"Why don't we all gather this way, niomi said as she came out from the kitchen she got their attention and they all started towards the massive dinning room design with heavy wooden furniture from marble top table to marble floor it was a huge table to fit a million people it was well decorated with food and other nice things Lloyd rest the bottles of wine on the table then take his seat next to aliyah next to odane and nelisa
"Wow!" Megan said taking up one to look at it then to Lloyd with wide eyes,
"They were gifts" he said
"These are from Italians Italians collections only a rich man could offer a bottle more so three"
"They were from Laurence deer" aliyah said
"Whoo! Whoops" went around the table,
"Dee Laurence deer?" Nelisa mother asked
"Yes that creep" Lloyd look at her,
"But how comes I thought you hated Laurence" Carlos said
"So you don't hate him any more?"
"Actually I did some work with him and he gave them as a thank you gift" Lloyd said
"Does he know you got the girl he loves weak?" Tevin tease Lloyd smile and look at aliyah who hissed making them all giggled
"For get Laurence don't get to the part where I became full before I started eating, and I can't eat cold food so get to it"
"Honey you started cooking since of late thanks to this young man but since you left home your meal is in a cardboard box" niomi said
"But I heat it before I eat it and for your info it's not cardboard it's plastic nice containers that I can pack things into like left overs"
"I for got" her mother said with a smile
"Mr Chadwick will you do the honors and bless the meal" Mabel said touching Lloyd as she walk by to her seat, he grip aliyah hand a bit tight "ok" he said they hold hand and close there eyes remain silent as he pray, every now and then aliyah felt him grip a little tightly he close and some echo one after the other some together "amen" Lloyd side look aliyah who bounce him,
"I hope I gain some pounds tomorrow for I'm going to eat so much today" aliyah says reaching for the bake pumpkin with some salad and lots of vegetables and a hefty piece of ham, she sat back down with a glass of water and fill herself having room for a second serving with hope to make space for dessert,
"Aren't you afraid to have upset stomach?" Donna asked
"I can handle upset stomach" aliyah answered
"So what kind of baby you think you're going to have?" Mona ask
"A girl they are both having girl" ashmin said
"Shut up ashmin" nelisa said
"Yeah shut up ashmin" aliyah said
"What you're thinking boy?" Ruby ask
"Well I want a grand son who need these many skirts" nelisa's mom said
"I totally agree" niomi said with a smile
Lloyd look around then at aliyah he wonders what type of child she would want having the feeling she would want a girl but since they never talk much about it he couldn't tell he know he would be happy with a son, but what ever God gifted he'll accept too,
"While you are talking nonsense I'll just keep on eating"
She went ahead to have dessert chocolate and cream pudding with strawberry syrup then a dose of pistachios and hot fudge sundae that with a glass of water,
"You guys see the same doctor" pet ask
"No, no way for her doctor is him, my doctor is mrs hall"
"Are you saying you won't see a Male doctor?" Jessica ask
"Not when it involves my private sector"
"It's not even like you're hiding it to the way you dress sometimes" Carlos said with a giggle
"Showing and touching are two different thing and shut up about it"
Nelisa giggle,
"What so funny"
"You're so ludacris"
"Thank you" aliyah said nelisa giggle again
Lloyd turn to look at her she shook her head and widen her eyes, she drank from her glass of water little by little,
"So you guys going to get married right, you and aliyah?" Meg asked
"We should if we're going to start a family but truth is we haven't discussed it yet" lloyd said and saw the look aliyah gave him,
"It's not like we have to rush" aliyah said
"Discussing marriage isn't rushing"
"We'll talk about it when the time is right, now leave him"
Lloyd smile when he look at her,
"Marriage or not do keep this one I think he's really handsome" Silvia said
"He sure is" cecila said
Aliyah look at him
"He's special too" she said touching his face, "truth is i really, really am in love with him"
Jessica roll her eyes and saw pet grin Lloyd cuffed his palm over her hand holding it on his cheek,
"So you planning on having a shower?" Pet ask
"What a bout gender reveal don't you want to?" Jessica asked
"Of course they want that" meg said
"We're going to but that's can wait I am thinking now that after our road trip and I started my home then we'll do that"
"You start looking for a place yet?" Niomi asked
"No I don't know I'm soft on that"
"You could look for a home in a nice area and bought one" ashmin said
"I don't know I don't want to confuse myself with it now so after the road trip"
"Ok?" Meg said
"So where you guys going?" Carlos ask
"To Nashville" nelisa and aliyah said at once
"You finally going to Nashville right that's good you've been wanting to go to Nashville for a long time" Carlos said
"I've already put in place the ride and got some one to take us there we plan to be gone for two weeks and to be back for Christmas" aliyah said
"So you going soon?" Mabel ask
Aliyah nod "nextjtime getting to what she want he can't believe he was really going to Nashville in a road trip,
"I've invited Bessie"
"You have when did you and Bessie became friends?" Lloyd asked looking surprised
"So what if we became friends she's your friend too"
"Well yes I've known her for my whole life"
"We can't be friends for you two had gone out together?"
