chapter27

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By the end of the first week in Nashville  they seems to have visited  every where Sunday night it was concert night  and aliyah  was in even higher spirit for  today she get to see just who she came to see most of all Keith urban, brad paisley will perform and she got VIP tickets for the show,
"How do I look?" She asked  turning  so every one could  view her outfit
"Stunning" odane said
"Like you always" shelly added
They all agree  she look stunning
"Why you never put out so much effort to dress  and impress me?" Lloyd ask with attempt to bother her,
"You show no  interested in my dress code for as soon as I'm dressed  you want  my clothes off so why you talking" she punch him as she walk by him frowning at him playfully
They got to the concert early  got front row seat in VIP the performance was good from Brad and the others but when Keith got to the stage aliyah  wanted  to go crazy she had love him since she came to know his music and had never seen him live she took so many pictures and made videos "how my gosh" she scream as she hug lloyd  "that was so great I can't believe  I finally get to see him wow"
"Calm down you might  get a fitz or something" lloyd  said
"I'm not going to catch a fitz" she said  kissing  him she turn to see nelisa looking
"What?" She asked "if you got something to say say  it, he is mine  now so I can  do what ever I want" she kiss him again  and took a picture she turned back to nelisa who flag at her with  a grin walk away pulling odane with  her,
They got coffee  in their hotel then head to their rooms to take rest, they weren't sure what they will do tomorrow but they were sure of doing something,
"What's in for tonight?" Mark asked soon as they came through the door they went bungee jumping and get to go up in the balloons aliyah sit it out for the bungee jumping but didn't want to miss the chance in the balloon, next day they went hiking in Percy Warner mountain bike trail in to Belmont terrace,
They made visited to the bell tower, stop in at the country music hall of fame and museum took pictures of the many displays, they have dinner  in another fancy restaurant  tonight once again,
They headed right  back to their place of stay to enjoy  some game of chest playing  by turns the one who loses get up for someone else  odane odane and lloyd  were the two last to finish the game it barely  ended  when Aliyah  dragged him off to bed,
After a long day Thursday  the ladies built a fire throw down blanket near the fire place with marshmallows and hot chocolate  the guys had made plans to go out each to their rooms to dress, shelly sat up when lloyd  first come out of the room then mark came she look at them both  with that look odane and Chris  came out shortly make her grasp pulling  the other ladies attention
They were like ah they are going  out and didn't  say as the look they received speak louder  than words
"You going  out?" Aliyah ask
Odane look at Mark who  look at Chris and they look to lloyd "we decided to just thrill tonight us guys maybe go to a bar or some place"
"Ok" aliyah  said  getting  up from her place on the blanket before the fire place "you should  definitely check in on our guys we haven't  seen them  all day"
"We taking  the car we figure you ladies won't  go any where for the night"
"Except for bed" aliyah  told him kissing  him softly "have fun" she smile and rub his cheeks because she said  nothing to fuss the others  didn't  they still Can't believe  they made plans behind their back,
They left and aliyah look at them "let them enjoy it what the look for?"
