She was beautiful. Her long dark hair waved down her face, her green eyes sparkled, and her smile was contagious. I wrapped my arms around her to keep her calm. She always relaxed when she lay against my heart. It belonged to her and although she didn’t know it yet, she was about to keep it forever. I’d been saving up some money to buy her a diamond engagement ring, and no matter the outcome of the night, I planned to propose to her. There was no one on this planet that meant more to me than her and I vowed to never hurt her again.
She was standing in front of her painting and a swarm of people was crowded around her and the other contestants. We were in a small room surrounded by four large walls and countless modern art pieces.
They called out the third place winner: her name was Lisa and she’d painted an abstract piece. The runner-up was a guy named Ken who painted an impressionist type of scene. When the top prize winner was called, she burst into tears and it was amazing to see. Mickey won first place, and in all the excitement I ran over to her and bent down on one knee. The whole crowd gasped as I asked her those four special words: “Will you marry me?”
“Yes. I will!” she cried. Our lips connected and it felt like we were the only two in the room.
Forever. She is my forever.
Age: Twenty-two
Journal Entry: The Best Day Ever
Dear Journal,
Today was officially the happiest day of my life. I won the top prize at the Metropolitan Museum and the man of my dreams asked me to marry him. I am on cloud nine and I am floating to the top of the world with the man I’ve always wanted right by my side. I can’t wait to see what adventures we go on next as we venture into married life.
Good-bye, with love.
Michelle
I want to give a special shout out to my beta’s you know who you are! I’m thankful for each and every one of you! You’re never allowed to leave lol.
To Devon. Biffs for life!
To Summer, Danielle, Mel, and all my other twerk team girls, thank you and twerk on! Without your support I wouldn’t be putting this book out! Pay it forward was everything I needed and more!
To John and Victoria, thank you! I went through a lot to finally find the perfect models, and I can’t thank you two enough. You did Johnny and Mickey a great justice and I couldn’t be happier!
To Lindee, thank you for the beautiful work and for your patience through everything! You absolutely nailed my vision and I will be back for more!
Thanks Kim, my lovely Hawk-eye for catching the last minute hiccups!
Niquel is a self diagnosed coffee addict, lover of rice and beans, and chocolate—preferably not all together. She’s the creator of multiple stories full of love, passion, and power. She may toss in a ghost story every once in a while.
When she’s not busy taking care of her two little girls, she’s writing or creating graphics. Or you can find her binge watching TV with her significant other.
Boston born and raised, she’s always been a creative soul: attending multiple colleges to develop her love of the visual arts.
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Other Works by Niquel:
An Endless Love
The CEO
The Teacher’s Pet (coming soon)
Table of Contents
Synopsis
Dedication
Diary Entry: The Discovery
Diary Entry: The Bad News
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Diary Entry: Holy Moly!
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Diary Entry: Magical
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Diary Entry: Meet the Parents
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Diary Entry: Birthday Surprises
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Diary Entry: Finally
Chapter 19
Diary Entry: His Birthday
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Diary Entry: Life sucks. Life is cruel.
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Diary Entry: Concert
Chapter 25
Diary Entry: School and Stuff
Chapter 26
Diary Entry: Winning
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Diary Entry: Ready
Chapter 30
Diary Entry: I Did It!
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Diary Entry: History Repeats Itself
Diary Entry: Too Good To Be True.
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Diary Entry: Broken
Journal Entry: Forgetting the Past
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Journal Entry: Official
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Journal Entry: What Have I Done?
Chapter 41
Journal Entry: Why Does This Keep Happening To Me?
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Journal Entry: The Love Of My Life
Epilogue
Journal Entry: The Best Day Ever
Acknowledgements
About the Author