5.

"Alyona, hi. I wasn't expecting you at all. Come in." Kimora ushered her into the house.

" I came bearing gifts," she said, handing her a bouquet and the latest YVL bag in a box.

" Oh, my gosh! Thank you so much. Care for some wine?" Kimora asked, putting her gifts away.

" Yes, yes, a bottle of Moscatto will do, please." Alyona smiled at her. She was impressed by the interior decor of Kimora's home. There was no doubt that she had great taste.

" Have you heard from Bazyli? " Kimora asked, pouring a glass of wine for Aly and herself.

" Yeah, he said he would be coming back this weekend," she smiled. She couldn't wait to see him. This had been the most boring and slowest three weeks ever.

" Awesome"

" Enough of Bazyli. Is there anyone you're seeing at the moment?" Alyona's question caught Kim off guard, making her hesitate before answering her.

" Not at the moment, but there's someone I like; unfortunately, he doesn't feel the same way." She tried to mask her pain.

“ Can I know his name if you don’t mind?”

“ Calvin, Calvin Dwight,” Kimora added, gulping her drink. Aly remained silent for a while, trying to digest the information she had just received from Kim.

“ He lost his wife and twins to a grueling accident." Alyona spoke up after a while.

“ You heard his story too?”

“ Calvin was married to my cousin, Raelyn.”

“ He was what?”

“ Calm down, Kim. I’m not here to warn you; I’m not a bitch. Besides, it’s been over two years, and Calvin is allowed to move on. I’m here for you. If it’s you he truly wants, he’ll come for you. What I am trying to say is to live your life. Don’t let your life come to a standstill because of him. Be happy and have fun. The right person will come, and when he does, you will know. If the right person is Calvin, then that’s awesome.”

"Thanks, Aly. For a second, I thought you were going to discourage me from dating him because it’s only been two years and it's too early to move on.” she sighed.

“ I have no right to say that to you. He has every right to move on with whoever he wants to."

“ You know Bazyli is in love with you, right?” Kimora asked Alyona as she picked up her bag and was about to leave the house after they had spent almost the whole day together, talking about life.

“ He is ?” she smirked at her friend.

“ Don’t tell him I told you,” she whispered, slightly tipsy.

“ He won’t know I was here," she replied, walking to her car as Kim locked the door behind her.

~

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How come you’re here alone? Where’s Talia?” Davina asked as she spotted Zeke at a club alone. She had come to cool off after the stressful week she had had.

“ Who?”

Your girlfriend, Zeke. Where's she?" Davina asked, sitting beside him and casually grabbing the shot in his hand, gulping it down in a go.

" She left," he managed to say. He had gone to a ring shop earlier to get a ring for her. For all the years they had been together, he was ready to get married to the woman he loved dearly.

The plan was to propose to her at her favorite place tonight. But when he got home, he had the shock of his life.

Talia told him she was tired of waiting for him to propose to her and she was moving on with her life.

He tried to calm her down and tell her what he had planned for her but she wasn't ready to listen. It was as if her mind had already been made up and was looking for the right time to tell him. Turned out that the right time was the day he wanted to propose to him.

' If only I had proposed earlier as she wanted she wouldn't have left,' He thought to himself.

" What do you mean she left?" Davina asked, confused , knowing how much those two loved each other.

" She broke up with me and it's my fault. I was going to propose to her today, but I should have done that earlier." He explained.

" Come on,"

" What?"

" Get up, we're going to get your girl back," Davina explained, dragging him out of the club.

" But sh-she left," he managed to say.

" Yeah, but you're going to get her back. You both have come too far to part ways like this. We've got to get you some soup to sober you up before we head to Talia's house." she explained as they walked to her car.

They made a stop at a soup kitchen to get him some soup, then another stop at the mall to get him a change of clothes after he was done with his soup.

About two hours later, they were parked in front of Talia's house.

" I know you wanted to propose at her favorite place, but you've got to do it here if you want her back. Call me after you proposed," she added as Zeke got out of her car and she drove away.

He rang the doorbell twice before Talia opened the door letting him inside.

" What do you want, Zeke? " she questioned as her voice broke at the end of the sentence. He got a closer view of her face and realized she had been crying.

" To marry you,"

" Zeke, I-wait what?" she asked, trying to process what she had just heard.

" Marry me, Talia. I know you've been hinting at this for so long but I just didn't think it was the right time. I wanted to get things ready and s—-

" Yes, yes. I will marry you." she said after cutting him off with a kiss. He took out the most beautiful ring she had seen and slipped it on her finger, fitting perfectly.

" I'm sorry I made you cry babe," he pulled her in for a hug.

" I'm sorry I left, " she replied.

" No, I'm sorry you left because of me, and I'm glad I came back for you. Although someone helped me," he added.

" Who?"

" A friend,"

That's a good friend. You care for something to eat? " Talia asked.

" No. I need to make a phone call, " he replied, pulling out his phone and calling Davina while on loud speaker.

" Hi Talia, did he give you the ring yet?" she asked as soon as she answered the phone.

" Yes, Davina. I guess you're the friend who helped him out, " she smiled.

" That's what friends are for. You both have come too far just to break off things. By the way, when is the wedding? " she asked making them burst out into laughter.