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Y/N

"So I seen you and Michael finally made it official this past weekend. How does that make you feel?" Mrs. Brown asked as I just smiled and shook my head before looking down. She just laughed. "It clearly makes you feel happy" I heard her say as I smiled and looked at her. "Yeah" I agreed. "It wasn't necessarily because he announced it to the world because we were going to do it when we wanted too but how happy he was in that moment when he did it made me happy" I expressed.

"You know it wasn't necessarily the award that made him happy like that while up there right?" She asked with a smile.

"The award was a plus but him announcing to the world you were his is what honestly made his night, I guarantee it. Ask him whenever you get a chance" she assured as I giggled. "I've honestly never felt like this with any other guy, I always dreamed about something like this but never obtained it until now" I admitted. "Yet you didn't want to give yourself fully to him" she playfully said waving me off as I giggled.

"The morning after I was on the phone with my best friend and he started playing Aaliyah which one of my favorites and I immediately started telling her that I was going to marry him repeatedly. He ended up over hearing me and I eventually apologized to him" I started off. "No" Mrs. Brown stated. "You never apologize for being happy nor do you apologize for being yourself" she stated as I smiled. "That's the same thing he said" I responded making her smile.

"You're in love and that's completely fine. It's okay for black women to find love and be happy not everyone's relationship has to be driven off of struggle love to obtain a relationship with someone I'm not saying you two won't have problems because what relationship doesn't? but you two are good." She assured with a big smile as I smiled.

"You two will get a lot of love and a lot of hate some people will agree with your happiness and some people won't but as long as you two know what's going on and you two are happy then everybody else's opinions doesn't matter" she explained as I nodded as our time was up. I stood up getting ready to say goodbye but Mrs. Brown stopped me. "You said you wanted to marry him right?" Mrs. Brown Questioned. "Yeah eventually" I admitted as she smiled.

"Can I take like five more minutes to give you a tip?" she asked as I nodded and sat down. "When you get married and even now make sure that you two never go to bed mad at each other because it's way to make sure resentment doesn't build in your relationship. Little issues can turn into bigger issues if a couple doesn't have healthy communication by setting this rule that says you're going to deal with it and not lose sleep or carry a problem into another day, you're making the commitment to each other to make your relationship/marriage and happiness a priority." She explained as I listened. "Depending on the situation" She added as I nodded.

"And another thing Is talking about goals for yourself and with each other as a couple and seriously talking about it whether it's marriage a kid anything because if there isn't a long term plan what's the point?" She asked as I agreed. I felt my phone vibrate as I looked down seeing Michael trying to call me but I ignored it. "I will let you go because I know you're a busy woman" She started off as we stood up. "Thank you" I thanked. "No problem I see the progress with you so keep it up" she encouraged as I smiled. We said our goodbyes before I left out.

I went to my car beginning to call Michael back as he answered on the fourth ring. "What big head?" I asked as he chuckled. "Damn it's like that?" He questioned. "Because you didn't want anything for real" I said as he chuckled. "You must not be hungry then" he simply said. "Did I say that though?" I questioned. "You know what Starve" he simply said hanging up as I laughed trying to call him back but he made it go straight to voicemail as I left one.

"Bakari this the last time You're going to treat me like a piece of shit, don't call my mother fucking phone no more" I said before hanging up as he then started FaceTiming me and I answered just to hang up on him.

Michael❤️: you're petty

He texted making me smile he then started calling my phone as I finally answered. "What you want from McDonalds?" He asked. "Do I look like a McDonalds girl to you?!" I questioned. "Y/N I'm in the line they can hear you" he expressed. "See if you wasn't too busy hanging up on me I would've told you I don't want McDonalds" I said "Y/Mid/N" I heard him say. "Bakari" I shot back.

"Yes can I get a six piece nugget happy meal for a girl?" He asked as I started laughing. "Apple slices or extra fries?" The woman asked. "Apple slices and some chocolate milk" he said. "You fucked up because you know I'm lactose" I said as he started ordering his meal and pulled around. "You know what. just know, I know something when I see you" I said making him laugh.

"Bye I'll see you when I get there" he said "keep playing Bakari" I warned. "Or what?" He asked as I hung up on him.

About ten minutes later I made it to the house as Michael was in the drive way getting out the car. I parked the car and got out eyeing him with the happy meal box, and the regular McDonald's bag with his drink. He just stood there and chuckled. "You know what" I said walking past him and going to my door. I unlocked the front door and walked in as he walked in behind me.

"Here" he said as I just glared over at him "I oughta knock that shit out your hands" I said as he continued to laugh. "Babe eat" he said. "Nah it's cool" I simply said pulling my phone out. I went on DoorDash with his card information stored from last time ordering myself some "Five Guys". I then finished placing the order as Michael was eating his Big Mac and mid bite his phone dinged letting him know he got a notification.

I just slid the happy meal box over the island to myself watching him check his phone as I took a fry out.

