Chapter 43:
The next day, I woke up to see that Miguel had left the house. He had slept over the
night before. He had taped a note to my bathroom mirror, though. It read: "Dear Kay, I went
over to mama's house for a while. And I'm going to go look for a job today. I'll be back
sometime in the afternoon. Kiss Ricky for me. I love you."
I smiled at his little note. So Miguel really was going to be living here again. Great.
I called Beth a little bit later and told her my wonderful and long-awaited news. She
said she already knew because Luis had told her after he saw Miguel at his mama's house.
She asked if it was ok for her to come over and bring Gary along. I said sure.
Half an hour later, Beth arrived with her son. We talked for a while and I told her how
happy I was that Miguel was mine again. I could tell she was happy for me, too. As were my
other closest friends - Gwen and Jessica.
Gwen and Jessica joined our little chat as well. I was glad to be sharing another special
moment with the girls.
"So Gwen," Beth began all of a sudden, "are you, you know ...?"
"What?" Gwen asked, amused.
Jessica and I laughed. We could tell what Beth was trying to ask Gwen even if she
couldn't.
"Are you pregnant?" Beth asked flat out.
"Ohhh," Gwen said knowingly. "I should've known one of you would soon be asking
me the P question."
"Well are you?" Jessica and I asked in unison.
"That remains to be seen, but it's a definite possibility!" she answered happily.
"Ohhh!!" Jessica, Beth and I squealed.
"What about you, Beth?" Jessica asked. "Are you thinking about having any more
kids?"
"No," she answered, smiling. "I'm not THINKING about having any more."
She winked at me in confidence. Jessica and Gwen didn't notice. I grinned at Beth.
"You're not thinking," I said. "But are you HAVING?"
She nodded. "You're right, Kay, I will be having more."
"More?" Gwen asked. "Don't you mean 'another child?'"
Beth shook her head no.
"Twins?" we all gasped loudly, hardly believing it.
She left us in suspense for a few moments before she nodded her head yes. We all
went and hugged each other.
"All of you talking about having kids, or have had kids," Jessica said a bit sadly, "and
I'm still not married or anything."
"I have a good feeling you'll find someone soon," I told her. And I wasn't lying. {a/n:
hint hint readers!}
"Hopefully," she answered, sounding impatient. I could tell how much she wanted
someone to love for herself.
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Two hours later, Miguel called me. He said he had a surprise for me and that I should
come over to his mama's house as soon as possible. I asked what about Ricky? He said that
he already took care of that and had asked his mama if she could watch him for a while and
she had said yes. She would be over at my house any minute. Ok, I answered, anxious to see
what his surprise was going to be.
By the time I got to Miguel's house, it was nighttime. Once I rang the doorbell, he
opened it up but didn't let me inside. Instead he blindfolded me and said that the surprise he
had for me was outside. So he lead me out to the backyard.
Once we got outside, he instructed me to take off the blindfold. So I did. I looked
around and there was nothing really special. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Then
all of a sudden I saw this puppy dog running towards me.
"Aww, how cute!" I squealed. I was always a sucker for puppies.
I picked up the dog and let him lick my face.
"Miguel, you got this dog?" I asked. "He's such a cutie! What's his name?"
I looked up to see that Miguel had this weird grin on his face. Something was up, but I
didn't know what. "Look at the collar. His name is written there." He said.
I took a hold of the collar and tried to read his name, but something shiny caught my
eye instead. On the collar was a ring. It looked like a diamond engagement ring.
"Ohhh," I exhaled, as I touched the ring. I gazed up at Miguel who had the widest
smile on his face. I never had seen him look happier. If this is what I thought it was, then heck
I was going to be just as happy as him!!
"Kay," he began, getting down on one knee, "I have loved you for a long time. You
mean the world to me. There's no one I want to spend the rest of my life with other than you.
Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife and in the process make me the happiest man
on Earth?"
I couldn't believe this was happening. How long had I waited for this moment? Ten
years? Yes, but oh it was so worth the wait!
"Yes, Miguel, yes!" I cried, hugging him. We shared a sweet kiss after that.
Then Miguel went by the dog to get the engagement ring from the collar of the puppy
but the doggie wouldn't cooperate.
"Come here, you puppy!" Miguel yelled, chasing the puppy around the yard. "That
ring isn't for you, it's for my wife to be!"
