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Being in love for twelve years is not a big deal, but being in love with your best friend for twelve years is the big deal, being in love with her without the will to confess your feelings to her is a big deal, being in love with her seeing her loving another guy is a big deal, being in love with her and she still treat you as just a friend being obnoxious to your feelings is a big deal. The bigger deal is seeing her not letting go her love for a dead man.

Sincerely, when Dan her first love died, I was a little bit glad about his death.

All I had in mind was that I was finally going to confess my love to her since there is nothing stopping me from doing that, but my plan proved aborted when she hasn't let go of her love for Dan even in his death.

I tried as much as possible not to show my emotion whenever she brings up the topic of her dead love, for the past two years. Sooner or later I would have to confess my feelings to her.

I jolt up from my thought to the sounds of a ringing phone on my private line, which only people close to me have access to.

I check the ID number and find out the caller is my father.

"Hello son, I need you in my office now. " he hanged up before I could replt. He is still the hardcore man that takes his works seriously, but neither the less he still loves his family unconditionally.

I stands from the comfort of my office to leave for my father's.

I knocked on his office's door to announce my arrival, I heard a light come in from his end.

Papers, books and files fills his table, he being the CEO and founder of the multi million media house in Singapore.

"Son take you seat." He said to me seeing I'm still standing awaiting his approval to have a seat.

"Nicole, it has been 30 years since I started this company, and it has been a great success over the years." My father said to me nodding his head while scratching his beards which has turned grey. He really has done a great work over the years, all the black hairs has turned grey over years of hardwork, his face is wrinkled with stress from sleepless night.

"So son, I've decides that I need to retire from my service here to spend more time taking care of my self and also to spend more time with my wife your mother." I nod my head to let him know I'm listening to what he is saying.

"Son I've decide that it's time for you to take up my position as the CEO of this company."

It nothing new to me, I knew I'm going to be his successor of his company, that why I had to study business administration management at college. Moreover since I'm the first and only son, I have two sisters Kira and Clara. Kira my older sister is married to an engineer and has a little son who I'm fond of while Clara my little sister is still in college studying fashion designing.

"Son before I pass this position to you, I need you to get married." I look into my father eyes to check if he is serious, I decide to ask him again, maybe I didn't hear him correctly.

"Did you just say you want me to get married before I become the CEO of this company?" I asked my father.

"Yes son, I want you to get married before taking up this postion. You will be 29 in few months from now, you aren't growing any younger, you need to settle down and have your own family." My father  said to me.

I told him I will get back to him and left for my office.

I sit on the chair in my office thinking of what I'm to do and I don't want to marry a girl I don't love. I decide to call Darcy know fully well she will still be attending her patient.

I picked up my phone to put a call through to Darcy, asking her to met me at the cafe close to the hospital she works in, the relay the conversation I just had with my father.

Even if I'm to get married, I want her to be my bride.

I decide to put a stop to the chapter here but decides against it. So I'm going to write in third person for a paragraph before shifting back to Nicole's P. O. V
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Third person POV

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As Darcy's lunch break approaches, she clears the files on her table according to it urgency.

One pm on the dot, she takes her purse to left for the cafe.

She walks into the cafe, business men and women having their lunch. Her eyes roams the cafe in search for her bestfriend.

She spots a man close to the end of the cafe, sitted close to a window, with his head buried in full concentration to a phone.

Darcy walks towards her bestfriend, who is unaware of her presence at the cafe.

"Hey Nicole." Darcy calls out his name to get his attention off his phone.

Nicole looks up from his phone, astonished to see his best friend standing close to him, without him noticing her presence before hand.

Shifting back to Nicole POV

"Hey Darcy, I didn't notice you standing this close  until you called my name. How long have you been standing without me taking in your presence." I said to Darcy as I stand up to pull her in for a hug. I can't help my heart beating faster as her chest met with mine, this alway happens whenever I have any close contact with her.

I pulled back as I gestured to her to have her seat. Before I can start up a conversation she beats me to it.

"Hey dude, why did you call me for this lunch out of nowhere, because I remember we didn't plan for this when you were with me last night, so this got to be important if you couldn't wait till after my shift." She said to me, so eager to her my response. Seeing her this cheerful makes my heart to blossom with my love for her. She is almost back to her normal self since the death of Dan two years ago.

"So, you are saying I can't call my bestfriend in the middle of her dutiez, just to have lunch with her?" I asked her playfully but she gives me the look that says 'hey Nicole don't even dare to cover what the issue is'.

"Okay, I give up". I said to her, as I began to relay the conversation that I and my dad had earlier on.

I look into her eyes to search for any reaction to what I just said, but all I see is a look of mischief her green eye is send of as signal.

"Nicole". She calls my name, as she raise her eyebrow while rubbing her palm together, this isn't going to be good I said to myself.

"Yes sweetheart". I decides to join her in whatever she is aiming at. She laughs at me as I called her sweetheart, her laughter is just too beautiful with the dimples adoring her face.

"Nicole, why don't you go out with girls like normal guys who are popular do, I mean you are handsome, you have the money and you have girls flocking round you just to get you attention". Yeah can say that, what a blow to my ego. I smile at her instead.

"Sincerely Nicole I don't mean to be rude, but I vividly remember the number of girls you've gone out with, ever since I knew you". She said to me with a serious look on her face. I mean she looks so pretty with that look on her face.

"Assuming you had a girlfriend, it won't be this hard to get a fiancee for yourself, huh unless you have a secret love with someone I'm not aware of". She said in a matter of fact tone. I look into her eyes and decides to tell her the truth, but I know she won't take me serious.

"Yes I have a secret love". I said to her as her expression turns into one of shock and hurt.

"What the fuck Nicole, you have a secret lover and I know nothing about it". She said to me as her expression changes to one of anger.

"Woah, chill I wasn't done with my word". I said to her as her expression once again change to that of confusion.

"Sincerely Nicole I don't understand you, one seconds you are telling me you have a secret lover the next seconds you are tell me you aren't done with your speech". She said as she leans her back more to the chair.

"Firstly Darcy, I never said I had a secret lover". Before I could continue she cuts me off.

"But you said you have a secret love". I cut her off before she goes on with her agurement.

"Patience my dear Darcy, yes I did said I have a secret love but I never said I had a secret lover, there is a difference between love and lover". I said to her, she scoffs at me having she note her misinterpretation.

"So who is this secret love"? She asked me. I look into her green eyes as I smile at her, she looks at me like I'm going crazy.

"My secret love is you, Darcy you've been my love for a long time". I said to her has her face mirrors the expression of shock and confusion before she burst into laughter.

Yeap this is my longest chapter so far. I wrote this to compensate those that looked forward to my update. This is going to be my best chapter so far. Moreover please don't forget to vote, comment, review, follow me and most importantly share this story to your friends and families. Love you guys 💖 and thanks for your support so far
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