupting her thoughts, a lady sat beside her. The tables were not name tagged but it was still a bit odd to have her sitting beside her and smiling. Roseline smiled back and looked away.....
"You're his new woman..." Seeing that Roseline didn't say anything " Do you think he loves you " she added.
Now that made Roseline turn to face her.
"What?"
"Hi ,I'm Emily"
"Roseline"
"I know....I've heard a lot about you. And honestly you've exceeded my expectations"
"Care to tell me how you know my husband?"
"Husband?!....ha!" She scoffed
Rosaline studied her.....she was beautiful enough to be Shaan's mistress ,with her honey brown hair packed in a tight bun behind her head and her blue eyes. Rosaline twitched.
She could be his mistress....but she wasn't. Rosaline was sure. If Shaan wanted an intelligent woman ,he wouldn't pick someone like Emily..
"So you think you're his wife cause you're married to him. A piece of advice for you... don't trust him. He used her and promised to marry her. "
Rosaline felt broken.... something wasn't adding up.
An plump lady ran hurriedly towards them and smacked Emily on her shoulders.
"It's the lady on the other side you dimwit.....why do you do this to me?!!. Forgive her madam she's crazy"
"No I'm not....she's Richard's wife"Emily said.
"She's Mrs Al'Din"
"What's going on here?"Shaan said from behind with his hands full.
Emily gasped "Shaan Al'Din"
"Yes..." The plump lady pulled Emily away.
Rosaline heaved a sigh of relief mixed with a chuckle before she started laughing.
"What happened?" He smiled.
"Nothing...." She kissed him on his lips.
Shaan grinned " Does this mean you're in a good mood and I'm gonna get some tonight "
"No" Her smile disappeared
"What took you so long?"
"Couldn't find the cake....I had to go get it outside" he said proudly
"Such a sweet husband "
"I did it for myself.....I wanted cake too."
He took Kayid from her to allow her eat properly.
*. *. *. *.
When they got home later in the evening.... Rosaline was tired she had to sleep early.
"Why won't you sleep...don't you wanna join mommy??" Shaan said to Kayid whose eyes were sparkling.
Shaan sighed and carried him to the living room to watch CocoMelon.
His phone rang....it was an international number. He picked it
"Hello"
"Heyy...good morning. It's Becky"
"Oh...how're you doing Cat?. Been a while"
"Yeah....I've been good. Heard you got married huh?"
"Yup...I fell in love and I just wanted to have her to myself "
"How romantic. How's my son?"
" My son you mean....He's okay."
"His new mommy treats him good?"
"He has just one mother and there's no old or new mommy. Also I do not think it's any of your business if his mother treats him well or not"
" Chill out.... our boy Noah's getting married"
"Yeah... few weeks from now"
" I know....Uncle Nate sent an invitation"
"Am I missing something here?"
"Noah called..."
"Oh...that explains it. Will you be attending?"
"I'm not sure yet"
" Alright..it's quite late here. So we'll catch up some other time"
"Sure ".
With that, he hung up.