They shook their head,
"More chocolate tea?" She ask
"Yeah" they answered
She fix more tea came back to sit  they drank on it for a period  of seconds "what you think they are gone out to do?" Bessie ask
"I wonder too" nelisa said 
Shelly look on but said nothing
"What will  they do than to have a night out" aliyah said
They look at her she shrugged smirk and skip from her chocolate,
As asked lloyd check on on the two men since they weren't doing  normal  he invite them out they drove on main street  and found  this bar and night club where  first comers get themselves free drinks and they keep it coming they left  a bit early and found a bowling alley the game was on for anyone who wanted to game off and they join in the game become so much fun neither  wanted to leave  and the club  ran until  they leave at five in the morning 
On their  way back lloyd  saw the small chopper and thought  they should  see a bout  a morning ride he turn and park in front  the building that host it "what you doing?" Mark inquired
"Trying to get  a ride  in that chopper"
"That chopper isn't for ride" one of the man said
"That's a chopper  they use to fly around  either  to say marry me or congratulations any thing like that"
"Marry me?" He ask
"Read the sign man" mark points out
The sign did say we ask the question for you in a special way let's do it right, he got out  the ring from his pocket he  need to get on aliyah's finger and they leave on Sunday  two days  from today  and if he didn't  do it now,
Mark got out and followed him soon they were all behind  him he was talking  to  woman at the counter  who was giving  him the sweetest smile but her face changes when he mentioned the proposal odane look at the others and smirk mark shook his head, they gave him a paper to fill out he pay got his receipt when  they were leaving odane  turn to look at the woman  she was watching with a  disappointing look on her face,
"You got that woman at the counter losing herself" odane said when they got outside
"What woman?" Lloyd  ask turning  to see her at the door looking but once he turn she move to hide behind the wall, "oh I didn't notice" he said giving up  the keys Chris took it
"They are going  to kill us" Chris complain
"Yeah look at the time"
"Oh you're right"
"I'm not worried I think aliyah  and I are done being mad at each  other"
"Want to bet?" Mark ask
Chris and odane look at the both of them the two men look at each other,
"I'm serious she won't be upset  and because she won't the others won't get mad watch"
"Thirty bucks" mark said taking the money from his pocket
Chris did the same and odane followed stretch his hand to lloyd for his money he hiss, "man I don't  believe  you guys" he grumbled getting  on the back seat he hiss once more, "so why you holding on to the money?" He asked mark
"You want to keep  it?" Odane ask
"What for why do I bother  about  who keep it anyway" he said
"Does it matter?" Mark ask
"Not really" Chris started the car as they turn out the parking space and took to main street lloyd  try to even dose but the others talk a lot  bringing him in the conversation every time mark look to see his eyes close, "you sleeping?" He ask
"Yeah and talking  in my sleep"
They giggle
"A cup of coffee will cure that" Chris  said 
"I don't need  to stay a wake what I need is some love  then I'll fall a sleep"
Mark sighed "I doubt  that going  to happen" lloyd  open his eyes to look at him found him looking  at him, he close them back and mark turn around,
Aliyah  fix breakfast  while the others sat around  the counter
"Am I the only one who's upset for they stay out all night  and just look at the time" shelly said
"I'm sure they knew  we'll  get upset  but do they care?" Bessie said
"Let them be we came to have fun and we chose not to go anywhere last night  and they did why you all mad?" Aliyah  ask
Nelisa  look at her and shrugged
"Anyway  we're going  to the mall to shop around but something to say  we visit Nashville"
"Ok" nelisa said
They turn to the sound  of the door as the guys make their way in, "morning ladies" lloyd  said
"Hey" they all said 
"Morning" odane, mark and Chris  said shelly, Bessie and nelisa  look at them
"Did you guys have a good time?" Aliyah  ask smiling  "good morning" she said
Lloyd  came to aliyah  side kissing  her shoulder she rub his cheek making  the others look at each other,
"Breakfast?" She asked
"Mmmm" he said
"You guys?" She asked 
They look at the three ladies  at the counter  they were just looking  at them
"Its ok to eat" aliyah  said  dishing for them she finished  and lloyd  took her hand leading  her out the kitchen, "we are going  to leave at eleven" she said  before  she was pulled  through  the door,
The others left behind  look at each other,
The door close behind  them lloyd  took aliyah  in his arm kissing  her ragged moving  from her lips to her neck and bared shoulders as she was dress in just a small strap blouse he lifted  it to where her belly and breasts exposed sucked in air, "baby  I want you" he said  with a hoarse voice
She could  actually see his needs  pushing at his pants  as she slightly looked down she look back to his eyes they were filled with a blaze of emotion he pull her in for another  kiss in the same  attitude like before, much as he gets so emotional and they made love at all times  she was always able to tell when he had consumed too much liquor much as he didn't drink  to get drunk,
