A Month LaterDerrick's POV
"I'm getting married, Derrick."
She repeated it to me. I was so stunned, I thought I didn't hear right. But it was true.My hearing abilities weren't playing tricks on me. She was indeed getting married.
I looked around the hall as lovers were pairing up already to dance to the new song. I remembered this was actually us few months ago when I had asked her to dance.
How could that memory be flushed out like that? What happened to it?
I didn't expect to hear this news. We had a future. Or maybe all that was just in my head.
"What?"
I asked the second time.She sighed and looked around as if looking for a way to walk out on me. "I said I'm getting married. I've said that three time already."
"Getting married? And you get to tell me now? Wait. . . How. . .Who?"
She stared at me for what seemed to be a long time.
"Henry asked me to marry him. And I said yes."That was the drop of the final bomb.
<<<<<< A Month Earlier ( Before The Scandal) <<<<<<
Melanie's POV
"How were you able to plan all of this? This is beautiful."
Derrick said.I laughed, looking around the wonder of my work with Maya. And I did get a little help from Jenna. If you would define help as following me around the malls - which I practically dragged her all the way with me - a sign of helping.
"Really? You like?"
"I love. And I can tell that she likes it too."
He nodded towards his mum."She helped. Of course she would like it."
I told him.."Ah, no wonder." He grinned and looked down at my outfit. "You are beautiful, Melanie."
I felt my cheeks burn. "Thank you." I turned around in search of TJ. Wouldn't want him wandering around the beach and get lost. He was few feet away, with a little boy whom must be a child of one of the lady with Jamal. She's a single mother just like me and came for a vacation with her son. I won't be surprised if Jamal has a tryst with that lady. And she strikes me like the kind who actually knows what she's doing.
"Uh. . .I have to tell you something. Maybe later?"
I nodded. "Sure."
"And here they are!"
Jamal shouted with his arms around a young lady he just met at the beach and invited to have a party with them.Everyone turned around to where he was pointing at. I grinned at the sight of Tammy and Lucas, making their way towards us.
I could tell from how Tammy glowed that the vacation really did her good. And as impatient as I have been since Derrick told me that Tammy has said yes to Lucas, I ran towards her and threw my arms around her in a tight hug.
"I've missed you!"
I said.She laughed. "Me too, babe."
"You haven't missed me? I'm hurt?"
Lucas said, pouting.I laughed and gave him a hug as well. "You are not hard to miss, Lucas."
He grinned. "How have you been, Mel?"
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