After three years of trial and error, Chris and Morgan are now committed to giving the "normal" life a try.
Old habits die hard, though, which they come to find out when trouble inevitably finds them.
Sweeping things under the rug, the couple just...
"Priorities are the lines we draw to keep chaos at bay"
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May
I wipe the counter for a third time, even though it was already spotless. Faith has already seen the house, but my nerves are doing their usual dance. First impressions mattered, even if this wasn't technically the first.
I just want us to hit it off naturally, without the whole 'she's dating my fiancé's best friend' thing hanging over us. Of course, I'd love to have friends outside of Chris's circle, but realistically, JB's girlfriend and I are bound to be close.
Meanwhile, Chris and Jabari, of course, were camped out in the living room like they had all the time in the world.
"I think I've vacuumed so much I've worn a path into the carpet," I mutter, glaring at the appliance like it was the problem and not me.
Chris just smirks, his feet propped up on the coffee table, totally unbothered.
"Morgan, will you stop, Faith already likes you?" Jabari laughs at me for my constant cleaning.
"I just don't want her to walk into a dirty house." I fret, fluffing the pillows.
Jabari scoffs. "You don't gotta worry about that, Faith's from the hood."
I shake my head at him. "You think you're from the hood and you grew up in Penshaw."
He's quick to correct me. "I'm from DC, I just went to school in 'Shaw."
"Yeah, yeah." I roll my eyes, waving him off.
"Didn't you say you're from New York?" Chris teases his brother.
Jabari smacks his thick lips. "I'm from wherever I feel like being from at that moment."
Really, JB is from Washington DC. He moved to Colorado with his father and left for college then returned. Now he can rep Tennessee, too.
"You don't look too worried," Chris says to Jabari, slapping his feet off of the China table.
Jabari shrugs. "Nothing to worry about. Faith is cool, I like her."
I get excited and jump over the couch so he can tell me all about his crush. After Jasmine, I didn't think Jabari would find someone so quickly. Don't get me wrong, he was already sleeping with women, but I didn't think he'd actually find a connection.
"Spill!" I shriek, tickling Jabari's ribs.
He laughs, squirming away. "Chill. Faith is good people. She's pretty, we click. We're vibing."
"Aw, you're smiling!" I point out excitedly.
"I'm always smiling." He plays coy.
"No, that's a real smile, ear to ear. You like-like her!"