Nelisa look at her
"She said we dated?"
"Yes, didn't you?"
"I took her out once but it wasn't serious"
"She did said that but then you rush off with Monique what did you ever see in her anyway?"
Jessica look at them both nelisa too as Lloyd's family look around the table he too was questioning that now she was some one he felt he didn't know and can't wait to be divorce from her, he didn't say anything as the evening continued they moved from that conversation to other conversations
"Tree lighting ceremony is tomorrow are we all going?" Ruby asked
"We should all go, Saturday, Saturday I'll go out buy a tree and put it up" Mabel said
"Sounds good" niomi nod they have a wonderful rest of evening before it was time to say goodbye aliyah with her family see the others off before she too leave with lloyd nelisa and odane they went to a Thanksgiving party at
Trap music museum aliyah went for the fun she had way too much at home so she had just marshmallows and jellos lots of jellos,
"I had fun" aliyah said
"Me too" nelisa said
"And had way too much sweets now I'm going to my apartment to sweat it off"
"You going to exercise at this hour it's nearly two in the morning"
"Lloyd is a morning person and tomorrow we have no plans until evening"
Nelisa came to understand what she's saying flag her off odane grin,
"See you at tree lighting later at seven" she hug them both then took lloyd's hand she walk to the ban pulling him, from the time they entered the van she rest on him and didn't move until they got to the penthouse before reaching the door they began kissing moving through the living room they found their way to the bed room hastily removed their clothes lloyd lay her on the bed to climb on her but she pulled him next to her climb on him having her way with him taking turns to be in that position changing in between they stay in bed all morning
"I'm getting a divorce from monique" lloyd said aliyah lift her head to look at him, she wasn't expecting it but asked no questions she rest back on him laying with him until they finally falls to sleep sleeping till after noon,
Aliyah walk in the kitchen stretch herself self "is that break, breakfast?" Aliyah ask
"Oh yeah, its eggos and noodles"
"You made it yourself?"
"I did" lloyd said
"I've never seen you in the kitchen before"
"Dinner is served"
"Oh breakfast at dinner Oh nice" aliyah giggle as she took her seat and lloyd set the dish before her she find it good as she ate "that's funny a guy who never cooks fix such a stylish breakfast Oh cute, I said it then and here I am saying it again, you're special" she lean in and kiss him giggle again as she continues to eat,
Aliyah turn into lloyd and he caught her at the waist, "hmmm" she said as he came in to kiss her parting her lips with his tongue, "not not tough guy "you're going to ruin my underwear"
Lloyd pulls back his head open his eyes as he feel down, "you're wearing one again?"