Nelisa  finally  got up to talk to odane  after  standing there for twenty minutes then shelly and Bessie she hug Chris and smile  at him over her shoulder mark saw him widen  his eyes they sat in the living  room together  until mark  rest his head back and doze off
They became good once more,
At a quarter to eleven  aliyah left lloyd  sleeping  came in to the living room already dressed she called  out to nelisa  who came out later shelly and Bessie at the same time,
Aliyah  noticed there  dress code they all wore red and blue  blue jeans with red top she wore a baggy jeans  with a strap blouse red, shelly and Bessie wore tight fitting jeans with sleeve blouse Bessie  with buttons and shelly with zip, nelisa wore pumpkins tail sleeve  blouse with jeans skirt, they look around  and each other  and grin,
"Alright  let's go" nelisa said  taking up her bag taking the lead they stop at the salon get a body massage then they went shopping around  they bought things to bring  back home as they said  they would,  taste of country t shirts original records sign by country singers aliyah  took a hat off the stand  that says Opry put it on her head she wore hats on feeling time much as the ones she wore were sun hats the broad types spread to hide her from sun she grab one for lloyd  as well,
"If that's for lloyd  he doesn't wore hats" shelly said
"It's  for keeps" aliyah  said  she got a shirt for him as well after cashing  they leave and went to another  place they were there just admiring not looking  to get anything special or specific,
"Lloyd  woke up at three fifteen came into the sitting room "baby" he call mark, Chris  and odane look up at him, "aliyah" he call
"I'm sure she told  you they were going  out" mark said
"They're not back?" He ask turning to locate his cellphone member now he had take it into the room when he got in it was on the table  next to the bed he dial aliyah call her up, she answered after two rings
"Baby you're not back as yet what's taking so long?"
"Me and the girls are still looking  around"
"Will you hurry  I need you here" lloyd  said
"What I didn't  gave you enough love?" She ask with  a giggle the others look at her
Lloyd  giggle  too "it can never be enough but I thought  we would  go out for dinner"
"Oh dinner ok we will  be there soon, what time is dinner?"
"Lloyd  said  he didn't even  know  what time himself,
"Ok" aliyah said  he take  the phone from his face "I don't  know  what time"
"It's  way past three" mark giggle teasing lloyd 
"Check your receipt" Chris told him,
He felt for it in his pocket  but it came up empty, "oh shit I left it in the car" he slap his face, he sat with  his face down in his palm thinking  it's  all ruined
Aliyah lift the little  box in between the seats in the front  of the car when she did something fell out
Shelly look down
"What's that?" Aliyah  ask
Shelly picked it up to show it to her but lloyd  name was sign to it for what she didn't  know but since she saw him with  the ring and haven't yet ask aliyah to marry him and she wasn'tgoing to be the one to ruined the plan,
"Its just paper" shelly  said
Aliyah  didn't say more but shelly  kept it in the palm of her hand they finally got to the hotel while they were about to get the things from the car shelly got to look and see she saw engagement package she wasn't sure what it meant really but she kept it to hand to him when they got to their floor,
The bell guys came to assist them not that it was necessary but they allowed them to do so getting on the elevator with them,
Lloyd didn't have the recipe to see what time it  said but  he told aliyah they will have dinner at six thinking nothing was wrong with getting there early if it was after but hope they didn't get there late,
Mark finally reach in his pocket to hand lloyd the money twelve hundred dollars as each of the four has bet thirty dollars a piece,
He smile then hiss "let's forget it"
"A bet is a bet" Chris said
"That's right" odane said
"You're right" he reach for it when the door open they look over "baby" lloyd said going towards then he kiss her "you took like for ever what happened?" He look as the men came in with their luggage "all this shopping" he said  widen his eyes
"Don't act surprise they are ladies it's what they do" Chris said
"Yeah you right" lloyd said  aliyah knock him and he grin,
"Thank you" aliyah said as she was about to go in her bag to tip the guys,
"Let me" shelly said
"I can do it" Bessie said
"Even I can" nelisa said
"Ok ladies I'll take care of it" lloyd said  giving them twenty dollars each, "thank you" he nod to them as he take the bags from the men closing the door behind them, he took them over to the sofa to rest down
"Why you all looking the same" mark ask looking up at them as they came around
"I'm wondering the same thing" aliyah said looking at  shelly,  nelisa and Bessie
Neither of them said nothing just a smile
I got you something from the store" aliyah said
"You did?" She took up the small bag to hand to him he look in to find a hat and a t shirt he smile  as he put the hat on look at himself  on his phone
"You like it right?"
