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Chapter 56: Reasons to Love

Please excuse ANY grammatical errors.

March 1, 1999

~DeVanté's P.O.V~

"So why did the two of you decide to start premarital counseling?" Mrs. Doreen asked Tia and I.

Looking over at my fiancée, I noticed that she wouldn't answer the question because she wanted me to. I cleared my throat. "We're here because we want to strengthen our relationship. For the most part, we're pretty open with one another, especially me," I glanced at Tia. Tia and I get along very well. In fact, it's rare that we do argue. Umm..." I looked over at Tia.

"Donald and I are currently engaged and we refuse to enter marriage with underlying problems brewing in the depths of our spirits. You're basically the middle woman; the unbiased person who won't take sides because we don't know you on a personal level," Tia began to answer the question once I began to stumble.

"Yeah," I nodded. "We don't want family and friends in our business. They are more likely to take sides or despise the spouse they aren't as close to in certain situations. We don't want that either. People like to blow things out of proportion and hold grudges for something that has nothing to do with them. Oh, and my mother also recommended it after we already considered it from the jump."

After jotting down some things, Mrs. Doreen spoke. "Okay, you two seem to be onto a great start. Why do the two of you want to take this relationship further? What makes the two of you work?"

"Love. While my answer may seem vague, it's not. I'm a songwriter and I still can't completely express how I feel about this woman with words," I spoke up. "Ladies first."

I turned to Tia as she began to speak. "I can't even dive into it like I want. Just the tip." I twisted my lips at her words. "The magnetic field was and still is inevitable for all the years we've known each other. We waited until we grew mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and even financially before we made it official. Those things automatically increase the physical aspect of things," Tia sighed as her eyes closed in deep thought as she continued to speak.

"We, in some way, helped one another achieve the things I've just listed. Our love and admiration have grown in such a way that allows us both to glow whether we're around each other or not. There's no jealousy or competition between the two of us. We accept and understand most of one another's characteristics, but there's always room for improvement which we will go through together. He understands my difficult personality. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses and try hard to avoid tapping into the weakness part. We uplift one another." Tia opened her eyes, "I think that sums up those two questions. I hope I was clear. I sometimes have a hard time expressing and gathering my thoughts and verbalizing them," she chuckled.

I grabbed her hand, "nah, you did good. That was beautiful." I caressed the back of her hand with my thumb, then brought it up to my mouth to kiss the back of it.

"That was great. You actually answered one of my follow-up questions with your explanation," Mrs. Doreen replied to my fiancée, then averted her eyes my way. "Do you agree, Mr. DeGrate?"

"Wholeheartedly," I nodded in agreement with a smile plastered on my face. "However, I will add, yes, you do have a slightly difficult personality, but so do I. I can be arrogant and too straightforward with people, which may come off as a bit rude. So yeah, we both have our little traits."