Under your skin
Feel my blood flow with yours
My heart beat with yours
Sharing this body as one
Save me as I save you
This skin holds enough room for two
Under my skin
I belong with you
As you belong with me
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"Look! There's Daddy." Sofya said as she pointed to Xavier coming back on the floor after the game to talk with ESPN.
"HI DADDY!" Sofya yelled and I laughed.
Xavier looked over and smiled widely before blowing her a kiss.
8 years. I can't believe it's been so long.
During his senior year, Xavier decided to enter the draft pick, didn't know he'd end up being a top 5 pick to the Nets. Turning the Big 3 with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, into the Big 4. The team had been quite literally, unbeatable. Almost 5 years on the team, Xavier said it felt like a family. After his rookie contract was up, they renegotiated and resigned. He was about to reach his fifth season which would allow him to be free agent, but I don't think he would be leaving Brooklyn. Unless someone else offered a higher pay.
Sofya and Xaden were both seven now. Energetic bodies bouncing off the damn wall all the time. But they were also my little geniuses. They were some very smart second graders.
Xaden wanted to be just like his dad and Sofya wanted to be just like her mom. After she's let out of school, I take her with me to my dance classes where she continues to be one of my best students.
Xavier would take Xaden to his practices, letting him wear himself out with the guys. We had finally found ways to balance the chaos between those two, not that we would change it.
After Xavier and I got married....oh yeah, you're talking to Mrs. Towns now. And yes, the wedding was beautiful. Shit the proposal was too. Can you believe Xavier, at his last game of the season pulled off a proposal right there, center court? Had me on the jumbo screen in tears, like a snot nose baby. I almost pushed the ESPN camera man out of my face, but I decided to be nice.
"Xavier, what a game, taking it into overtime in the last 15 seconds. An amazing win taking the team to game 4. What were you thinking as the time was winding down."
"I was just thinking how we could turn it around. I'm grateful to be part of such an amazing team, you know. Grateful to be trusted with the ball in those crunch moments when we out there tryna get it done."
"Was it harder playing without Kyrie?"
"It's definitely a different dynamic and most definitely his energy and his skill is missed when he's not on the floor with us. But he still sits out wit us, gives us the feedback. In a way he still playing." He laughed. "Bro still making shot calls, no doubt."
"How'd you feel tonight being back home? Got the wife and kids court side."
"Aw it's amazing. Love coming home. Love seeing my baby and babies, without question."
He spoke watching us as we walked over. Xaden ran over quickly, letting Xavier catch him and lift him in his arms.
