When It Comes To Love, YOU NEVER KNOW by sunshinehkl (digital ebook reader txt) 📕

"So you are okay with all this? With marriage and children and everything?" Kiyara asked breathing a sigh of relief.

"You bet I am!" Heather replied with a glint in her eyes. She was shining with happiness, that much was obvious. "Look, your best friend is not the only romantic one here. I am pretty romantic myself, if I might say so. I also used to dream about a home with a loving husband and children. However, I had almost given up on that dream thinking that there doesn't exist such a guy genuine enough, with whom I can live up to that dream. But now that I've found Brian, I can see all my dreams coming true. I love Brian, Kiyara, and I will be more than happy to go all the way with him in this relationship too!"

"That's such a relief! I was worried that you might back off after hearing all this. But it's so amazing to know that you want the same things as Brian! Oh, Heather I am so happy for you two!" Kiyara exclaimed and gave Heather a bear hug.

"Don't worry" Heather smiled, "Now that I've found someone amazing as Brian, I will never ever let him go."

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As Kiyara drove through her driveway, she saw a couple of moving trucks across the way. Looks like she's got a new neighbor, she shrugged. She didn't really care, she just hoped they were not as nosy as Mrs Hopkins were.

As soon as she entered her home, she was greeted by a delicious smell and a grinning Brian. "Hi" he smiled lazily.

"Brian! What are you doing at someone's house when they are not even at home?" Kiyara asked with mock anger.

"Oh nothing, I just thought that that particular someone might like some freshly baked cheese cake when they finally do arrive at home."

"You didn't!"

"I did!"

Kiara shrieked and hugged him. "I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you! You are the bestest best friend of the world! Now, where is it?"

Brian laughed heartily, enjoying every bit of her childish eagerness over his cake. "It's in the kitchen." Kiara was already running to kitchen before he could even finish the sentence and he shook his head in amusement.

He leaned in the doorway of the kitchen as he saw her jump into the cake with the same enthusiasm as a 3 year old kid. She took a mouthful and instantly closed her eyes, moaning loudly over its deliciousness. Brians heart swelled with affection. He could bake a hundred cakes in a single day just to see that expression on her face. Her obsession over cakes and cookies were the only reason that he loved to bake so much. Kiyara was completely lost in the world of cheesecake and he chuckled loudly as the mess she was making of herself.

"What?" she asked diverting her attention from the cake to him.

"You look like a cat." He laughed loudly.

"Eh?" She asked confusedly.

Brian shook his head and went to her. "You know, it's possible to enjoy your favourite food without making a mess of yourself" He said amusingly as he wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth with his fingers.

Kiara rolled her eyes. "Who cares about making a mess? All I care about is that this cake tastes like the best thing in the universe and I want to drown myself into its deliciousness. I don't care if I make a mess of myself in that process. Unlike you, I don't have OCD after all!"

"Oh please, I don't have OCD." Brian rolled his eyes.

"Sure you do!" Kiara said with a goofy smile.

"I just like to be organized. You exaggerate too much."

"Nope. You are just in denial."

"I am no.." Brian began but Kiyara put her finger on his lips.

"Sshh. This is no time for arguing. Just let me finish my cake in peace first."

Brian raised his hands in surrender. "As you wish Ma'm"

"This is heaven! You sure you don't want a piece of it."

"Nope. My stomach gets full just by watching you eat so passionately."

"Uh-huh, cheesy."

"Well, you love cheese." Brian Winked.

Kiyara showed him her tongue.

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"You sure you will be fine by yourself?"

"Yes, Brian, I am sure, you can go home without any worry."

"Okay." He started to leave then turned around and faced her again.

"You sure you don't want me to stay?"

Kiara rolled her eyes.

"Brian, JUST GO HOME ALREADY!"

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving! No need to chase me away like this! Jeez, some best friend you are!"

"As if you leave me any other choice! Always worrying over me like a grandma!"

"As if you leave me any other choice! Always creating troubles like a toddler!"

Kiara swatted in his arm. "At least try to be original!"

"Nah, I'll leave that up to you. Okay I'll be leaving now. Take care of yourself, and call..."

"you immediately if there's any sort of trouble. Do you really have to tell that to me every single day?"

"Yes, I do. Because you are such a careless girl. I mean anything could happen.."

"Yeah like me being kidnapped by the aliens, I totally get you."

"Hahaha, clever."

" I knw I always am. Now get in that car of yours so I can also get back inside. We've been standing here for too long. I think I am starting to get mosquito bites!"

"Okay okay I'm leaving". He said and then hugged her for one last time before getting in the car. "Take care then, try to be a good girl til I see you tomorrow." And finally started the car.

"Haha very funny". She replied back and waved as the car started moving. When the car was finally out of her sight, she turned around to get back inside her house. However, as she was about to put the first step, someone put a hand on her shoulder.

"Excuse me."

She turned in a whirl to come face to face with a man who somehow looked familiar but she couldn't quite put her finger into where she might have seen him before."

The guy smiled.

"So we meet again."

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The guy smiled.

"So we meet again. Hello, I am Matt Stewart. I've just moved at the house across the street today. So looks like we are neighbors now." He flashed her another grin.

"Umm, hello Mr. Stewart."

"Oh please don't be so formal. Just call me Matt."

"Okay, Matt. Welcome to the neighborhood. I am Kiara Jones. I just live in this house." Kiara said pointing towards her house.

"Yeah, so I have noticed. It's a real pleasure meeting to you again. I look forward to running onto you often in the future." He said with another cheeky grin flashing all his perfect white teeth.

"Yeah, well, so we have met before you say?" Kiara asked uncomfortably.

The guy looked visibly offended. However, he somehow recovered and managed a tight smile. "Yes, as a matter of fact we did, just today. I bumped into your car just this afternoon, remember?"

"Oh, yes! So that was you, I remember now. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I'm just really bad with faces."

" Yeah, I've gathered as much. Don't have the sharpest memory, do we?" He winked.

"I guess." She shrugged.

"Well, it's a pleasure meeting you nonetheless."

"Haha, that's good to know. Nice to meet you too. Well, I need to get back now. So, I guess I will see you around. Hope, you can settle down nicely there. Just holler if you need anything." And with that she turned around and started getting back into her house.

Matt Stewart stood there with complete astonishment as he watched the woman walk away from him without a second glance for the second time in a row within a single day. "What's it with this girl?" He murmured to himself with a smirk.

Text: sunshinehkl
Images: Google
Publication Date: 10-04-2012

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