Black as Ebony - Elizabeth Elias (best business books of all time txt) 📗

new”
“Ya saved it for something a special I like you suit new”
“No but I hate it monkey suit ready to go”
“Yes just need to put on my heels” I say putting on a matching pair of red stilettos, and walking out the door. “I guess we’re not tacking the motorcycle”
“No I wouldn’t want to wrinkle you pretty dress” he says as he kisses my nose.
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The door man comes to open the car door for me with an umbrella as the rain pours down on us. “Good morning miss dreadful weather we’re having”
“Not really good for a change of pace thank you”
“You ready” Allen says as he hand the keys to valet and offers my arm.
“Yes I say as we walk through the front to the restaurant to the right I see the most beautiful painting on the ceiling. “This is lovely thank you Allen”
“You’re welcome love”
“Yes – reservation for Hisoka” he says as the host show us to our seats.
Allen pulls out my chair for me as I sit down. “Now that I think about it I haven’t heard your last name before today.”
“What will you be having today miss” the waiter ask as I hand him the menu. “The French breakfast please” “And you sir” “the Japanese breakfast” “and to drink” “coffee decaf” “sir” “same thank you” “will that be all” ‘yes thank you” Allen says and the waiter walks away.
“Miso soup and coffee really” I ask
“Yes I like it or not really I just like the smell old times”
“Oh right you lived there as a kid”
“Yes but the rice omelet will be good”
“So you do eat”
“Yes I do but it’s different for me”
“So how does it all work the whole live longer thing?”
“It has to do with marriage and all that stuff so I doesn’t freak you out”
“No but its new it takes some time to get used to it makes you I don’t know it makes you hotter I guess”
“Ok so it’s ok if I burn you I guess” he says with a smile
“Don’t go there Allen”
“Not cute”
“No not cute” I say as are food comes”
We eat in silence until about 10 minutes in to breakfast then he asks me what I’m thinking.
“I was just thinking that when you a girl like myself and others when you young your fathers the one you turn to then you get a little older and he gets other things to do and then you turn to your brother or your mother and I turned to my brother because my mother was working and still is but then you both grow up and you either fend for yourself or you find and I finally found you I think I might just be able to put down that wall that I put up so long ago and see the world with you.”
“I feel almost the same way I finally found what I was looking for, for so long”
“I want to see the world Allen I want to see the world with you”
“Ebony why not after graduation this summer you and me we could go to Europe and Japan and see the world just you and me”
“Really you would do all that for me Allen?”
“Yes ebony how about we find a little place in Paris just you and me we could live there for a year or two”
“And do what Allen”
“And see the country and have fun and we could well”
“Yes Allen out with it”
“I’ve never done this god help me’ Allen says to himself. “ I was going to wait till Christmas but”
“Allen what do you want I’m getting nervous” Allen stands up and gets down on one knee. “Allen what are you”
“Ebony lovely will you- will you marry me”
“Yes Allen yes I will” I say as I jump up to hug him. “Yes I love you”
“I was going to wait a few weeks so the rings at home the moment was just so perfect I couldn’t wait”
“That’s ok Allen its ok”
“I love you Ebony how does the rest of your life sound”
“How about the nest two hundred years sound”
“We need to be married first love and we need to tell you brother and mom first because I did this backwards”
“Allen lets tell them now then”
“Okay call your mother first she can’t touch me for a different country” he says as he hands me his cell.
“Hello” my mother picks up her phone “hello mom”
“Hello ebony I’m in Greece I’m in a meeting what do you need”
“Mom mother I’m getting married”
“YOU’RE WHAT!” she yells “to whom”
“To Allen the best man in the world”
“Have you told your brother yet?”
“No but we’re going to right now mom” I say as Allen asks for the check.
“Ebony I’ll have to call you back in a little bit honey I have to go”
“Okay mom love you bye”
“Thank you” Allen says to the waiter hands him the check.
