The Proud Boss Lady.

“ Um Nichole, why are you facetiming yourself?" Deven asked picking up her phone.

“That's her twin dumbass." Val smacked her cousin's head.

“Hey twinny," Nicolette said as Nichole answered her call.

“Hey you, it's been ages what have you been up to?" she asked.

“ Nothing much, apart from work and then finding me a man." she winked at her.

“Okay, who's the new flavour of the week then?" she asked.

“I don't do flavours of the week again, I've gotten myself a boyfriend," she told her sister.

“That's great, who's he?" she inquired.

“It's me." Jesse stood in front of the camera.

“You're kidding, right?" she stood frozen.

“No, we aren't he's my boyfriend. I hope there's nothing wrong with that?" Nicolette asked.

He's not mine, in fact, he wasn't mine to be in the first place.

Thank God I never had sex with him.

To think that he loved me.

“Earth to Nichole." her sister broke her out from her self-induced trance.

“No, there's nothing wrong with it. I'm happy for you guys. Why did you even break up after high school and all these years after, you get back again?" she voiced out.

“I guess it's fate, who's that handsome hunk behind you?" her sister asked.

“ He's Deven, we're getting to know each other better." she turned to smile at him.

have fun. I would talk to you later. Bye."

okay?" Deven asked after a while. Her face had lost

breaks up with Nicolette, the other minute he wants me and now

you, that's why he wanted to get

then, he's such a douche. Thank God I left to find

hurried to the door. She had moved into her new apartment a couple of days ago and

a while she heard from him. Anything concerning the saloon they talked about it via email. He had been ignoring her calls as well. So she thought he wasn't interested in her, as much as that hurt her,

now he

find my new apartment? I don't remember telling you I had

can I come in

the door wide enough for

You care for

say this quick and then get back to work."

the coffee table eager

know I started this whole mixed feelings thing, but for now I am just not in the right frame of mind for a intimate relationship. I don't think I'm ready yet to move on from the heartbreak of my wife's death. I want to take time to heal, you know baby

return the keys to the salon if you don't want me

them to you. You don't need to pay for anything. It's yours now." he handed them over to her. She sat dumbfounded for a while before speaking

real?" tears streamed down

he smiled

so much, Miguel, you are a wonderful man and I hope you find the closure you need to heal and move on."

that's a fresh start for

great, when are you leaving?"

going." he got up and opened his hands wide for a hug.

held her face and trailed his hands over

goodbye, even as I watch you leave, this isn't goodbye, I swear I won't cry, even as tears fill my eyes, I swear I

Westlife's 'This

“It is," she mumbled.

in Atlanta as well." he walked out to his car as Jess stood at the door. As

this is the end of the road for Jess-Miguel love story, it ended before it could even begin. she sighed to herself as

hope I did the right thing, she deserved better. Miguel said to himself as he drove

he wasn't mine to be just as probably Freya isn't Zed's." she entered the house