Fifty-five year old Diane-Crest Cyrus walked into the big bedroom she shared with her husband, Diane and Peter had been married for thirty years, they were high school sweethearts and had dated a long time before tying the knot. Diane was a well-known jewellery designer, she was loved and respected in the industry even though she didn't have her own jewellery brand, she decided not to start one, instead, she made her money by designing for top brands all over the world earning the title The Diamond Queen. Peter and Diane had gotten married at a relatively young age with Peter being twenty-eight and she being twenty-five and two years after their wedding, they welcomed their first child Sarah Edith Cyrus. When Sarah was two going on three, they had Elliot. Diane had had a hard time conceiving after the birth of her second child, she had suffered two miscarriages before finally giving birth to her rainbow baby Maya Olivia Cyrus when Elliot was five and Sarah was eight and with Maya's bir

Wanda was frowning the whole time as she folded clothes into her suitcase. When Elliot came to her last night to tell her they were going on a vacation to Miami she had asked if he was crazy and if she looked like someone who would go on a vacation with him. "I'm not going." She had said and she was strong on her answer until he told her it was his parents that organized it and that they all had to be there. When she heard that, she didn't say anything to him, she just simply walked away and went to her room where she threw her fists in the air and whined because she knew she had lost, there was no staying back from it. She looked at the calendar and sighed, from tomorrow till Sunday she had to pretend to be a happy fiancee, she grumbled and zipped her small travel bag. Why did his parents have to include her? Wanda headed to the living room but paused by the stairs when she heard Elliot on the phone."I'm sorry we won't see each other this weekend" He said. "I'll make it up to you

Miami was fun while it lasted, and Wanda was back to her reality, back home in Elliot's house where she would have to ignore a man she loved for her heart's sake. A man she loved but a man she won't receive love from because his heart was with another. The incident at the beach scared her, but having him run to her and hold her and ask if she was okay made her feel safe. She liked the thought of having him there, she dreamt of being the only woman he thought of but she knew it was only a dream, a dream that won't come true. Wanda's reality hurt and she wouldn't wish her situation on her enemy because it was painful. Unrequited love hurt. She hated herself for loving Elliot, she wanted to hate him too but she couldn't, it proved to be difficult for her but she wouldn't let him get the best of her, she wouldn't let her feelings take control of her mind, she would finish strong, take her money and leave, never to see or hear about Elliot Cyrus."So how was Miami?" Cherry asked her. "Did y

Toby raised a brow as he looked at the screen, he could see Elliot standing just outside his door and he looked bad, he ruffled his hair and opened the door slightly. Elliot stood at the entrance and looked at his best friend with sad eyes, he felt cold and confused, he tried to smile but he couldn't. Toby noticed his demeanour and tilted his head to one side before speaking. "What happened?" "Can I come in please?" He replied, his voice breathy. Toby opened the door fully and stepped aside, he motioned for Elliot to enter."Thank you." He walked in and Toby closed the door. Toby didn't say anything and just walked to his coffee machine, knowing Elliot, he would drink coffee all the time even when he wasn't feeling good, both physically and emotionally so before talking he would give him some coffee to calm down but today Elliot didn't want coffee. He looked to the kitchen and saw Toby making coffee, he shook his head and said "Not coffee, alcohol. Give me something strong Toby."

Elliot and Wanda were both in the kitchen doing separate things, ever since their falling out, they became invisible to each other. The new action was intentional on Wanda's end and was out of courtesy on Elliot's end. He understood she was trying to get out of his way and get him out of her way and he respected her decision. The two of them would cook separately, clean separately, do dishes separately and so on. The new routine was stuffy and uncomfortable but they both bared with it because soon everything would change. To Wanda, it had always seemed like the time would take forever to come, soon felt like forever but now soon was in less than a week. Soon she would be out of his home and life forever, it was only a matter of days. Wanda was already packing her things little by little, and although she would be homeless for some time she knew she could stay at Cherry's house until she found a new place. Wanda had completed her last piece and she awaited Elliot's father's call. At f