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Never worry again

Miami, FL

"How do you report somebody's car stolen and then don't answer the fucking phone when their fucking mother calls you?!" Mia shouted through her sobs, her voice cracking under the weight of her anger. She was sitting on the edge of the hotel bed, her body shaking as Messiah held her.

"I fucking hate him!" she cried, her tears soaking into his shirt. Messiah rubbed her back, murmuring softly, trying to comfort her as her world seemed to spiral out of control.

Mia's mom had called her back and told her that the police had came to the house saying that the car was reported stolen. Although Mia made sure her name was on the paperwork as a co-owner, Cj still had primary ownership because he had paid for the car in full under his name. That technicality gave him the power to report it stolen, even though Mia had just as much of a claim to the vehicle. It was a loophole CJ had taken advantage of, knowing she knew nothing about cars and the legal matters of it all.

"I know baby.I know." Messiah whispered, his voice smooth but firm, doing his best to keep her grounded. He hated seeing her like this, hurt by someone who had already dragged her through enough.

Mia sniffled.  "I don't even know what to do. How could he do this? He knows I need my car. He knows how much I've been tryin' to get my life together, and he still—" Her voice cracked again, fresh tears spilling down her cheeks.

Messiah hugged her and let her cry into his shirt. "Mia you good I promise you. We gone get you another car. I promise you you good baby"

Mia sniffled, looking up at him with red eyes. "You don't have to do that Messiah. I just... I just wanted to be free of him, you know? That's why I thought u was being smart by having him add me as a co owner"

"You was smart. Don't beat yourself up bout that lil shit. Whatever you want I gotchu. If you want the same car or sum better I gotchu Mia. Real shit" Messiah said as he wrapped his arm around her neck and kissed her cheek

Mia wiped her tears and smiled small at Messiah. "Thank you Messiah.." she said lowly

"I just be feeling like I don't deserve you sometimes. You so good to me. I mean don't get me wrong I'm good to you too... but sometimes I just don't know what I did to deserve you." She continued

"You deserve me just like I deserve you" Messiah said

Mia smiled small and they sat in silence for a while.

"What was it you had to tell me earlier?" She asked

Messiah sighed and laid back on the bed. "Ion feel like talkin bout that shit right now"

"Messiah stop playing. It's not a good time. For real" Mia said sternly

Messiah kissed his teeth. "Ight. I got a job offer in New York." he said

Mia stared at him for a while before speaking. "So you're not taking it right?"

Messiah bit his lip and sat up a little. "Nah ma. I am. I'm movin in like 2.5 months"

Mia twisted her lips to the side as she felt her eyes slowly get glossy. She blinked to stop the tears from flowing. She was not about to cry in front of him again.
"Oh. So that's it for us.." She said

Messiah furrowed his eyebrows.  "What? Nah. Hell nah. Thats why I want you to come wit me" he said

"Messiah... New York? That's hella far and I don't know nobody out ther—" she started

"You know me" Messiah cut her off

Mia rolled her eyes. "Ok Messiah...I know you but who else?  You're gonna get tired of me being up under you."

"I'm gonna be so lonely and why are you accepting it anyway you literally work at Google you have a good ass job"  she continued

"First off I never get tired of you. Second off you gone make friends there, plus you and my sister definitely gone get close. And third... Mia they paying fuckin $350k bands and it's at Microsoft" he said blatantly

Mia folded her arms and pouted. "And how much are you making now?" She asked as she furrowed her eyebrows

"$250k Mia" Messiah said

Mia sighed. "Messiah be so fuckin for real right now... $250k is GREAT money what do you need an extra hundred thousand for? And in New York at that?" She said

"Mia you know that's where majority of my folks at. I'm trynna retire and shit I plan on staying there bout 2 years and dip"

"And shit if I'm making $350k yo ass ain even gotta work if youn want to" he shrugged

Mia just shook her head, she couldn't believe he was leaving her like this. She could say she was actually falling in love, and now he just drops this bomb on her.

Messiah became sick of not receiving an answer already.

"Mia can you move wit me yes or no? Please bro. I already talked to Ava mama she letting her come live wit me for a couple years. I want you to move wit us bro. I want this shit for real" he said

She bit her lip, the thought of them being a family with Ava was enticing, almost surreal. But she also felt like her entire life was set in Atlanta. She had just started classes and was knee-deep in her internship. Could she really give up everything for him?

"Messiah what about my school? My internship?" She said

"Mia you can transfer to Syracuse or NYU or some shit. Them schools 10 times better anyways. And you already know I gotchu with the intern shit, you got first dibs you ain even gotta worry bout that shit"

Mia shook her head.

"Mia you been in funky ass Atlanta yo whole life. If youn like it you can move back. You gone fuck wit New York tho" he said smirking

Mia rolled her eyes at his playfulness right now. "Messiah it's not the time to be playing. I don't know... maybe we can do long distance" she said

Messiahs face straightened. "Mia Ian doin no fuckin long distance" he said simply

Mia held her mouth open in shock. "Why?"

"I need to see you, be around you, you crazy as hell if you think we doin long distance" he said placing his hands behind his head as he relaxed on the bed

Mia felt the weight of his words pressing on her chest, the allure of a new life mingling with her fears of losing everything she had worked for. "But what if it doesn't work out? What if I hate it there? What if we break up?" she blurted out, her heart racing.

Messiah shrugged and scrunched his face up."Mia we ain't breaking up . But you can't let fear of the 'what-ifs' hold you back from living your life. This is a chance for both of us. And I promise if you hate it I'll find a way to make it work even if that means coming back here. But what if you love it?"

Mia's heart raced as she stared into his eyes, feeling the gravity of the moment. Mia had true, deep feelings for Messiah and actually saw herself being with him long term. The way he made her laugh, the comfort of his presence,—it all stirred something within her that she hadn't experienced before. She admired him not just for his ambition and drive, but for the way he treated her like she was the most important person in the world. In his eyes, she saw a reflection of the woman she wanted to be, strong and confident, capable of taking risks and chasing dreams. Could she really leave everything behind? The thought of being with him, of living out a life together, was intoxicating, but the fear of the unknown scratched at her insides.

"Messiah I need to think..." she finally said, her voice shaky.

"I can respect that. But I want chu wit me Mia word to my mother. Shit might sound crazy but I want you to be my wife. Real shit."

Mia blushed and wrapped her arms around Messiah, burying her head in his chest. She laid there, feeling the steady rhythm of his heartbeat beneath her cheek, just thinking about what decision she'd be making. Maybe this huge life change was something she needed..