Am I the only one who noticed that Kim Zolciak and Sheree Whitfield of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are becoming closer than close these days?

As RHOA winds to an excruciatingly slow close with the airing of Episode 19 last night (April 1, 2012), the two original cast mates seem to have made some sort of survival “survival” pact.

As you know, Kim fired her last punching bag, Sweetie Hughes a few months back and the former “assistant” revealed in our EXCLUSIVE one on one that she felt some kinda way about Kim’s new hubby Kroy Biermann (click HERE if you missed that).

While Sheree is certainly no assistant (I don’t really see her as the “administrative” type), it appears she’s ready, willing and able to kiss “A”zz to secure her spot.

Let’s discuss this shall we…

On last night’s surprisingly boring episode, Kim’s boo Kroy Biermann, being the gentleman he portrays on the show, met with Kim’s dad to ask for her hand in marriage. You know… cause it was the proper thing to do.

[Sidebar: No one made mention of Kroy “asking permission” to knock Kim up prior to their engagement, but I guess that’s a moot point.]

While the engagement wasn’t seen on the show, Kim confided in Sheree that Kroy had finally popped the question and she asked her new BFF to be a bridesmaid in her upcoming wedding.?

Sheree responded with way more enthusiasm than was required. Especially since it was just a few weeks ago that she dayum near ran off her daughter’s boyfriend with tales of how awful marriage could be.

[READ: Boo’d Up: Sheree Whitfield’s Daughter & Her Son In-Law to Be… PHOTOS]

As you know, Zolciak has been granted her own mini-spin off series, “Don’t Be Tardy For The Wedding” and since neither she or Sheree are really fan favorites at the moment, it would appear that two dingbats are stronger than one.

Sheree clearly has no foreseeable storyline, so Kim has graciously offered Sheree a “job” on her new show. How sweet is that?

[Sidebar: In case you were wondering about Sheree’s doo. CLICK HERE to find out what she may have been going through around that time.]

In related news, Kim shared a recent photo of she and her new hubby vacationing on the beach. Zolciak, who is about 5 months pregnant with her 2nd Biermann baby revealed her expanding baby bump while rocking a white bikini.

By the way… the couple’s first child, KJ, is about 10 months old now and just took his first steps…

Kim ain’t playin!? If she hurries, she may even be able to knock out a 3rd before the year is out.

What do you think of this new Kim/Sheree “Partnership”?

Is Sheree Kim’s new “Sweetie”?

Thoughts?

CLICK HERE to read a full recap of RHOA Season 4 Episode 19…

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