I Swear, Let Me Love You Again

Lydia’s POV:

I gathered my things and she flaunted her hands in my face. My eyes almost bulged out of their socket when I saw a diamond ring and I held her hand.

“You’re getting married?” I squealed in excitement and she nodded frantically with a smile on her face.

“Yes, Darren proposed last month.” Darren was her on and off boyfriend since college and he always seemed to be a player as he was an athlete. Hearing that he was finally acting right and putting a smile on my best friend’s face brought me nothing but joy.

We strolled downstairs and she filled me in on how he proposed at Eiffel Tower after her show in Paris. I smiled listening as the driver, Mr Fil, opened the back seat of the black Rolls Royce for us.

“That had to be the happiest day of my life.” She concluded and I chessed teasing her.

“So where to?” Mr Fil asked, looking at us through the glass.

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We arrived at the spa and I had gotten my nails painted in baby blue and cream. While we were meant to be catching up, Lorena being a fiancé and a business woman of a multimillion fashion company got calls from her man and different companies.

I sighed deeply admiring my nails and now we were getting a pedicure.

“I’m sorry, so where were we?” She dropped her phone, keeping it in her bag. I shrugged, giving her my attention.

“Ummm…you told me what it’s like to be a Mrs King.” She began and I grimaced thinking back to the fact that I was actually a divorcee as young as I was.

“I’m so proud of you, you know? You were able to leave that man even though you had the biggest love for him and that’s so admirable.” I nodded, taking in her words.

“For real, cause you know how I stay delusional. I would have thought, what if this is the year he’s going to be affectionate to me.” She said and I bursted out laughing.

“That’s what I said to myself…every year I’d tell myself this is the year he’s going to love me.” I shook my head at how embarrassing that was. She laughed at that.

“Well that’s how I was. I kept telling myself this is the year Darren would settle down and now finally…” She let out a breath and I smiled at that.

“My bestie is in love.” I sang nudging her side.

“I am…I am.” She had a glint of love in her eyes.

“Now you’re going to start having kids. Ouuuu, I can just imagine my little goddaughter.” She shook her head left and right about to protest.

“Hell no.. Don’t even say things like that.” I laughed and looked at my toes all done.

After getting our nails done, we got a relaxing treatment from the masseuses and got out of there. We headed to different stores getting beauty products and body lotions. Lorena headed to Foot Locker getting a Nike Product for her man while I decided to get some kicks for Andrew.

As we exited, I heard my name being called.

“Did you hear my name?” I asked Lorena who was complaining about how hungry she was.

“I didn’t hear a word, let’s go.” She dragged me to a small bakery at the mall. She got chocolate doughnut and a vanilla slice of cake while I purchased a red velvet slice remembering how much Nathan loved it. I shook off the thought of him.

“Okay, I don’t know if its because I have eaten or not but I really do hear your name.” We turned around and I groaned deeply seeing a face I was hoping never to encounter.

“O MY God, it really is you.” She smiled looking at me from head to toe.

“Oh hi, Rachel.” I gave her a tight-lipped smile. She wore a pink mini dress and accessorized with a gold necklace, bracelet and earrings. She wore pink thigh high boots and her black hair was curled. She looked beautiful nonetheless carrying a bunch of shopping bags.

“I saw you while waiting for my man. Hello.” She waved at Lorena who was just busy eating her food with no care in the world.

“How are you doing? It was nice seeing you.” I quickly dismissed any further discussions but she obviously wasn’t having it.

“I’m good actually, you seem great. Let me guess you went ahead and found yourself a wealthy man to prey over? Or hold on, don’t reply to that. My brother ‘compensated’ you, didn’t he?”

Lorena bursted out laughing, she fell into a fits of laughter.

“Oh lord, that was hilarious.” She laughed so hard, Rachel knitted her eyebrow, staring at us in annoyance.

“What made my question so funny?” She questioned with an attitude. Her name was called with an annoyance laced in it, a man approached us and he did not look pleased at all.

“What the fuck do you have on?” He grabbed her arm roughly and she tried to ease herself communicating with him through her eyes.

“This is my brother’s ex wife, Lydia. Lydia, this is my man, Jason Wilst.” She introduced wincing as he let her go composing himself.

“Nice to meet you.” I shook his hand as he just stared at me.

“Well, it was nice to see you again, Lydia and her friend. We will probably see you around.” She scurried away with her man walking with her bags and his guards were collecting her bunch of shopping bags.

“Was it just me or did that give off abusive?” Lorena asked, watching them walk off. I shrugged wishing her the best.

A part of me hoped it was nothing of sought.