Always & Forever Yours

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Chapter 1: The Perfect Ring

set in 2014.
January 31, 2014.

Ian didn't tell Nina where he was going today, she seemed sad but he told her that it's going to be a surprise & she has to wait.

Sure, Nina loves surprises but she hates waiting for it. It kills her to not know what her surprise is gonna be especially since it will come from Ian.

She thought of sneaking off but she knew better, if Ian's taking this long to tell her...then it must be a big surprise, she giggled at the thought.

Ian was at the wedding ring shop, yes finally he'll be proposing to her in 2 weeks. He keeps searching for this perfect ring, for the perfect engagement ring. It had been 2 years since Nina said that she's not ready to settle down & marry but a lot had happened now, they were stronger. It had been 4 years now & he knew she was ready, the way she handled the baby of a fan & all. He couldn't wait to see the day she'll be handling their baby. He smiled.

'sir, how about this one?' the saleslady asked. 'it's too simple' Ian simply answered. 'I'll keep looking' the saleslady said & smiled.

It's getting harder for Ian to choose the perfect engagement ring now, he knew whatever he'll choose, Nina will surely love it but he wants to choose the perfect one for his perfect love.

Ian finally had an idea. He quickly called Candice, she's the one who's always been around Nina lately except for him. 'hey Candice, are you busy?' he asked her on the phone. 'uhm..not really. why?' she smiled at his question, knowing he needs her help. 'ahh, I need help on something. Can you come to the mall?' Ian answered. 'oh yeah sure, but why ask me & not Nina?' she said, curiously. 'uhm, I'll just explain when you get here, ok?' he quickly said. 'fine' she answered as she clicked, end call.

Ian was walking back & forth at the shop now, waiting for Candice to arrive as the saleslady approached him again. 'sir, would she like this one?' she asked. 'yes, I know she will but I want a perfect one' he said while he turned his head to look if Candice has arrived.

Just as he was about to turn his head back at the saleslady, he spotted Candice & quickly pulled her in. Candice, shocked, said. 'hey!' but as she saw the rings, she screamed. 'omg! now I know why Nina couldn't help you!' she said 'you're gonna propose to her!' 'yeah, I am. Now shh.' Ian said, half laughing.

'I need your help to find the perfect ring for her' he said as he looked at her. The saleslady then returned & smiled. 'well seems you brought the lucky woman with you to help you choose, great idea, sir.' she giggled as she looked at the two of them.

They both laughed. 'she's not my girlfriend actually' he said laughing. 'she's a friend who'll help me choose' he added. 'yeah I am' Candice winked.
The saleslady was shocked & quickly said 'oh, i am terribly sorry I have thought that' 'it's fine' they both said as they look around.

'how about this one?' Candice said, showing Ian a gold ring with a big heart & a flower inside of it. 'it's pretty but not that elegant' he answered. 'you're probably right' she said, disappointed.

Just as he was about to take another ring to look at it closely, his phone beeped. He looked at the caller ID and it read 'French Kote calling' he hesitated then clicked it. 'hey baby, what's up?' he smiled. 'uhm, just wondering where you are..' Nina answered, curiously' 'oh, I'm at the a...' he said, thinking of the right words, he didn't want to lie to her, he never did & he's not gonna start now & so he said 'at the mall'. He sighed. 'oh yeah? Can I go there?' Nina said, hoping he's say yes but he said 'nah, it's part of the surprise so.' 'oh, okay' she said sadly. He heard her reaction & said 'baby, don't be. When I finish my surprise you wont be able to stop smiling' he said, trying to cheer her up. 'really now...well then I can't wait' she laughed. 'you should, love you Nina' he said, as he waited for her to say 'I love you too, Ian' then he ended the call.

'Ian, look!' Candice said as she showed him a pair of dazzling wedding rings. 'candice, I'm looking for engagement rings!' Ian said, looking serious. 'hey, sorry. I was just...' she said but he interrupted her sentence & said 'no, I'm sorry, it's just I have 2 weeks to find an engagement ring, 2 weeks before valentine's day.' 'I know' she smiled.

They kept looking at rings & searching for the perfect one. An hour passed and still nothing. 'maybe we should look on other stores?' Candice said, looking at him. 'this is the best one' he just said. 'ok..' she replied.

He quickly saw something that caught his eyes. 'that one' he said to Candice & the saleslady as he points to a golden-diamoned ring. 'excellent choice, sir, that one is exquisite & has been well designed, there's only one existing.' she smiled widely as the thought of him buying the most expensive ring for the girl he loves. 'how romantic!' she whispered to herself. 'yes, may we take a better view & a brief description?' Ian said, hypnotized by the beauty of the ring. The saleslady called all the staff to help her.

'our most beautiful & expensive ring, sir' a salesman said. 'yes, I'm aware of that' Ian said as he looked at the ring even closer & thought, he found it. He found the perfect ring. 'it's a heart shaped gold ring with lots of diamonds that brighten the heart & it's tips' a saleslady said, smiling. 'I'll take it' he smiled back. 'that'll be $25,000, sir' a salesman answered. 'right' he answered as he heads to the cashier with Candice. 'what?, 25K?' Candice screamed. 'hey, it's ok, it's for Nina' he said, smiling at her. 'you love her so much, it's so sweet how you'd give her anything' She said as he paid & they head outside.

'yeah, I'll give her the moon if I could' he joked but his smile faded when he saw Nina at the mall, about to turn around but be pulled Candice quickly inside the store again & hid at some curtains, shocked at what he just saw.

To be continued..

Author's note: hope you loved it guys, please do review, it'll mean a lot & thank you for reading. If you have any suggestions for the upcoming chapters, please say so, thanks. xo, Aly.