Hundred Shades Of Love

Lindsey stared at the mirror in her hand checking her make-up.

"Perfect" her lips curved in a satisfactory smile.

She stood up and walked to her bed while adjusting her Blue pants. She grabbed her black purse and turned to leave but the sound of her buzzing phone stopped her.

"Oops!, That call is a saver, I almost forgot my phone" she said as she reached for it.

She sneered looking at the caller ID, She rolled her eyes answering the call.

"Lindsey, it took you till the second call to pick up my call Tell me whose husband are you fornicating with" Katherine yelled

Lindsey withdrew the phone from her ears, closing her eyes briefly, trying so hard not to snap at the woman ‘She was always getting on her nerves.

"Ma, I'm not sleeping with anyone's husband, please can you stop mentioning that whenever you call" Lindsey grabbed her keys from the table which she had forgotten as well.

"Really?, the same way you said no man was sponsoring you, and you were caught in bed with your elder sister's husband huh?"

Lindsey was used to that insult so it didn't break her as much as Katherine thought it would.

She took in a deep breath, walking towards the compound car park.

"I'm going to work Ma, if you called to remind me of how much of a whore I am then please wait till I have nothing important to do and ready to entertain such"

She was now driving out of the compound in her red Audi A4 car.

"Work, by this time?"

"I'm an event planner ma, I got an event planning contract a few weeks ago and it's normal for me to attend the engagement party that I planned, it would help me know the kind of guests that would be attending their wedding so_"

"So you can cheat with them too" Katherine was bent on reminding Lindsey of her past mistakes.

"No Ma!" Lindsey yelled getting exhausted.

"Just don't worry, you won't understand even if I explain since you are not an event planner" Lindsey tried to end the conversation, she didn't want to argue with her stepmother but Katherine wasn't done with her yet.

"I'm just wondering when you will plan your wedding, you seem to be busy planning every other person's wedding except yours"

Lindsey didn't utter a word, not even a sound, Katherine would definitely get tired of doing the whole talking and end the call.

"You should add your younger sister, Nancy, to the list, she found a man," Katherine said.

"Oh wow, that's good news, I will call her later to congratulate her" Lindsey smiled

"You should, I just thought I should remind you that you would be twenty-nine tomorrow, I wonder how you will find a man when you get to thirty, Men don't like old cargo," Katherine said.

Just, as usual, she wants to start bragging about her kids and their success.

'For goodness sake, aside from the fact, she is still single, she is doing pretty well for herself, at least she pays her rent and feeds herself.

"I just hope you won't end up being a desperate woman like your mother and start jumping from one man to the other, you might not be as lucky as she is to find someone that would marry you when you get pregnant"

Lindsey gulped down, Yes, she grew up being reminded daily about her mum's wayward life which unfortunately for her she was the product of.

Her mum had abandoned her when she was just two years to get married to another man, who refuse to take in a stepdaughter, she was kept at the mercy of her step-mum Katherine.

"Hello, are you still there?" Katherine asked, she was expecting Lindsey to retort but she rather remind silent.

"I will call Nancy to discuss the wedding preparations, goodnight" she tried to sound normal but her trembling voice betrayed her.

Katherine smiled before ending the call, she always gets the last laugh.

Lindsey drove into Eco hotels, the biggest and most expensive in the city, she parked carefully on one of the empty slots.

Taking a second look at her face to make sure her make-up was still intact, she alighted from the car and walked into the venue.

She smiled at the decoration which looked splendid, the Winslow family was very rich, powerful, and influential in New York and to Lindsey, it was a big honor for her to plan the wedding of the third son in the family.

"Hi, you must be Ms. Lindsey Roach, the wedding planner" Lindsey turned toward the direction of the feminine voice.

She reciprocated the cute smile the lady was giving her "Yes I am, Good evening" and she took the handshake she was offering.

"I'm Mrs. Audrey Roberts, the groom's best friend, the one you spoke with on the phone a few weeks ago, Remember?" Audrey asked.

"Of course, I remember you were the one that got me this job, thanks so much for recommending me Mrs. Roberts, it means a lot to me" Lindsey thanked her.

"You can call me Audrey, let's be informal with each other please, as for the recommendation, you did a fanatic job at my girlfriend's wedding, I couldn't resist recommending you," Audrey says.

"Thank you, Audrey, you can also call me Lindsey," Lindsey said.

"Sure, Come with me, I will introduce you to the staff and then to the couple," Audrey said leading the way while Lindsey followed.

"Nice outfit, I was able to get a grasp of your job seeing your outfit" Audrey complimented.

Lindsey was putting on a yellow long-sleeve shirt tucked into blue pants, she wore a blue heel to match and then her black purse.