Part forty

It's late but the day isn't over...second chapter has been published☺️💃🏻..picture of Nae's dress at the top

Monae's POV

Heidi and I stepped out of the car and I curiously looked around the unfamiliar tall building.

Everything happened so fast, I didn't have the time to ask what where we were going. All I was told was Michy wanted us to introduce us to some important clients of his who will be leaving the state tonight and as a result of that we had to cut short our lunch and rush here.

"What's this place?"

"The Ritz Carlton hotel, c'mon let's get going before we keep him waiting the more." She held my hand and dragged me inside, I could tell she was excited for a reason best known to her like c'mon, it's only a business dinner with his clients not some fancy vacay around the world.

We slowed down when we got stepped into the stylish hotel, with the help of Heidi we found our way into the restaurant filled with not so many people.

I spotted Michy with his back to us at a table and we approached them. That was when I recognized Drake and his wife and his other friends.

"Where are the clients?" I questioned no one in particular, suddenly annoyed I rushed all the way here because of a possible lie.

"We are." They chorused as if they had rehearsed it and looked at Michy, they're faces so stoic, one would think something bad is about to go down.

I glanced at them cautiously and sat down after Michy pulled a chair for me beside him.

For minutes no one at the table said anything, all eyes were on Michy who was shifting nervously in his chair. He would put his arm around my chair then pull it back, the next minute, his fingers are raking his hair and the others are also giving him a look as if to urge him on something.

"Can someone please tell me what is going on here? Why are y'all silent?" I questioned them.

Shawn looked between Drake and Marcus. "Should we tell her?"

"No, we can't."

"It will ruin every effort we put into this." Heidi replied before Drey could and I turned look at her, so she knew all along this was all a pretense?

"Moreover it's not in our place to do so."

"True that."

I hate it when people lie to me, so I turned to them. "Wait, can you guys, you know like stop talking among yourselves and reply me?" I replied with sass in my tone.

"C'mon Mich tell her." Marcus more like instructed him.

"Tell me what?" Though I asked Marcus the question, my eyes were on Michy who was avoiding eye contact.

"Uhm, uh there's actually something I need to tell you."

"Well then go ahead cause I'm all ears."

"This isn't easy for me but I'd do my best." He said back and cleared his throat. The jitters were so viable, I rubbed his thigh to calm him down before he took my hand in his and looked at me in the eyes. "Over the weekend, I realized something. I realized how beautiful it is to find that one true person you want to forever spend your life with. Someone you can call your own, someone you can share your good and bad times with. A soulmate who will be your sunshine even when they sky is so cloudy, that special person who you won't be afraid to risk your heart and life for. I wasn't searching for that someone because I already had her with me, beside me every single time. The only thing I needed was to realize how much I can't wait to make her mine forever and which is why, I'm here today asking you with a heart that hopes you'll undoubtedly say yes..." he trailed off and got on his knees, "I know this is too early in our relationship, it hasn't been six months since we started but I feel as if I've known for a lifetime. I love you more than my heart is capable of, everyday when I sleep and go to bed, through the day and night, all I see is you. You and you only and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with the most humble and amazing woman who has colored my world without knowing with all her good qualities every man wishes for. I don't want to rush you into being tied in anything you aren't comfortable with so for starters as I want us to take our time, Monae Araba Winchester, will you please be my fiancée?"

Will you be my fiancée?

I'm I ready to get labeled as that?

Will I continue loving him if we take this further?

This and so many more questions we're running through my head, I wasn't indecisive, i hella sure knew what I wanted and what I wanted is... "no."

They gasped and stared at me. "Oh my God!"

I dare not look at Michy, I didn't have heart to see the pain in his eyes. No.

"Nae, what is this?" Heidi was beside me in a flash of seconds, she held my shoulders and turned me to face her, "what are you saying? I know you love my brother so much, I can see it in your eyes every time so why are you rejecting him now?"

"Please reconsider your decision Monae, the guy loves you, so much. You give him joy, the type we have never seen before in his eyes and life, please don't do this."

"Monae, I don't know you on a personal level but I can see you love him just as much as he does. You complete him, you're the one made for him, please give him that joy."

