Chapter 947 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

She turned to Bryan, and gasped in surprise when she saw he was on one knee and holding out a princess cut diamond engagement ring.

“For days now I’ve been thinking a lot about this moment and what to say to you. There is so much I want to say to you and so many promises I want to make, but I don’t think I want to exhaust them all here tonight. If I do that what else will I be telling you for the rest of our lives together?” Bryan asked, and everyone laughed, while Sonia merely continued to stare at him as tears gathered in her eyes.

“One thing I can say though, is that I don’t think it’s a coincidence that of all the ladies gathered at the lobby that day, I chose you to be my fake fiancée. Perhaps I did not recognize you as mine then, but my soul recognized your soul and of its own volition my heart pulled me to you. At first I thought you were a witch, but then I knew for real that you were one, cause only a witch could have captivated my heart as easily as you did. I’m enchanted by you and I love you, Sonia Smith. You’re the most beautiful, most intelligent, most compassionate and sexiest woman I will ever know. I want you to be mine. In body, heart and soul. I want to spend forever knowing and loving you. Will you please do me this honor and be my partner for life?” Bryan asked, and a tear spilled from Sonia’s eyes as she bobbed her head and held out her fingers to him to slip on the ring.

“Oh, Bryan!” Sonia cried, her lips wobbling as she looked down at her fingers and broke into a sob startling everyone.

Bryan smiled as he rose and embraced. Kissing her head as he held her tightly to himself while she cried.

Looking at Sonia, Celsie couldn’t stop her tears from flowing either, despite the smile on her face, and she sniffled as she received the hankie Benne handed her.

“Damn pregnancy hormones,” Jade muttered beside Harry, and he chuckled since he could see she was blinking back tears.

“I suppose you’re pregnant too?” Harry joked, and Jade giggled as she brushed her tears away.

“Her tears are contagious,” Jade said as she stepped forward.

“Alright, enough of the tears sister in-law! It’s time to celebrate!” Jade exclaimed, and they all clapped and gathered around Bryan and Sonia, congratulating them.

While the guys drew Bryan aside, the ladies flanked Sonia.

“We took you by surprise, didn’t we?” Jade asked with a grin and Candace giggled.

“All that talk about engagement and proposals was because of me?” Sonia asked when it finally clicked, and both Jade and Candace laughed even more but Celsie was lost.

“I always thought you were so smart. I can’t believe you didn’t catch on,” Candace teased Sonia as she embraced her.I think you should take a look at

“Did you know about this too? I really wasn’t expecting it,” Sonia said and Celsie shook her head.

“I had no idea. Benne tricked me. He lied we were going on a date and brought me here. Now that you mention it, I should get back my phone from Jade,” Celsie said and explained how Jade had seized her phone making Sonia laugh softly.

“Well, we couldn’t trust you to keep the secret from her,” Jade said as she returned Celsie’s purse.

“Celsie is best at keeping secrets,” Sonia assured them as she faced Celsie again and they both teared up as they embraced.

“Congrats, best girl! I’m so happy for you!” Celsie said as she patted Sonia’s back.

Perceiving that the best friends needed a moment alone, Candace and Jade excused themselves.

“I can’t believe I was giving him such a hard time in the car earlier while he had managed to set this up. Now I feel like a bitch,” Sonia said, and Celsie giggled.

“I’m sure he knows you’re a bitch already and loves you all the same. By the way, if I remember correctly you used to say people who shed tears during proposals are hypocrites, yet you just cried a river,” Celsie said and Sonia shrugged.

“Blame it on the pregnancy hormones,” she said, and Celsie giggled.

“I have a feeling you’re going to be blaming a lot of things on your pregnancy hormones,” Celsie said and Sonia laughed softly.

“Well, I was actually surprised and touched. I wasn’t expecting a proposal. I didn’t think Bryan was ready. I know he loves me and stuff, but you know, he’s a celebrity and all that. I thought we will just keep dating and I’ll be his Babymama and stuff until he was ready,” Sonia said with a shrug.

“How do you feel?” Celsie asked looking at her seriously and Sonia sighed.

“Happy and contented. I’m going to have a husband I love and a baby we cherish. My own family and home, Celsie!” Sonia said, and Celsie smiled.

“Dream come true, yeah?”

“Dream come true, Celsie! You realize this means you’re going to be spending all your free time with me, right? We have to make lots of plans for the wedding, Celsie! I want a really grande wedding,” Sonia said, and Celsie laughed.

“Why don’t you start by enjoying your engagement party and then we can talk about the wedding plans later? Your fiancé and the guests are waiting,” Celsie said jerking her head towards the others.

“Fiancé, Celsie! He’s no longer just my boyfriend but my fiancé!” Sonia said with sparkling eyes and Celsie giggled as she took Sonia’s hand and led her back to where Bryan was standing.

“Ready to go back home to lie on your back now?” Bryan asked, and Sonia grinned as she kissed him.

“I guess that will have to wait,” Sonia said as Mia walked up to them.

“Congrats, girl! I knew if anyone could tame Bryan, it was you!” Mia said as she embraced Sonia.

“Oh, Mia! Thank you,” Sonia cried softly as she embraced Mia, remembering how Mia had rooted for her at the beginning of the fake relationship.

“Tame? I tamed her too,” Bryan said defensively making Mia and Sonia laugh.

“I don’t think you did,” Matt said as he joined them, and embraced Sonia.

“Too bad I can no longer snatch you from him,” Matt said, and Sonia laughed.

“You couldn’t even if you had tried,” Bryan said smugly as he pulled Sonia back to his side.

“Can I welcome my soon-to-be sister-in-law?” Benne asked, and Sonia stepped away from Bryan to embrace Benne.

Seizing the opportunity, Bryan drew Celsie aside, “I was going to talk to you before proposing to her but I also didn’t want to ruin the surprise,” Bryan said and Celsie grinned as she shook her head.

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