Welcome to our beautiful story.

One might argue the occurrence to be mere happenstance, yet in the days preceding it... It seemed as though the stars, with their ethereal dance, were entwining and birthing a bridge that ushered us towards the unfolding chapters of a narrative yet told. Having been told many times over that the right one would come along and many times over those ones just being chapters in my novel. I decided to let love lie and withdraw myself in the mundane and bitter work. Yet in that work, I was led to beginnings of something great. As a friend of mine just came back from vacation in Jamaica with his wife and some family, specifically a cousin of his wife. He and I just got back from getting lunch, we started chatting as usual. He was mentioning the fun he had on his trip, and we landed on the topic of relationships and happiness. Within the conversation I stated "...I would want someone who sees me." He reacted with "I got someone just for you my wife's cousin, let me set you up." He shows me some pictures of his trip and points out his wife's cousin. It was in that moment I first saw a glimpse of her. I could say something about her smile that caught me. But it would be a time before I saw that smile in person. As the seasons changed; the sight of a smile that caught my attention, started to become a passing moment in time. Yet in between the months when my friend and I would have conversation of relationships and love, he would mention that he had someone in mind he wanted me to meet. But I had decided to let time pass. And that it did, until the first day of the new year... I received an interesting message from my friend's wife stating that her cousin wants to know if I have an instagram. Who knew, because I couldn't openly admit I did, that a intriguing question asked in order to help her cousin who wanted to see a recent photo of me would lead to the dying light in my heart becoming a bigger flame than it has ever been in my life. Eventenually tiring of being our mediator for a few hours, I was given the number of the woman I now call My Love Janice. January 1st, 2021 at 09:41 I sent my first text and a recent picture of myself. From that moment the trading of wisdoms, passages, likes, dislikes, thoughts, I felt flowed like minds connecting in an instant. Conversations so magnetic to me that I would have thought I had known her for years. That there was never a day she wasn't in my life. I could not let her pass me by, so after entire days of texting and talking over the phone. I asked her out on a date, it was then January 11th, 2021 that I greeted her with a single red rose and smile. From then on my subconionous, even if I had not fully realized it, that she was my person. Time continued on and our love grew. Interconnecting with eachothers family, we kept marching forward in time, hand in hand, side by side. I myself realized that with her by my side grew as a person I never saw within me. I'll tell you this, they say a man will know when he has found the right one. Within seven months I knew. With the thoughts of the our time, through smiles, tears, happy, sad, and deep moments. I had planned to craft a ring with all my feelings for her. Then the day came, I asked my soon to be father-in-law for his blessing, it was a great moment to know he had already given it to me. So, after planning out the night with my mom and soon to be mother-in-law. I decide that Janice and I should go on a mother appreciation night, her not knowing that on the date of November 13th, 2022. I would turn my heart, my soul, my passion, and my fire into a ring that would be placed on her finger. The moment she said yes, I knew a new novel was coming to be and I am more thrilled than ever to be her co-writer in "OUR" new story.

After being bitten, too many times from my past relationships and my kindness taken for granted on too many occasions, I had lost all hope for love. My walls went up and my focus was stronger. I devoted myself to work and nothing but work. After my last relationship, I decided on working 3 jobs so as not to succumb to the numbness, rather than feeling the hurt and pain that I would endure. As time evaporated as quickly as water, and not communicating with family as much as I should have because of work, my cousin Called. Catching up on life and what's not, she quickly remembered that she had something to tell me. Her words were, "Hey there's a guy that's really interested in you". I was like really? Who is he and how does he even know I exist to have any form of interest? She then mentioned that it is one of her hubby's best friends and coworkers and that she was told that he saw pictures of me and wanted to meet me. I responded by saying that I wasn't interested and that I was done. Little did I know that if this journey had never happened, then I would have missed out on everything that I had prayed for. It’s surprising how time flies……. One year later, on January 1st of 2021, I showed up at my cousin’s housewarming to surprise her. At the height of our conversation, she asked,” Hey did you ever reach out to the guy I told you about”. I said no, explaining my reasons behind it of course, and complaining that it seemed like he didn’t change his Facebook picture in years. So she decided to text him and let him know that I was there. Being my spokesperson until it was time for me to leave, she gave him my number and went into details letting him know when he should and shouldn’t call because of my work schedule. A day passed and after work DeWayne and I started texting, having an instant mental connection it proceeded quickly to a call. One topic led to the next and four and a half hours later we had to convince each other to go to bed as it surpassed midnight. The following day resulted in the same four to five hours of conversation. One week later I was asked on a date. ……. On January 11th I was greeted with a single red rose and a smile. His presence was charming, his smile had a calming effect. He was such a gentleman. We finally picked a restaurant and got seated. Making sure I was taken cared of first, he then sat on the opposite side. Holding his gaze, I was complimented. I was told what my favorite colors were by the outfit and lip gloss I wore, that I had three shades of smile that I myself had never noticed, and that I was hurt before. Being confronted and paid this much attention to, I was embarrassed. He was so attentive and read me like a book. As our relationship grew, I was given the surprise of my life on November 13th, 2022. I remember it clearly, as it started with the words "I am tired of being your boyfriend." Shocked and stunned I didn't know how to respond. Then a box was opened in front of me while he was bending a knee. With the words "Because I want to be your husband, will you marry me?." With tears and a lost for words. I said YES.

We had journeyed through skepticism, hesitation, and past wounds, only to discover a profound connection that had woven itself intricately into our lives. Amid the hum of daily routines and the rhythm of ordinary life, we had found an extraordinary love, an experience that transcended our individual existences and transformed them into a united force. Our hearts whispered the promise of a shared lifetime, each beat echoing the lessons learned, the wisdom gained, and the love that had been kindled. The flame of our love, once a flickering ember, now roared with passion and promise, casting a warm glow on the path that lay ahead. Every conversation, every smile, everything shared, had added kindling to this flame, turning it into a beacon that illuminated our journey together. As we look ahead, we see not only the promise of shared days, nights, joys, and challenges but also an opportunity to co-write a beautiful narrative of love and companionship. Our story is no longer confined to individual stories but has transformed into a shared novel, an intertwined narrative that we will continue to pen with each passing day. Love, we have discovered, is not a destination but an endless journey, one that we eagerly embraced hand in hand, heart to heart.