Michy spoke up next, his voice was low like he was on the verge of tears. My poor baby was broken, I can feel it. Do I have this great effect on him?  "If it is something I have done to make you change your mind about us please tell me, I'd do anything to, literally anything to have you change your mind." He made an attempt to touch me but I swatted it away from me and took a step back.

Turning my back to him, I lowered my head and started fiddling with my hand, dropping my voice to a low tone filled with regret. "I'm sorry but I can't. I don't want to be.."

I turned to face them, flickering my eyes to look somewhere else and exhaled deeply. "Just your fiancée, I want more than that." I exclaimed, gazing at Michy and saw him breath in relief.

So did the crowd, their faces lit up instantly and I chuckled, wanting badly to tease them but now isn't the time.

"Yes!"

Michy smiled so hard even my cheeks were hurting for him and shook his head and pulled me to him. He pulled back abruptly and crashed his lips on mine, sparing the others no attention.

"You're one naughty girl aren't you?" He smacked my butt twice which erupted a hiss from me because it stung but not too much. "You gave me one hell of a hyper, I thought I had almost died and the heart ripping thing is you were enjoying my misery so much."

Before I could answer, I was pulled out of his arms, turning around I saw it was Heidi. She was beaming more than anyone else. I thought she was going to congratulate me but she slapped my hand, "You beautiful devil! You enjoying watching my brother suffer so much because of you, huh?" Her voice was scolding but the smile on her face gave her away.

I giggled, "no sis but I totally loved how y'all looked..it was so golden and your pleas, ah so touching. I never knew y'all loved us together this much till minutes ago."

"Of course, silly. You two are so perfect for each other no one can't help but ship for you."

*****

Michy's POV

Reaching for Nae's hand which was laid on my thigh, I brought it to my lips and kissed her knuckles the diamond in the ring gleaming on her finger. One of my many dreams involving her had come true and it's all thanks to Heidi and the boys who helped me else I'll still be stuck at home struggling to make my intentions known.

I continued kissing her knuckles and extended it to her hand, trailing my lips to her neck in seconds. I kissed it gently but began sucking on it later as I held her waist and squeezed it lightly. I was well aware the others were around but I didn't care, tonight is about Nae and I and I'm going to give her my full attention.

She responded to my touch as a low stifled moan escaped from her, I was sucking it like my life depended on it, this was only the beginning, the real deal will be at home. Nae impatiently pulled my head to her face, interlocking our lips in a kiss.

This hit so different, I love this.

Someone clearing their throat made us pull away, I turned to look at their faces and saw Jozelynn, Heidi and Shawn had their phones, obviously videoing every single thing we just did and the look on their faces especially Shawn made me want to punch him in the face, playfully though.

"Too bad, it ended so soon. I without shame wanted to know how it was going to end, been hella long I saw my man in action." He said in a serious tone but his face..his fucking face and eyes held amusement as he looked between us and grinned like the idiot he is.

"Don't y'all know what is meant by privacy?" I playfully jabbed them, earning me an eye roll from the two girls.

"Where's the privacy when we all witnessed it?" My stubborn as a mule sister shot back before the words left my lips and shrugged, looking over at Joz for support.

She nodded to what Heidi said, "aww, this is so cute." She actually complimented, showing her phone to her husband and my sister as if they had not seen it.

"Meh, not so cute seeing your bro do that." That was from Shawn, his face scrunched as he showed me the video and boy, they did record everything from the start where I was kissing her knuckles.

A flushed and too embarrassed Nae lowered her head, refusing to look at them. I stretched my hand in attempt to snatch the phone from him only to have one of the bottle of wines fall, the contents spilled on my baby's baby pink body com dress that strikingly looked so good on her.

"Oh shit!" I hissed and tried to wipe the wine from the dress with my hand but the more I tried, the more it spread to other places and stain the dress.

"Stop it, you don't do that, you're only ruining the dress the more!" Elyse barked, yanking my arms from her.