"No, but I love it" he grin she slap him,
"Red so you know it's  my favourite colour right"
"I got red because it's my best colour" she told him as she took up her bag and went to the room,
Lloyd could tell she like red she wore it quite often and it was true he did love red,
The others  did get t shirt but no hat and since they didn't have them in separated bags they  had to dig through their belongings to give theirs
"I'm going  to get ready" lloyd said
"This belongs to you" shelly hand the paper to him before  he walk off, he took it with  uncertainty until  he look at it, "hey thanks I was looking for this, he look at the time, it was actually six as he said and hasten his steps to get to the room to get ready
They all did the guys were dress like they were going  to some special place and as usual the ladies  put themselves together lloyd lean in to kiss aliyah bared shoulders from one to the other she didn't questioned  his dress code though she wondered why he was dress in jacket and looking so extra stunning  she turn to look at him smiling  he lean in to kiss her, "let's go now" he said  she took ip her purse  and went with him to the living room she noticed how the others wore their jackets too
"What is this a business dinner?" She ask grinning at then, she took the lead they look at each other then followed behind  her,
They stop at a destination aliyah  wasn't expecting "why we stopped?" She asked the others question with eyes but because the men started getting out they did too, they went on the bridge where  the building was it was a quarter to six and they saw  no movement "I've seen this bridge already" aliyah said
Lloyd  look at her then up for that chopper that should be hanging will you marry me from the door five minutes had gone since  they got here, but it said  six he felt nervous and he waited
Ten minutes went by and aliyah  ask,  "can we go?"
A woman and a man came from a car aliyah  didn't  miss how she noticed lloyd the man nod to them, it wasn't long after  they hear the chopper over head lloyd  felt his heart did a flip in his chest they look up to see the banner  hanging down it said  baby will  you marry me, aliyah didn't  know  for who for others were there too it caught  their attention as well shelly, Bessie and nelisa  grin for they came to realized aliyah  finally got it when she turn and lloyd  was on one knee holding up a ring, "baby will  you marry me?" He ask
Aliyah  look up then back to him and grasp  she wasn't expecting it at all he had only just came out of his marriage the tears  gathered to the back of her eyes, "no!" She said  covering her face, "you said  no you won't  accept?" Lloyd  ask
"Yes, yes I want  to I want to marry  you" she grin as she fight the tears
Lloyd  grin and he place the ring on her finger she lean into kiss him hugged  him,  then then walk away  the tears  finally  came and she cried
"Thank you" he said  to the team on the ground some  people  there congratulations him he thank them then ran after  aliyah  who had walk by the car going  a distance lloyd  ran her down the others  followed 
"Are you crying?" Lloyd  asked when he caught up with  her she shook her head but the tears came more,
"I'm sorry but I can't  help it"
He can't say he ever seen her cry before, he held her to him kissing  her tearful cheeks "I love you so much aliyah and so want to live with  you for the rest of my life" he took her hand lead her back to the car he hand the keys to odane  who was close to him climbed on the very back with  her she remained quiet causes shelly and Bessie  to look every time, she kept  her head on lloyd's shoulder as he hug her, they got to dinner  and she refused to have anything  but water every now and then she wiped tears  that kept  coming nelisa  took her hand holding it in hers she wipe a tear for her, she side look her and nelisa  gave a smile she lean in to rub her forehead against her "I love  you" she said aliyah  smirk then look away  from her, they got back to the hotel Bessie finally hug her "congratulations" she smiled at her aliyah  look over on lloyd  when shelly hug her and said  the same thing aliyah look at lloyd  again mark hug her Chris hug her and odane hug her "I want  a few minutes alone" she said going  towards the room