"I wear you complain, I don't you find fault make up your flipping mind" she said punching his shoulder stick her tongue out and walk away he followed her to the mirror hugging her his hand rest up on her belly, "tell me baby what kind of baby do you really want?" Aliyah look up at him,
"I'm not sure"
"Come on you're carrying the baby"
"I want to give you a son" she confesses
Lloyd roll his eyes here he was thinking she would want a girl thought he would want a boy but as he said which ever comes, "we should go if were going to make in to front row" he kiss her shoulder took her hand then walk off pulling her a long,
Monique sat in the living room looking out of space, she was exhausted from drinking too much she had a whole bottle of vodka since yesterday and didn't eat a good meal she had change her mind at last minute and skip dinner at her parents, tonight she's staying home drowning herself in her own mess for she refuses to go to the tree lighting ceremony in town square she wonder if lloyd made it there since she came to know him he lived for that stuff, she wonder why she was so stupid for lloyd was really the best he wasn't rich but he was a fun guy and it was a lot of fun stuff they did together she is missing out now and who to blame but herself,
"Hey" nelisa greet aliyah and lloyd both she and odane were waiting for them
"What took you so long, don't tell me it was sex"
Odane giggle
Aliyah take her hand leading the way leaving the men behind as they share their sex stories
"Lloyd is getting a divorce" aliyah whispered
"Oh my that's cute, does this means you're going to get married too?"
"He only said that and I'm not rushing if he do ask after his divorce is finalized then I'll say yes but no rush"
"Yeah, no rush, none whatsoever" nelisa said with a exciting giggle gripping aliyah arms some more odane and lloyd catch up with then after getting through the crowd aliyah came to lloyd side sucking there through out the ceremony later they saw the others outside spend time chatting for nearly a hour just standing there they finally separated nelisa and odane did a movie aliyah and lloyd went to the arcade to play game he knock down a few little bears for her a big one as well almost the size of him aliyah giggle as she hold to the beer,
"Planning on replacing me?" Lloyd tease seeing the way she hug on to it,
"Not anytime soon" she said kissing him,
They went dancing before heading home they were almost exhausted when they got to the pent house barely climbed into bed after stripping themselves,
Saturday as planned they did their tree shopping aliyah stick around to help her mom pick a tree while lloyd tree shop with his family he spent some time for comes next week he'll be out of the area for two whole week, he and aliyah came in the parking space at her penthouse about the same time lloyd was carrying a Christmas tree a small one much as aliyah refused to buy one since most of the Chinese celebrations would and will took place at her parents but she didn't utter that, "you got a Christmas tree?
"Yeah, and decorations too" he held up a shopping bag from Christmas decor
Aliyah grin I'll whip up some cookies and milk"
"Ok" lloyd said in a strained tone they both giggle as he kiss her she took the bag as they made it up to her room lloyd pause in the living room to set up the tree aliyah head to the kitchen took our the chocolate chip cookies mix and quickly fix them for baking which is a thirty minute process while they bake she help out lloyd in the living area to decorate the tree, half hour later she left for the kitchen came back with sweet looking cookies with milk "hmmm yummy!" Lloyd said as aliyah shoved one in his mouth for a bite,
"Like it?"
"It's tasty yes I like it" they sat together to eat her legs stretch across his she was staring at tree and he at her, "don't worry baby soon as you get your house we'll have a bigger and better tree"
"Ok" she giggle getting up to sit across him he rub over her grinning when he found her with no underwear and she was in a small dress lifting it up in order to rub and feel on her nakedness "let's take a cold shower and make some hot love" he whispered inspite of saying it so it tickled he flipped out his pants to entered her right there, aliyah moan and grip his neck kissing him deeply as the loving got more interest
"I think you love me more with out underwear" aliyah whispered with a giggle kissing the back of his neck as she wash his back "you got a divorce you say so it means you're moving in with me?"
