TARREK AND I MET IN 1997 AT A BLOCK PARTY IN MIAMI FLORIDA. I WAS STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK, TALKING TO MY COUSIN DARRIVA WHEN A CAR RIDES BY AND STOPS. A MAN ATTEMPTS TO CALL ME OVER WITH A WHISTLE AND TELLS ME COME HERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT DIDN'T WORK. I SAID TO MY COUSIN "DO HE THINK I'M COMING TO HIM WITH THAT APPROACH". WE LAUGHED AND KEPT TALKING. THEN SHE SAID "THAT GUY JUST GOT OUT THE CAR AND HE'S WALKING TOWARDS US". I STARTED TO GET NERVOUS AND ASKED HER "HOW DO I LOOK" NEXT THING I HEAR IS" EXCUSE ME MISS", THEN I TURNED AROUND AND WE LOCKED EYES. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE.