Diane and Nicholas silently walked back to her house, their hands linked together. Diane admitted to herself that she had a nice, quiet time with Nicholas and she enjoyed it. She had forgotten how much she enjoyed her time with Nicholas, how much she cherished every moment they spent together.As they walked, he squeezed her hand softly. She looked up at him and saw him smiling down at her. “What’s making you so happy?” She questioned.“You,” he whispered and she let out a small smile, quickly looking away as her cheeks reddened.They eventually got to the front of her house but Nicholas held on to her hand, unwilling to let her go. “Diane,” he said, “there is something I’d like to tell you.”“Um? I’m listening,” she answered.He was silent for a while. Then, he blurted out, “I know where Malvika is.”Diane stared at him, her face changing from neutral to shocked. “You know?” she questioned and he nodded his head. “Are you saying you knew all these while?” she demanded and Nicholas qu

Malvika rolled around in bed, yawning and squeezing her eyes shut. She stayed put on the bed for a while with her eyes closed before she finally opened them. Reaching her hands out, she grabbed her phone and turned it on. Her eyes blinked twice when she saw the time. Half last nine? Oh shit, shit, shit, she thought as she scrambled out of bed and made her way to the bathroom hurriedly. Today was Friday and well, since she got a job at the restaurant yesterday, she was pretty sure that she was supposed to be there by now. Damn it. She had never had a job before, so, she had never gotten used to waking up early for one. And now that she had one, she was about to royally fuck things up.She had a quick bath and quickly slipped on a pair of jean trousers, a top and some sneakers. She grabbed her phone, her purse and a comb. Then, she hurried out of the room, towards the elevator and out of the hotel. As she rushed outside, she saw the guy who switched shifts with Haley and quickly said

Diane sat in her office, her eyes focused on the papers in front of her as she tried to shuffle them together and arrange them. She had no idea what she was doing though. All she knew was that she needed to pack up before Nicholas came to pick her up for their date. But she couldn't concentrate. Her mind kept wandering and the only thought it kept wandering to was that of Malvika. She kept thinking of Malvika. It had been two weeks since she saw Malvika last, since Malvika basically told her without mincing words that she didn't want to have any thing to do with Diane or her family for now. Why? She wondered but she couldn't come up with an answer. Why will Malvika pick now, of all times, to cut off ties with her family? What happened? What went wrong? But Malvika had not been forthcoming with any reply. Instead, she and insisted that Nicholas and Diane go home and not contact her. But Diane, being Diane, had tried to call her when she arrived back at New York all to no avail. Malvik

Diane twirled in front of the mirror, her face beaming with smiles. She was dressed in sleeveless red dress that hugged her body and showed off all her curves. Natasha stood beside her, her eyes roaming around Diane's reflection in the mirror. "Okay, you look fabulous."Diane giggled. "I know." She was so excited. She and Nicholas were going on another of their many dates and she couldn't help feeling giddy. Things were finally looking up in their relationship. They were taking it slow, just going on dates and Nicholas was so attentive and sweet. "Nick is going to be so excited to see you. You look like you just stepped out of a runway," Natasha commented. Diane rolled her eyes. "Okay, enough with the flatteries, Natasha. I need help with my shoes and jewelries.""Help, coming right up," Natasha replied dramatically as she bounced towards the shoe rack. She scanned the shoes with her eyes. "Okay, okay. This is a little too flashy," she said, touching a bright pink heels. She touched

"Does Diane know I'm going to be here," Natasha asked Nicholas as they both climbed out of the car. Nicholas opened the back doors and the two of them grabbed the nylons and shopping bags on the seats. They walked towards the door."No," Nicholas replied. "She doesn't know," he said. "You are supposed to help me prepare for the date and she can't know about it, remember?""So, when she comes, am I going to sneak back out or what?""I don't know. You can do anything you want," he answered and she frowned. "Maybe going back home will be a good idea," he added and she nodded. As he pushed the door open and walked in, Natasha asked, "So, what's so special about this date that you want to make it a surprise?""Well..... drop the bags on the table," he instructed and she did as he said. "I'm just.... I'm thinking of asking her to move back in with me," he muttered. Natasha whirled around, stunned by his words. "You want her to move in with you," she repeated and he nodded. "Yeah, I want