Hush Incorporated

Katy Point of View

Silvia was my best friend and confidant. I took a lot of advice that she gave me, not only about business, but in matters of love...

Hush Incorporated was a family business through and through, so there was no way Ronny and I could pull off this charade without his family knowing. That's why I wasn't worried about convincing Andi to go shopping with me. Margaret was out in the morning and Andi's schedule was flexible enough to take a few hours to help me. Besides, she was about the business.

It turned out that she was much more interested in wedding shopping than I was.

"She'll be wearing a suit, don't you think? "She," she told me as she thumbed through the rows and rows of wedding dresses at a costume boutique we had gone to. Not a tuxedo.

"Don't know. "It didn't even occur to me to ask him.

"I think a suit. And it's in Italy, so it should be something classic and lacy. Oh, and a little sexy too.

"Nothing sexy. "I'm not like that," I said. She looked at me over her shoulder.

"If there's no sexy, LaMont might get suspicious. Every bride not only wants to be beautiful, but she wants her man to desire her.

"You've thought about this a lot," I joked.

She shrugged, looked at a couple of dresses, then pulled one off the rack.

"Too bad you don't have more time. You could have something custom made. But with Ronny's money, you should be able to fix something quickly. What do you think of this?

I tried on several dresses. I felt a little silly for taking this so seriously when it was nothing more than a fake wedding. But one of the dresses made me breathe and made me think about the day when I would finally get married for real. The ivory lace dress was sleeveless and the tulle straps were almost invisible. Lace appliques decorated the tulle and gave it an ethereal, fairy"like look. The V"neckline was a little low in the front and opened out in the back, but it didn't give off an overly sexy feel.

"Oh, wow. “This is it,” Andi said when she entered the fitting room. Her smile was wide. You are precious.

I couldn't help but smile too, until I saw the price tag.

"Twenty thousand dollars? For a dress that is worn one day? "I was disappointed, but there was no way I was going to spend that on a dress for a fake wedding. I started looking at the other dresses again.

“You have to buy this dress,” Andi insisted, pulling out the lace fairy dress again.

"I can't spend that. Not for this situation. "Or for any situation. I couldn't imagine ever spending twenty thousand dollars on anything, except maybe a car.

"Have you forgotten that your boss is rich? Filthy rich. You can afford this. "I shook my head.

"I have to be sensible. “She” pursed her lips as she looked at me. Why are you doing this? To get a business deal, right? So you have to measure up. That includes wearing a dress that makes Ronny look gorgeous. He would spare no expense to please his fiancée. And you can't wear a two"hundred"dollar dress to an expensive Italian wedding. "He was right? Did I have to make sure I dressed well? Would you agree?"Besides, it's not only that it looks good on you, but it's also the only one that made your face light up. Trust me. I know about these things. This is the dress. “She”"she picked him up.

"I love it. She opened the door and walked out with him.

"I'll tell them you're going to buy it. Now get dressed and let's go eat.

We found a nice bistro type restaurant on the bay and sat outside to enjoy the nice weather.

“I heard the weather is nice in Italy too,” Andi said after ordering the food.

"I guess so. I don't know. I never thought I would be someone with the ability to travel. "Or buying a twenty thousand dollar dress. Caramba. I wouldn't be surprised if he fired me for that.

"What does Natalie think of all this? "Andi sat up straight as the waitress put water on the table for us.

"She thinks she should go. I wish she could come. I'm sure she would love art.

"Maybe you could ask Ronny to drive her. I mean, it's a wedding. The family should be there. "I shook my head.”

"This is already getting out of hand.”

"Have you ever thought about the wedding you would want? When you get married for real, of course. She squeezed lemon into her water and then took a sip”.

"Sometimes, of course. I don't have a book or magazines or anything like that, but I guess, like most women, I've thought about it.”

"What have you thought? "she asked.

"I always thought it would be nice to get married on the beach. She would be in a shirt and pants, but with her sleeves rolled up. Also the trouser legs and him barefoot. I would also be barefoot in a nice flowing dress. It seems so romantic to me. " Andi sighed.

"Yes, it sounds good.

"And you? Have you thought about your wedding day? " I asked for.

"Oh yeah. I've been dreaming about it since she was a little girl. I want the whole princess fairy tale. A horse carriage. A huge church full of flowers. A Live band at reception. The whole shebang. " I smiled.

"I didn't know that about you. "Serious.

"I know. I guess I'm a hopeless romantic too. “She” tilted her head. How are you going to pretend that you're in love with your boss?

My erotic dream with Ronny returned. I drank water to cool her skin, which suddenly felt too hot.

"Don't know. I have always liked him and respected him. But he is my boss. He's also a little weird. "She nodded.

"What if he wasn't your boss? If we were at a club one night and he walked in, would you be interested?

She knew the answer was "yes" because she had come to that conclusion the night before. But she wasn't sure she had to confess it.

"Don't know. Maybe. Mr. Hush is certainly not a clubbing guy. "Andi she laughed.

" He is quite square. Still, he's handsome, don't you think? "I shrugged my shoulders without giving my opinion". Oh, come on. The guy is hot. He may not be the most handsome Hush brother, but he's not ugly.

He offended me that she didn't think he was the most handsome brother, because of course he was. It wasn't just his looks that made him attractive. It was his way of behaving. He exuded power and control. Furthermore, he was generous and loving. And he loved his family.

"How would you classify the brothers? "she asked.

"In what? In appearance? In skill? Commitment to the business?

She snorted.

"Noé would be the last on that list. However, he is also attractive. He has that air of a rebel without a cause, you know. "I looked at her, wondering if she had something with him.

“Noah doesn't seem like the kind of fairy tale horse"drawn carriage wedding,” I said.

"No, it doesn't seem like it. He doesn't seem like the marriageable type at all, but I bet he's fabulous in bed.

"Is this how we classify them? "Again, the vision of Ronny bringing me to orgasm on a tree trunk in the middle of the Tuscan countryside filled my brain.

"I think they're all probably pretty good, except maybe Ronny. Seriously, do you think he ever gets laid?

I bit my lip so as not to reveal that he had asked her the question in my dream.

"Ronny is very reserved.

She reflected on that.

"Quiet guys tend to be the most creative in bed. “He” moved his eyebrows. Maybe Ronny is hiding his true sexual prowess. "Then he studied me". Maybe you can find out.

I shook my head.

" He is my boss. I don't think of him that way. Plus, he's already too worried that he'll sue him over this situation. "She nodded.

"As I said, very square. "I was offended.

"He cares more about this company than anyone else besides Margaret. He takes it seriously.

His eyes narrowed and I squirmed under his scrutiny.

"I wouldn't underestimate Hamilton and Carter's commitment, but I think Ronny has felt that, as the eldest, he has had to assume the role of patriarch since his father left the business. "I nodded. I saw it that way too. "Margaret admires him for that, but there's a reason she doesn't make him CEO, even though as the eldest and the one who's really stepped up to lead the family, he's the obvious choice," she said. Her gaze went to the brie and bacon sandwich the waitress had placed in front of her.

"Because? I leaned back as the waitress placed my Thai chicken salad in front of me.”

"Well, for starters, Hamilton and Carter are also engaged." But, secondly, I think she regrets living for the business, and she doesn't want that for Ronny.

"He does live for the business. Hence this crazy wedding.

"It's crazy. It's not like him. "He smiled". There is hope for him, after all.