I laughed at the sight of Miguel chasing the animal around. "Wife to be," I said happily
to myself. "I will finally be Mrs. Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald."
Five minutes later, Miguel finally managed to get the ring from the puppy.
He came by me and I extended my hand as he placed the ring on my finger. As he was
doing so, memories of moments we had shared together flooded through me. Miguel and I
first getting romantic at the age of 15, Ricky's birth and how close we got during that time,
Miguel and I going out when we were 19, and now this. I was so happy, nothing could ruin my
mood.
"There's more to come tonight, Kay," Miguel said smoothly. "This night isn't over."
I liked the sound of that. We went inside where Miguel had another surprise for me. A
romantic dinner for two, with candles lit and soft music playing.
We shared a wonderful dinner as we talked about the future, wedding plans and the
like.
After we finished eating, Miguel suggested we go upstairs for a while. I knew what he
was thinking. And I knew what he wanted. I wanted it, too.
______________________________________________________________________________
"So when do you want to have the wedding?" Miguel asked as he was sprawled on his
bed, wearing only his boxers. {a/n: imagine that. lol. miguel's hot!}
"As soon as possible," I said, giggling. "I've waited long enough to become your wife!"
"You sure have," Miguel said as he grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me into a
liplock.
I laughed as we rolled around in the bed. When the rolling ended, he was on top and I
was on the bottom.
I gazed deep into his eyes and saw his soul. I could feel how happy he was. It was
radiating off of him.
"What are you thinking?" Miguel asked suddenly.
"Hmm," I said, organizing my thoughts, "That's easy. I'm thinking about how lucky I
am to have you. The man I love."
"I'm the lucky one," he protested. He leaned in for another kiss.
Just then another thought struck me. "Miguel," I said slowly. The mood had changed a
bit. This thought wasn't a happy one.
"Uh-huh?" he asked, stroking my hair.
"The first time that we made love, it was a sham, but this time -"{a/n: the first time
kaguel made love was through charity's essence; that's why Kay thinks it is 'a sham'.}
"Say no more, Kay." Miguel interrupted. "It wasn't a sham to make love to you the
first time because the end result was Ricky." He turned to look at me. His chocolate brown
eyes locked into mine. "And besides, anything I do with you is not a sham!"
"DID I tell you how much I love you?!" I replied, happy. It was amazing how Miguel
could switch my unhappy mood and make it into a happy one. I pulled him close to me.
"Not for the past few minutes," Miguel answered.
I laughed. "So if the result of our first lovemaking is Ricky, what's going to be the
result of this one?" I asked jokingly.
He laughed back, raising his eyebrows at me. "Hmm," he said. "How about a baby girl
this time around?"
I laughed again. "This time around?!" I asked, half-horrified, half-jovial. "How many
kids do you expect to have?"
"Come closer and I'll tell you....." he replied slyly.
I leaned closer to him as he whispered the answer into my ear.
"Did I hear you right?!" I asked. "You couldn't possibly want THAT many kids!"
"You did and I do!" Miguel answered.
"Then you're just crazy!" I exclaimed, playfully shoving him aside.
Maybe I shoved him a bit too hard because he fell off of the bed.
"Ouch," he said after his not-so-graceful landing.
I began to laugh hard.
"Freakin' I give you an engagement ring and a nice dinner and this is how you repay
me?" he asked, kidding.
I continued to laugh. He pulled me by my arm and I fell on the floor right by him. We
began to kiss, right there next to each other on the hardwood floor.
I couldn't believe how perfect this night was. Miguel had proposed in the most
romantic way, we had shared an extravagant dinner and now we were here making love to
each other. I couldn't ask for anything more.
{a/n: I tried to blend this chapter with a lot of stuff, such as romance, humor and
friendship. i tried to make this chapter as romantic as i could. did i do a good job? u got any
suggestions? tell me please! oh and the part with the puppy and the engagement ring was
taken from one of Jaheim's (the r+b singer's) music videos. its not my idea since im not
THAT creatively romantic. lol. anyways i hope u enjoyed it so far and let me know ur opinions
and such. peace out. oh and one more thing, who do u think is the guy i paired jessica with? u'll
find out soon enough but i want to ask u for ur opinion.}
The next day, I woke up to see that Miguel had left the house. He had slept over the
night before. He had taped a note to my bathroom mirror, though. It read: "Dear Kay, I went
over to mama's house for a while. And I'm going to go look for a job today. I'll be back
sometime in the afternoon. Kiss Ricky for me. I love you."