Heidi shot me a glare and rolled her eyes like she was exasperated. "Michy can be an idiot sometimes, come on sis let's get you cleaned up." Nae got up the same time I did, I took off my jacket and covered her chest with it since it was the most affected. "Stay back, no men allowed in the ladies, remember?" She reminded me when she saw I was going to follow them.

I nodded and watched them walk away to the restroom.

Marcus pulled me back into my seat, chuckling and I wondered what he found so hilarious here. "So you were actually going to follow them?"

"What else did it look like, retarded brain?"

"Sorry bro but it seems the other way round." His response sent the others on a laughing spree and when they calmed down, he placed his hand on my shoulder, "look man, you guys just got engaged that doesn't mean you have to suffocate her with your presence."

"True, besides the ladies got this." Drake butted in to lay the matter to rest but someone also had something to say.

"It looks like Michy doesn't trust anyone around his girlfriend, oops sorry, fiancée since they're now engaged and all."

I would have smiled or prolly chuckled if it were in the past but after knowing her reality which is her infidelity, I feel some type towards her so just like Saturday I only nodded.

With the smile on her face fading, Elyse cocked her brow questioning, sending my indifference towards her. I shook my head and looked away from her.

"Is it just me or has everyone gotten around Michy being engaged?" Shawn asked, oblivious to the tension I felt with his wife around.

"Nope, I'm with you on this."

"C'mon guys can y'all leave my best alone?" Drake told them and patted my shoulder, "well done bro, this is the best decision you've ever made in your life, I'm happy you've found the right woman who makes you happy."

"Thank.." I didn't conclude my sentence but trailed off, the smile on my face dropped faster than any one can say hi. My whole mood was ruined as I laid my eyes on the last person I wanted to see in my life.

My jaws clenched and so did my fist, someone better not walk into his death or I won't think twice before giving it to him.

The gang felt my sudden silence and change in demeanor because someone shook me. "Mich, what the fuck is wrong?"

"Him." I muttered in clenched teeth, my eyes never leaving his as he equally gazed at me in anger.

"Who's him?"

"Oh hey, what was your name again?" He has the nerve to walk to our table and even more, utter a full sentence. "Yeah I remember now, Jozelynn, I'm surprised to find you here, I had been looking everywhere for you after you left." That arrogant smirk on his face was there yet again, his nasty lips twisted to the side. He leaned towards the lady he was walking with and I recognized her as the heiress of one of America's most successful jewelry companies, and said something into her ears.

I pitied her for thinking so highly of him as she gave him a quick kiss and sauntered away, prolly to their table or anywhere, I honestly don't care.

"What is he talking about?"

"Wait, you didn't tell your husband about me? Here I thought I was screwing you with his consent—"

"Rexford, I'll fucking kill you for ever laying your filthy fingers on my wife!" Before he could finish, Drake was in front him in seconds, charged with rage, he threw a hard punch to his disgusting face and grabbed him by the collar, shoved him to the floor.

He was about to punch him again but his wife, rushed to him and tried to pull him off that bastard who deserved every single blow he was going to get tonight. "Don't touch me cause I'm not done with him yet." Drake shoved her aside and started to pull the sleeves of his shirt upwards. "I'll teach this bastard never to touch a woman who's mind ever again."

While watching them, I glanced in the direction of where my woman and sister had left to, to see if they were approaching. I wish they aren't and will stay there for sometime, I don't want Heidi coming here to see Rexford.

"Who's yours you say? It didn't look like that when she was under me on my bed, moaning senseless as I fucked the little claim you had on her." He mocked him and laughed as if something was funny.

Actually, something was going to be funny...his motherfucking face when I'm done with him tonight, for now imma just allow Drake have his way. I still haven't forgotten what he and his family did to my fiancée, my Nae and what he did to my sister!

"You fucker." He pounced on him, throwing punches at him but that bastard only laughed harder.

Their brawl hasn't attracted a crowd, as if there were many people here, save for us, Rexford and his date and the staff who're busy minding their business, there's no on else here since they all have left. I stood up from my chair and walked to them, pulled Drake off him. The fucker exhaled, I smirked, if he thought he was free then he isn't. It's time to have my fill of him, without warning, I slammed my leg into his loins and bent down to punch his jaw.

