"I've arranged it beforehand. When will it takes place?" Ingrid thought about it for a moment and made some calculations for the plans.

"Uhmm, when do you want to do it? I'll just leave the decision to you. I'm tired thinking about it honestly." Clifford stared at the woman with perplexity.

"Are you okay, Ingrid?" she just nod in response.

He reached out to touch her face and to his utter surprise, Ingrid did not thrust aside his hand but Ingrid leaned on it, feeling the stroke of his hands on her face, she closes her eyes and her face beams with calmness and comfort by his touch.

Slowly, he moves closer to her and transferred Ingrid's head to his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her, caresses her arm. Ingrid moaned at his gesture.

"I'm tired thinking Cliff. My heart is confused about everything. For now, I just want to take things easy. I'll let you decide whatever deemed good and favorable for us."

Clifford heaved a sigh before he speaks. "If that's what you want, I'll do it for now, but I won't decide things on my own again in the future. Marriage is partners.h.i.+p, my love. We're in this together, as the saying goes, it takes two to tango."

"Yes, for now, I'll leave it up to you. Should we sign a prenuptial agreement?" Ingrid yawned.

"I don't think so." Clifford responded with certainty. Ingrid pulled away her head from Clifford.

"Are you sure? I may take everything and run away from you." Clifford chuckled at her statement.

"I bet you won't." he said confidently.

Ingrid suddenly remembered Liane and Frank.

"By the way, can you tell me the address of your home so that I can inform Liane?"

"No need, I'll send someone to fetch them."

…♥…♥…♥

At around seven in the evening, Frank and Liane arrived. The women are too enthusiastic seeing each other again after many weeks. While the men went straight to the wine bar to look for a wine suited for their dinner tonight.

"This will be a loooonnnggg night for us." Liane said and they both chuckled.

"Sis, are you pregnant?" Liane's body did not miss Ingrid's scrutiny.

"Gos.h.!.+ How did you know?" Liane was surprise.

"Your body changed." Liane just laughed and nodded.

"I'm two months pregnant." Liane said happily. Ingrid hugged her best friend.

"Ahh I'm so happy for you. I hope it's a girl…" and they both laugh again.

"By the way, what's this important matter that we need to discuss?" Ingrid sighed and she stood up and walked over to the floor to ceiling.

"Sis, I'm getting married." She announced.

"Ahh yeah, I know that." Liane shrugged not knowing the whole detail.

"Well, there's a sudden change of plans. We're getting married for like days from now." Liane is shocked and she puffed some air and rushed to where Ingrid is standing.

"Oh no. That fast? You're already pregnant?" She covered her mouth and looked at Ingrid's tummy and ask further, "For how many months now?"

Ingrid is scandalized. "Goodness no! I am not. We're getting married because of some unlikely circ.u.mstances…"

Ingrid started to tell her everything that had happened.

"Ahh so that's it… hmmm… I agree it's for the best." Liane nodded in agreement.

"You think so?" Ingrid needed another point of view and she know that Liane will give that to her.

"Yeah, I believe it is. The circ.u.mstances only push you to hasten your marriage. And that witch woman is something. She's sending me some ill feelings. And you need Clifford's love and protection." Liane's face redden out of irritation.

"Nah, don't mind her. Sooner or later I'll put her into a rightful place because she seems out of place." Ingrid just laughed. "Sis, I think I – I love the man…"

Liane paused and then she squealed with delight

…♥…♥…♥

"So Cliff tell me how are things going with Ingrid and you?" Frank asked his best friend with a tinge of tease enveloped in his voice.

He sipped his wine first before he answered, "Well, days from now we'll be getting married." Clifford said cheerfully.

A crisp laugh could be heard from Frank. "Oh really? Ingrid agreed easily? My, my, I underestimated your charm, my friend." Frank said it with disbelief.

"Don't mock me my friend; you'll be more shock if I tell you that it was she who decided to get married the soonest. Take note, soonest." Clifford said grinning.

Over the years, Frank has been close friends with Ingrid and he knew how stubborn Ingrid could be, what Clifford said is impossibility!

"Oh ho, hoh, hoh, hoh. That my friend is IMPOSSIBLE! I don't believe you!" Frank narrowed his eyes, as though testing Clifford if he's telling the truth.

"Well, you could ask her over dinner." Clifford said confidently.

Frank went still.

"Okay, okay. Granting that she agrees to it, so why the rush? What's the practical reason Ingrid has in mind? I know her that she is a very reasonable and stubborn woman. She won't decide anything unless…"

"Unless, she loves me that much and she realized that she needs a man like me in her life.." Clifford jeered.

"The woman must be blind…" Frank shakes his head chuckling while Clifford just laughs.