I return from my jog with Belle to find Mase and Dub outside enjoying some quality time with their grandparents. I love seeing it! I walk over, and Jalisa pulls me into a big hug. Jalisa: It’s so good to see you! Kai: It’s always good to see you too. Ma walks over to join…
I can tell that Dub is displeased by the way he stomps down the stairs and into the kitchen. So after we’ve sat down to eat, I try to get him to talk about it. Kai: Are you upset about something, Dub? Wade: *obviously angry* No Kai: If that’s not the truth, you need to…
It was like I was under a spell. I didn’t ask why Vee was there…I was too glad to see him even to consider it strange. He was familiar, and familiarity was as necessary as the air I was breathing at that moment. I stood there as he stepped into my bathroom with the fluidity…
Me-Me doesn’t want to have this baby at home, and when I ask why her explanation is straightforward. Melisa: Drugs, Kai. I can’t do this again. I need drugs! I don’t argue. I abandon my sandwich and head upstairs to change while she texts her parents to let them know the baby is on its…
Jamelia and Stefan’s nuptials take place on a gorgeous day, the last day of summer, at the Courtyard Lounge – the exact location they came to escape the rain on the first day they met. They exchange vows and share a kiss as they become Mr. Stefan and Mrs. Jamelia Serrano. The Brown family joins…
Me-Me joins me in the kitchen on the morning of her sister’s wedding. I watch as she begins preparing pancakes for breakfast. Melisa: So, I have bad – or good news, depending on how you want to take it. Kai: What’s up? Melisa: Lia has decided that the wedding will be for adults only. We…
The morning after my visit, Lizzie’s apartment was emptied… …and an “apartment for rent” notice was pinned up on the bulletin board in the hallway. I cried that night and the next two nights until there were no more tears. Then I fell into a deep sleep. Sleep was my solace, my place of refuge….
I was right to second-guess my decision to let Mo go first on the treadmill. He effortlessly beats my previous time and sets a new climbing challenge record. Kai: I didn’t know you were that good at climbing. Have you been practicing? Maurice: No. My focus has been weightlifting and an occasional yoga class with…
Just when Me-Me has come to terms with being pregnant again, her doubts and fears begin to creep up on her. Today she starts work again for the first time in weeks, but she has to walk in with a big belly – short of the skill level she needs for promotion. She realizes that…
Doobie had given me hope. Now that I had some control, I could finally see the rough edges of my existence shaping into some form of normalcy. Although I still felt that she was a bit on the nutty side, I was grateful to her. She had somehow freed me and helped mesh two opposing…