"Michy! Oh my God please someone stop them."

"Michy?"

Hearing her voice made me freeze, this is what I was trying to avoid.

"Heidi?"

"Shut up, don't take her name with your filthy mouth!" I warned, trying so hard not to punch him again in Heidi's presence, I respect the promise I made to her to never thrash him when she's around.

"Why shouldn't I huh? She and I never ended thing between us, I still have the right to call her." He glanced behind me at her and his lips curled in a distasteful smile. "Baby." And he winked to my rage.

I lost it, I hate that he's not remorseful about what he did. The pains she gave her and the agony she went through, he was and is still not ashamed of it or repentant either. Punching him didn't take the rage within me, it only fueled it mere. "You're delusional, a psycho if you think I'll ever let you come near her or even dare mention her name. Everything ended when you did what you did, bastard, watch how I disfigure your face!"

I thrashed him again and again, I was releasing all the anger and pain I had kept inside of me all these years after everything that happened.

"She paid for—"

"Shut your fucking mouth!"

"Michy, please."

"I'm sorry Heidi but I'm not listening to you tonight, I failed to make him feel what you felt.. I failed to show him what you went through for years and there's no stopping me tonight."

I punched him again, my knuckles were starting to bleed but the pain with each blow couldn't amount to what Heidi felt or might still be feeling.

"Dion, baby get the security on him!" He didn't surprise me by begging his date, after all he was a pussy, getting used to girls cleaning out his thrash and bailing him out.

"I heard everything and I've just come to know the horrible thing you did to this poor girl."

I expected no less from Dion but she surprised us all when she said that.

"You're one disgusting person Rexford, consider whatever we had going on between us over!" She flipped her hair and stormed off in anger.

Spitting out blood, Rex stretched his hand towards her retreating back. "Baby please, don't do this to me." He groaned, clutching his ribs with one hand as he said that.

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"Who's the father of the baby?"

"Baby please you don't need to ask this, it's you, it's you I swear."

"Don't touch me Jozelynn, get the hands you touched him with away from me." He spat at her, removing her hands that were around his legs and when he was done, he angrily grabbed his phone and shoved it into his pocket then walked away.

Jozelynn broke into a loud sob and I was honestly sad for her, she was about to lose her husband because of Rexford who knew she was Drake's wife and I'm sure whatever happened was before they decided to fix things.

She can be wild and ratchet sometimes but I know how much of a good person she is, she only happened to make some bad choices in life that's all.

"Go after you man and stop sobbing if you really want him forever sis, don't just wail and watch him walk away.

I turned my attention away from them and pulled Heidi to me.  "I'm sorry sis." I apologized again, embracing her. She was still crying after seeing Rexford and he was unapologetic about his actions towards her.

"No, no, you have nothing to apologize for." She pulled back and cupped my face, "you were only doing that to defend me and truth be told, it served him right."

"What kept you so long—are you crying?" I didn't miss the concern in her voice as her tone changed. I glanced at her and saw she was now wearing a black suit pants and my jacket, I found myself smiling despite the situation we were in.

Heidi rum to her and hugged her, breaking down again.

"Why is she crying?" She asked not just me but the others as well as she rubbed her back in a soothing manner. "And where is Drake and Jozelynn?"

"They're gone."

"Gone, but why? We were just about to eat." She took in the messy state of our table and cast a questioning glance at me, "what did I miss?"

"A lot..." Elyse stopped herself from saying anything more when she saw the glare I shot her and sat down.

"Michy?"

"Can we leave? I'll tell you everything once we get home."

"Sure, let me get my bag."

"Nope I'll do that, you and Heidi should take the lead, I'll meet up with you in a minute." I told her and kissed her forehead. After what happened, I needed that and her around me.. a comfort haven.

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Who thought Rex was behind what happened to Heidi😩, I bet no one but it was him all along. That guy has never been good😕, I now understand Michy's hatred for him and his family.

So one truth revealed, another coming in the next chapter, a bigger one maybe🌚

I can feel the end nearing💨❤️