xuberant shouts of revelers on the dance floor. The flashing lights added to the sensory spectacle

waiting her arrival, as she was the only missing piece of the puzzle. With all of them present, Monique could already an

as preoccupied. Consequently, she opted for a text message to apprise him of her intentions, knowing he would read it at his earliest convenience. Although she had considered informing him about her encounter with his twin brother, Jacob, and the witnessed accident, she decided to save the discussion for an

ces. It was one of the qualities she cherished in him – he never smothered her, granting her the freedom to pursue her de

logize for being late, everyone," she offered to her friends, who had turned their attenti

ke it. You're half an hour late," Amy

xplained. "And on top of that, I ran into some unexpected traffic on my way here, which s

ate with Joshua went ahe

have caused many a downfall,"

ffering it to Monique. "Here," she said, passing the bottle. "We'v

tle from Amy's outstretched hand, savoring the bi

me, ev

ad just spoken up and garnered the group's focus. She coul

to make," Tameka continued a moment later, and M

anor, it seemed like she had

" Amy inquired, their cur

meka, eagerly await

y shifted their focus to her hand, particularly her fingers, where they spotted a gleaming one-carat diamond r

my

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ow

ncement. However, their underlying sentiment was one of genuine happiness, as Tameka an

couple. Gavin's affection for Tameka was unmista

n with a warm smile. "I'm genuinely thrille

gratulations to Tameka. Some inquired about the we

from Amy. "What's up?" she a

a sly smile, a playful grin dancing

. "What do you mean?" she asked, p

ou and Joshua happening?" Amy

sponse. "Well, he hasn't even p

ke the initiative. Why don't you propose to him? It's becoming a trend for women to be the ones

d no intention of being the one to propose to her boyfriend. She wanted Josh

t commitment that required careful consideration. As many would say, it was not something to be entered into lightly a

resounding ‘Yes’. She was more than ready to take that step. Now at the age of twenty-seven, her

d drained it, then looked up as

o convey to her, as his gaze remained

presented her with a glass containing a margarita. "T

ccepted the drink. "Who'

rection. Monique followed his indication and squinted to get a better look. She couldn

hua's twin who ha

lass in acknowledgment. It seemed her assum

ned moments later, curious ab

focused on Amy. "No, that's Jacob, Joshua's

exactly like Josh

e two was striking. "They're identical twins," she reit

u," she instructed, lifti

waiter replied before de

ounter once more, she noticed that Ja

ged and averted