"Aliyah" lloyd  called but she shut the door he didn't got up to follow her he have her few minutes  nelisa  didn't  bother her either giving the few minutes she requested but when lloyd  finally got up to go in the door  was close he knock and call but got no answer he had to call  down to tell  them they got a little problem with one of their door when they came with  the keys to open it she was sitting in the middle of the bed he ordered chocolate and vanilla sundae for her he sat on the bed hand it to her she took it as she look up at him he smile  as he push back a flop of hair, she look up at him he took the dish and read her her chocolate  sundae  eating a small  amount  he finally  put it away  lay next to her holding  her to him cuddling her, they fall a sleep  just like they were, Saturday they went on their last sight seen revisiting places  they fell in love with, they found  a karaoke bar and spent some time there,
Aliyah got up off her chair for they look at her when she did they look at each other  when she started  walking  to the stage karaoke was one of her other  favourite thing she didn't  know she would  ended up in a bar in Nashville  on karaoke night  "I want to do a song" she said
The guy hand her the mike she clear her throat twice "this is a song from celine Dion,  these words are some  special  words  i want  to share with  some one special  tonight" she clear her throat again  and started singing 🎶want to be the face you see when you close your eyes, want to be the touch  you need every  single night  want to be your fantasy and be your reality and everything between,
I want you to need me like the air you breathe I want you to feel me in everything
I want you to see me in your every  dream  the way that I taste you feel you breathe you need you
I want you to need me like I need you,
I want to be the eyes that look deep into your soul want to be you world I just want it all
Want to be your deepest kiss the answer to your every wish and all you ever need,
They all look at each other  once again  then to aliyah who sang with  all she got with  in her,
"Whoo-hoo!" Lloyd  said  blowing  his fingers "that's my girl" he said
"Sit man" odane said  pulling  at him lloyd  ease from him soon as aliyah  hand the Mike back to him the people  clap and cheer she ran to lloyd  jumping on his and her legs wrapped around  his hips  they kiss and got cheer on
"Whooo!" Aliyah  said  "I would  lie to myself if I said  this  wasn't  a good trip" she said
"I can vow on that" Bessie said
"Can't  we all" Chris said
"Yeah we can right" lloyd  said  hugging aliyah  to him
"I Can't believe we're actually going home tomorrow" nelisa said
"You Can't believe  when  I thought you would  be glad to I thought you would  be missing the people you get to lie to for pay" aliyah said
They giggle
"I don't care what you say" nelisa  hissed
Aliyah  giggle and gave her a tiny shoved
They have tea in the hotel  then went up thought  it was two in the night  they play chest after  a couple of games they retired
to their rooms
"I'm crazy  about  you, you must know by now"  lloyd said
Aliyah  smile flop her eyes and turn them up, he kiss her softly
hugged onto her
Sunday  they  left Nashville  bidding a farewell to the place with  hope they leave to come again  not knowing  when but it was a sure visitation plan,
The next two days they travelled home got in late Tuesday  they stay in a hotel before  separating
"I can say I had a good  time" Bessie said
"She's saying  it for both  of us" Chris said
"It was good having  you guys there maybe we can go somewhere else another  time apart from Nashville but it's a must we will  visit again" aliyah  said
"Yeah that sounds like a great idea" shelly said
"Call me or I'll call" Bessie said  hugging them they  got in a cab and wave goodbye, the others  got a ride  to aliyah's place  and stay together  another night  nelisa and odane leave the next day but mark and shelly  spent the rest  of week Saturday  they drove them to the station aliyah and lloyd  then aliyah went to her family  to make visits and to pass on some exciting news to the family  who was excited to know they were going to get married,
They stay the night  and Sunday they went to lloyd's family  already his family were home for the holidays they too were over joyed by the news
"I'm sure this time son you will never worry about  divorce she is going to take care of you the lord is in it this time" ruth said
"Are you saying mom that the lord wasn't there in my first marriage?" He ask
"He was on your side or else that woman would  recked you" they laugh aliyah  walk back in to hear them laughing  and wonder what was the joke she sat next to pet who started consistently to her they all at some point  joined in and lloyd  was glad that it was all fitting together.

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