"If you want that"
"I've been wanting you to move in with me since the day I pumped into you in the food court" she said both having a flash back on that day, lloyd hisses "what crazy person entered a place such as a food court and don't look where they are going"
"Don't call me crazy" she said throwing the water on his head he giggle turn to face her, "I honestly don't care what baby you have aliyah I will spoil you both I'm gonna get in the way so often you're going to wish me gone"
"You can't get in the way for me to wish you gone" he kiss her so deep holding her so tightly she had to ease him away to breathe she giggle and kiss him once more,
"Since we did lunch at Albany we've never gone out a lone" aliyah said
"It's always a first time right" lloyd said looking at her,
"Ok you're right"
"And don't forget we hang out lately just us"
"Yes but dinner, I'm talking dinner"
"Don't worry we can still have fun" he kiss her and pull her in to his arms holding her there admiring her beautiful face she was most gorgeous from her hair down she has that deep, deep blue eyes that charms him a lot and her lips he want to remain on them every time they kiss, he still wasn't sure the colour of her hair which is sometimes pitch black and sometimes golden brown he love it anyway whether or not "I have made the reservations I'm sure we should leave now before they think we're not coming"
Aliyah nod take his hand
A man came up to them as they entered "mr Chadwick welcome to you and your lady friend" he smile aliyah nod, "your table" he said leading the way it was on the far end of the isles at a window seat lloyd thank him pull out a seat for aliyah as they both sit he serve wine fruit wine for her and he had whiskey they talk of what's on the menu finding something they both wanted to have together then order they have a wonderful dinner took a walk on the beach holding hands swinging it along they finally went home to cuddle and fall a sleep,
Monday morning they went separated places aliyah meet up with nelisa to go pick up shelly and mark,
Lloyd call a meeting with his staff members for since he was going away for two weeks they set things right everyone already know their position in the work place and had been working along for all times but since things got so much better he had hired three new men he was sure they all knew their jobs and wasn't worried of that , he left early for he had to stop in to see his parents and go to his house to gather some things he did have some things at aliyah's but he did want to take time to move his things thou he didn't want to twice if aliyah is going to move he want to wait, he spend some time at the house with his family before he got up to leave, "have fun on your trip" ruth hug him, he sigh, "mom, dad" he said sighed once more, "I'm divorcing monique I got the papers I'm hoping that she sign already"
His mother hug him once more "you're going to be alright" she said
"Yes son" his father hug him too he walk away and they held each other's hand lift him up in a silent prayer,
Lloyd barely walk through the door when monique meet him she stood facing him one hand behind her and the other holding a glass of what look to be scotch, he went around her to go down the hall to the room as he grab a few of his needed things for the trip, she was standing same place after being down there for twenty minutes, he was walking out when she called out,"lloyd wait" she said
He pause at the door, "I'm sorry"
"You're sorry sound as if you're late" he said
"It's never too late I treated you real bad lloyd I have I should I shouldn't have you were good to me" lloyd roll his eyes "you deserve better"
"I agree with you for I do" he turn to open the door,
"Here" she said he turn and she was handing him the envelope he drop his bag took it and open it a smirk came on his face on seeing the smile he nod his appreciation then left he was grinning from year to ear, he was in paulding when he went by the jewellery store and saw it open he was just coming out of a divorce but didn't care he was going to ask Aliyah to marry him whether she said yes or not, he bought a ring a fancy diamond ring he made it so much more expensive than the one he had bought when he married monique for he was sure this time aliyah will wear it with pride,
He got through the door of the penthouse to find them all there he smile at them,
"You're late" aliyah said
"Sorry I'm late" he said
He and Aliyah speaking at the same time, they smile he came to kiss her, "I had some stop to made, he held up his bag,
"Ok" she said offering him her glass of ice tea
"I tea?" He ask
"We're declaring a no liquor zone for a week"
"You must be crazy right I'm not pregnant you are" they giggle as he went to greet the others embracing mark he turn and odane hand him a scotch he grin as he lean in to kiss aliyah
"Tomorrow we have to do some shopping and some packing we leave right after breakfast"
"Hi hi captain" they said together holding up the glass they held all giggling happily,
As plan Tuesday they shop for the trip got home and pack needed things aliyah put away the things she couldn't bring and bring for her neighbor they got up early clean up together fix breakfast wash the dishes then left they pick up Bessie who was so excited to be going with them she a long her boyfriend