"Door dash?!" He questioned looking at his phone crazy as I watched him unlock his phone and check his account as I ate a nugget. "Did you just order something off of DoorDash?!" He asked me. "Nah it's probably one of your other girls" I joked eating a fry. "What? your other personality's?!" He asked. "So Y/N 2.0 ordered this?" He questioned. "I don't know what you're talking about" I simply said eating the apple slices.

"And Why the hell did it come up to almost sixty dollars?!" He questioned "because it's the food and then the tip." I started off "the meal was almost thirty and then I tipped about thirty dollars and it's a sista delivering my stuff so that tip went to good use" I admitted as he just looked at me. "Love a black woman from infinity to infinityy" I sung. "See this the shit that got you the happy meal in the first place" he brought up.

"It also got me the five guys too so let's talk about it" I simply said as he didn't say anything he just simply wiped his hands and removed himself from the island.

"Come here I just want to talk to you" he started off as I went the opposite way in which he was coming towards me in. "You're a whole millionaire" I brought up . "Yeah and I'd like to stay that way" He said as I laughed moving in the opposite way of him then took off upstairs as he ran after me. I was about to make to my room but he caught up to me causing me to fall on the floor. He started tickling me as I laughed trying to get away but he wouldn't let me.

"O-okay I'm s-" I started off continuing to laugh as he pinched my thigh before getting up. I just sucked my teeth and hit his leg making him chuckle. I got up and grabbed his butt. "Strong little booty" I teased as he just looked over at me and I smiled. We headed back downstairs as he went back to eating. "Not it's cold dealing with you" He complained placing his food on the microwave. "Hm had you stopped being petty while you were ahead You would've had sixty dollars in your pocket and your food wouldn't be cold." I smartly said as he just pushed me out the way making me laugh.

"Drink milk" he simply said with his whole chest. my mouth just fell and I looked over at him. "You ain't shit" I said making him chuckle. He then started recording himself as I just eyed him making him laugh. "You need to take a nice little tumble down the stairs" I stated as he looked at the camera.

"Now you guys see what I got to deal with" he said. "Don't be trying to play innocent like you ain't just tell me to drink milk knowing I'm lactose" I brought up as he laughed. "And you bought me a happy meal with milk trying to be funny" I added. "Relax you're only going to be sitting on the toilet for an hour or so" He said waving the situation off. "NIGGA ITS AN ALLERGY! I can die on the toilet" I expressed.

"For one why are you yelling?" He started off "and that was a bit much" he said looking over at me as I looked over at him. "Eat my shorts" I simply said walking away from him as he laughed. He placed his phone in his phone down as I looked at him. "When your food get here I'm getting some" he stated. "Now don't be greedy" I said as he took his food out of the microwave sitting back down as I sat next to him.

"What?" He asked in a chuckle. "I wanted to talk to you about something" I started off. "What's up?" He asked. "What are your personal goals?" I asked as he chuckled. "Every time you come back from your therapist you come and ask me all these questions" he said. "Because we be low key talking shit about you" I stated "wait what?" He asked. "Yeah she thinks I can do a hundred times better than what I'm receiving" I said in all seriousness as we looked at each other and I tried not to laugh but I did. "Girl don't play with me" he said in a chuckle.

"Just answer the question" I said "like in years or in general?" He asked. "Both" I answered. "Alright so boom the next five years I want to at least direct or produce a movie or show. I want to work with Denzel Washington, and I honestly want us to be engaged" he explained as I smiled some. "And goals period to win a couple of Oscar's, win some Emmy's, travel,get married, have a family stuff like that" he said and smiled over at me. "What about you?" He asked.

"I want a dog" I started off making him laugh "i want a couple of more brand deals under my belt, I really want my own fashion line and nail salon" I started off "in five years?" Michael asked. "Yeah you know I'm super woman" I joked making him chuckle. "No but seriously in five years, I at least want to have worked in what I majored in for one year but then again with everything going on I no longer have a normal life" she joked. "I want my own fashion handbag line, I would like to be engaged HINT HINT" I said making him laugh. "I want to travel more, develop a scholarship for black women who need it, Develop a program for Black women, give back to the community now that I'm Up, come out with a book for black little girls. And I think I want to get back into dancing" I explained as he smiled.

"And long term?" He asked looking over at me. "I want to be happy, married, I want kids, a family dog, a new house" I listed then smiled as he smiled and grabbed my hand. "And another thing for five year goals, I want to go to Disney world" I admitted. "You've never been?" He questioned. "No and literally everyone has been but me, I want to see Mickey too, shit" I expressed as he laughed.

"Oh and when I produce a movie I want us to be in it" he added as I laughed. "Michael no, I leave the acting up to you" I said as he chuckled. "It'll be fun" he assured. "I don't know I'll think about it, I don't act and I don't need nobody coming for me" I said hearing him. "We'll make a movie just for fun" he said as I smiled hearing the doorbell ring. "That wasn't the movie I was trying to make but yeah that's cool too" I said getting up as he laughed and I winked at him before getting the door.