2 Chapter 1

How it all began...

*flashback*

"Honey, Roman and Julia are on their way, I'll finish everything and clean-up you check on the twins and freshen up."

Later on when everything was finished, the couple arrived with their 4 year old son who resembled his father a lot.

Frank and Roman have been friends ever since they were born same goes to their parents and they wanted to keep that relationship alive. Their parents had this deal that if they bore children of the opposite sex they would marry but unfortunately both their first born children were sons.

It was left upon their sons who had no problem, they were after all best friends. When Diane was pregnant, she gave birth to a boy named Xavier and two years later Frank found out that his wife Marie was pregnant with twins a baby girl and a boy, It was final the two would be engaged and married when the boy turned 26 and the girl 24.

But Roman and his wife had to leave for the UK and they did not know when they would be back that is why they came to visit.

"Hey man, come on in,"

Frank said giving Roman a bro hug and Julie a warm hug and that's when the sleeping boy woke up.

"Come to uncle bud,"

He spoke to the young baby who openly accepted his uncle with a toothy grin. The three of them walked to the dining room and found Marie with the twins waiting for them. They all took a seat after the ladies greeted each other and started eating.

Both families spoke catching up before Roman broke the news of them leaving to his best friend. He explained everything to which Frank understood but the only thing left was both friends to keep their promise of their kids reuniting and get married when the boy would be 26 and the girl 24. This was all up to Roman since he was the one leaving to which he agreed to keep his promise.

*end of flashback*

I stare through my bedroom window enjoying the rising sun, I am not a morning person but today I just got the feeling to watch the sun and it was beautiful. At times I miss my mother to which I would stare outside toward the rising, setting sun and the stars at night which would give me peace though not comforts but at least I felt peace.

"Morning honey, you are up early today,"

My dad walked in looking so surprised which I don't blame him like I said I cherish and love my sleep. I have always been a bright, obedient child to which he is proud of that's why i always got away with sleeping.

"Morning daddy, how are you today?"

"I am well-child, so why are you up early?"

"I don't know I just woke up and decided to watch the sun, remembering mama,"

"I know you miss her, I do too but remember that she watching us from where she is"

We stood watching the sun rising for few more minutes before he began speaking again sounding nervous and I wondered why.

"umm Auriana," my dad only called my full name only when he wanted to tell me something serious, and looking at his face right now the matter did seem to be a serious one.

"Yes father, what is it?"

Just by looking at his face I could tell whatever was coming next was something I wouldn't accept and it was hard for him too but he had no choice and could I really blame him?

He sighed before speaking, "Aurie, don't be mad but you will be getting married in two months' time"

What? Okay I did not understand anything, why would I be getting married first I don't have a boyfriend fuck I have never dated in my life, then out of nowhere comes the news I would be someone's wife in two months' time.

"What are you talking about," I said looking back at my father

My gaze was now diverted from the horizon and to my father who looked at me telling me there was nothing to be done, he spoke again

"Sweetheart I am sorry but I cannot do anything, this is something that was agreed upon even before you were born, you see your grandparents, my parents agreed that their first born children would marry in the future but It did not happen as both parents had their first born sons so it was passed down to us. We are best friends but we lost touch when they moved you were two and their son was four at the time and now they are back. It was set when you that when you turn twenty four and him twenty six you would marry. I'm sorry sweetheart I didn't tell you earlier it's just that I dint know how to"

I just stared at him not believing that my life was already planned for even before I was even conceived. Right now I know I should be throwing a fit or be cussing but if this thing was arranged way before my father was even born it meant that there was nothing that could be done, so I just faced my father who looked like he was furious and sad with himself.

I love my dad very much, I lost my mother and I know I meant a lot to him but I had to assure him that I was with him all the way through.

Although I am not a calm parson and yeah I got that from my mom, I wouldn't just sit down and let people tell me what to do but at this I had to act mature. I was ready and if this is what is written on my future 'destiny' then we all know you cannot fight it I was ready after all the debating and thinking.

"Hey dad it's okay," I said while chuckling he looked at me surprised but I continued speaking, " If all this was planned even before you were also born then there is nothing we can do and at least it is someone you know even though you have not been in touch for a long time"

"I know you and to be honest I was expecting a fight but I am surprised, honestly if I knew you would react like this then I would have told you earlier," he said laughing

"Come on dad I know I'm not an easy person there's no need to rub it in, old man"

"What you said it yourself, I didn't want to walk into fireworks, and you remind me so much of your mother"

We sat down on my bed and sighed, yes when I lost my mother I wasn't easy and two years later my father married my step mother who is not the nicest person but he said he wanted me and my brother to have someone because he was not around very often with all the work he had with running a company.

Now he had retired and my brother and I took over the company, though it more of Alex being the CEO and I helping him out with the work, I may be Interested in businesses but that was not my passion but I knew it wouldn't hurt to help.

"I know dad but forget that have you told Alex or better yet everyone about this marriage?" I asked him

"No seeing that I had to let you know first but I will. Alex is not home, your sister is at her friends and as for your mother she left, I don't know where to but I will be telling them today over dinner before the Blacc's arrive, I just hope your brother doesn't flip," that was expected, but for my step mother I knew she never liked me, my father threatened to leave her she would leave if anything ever happened to me.

Thank god she never tried to hurt me as for Alex he doesn't even bother looking at her nor even stay with her in one place for more than five minutes, for my sister we love her because she honestly didn't inherit her mother attitude and temper, she is the sweetest little thing and yeah she is twenty turning twenty one but I love calling her little.

When father married my step mother Veronica, she already had a daughter Stephanie, otherwise known as Steph, at the time, it may not have been a grand wedding but he loved the little girl when he met her, whatever happened to her father no one knows.

Father did tell us that he left them but after learning and observing the woman I could tell that was not the story, but when her and father met she was calm so much that she would have passed out as an angel in disguise but all that changed after months into her marriage. With her bitchy attitude and behaviour and let us not forget her love for money, one could tell that there is always more to her story than what is painted to be believed.

"Okay I will be leaving, love you. Oh and by the way don't you have somewhere to be?" now what was he taking about. "Hang out, best friends, cafe, ring a bell?" then it hit me I had to meet up with Michael and Talia and I am running late shit, but how did he know.

"Wait how did you even know," I asked him while I picked my things and checked my outfit on the full length mirror

"I may or may have not peeked on your phone when we spoke, it has been going off with lots of messages and seeing that your phone was on silent you missed a lot of calls plus you should be leaving, I can already see Talia's furious face waiting for you" we left together while he laughed.

I groaned knowing he was right, she was already furious as it is that I was even scared to return her call but when I tell her the reason I wold probably survive the lioness that was eagerly waiting to claw on my face.

I picked up the car keys and rushed out of the house driving to the café.