Zac's POV
It's been a minute since the party, the date night, all of that. Life's been moving quick — real quick.
Between Kolby officially being ours full-time, Fatima's pregnancy starting to really show, and our press run for LA Love kicking off, our calendar's been looking like a color-coded battlefield.
But we're managing.
And today?
We just got the script for the new season.
Season 5.
Wild.
I remember when this whole thing started — the chemistry reads, the table reads, the long-ass days on set where Fatima and I couldn't even look at each other without laughing.
Now we're here.
Engaged.
Raising a daughter.
Expecting another baby.
And somehow, still playing a couple who's just figuring it out.
Art imitating life, or maybe the other way around.
Jordan — our showrunner — has been talking about "elevating the stakes" this season. That usually means some big emotional arc, drama, real tears, and a storyline that has the fans in their feelings.
And don't get me wrong, we love it. That's what LA Love is known for. But with Fatima being pregnant, I can tell she's nervous about how much they're gonna throw at her.
This morning, after the scripts were delivered, she sat on the couch flipping through episode one, frowning a little.
"Baby," I said, sliding behind her and resting my hands on her shoulders, "what's wrong?"
"They got Naomi having breakdowns, crying in the car, in the shower, yelling at Aiden—like damn, I'm trying to protect my peace," she muttered, flipping to the next page.
I laughed gently, kissing her shoulder. "You are Naomi, babe. They can't help but write what they see."
She side-eyed me. "What, emotional and pregnant?"
I shrugged. "Beautiful. Real. Bossed-up and still soft where it matters. They see all of that."
She smirked, but I could tell she was still a little uneasy. "I just don't want to cry for five scenes in a row. That mess lingers."
And she's right. She pours so much into her character, sometimes it's hard to separate.
I grabbed the other half of the script and sat down beside her. "Then we take it one scene at a time. You let me know when you need space, or when you need me to ground you. You're not doing this alone — not in front of the cameras and definitely not in life."
She leaned into me, exhaling. "You really say the right stuff at the right time, huh?"
I smiled, resting my hand over her belly. "I just know my girl. And no matter what Naomi goes through, I'm always gonna make sure Fatima is good."
Now it's back to work.
Press.
Promo.
Lines to memorize.
Long days on set.
But knowing I get to do all of it next to the love of my life?
Yeah. I ain't complaining.
Fatima's POV
I'm excited about this season — I really am.
The scripts are strong, the storyline is deep, and the fans are going to eat it up like they always do. But in the back of my mind, I can't lie — I'm worried.
Between the filming schedule and the press tours, interviews, photoshoots, last-minute rewrites and now being pregnant on top of all that... I'm just praying this doesn't spread me and Zac too thin.
