Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 36

The family meet and greet dinner was tonight. Since the Michaels were all coming to the charity ball, Aaron that tonight would be a perfect opportunity for the families to meet before the wedding.

As Rabena and the ladies began looking at gowns, Lisa started going over the list of family members.

“Mom, exactly how many of our family members are coming tonight?”

Lina looked up to the ceiling as if she were counting to herself.

“Well, quite a bit I imagine. Your brother booked out the entire restaurant for the evening.”

Rabena couldn’t help but laugh, Lina had no idea how extravagant her son was. He’d done the same thing just for a dinner of two. Lisa started counting on her fingers while naming some of their family members.

“Well let’s see, we have Dad, all five uncles, all five aunts, 27 first cousins, about 12 second cousins, and 7third cousins. Their spouses, Grandmom. Am I missing anyone from the Michaels side?”

Rabena’s eyes nearly bulged out the sockets, were THAT many family members coming to this dinner. Not to mention, that was just the Michaels side! After the engagement, Uncle Pete called every Price he could think of with all of them saying they couldn’t wait to come. Although she was feeling a little overwhelmed, Rabena couldn’t help but laugh, going from practically no family to a huge family after five lonely years,

she’d take it.

“Ruby what about the Prices? Are your extended family members coming tonight too?”

Gloria was able answered that question more thoroughly.

“We do have quite a bit of family members coming.”

Although Pete and Paul were the only children of Pierre and Marla Price; their father had two sisters and four brothers, while their mother had four sisters. All of them had children and grandchildren. On Grace’s side the Martins, she had three sisters whom all had children, and the two families were all close. Rabena spent many summers growing up going to her extended family vacations and reunions, had the Crests never interfered, she would have more than enough family to love and support her.

Giggling, Rabena started looking at some of the gowns Valarie brought over.

“Is there going to be enough room at the restaurant?”

“Oh yeah! Aaron had Vincent verify the Restaurant space and it’s pretty big!”

Catherine, who was now trying on a gown behind a dressing curtain, poked her head out.

“Not to worry Ruby, Sean sald fonight’s dinner will be just us, Pete, Damon, the grandparents from both sides and the aunt’s and uncles. Everyone else you’ll meet at the ball.”

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Chapter 36

That made Rabena feel much better, although she was excited to see and meet everyone, it felt like everything was happening at a rapid pace. Suddenly, Rabena spotted a gown she instantly fell in love with. It was royal blue with silver and diamond trimming throughout the gown. It reminded her of a dress in a fairytale book her mother read to her once she was a child. This would be the dress she would wear for the- gala. Valarie noticed Rabena admiring the gown.

“It’s beautiful isn’t it?”

“Oh, my goodness, it truly is. Did you design this?”

Valarie blushed with pride; this dress was an original creation of hers.

“I think it’s just your size but let’s try it on in case I need to make some last–minute touch ups.”

After Rabena and the other ladies chose their gowns for the gala, they decided to also purchase some dresses for the family dinner. The time was now 5:30pm, knowing their women would be pressed for time, Aaron had a team of hairstylists and makeup artists meet the ladies at the boutique so that they could get ready there. By 6:30pm a stretched limo arrived to take them all to the restaurant.

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