“Your welcome and congratulations”
“Thank you”
Allen pays and offers me his arm as we leave and the door man congratulates us and opens the car door for me once again as we depart.


Ch. 9 Fun before marriage
Allen and I arrive home about an hour later and Nat's still sleeping so so Allen decides to go to the ice rink and watch while I'm hard at work. As I'm right in the middle of my routine my coach yells at me to re-do my triple and I fall flat on my ass every time and once again my back hurts and my ankles are swollen and I'm pissed off to no return, so yell at my coach which only happens when I haven’t been doing well and that’s been like 3 years now so I get off the ice as fast as I can and run to the locker room crying.
“ebony honey, ebony love pleas let me in” Allen yells through the door.
“hold on Allen” I say through my tears
“whats wrong baby what hurts” he say rubbing my back
“everything”
“okay love its okay” he says as I lean my head on his shoulder. My coach comes walking in and just stands there for a minute. “okay ebony we’re taking the next few days off then because you need a break okay” “I'm not talking to you right now” I reply “okay Ebony whatever. Hello who are you this is a closed practice.” “yes coach he is aware of that I let him in Allen this is coach, coach this is Allen” “oh hello Allen, how do you 2 know each other” “she doesn't know love” “no she doesn't know babe” I say with anger in my voice as I gesture to he to talk.
“don’t know what “
“well we have been together for what a year now”Allen explains
“can I tell her love or no”
“go right ahead I don’t care”
“oh so you’re her boyfriend I didn’t know she even dated or are you the boy that moved in”
“yes I am the boy that moved but I'm also ebony’s fiancé” he explains politely
“oh wow big news that’s great you guys many blessings”
“thanks coach you would know if we spent time together off the ice like we used to and Allen if you could be so kind to help me with my skates here stuck”
“yes love” he says while picking up one foot. “wow this is totally stuck ill un-lace it”
“okay babe owww thank you I say taking my foot back while he starts to take care of the other skate.
“oh my goodness baby are you okay” Allen say in horror as he looks at my feet which are swollen and bleeding from rubbing the inside of my socks and boots.
“ya happens all the time hon its okay”
“om my god ebony you should have told me I could show you how to rap your feet”
“I did try raping my feet it hurts to skate that way so no”
“then ill have your skates lined with something love cause I have never seen you feet like this”
“ no no I'm fin I needed new skates anyway its been over 6 months okay anything else coach before I leave”
“ya I have tickets to NHK you want to attend for a little attention”
“ya that would be great where is it this year”
“its in Tokyo”
“no way that’s great”Allen says
“okay hold on whats NHK” Allen asks confused
“that’s great love”Allen asks as my coach leaves the room. ‘okay love ill be right back to get you ill go put your stuff in the car” “okay Allen thank you, I love you” “I love you too ebony” he says as he gives me a kiss that makes me giggle a little
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Allen and I get home he raps up my feet and sets me on a stool in the kitchen. We strt to make dinner well Allen starts to make dinner I'm just cutting the veggies when Nat comes in with his friends. “they staying for dinner Nat”
“yaw hats for dinner”Nat looks at Allen then at me and my feet. “what happen to your feet your not…are you that’s like the only reason I can think you feet would be swollen”
“NO! God Nathan no and even if. also we’re having curry stew”
“what I don’t get it” Allen asks all confused as Nat walks out of the room.
“he thought I was prego. because all the women in the family seem to get swollen feet when there prego.”
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We all sat down to dinner me and Allen and i sat next to each other at the table Allen with his hand on my leg because he nervous beyond belief after what my brother said earlier not that he thinks I'm pregnant but he thinks my brother may want to kill him if we tell him right now. “its okay baby we can wait till tomorrow to tell him” I say as my leg starts to hurt. “Allen calm down my legs are in pain as it is please just calm down” I say as we walk in to the kitchen to clean up dinner “by the way you’re a really good cook that total turns me on” I say as Allen picks me up and sets me on the kitchen counter to kiss me. I spread my legs as I put my arms around