I smiled at his little note. So Miguel really was going to be living here again. Great.
I called Beth a little bit later and told her my wonderful and long-awaited news. She
said she already knew because Luis had told her after he saw Miguel at his mama's house.
She asked if it was ok for her to come over and bring Gary along. I said sure.
Half an hour later, Beth arrived with her son. We talked for a while and I told her how
happy I was that Miguel was mine again. I could tell she was happy for me, too. As were my
other closest friends - Gwen and Jessica.
Gwen and Jessica joined our little chat as well. I was glad to be sharing another special
moment with the girls.
"So Gwen," Beth began all of a sudden, "are you, you know ...?"
"What?" Gwen asked, amused.
Jessica and I laughed. We could tell what Beth was trying to ask Gwen even if she
couldn't.
"Are you pregnant?" Beth asked flat out.
"Ohhh," Gwen said knowingly. "I should've known one of you would soon be asking
me the P question."
"Well are you?" Jessica and I asked in unison.
"That remains to be seen, but it's a definite possibility!" she answered happily.
"Ohhh!!" Jessica, Beth and I squealed.
"What about you, Beth?" Jessica asked. "Are you thinking about having any more
kids?"
"No," she answered, smiling. "I'm not THINKING about having any more."
She winked at me in confidence. Jessica and Gwen didn't notice. I grinned at Beth.
"You're not thinking," I said. "But are you HAVING?"
She nodded. "You're right, Kay, I will be having more."
"More?" Gwen asked. "Don't you mean 'another child?'"
Beth shook her head no.
"Twins?" we all gasped loudly, hardly believing it.
She left us in suspense for a few moments before she nodded her head yes. We all
went and hugged each other.
"All of you talking about having kids, or have had kids," Jessica said a bit sadly, "and
I'm still not married or anything."
"I have a good feeling you'll find someone soon," I told her. And I wasn't lying. {a/n:
hint hint readers!}
"Hopefully," she answered, sounding impatient. I could tell how much she wanted
someone to love for herself.
______________________________________________________________________________
Two hours later, Miguel called me. He said he had a surprise for me and that I should
come over to his mama's house as soon as possible. I asked what about Ricky? He said that
he already took care of that and had asked his mama if she could watch him for a while and
she had said yes. She would be over at my house any minute. Ok, I answered, anxious to see
what his surprise was going to be.
By the time I got to Miguel's house, it was nighttime. Once I rang the doorbell, he
opened it up but didn't let me inside. Instead he blindfolded me and said that the surprise he
had for me was outside. So he lead me out to the backyard.
Once we got outside, he instructed me to take off the blindfold. So I did. I looked
around and there was nothing really special. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Then
all of a sudden I saw this puppy dog running towards me.
"Aww, how cute!" I squealed. I was always a sucker for puppies.
I picked up the dog and let him lick my face.
"Miguel, you got this dog?" I asked. "He's such a cutie! What's his name?"
I looked up to see that Miguel had this weird grin on his face. Something was up, but I
didn't know what. "Look at the collar. His name is written there." He said.
I took a hold of the collar and tried to read his name, but something shiny caught my
eye instead. On the collar was a ring. It looked like a diamond engagement ring.
"Ohhh," I exhaled, as I touched the ring. I gazed up at Miguel who had the widest
smile on his face. I never had seen him look happier. If this is what I thought it was, then heck
I was going to be just as happy as him!!
"Kay," he began, getting down on one knee, "I have loved you for a long time. You
mean the world to me. There's no one I want to spend the rest of my life with other than you.
Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife and in the process make me the happiest man
on Earth?"
I couldn't believe this was happening. How long had I waited for this moment? Ten
years? Yes, but oh it was so worth the wait!
"Yes, Miguel, yes!" I cried, hugging him. We shared a sweet kiss after that.
Then Miguel went by the dog to get the engagement ring from the collar of the puppy
but the doggie wouldn't cooperate.
"Come here, you puppy!" Miguel yelled, chasing the puppy around the yard. "That
ring isn't for you, it's for my wife to be!"