"I can't believe I'm going to Nashville!" Aliyah screamed the two men up front look around on them with a smile,
They each have their own imagination of what the trip was going to be like lloyd was hoping to propose to aliyah before the trip is over and that she will say yes he pray she say yes so bad he does away and dream she left him at the altar woke up looking frightened
"You ok?" Aliyah ask he nod as he cuddle her she later fall a sleep and he seek the others opinions
"I think this trip is going to be more romantic than I thought" nelisa said hugging lloyd "I'm sure she's going to say yes" he smile
They hug him taking turns they were all gathered in the small kitchen space when aliyah finally woke up "is that food?" She ask
"Sure is" Bessie hand her a plate of pasta cheese decorated with raspberries and cherries she widen her eyes "I hope this is healthy" she said
"Extra" shelly said
"For both you and the baby" mark added
"Ok" she said taking a seat on the small sofa they all sat down, they stop at a small motel on the road to shower and rest they dined before taking on the road next morning,
They finally got to Nashville as the big sign said and the girls screamed at the welcome sign, aliyah ran off to view from the highway grinning from ear to ear "selfie!" She said Bessie, nelisa and shelly ran over to her the men look at each other, they started to walk around with them chattering behind them "smile" aliyah said they turn and she took a picture lloyd held his hand to his face blocking it,
"Boring" aliyah said slapping him, he hug her and she finally got the picture with him holding her thigh,
"I'm finally going to see Keith urban in concert" aliyah said pointing to his name on the bill board chart she took a picture standing there,
They walk around some more viewing the streets and the buildings aliyah scream when she saw the sight of Nashville music city she took pictures and pictures they were exhausted when they finally made it to a apartment getting a four bedroom for the time they would be there, aliyah drop on the sofa the girls join her there the guys sat across from them lloyd kick off his shoes extended his feet
"What should we do about dinner?" Mark ask
But as far as they were concerned neither girls were interested in dinner
"You guys want to go out for dinner or should we cook?" Shelly asked
"Let's go out" they said each of the four men, the four ladies look around on each other aliyah got up pull her grip as she went off to the room "ok girls let's get fancy and boys make reservations"
"Hi, hi captain" they said the girls giggle lloyd pick up the phone made the reservation at Ellington on north street down town Nashville then went off to get a shower and dress half hour later they all meet in the living room to leave they grab three cabs for they didn't carry more than two people at a time behind each other they drove to the restaurant and was shown to a fancy table,
"Dinner is on us tonight" lloyd said
They got live entertainment lloyd see the perfect opportunity to get on his knees and propose but thought they only just got here and will be here for another two weeks plenty of time to do that,
"Let's dance" aliyah said grabbing lloyd
He roll his eyes as she drag him to the floor,
"I've never seen her so happy" nelisa said
"I've never seen him so happy" mark said the others giggle as they watched them he held her close as he kissed her, shelly got her phone from her pocket book to take a picture of them "for the year book" she said showing it,
"They do make a perfect couple" Bessie said
"Yeah" nelisa said turning to look at them again, they too finally took to the dance floor enjoying the sweet music of Nashville country, Saturday they got up late took a swim and went out aliyah check on her drivers who was staying in the small motel just around the corner from them they separated for the afternoon as aliyah went out to get a eight seater to rent for the two weeks they got discounts for they were touring and were visiting for the first time, later they went to the boxing gym after that icecream, Sunday they first went to grassmere zoo they later have dinner in the hotel they stay then went to the fair ground to ride some of the fancy rides and drive the bumper carts they went home rest and was out early tomorrow again they visited the lakes in Nashville Perry priest lake the dam site and the park, they stop by the fishing lake and get to go out on a boat, later that same day they went to the country music hall of fame aliyah took pictures of almost everything on the wall, next day was grand old Opry and they caught action of some of the country's singers like Gary Allen, Chris young, luke Bryan, Jason aldean who aliyah thought to be a cute one, they saw Taylor swift perform as well with a few others like Martina McBride, maren Morris and kitty wells aliyah push through the door singing Jason aldean song you make it easy, 🎵🎶you're my son shine in my darkness days my better half my saving grace you make me who I want to be you make it easy🎵🎶, she fall on the sofa still humming the tune of the song she was still singing when she bid the others good night dragging lloyd off to bed, I swear I love this song, 🎵🎶youre my sunshine🎵🎶she hum the rest kick the door behind them, the others went off to bed as well hoping to gather enough energy for tomorrow out once more.
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