I laughed at the sight of Miguel chasing the animal around. "Wife to be," I said happily
to myself. "I will finally be Mrs. Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald."
Five minutes later, Miguel finally managed to get the ring from the puppy.
He came by me and I extended my hand as he placed the ring on my finger. As he was
doing so, memories of moments we had shared together flooded through me. Miguel and I
first getting romantic at the age of 15, Ricky's birth and how close we got during that time,
Miguel and I going out when we were 19, and now this. I was so happy, nothing could ruin my
mood.
"There's more to come tonight, Kay," Miguel said smoothly. "This night isn't over."
I liked the sound of that. We went inside where Miguel had another surprise for me. A
romantic dinner for two, with candles lit and soft music playing.
We shared a wonderful dinner as we talked about the future, wedding plans and the
like.
After we finished eating, Miguel suggested we go upstairs for a while. I knew what he
was thinking. And I knew what he wanted. I wanted it, too.
______________________________________________________________________________
"So when do you want to have the wedding?" Miguel asked as he was sprawled on his
bed, wearing only his boxers. {a/n: imagine that. lol. miguel's hot!}
"As soon as possible," I said, giggling. "I've waited long enough to become your wife!"
"You sure have," Miguel said as he grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me into a
liplock.
I laughed as we rolled around in the bed. When the rolling ended, he was on top and I
was on the bottom.
I gazed deep into his eyes and saw his soul. I could feel how happy he was. It was
radiating off of him.
"What are you thinking?" Miguel asked suddenly.
"Hmm," I said, organizing my thoughts, "That's easy. I'm thinking about how lucky I
am to have you. The man I love."
"I'm the lucky one," he protested. He leaned in for another kiss.
Just then another thought struck me. "Miguel," I said slowly. The mood had changed a
bit. This thought wasn't a happy one.
"Uh-huh?" he asked, stroking my hair.
"The first time that we made love, it was a sham, but this time -"{a/n: the first time
kaguel made love was through charity's essence; that's why Kay thinks it is 'a sham'.}
"Say no more, Kay." Miguel interrupted. "It wasn't a sham to make love to you the
first time because the end result was Ricky." He turned to look at me. His chocolate brown
eyes locked into mine. "And besides, anything I do with you is not a sham!"
"DID I tell you how much I love you?!" I replied, happy. It was amazing how Miguel
could switch my unhappy mood and make it into a happy one. I pulled him close to me.
"Not for the past few minutes," Miguel answered.
I laughed. "So if the result of our first lovemaking is Ricky, what's going to be the
result of this one?" I asked jokingly.
He laughed back, raising his eyebrows at me. "Hmm," he said. "How about a baby girl
this time around?"
I laughed again. "This time around?!" I asked, half-horrified, half-jovial. "How many
kids do you expect to have?"
"Come closer and I'll tell you....." he replied slyly.
I leaned closer to him as he whispered the answer into my ear.
"Did I hear you right?!" I asked. "You couldn't possibly want THAT many kids!"
"You did and I do!" Miguel answered.
"Then you're just crazy!" I exclaimed, playfully shoving him aside.
Maybe I shoved him a bit too hard because he fell off of the bed.
"Ouch," he said after his not-so-graceful landing.
I began to laugh hard.
"Freakin' I give you an engagement ring and a nice dinner and this is how you repay
me?" he asked, kidding.
I continued to laugh. He pulled me by my arm and I fell on the floor right by him. We
began to kiss, right there next to each other on the hardwood floor.
I couldn't believe how perfect this night was. Miguel had proposed in the most
romantic way, we had shared an extravagant dinner and now we were here making love to
each other. I couldn't ask for anything more.
{a/n: I tried to blend this chapter with a lot of stuff, such as romance, humor and
friendship. i tried to make this chapter as romantic as i could. did i do a good job? u got any
suggestions? tell me please! oh and the part with the puppy and the engagement ring was
taken from one of Jaheim's (the r+b singer's) music videos. its not my idea since im not
THAT creatively romantic. lol. anyways i hope u enjoyed it so far and let me know ur opinions
and such. peace out. oh and one more thing, who do u think is the guy i paired jessica with? u'll
find out soon enough but i want to ask u for ur opinion.}