if it 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 love? | A new edition story

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You look around a final time in the apartment. This was really the beginning of a dream started. It was empty. Your room was empty. All your memories packed up. Your gonna miss the place soo much. You grew up here with the boys. You start crying and mike comes from behind and hugs you. "I know it's hard. It's soo hard to let go of a place that holds some of your greatest memories." He says.

Then all the fellas come down. We had one final check before we all leave. "Damn guys I'm gonna miss all of us being in the apartment together. It's gonna be so painful not all being under the same roof. " you say crying into Ralph. "I'm gonna miss our sleepovers guys I really am. We all grew up together. Imma miss living together but it's for the best" Ralph says. Ricky goes in for a group hug. "Please visit me. Any time my door is always open for y'all" you say and nod. " I dont wanna leave" Ronnie says as he hugs all of us tightly soon we all let go and drive off from the apartment one more time.

Your in your own car and mike is on his own car. Your crying as you drive to your new house. You pull up and so does mike. You get out of your car and so does mike and you go to him and cry as he rubs your back. "I know love I know it's hard. There gonna visit often and come every Saturday we're all still bestfriends" "your right your right." You say wiping your tears. You look up at your house. "Cmon baby" he says walking you in. You walk in to the plain white walls and all your furniture not organized. You put a huge disco ball instead of chandelier in the walkway. This place was huge. You had so much work to do on the house but you were definitely not in the mood today it's late at night al day you've been packing things up and moving it in the house. "Look baby I don't wanna work on the house today can we just sleep. I'm so tired" "girl count me in" he says following you upstairs to the huge masters bedroom. You put on the sheets you had at the old apartment and it felt so much better it calmed you. "You don't mind the comforters pink right?" You say laughing "Nah baby as long as you in here with me" he says cuddling you.

2 weeks later.
Your house is all set up. The walls are a baby blue and you made it feel more homey and made it have a hip hop vibe to it. You were really starting to settle in. The boys have been coming over often which makes you so happy. Your bedroom was a baby pink with sparkles on the wall. Mike put his basketball trophies in your room and you put your music trophies too. He was really nice with sharing the room. He wanted to make it feel like your room in the apartment but it still had his stuff in it. "Baby I need to go to the studio to work on this bell Biv Devoe album" he says getting his keys "okay love you " you say as he kisses you goodbye. He leaves and you finish your makeup. Living in the same house almost felt like you were married. Your not though. It's September 1989. You walk downstairs to get some water and Ralph was there in your kitchen eating cereal while reading a magazine. You loved when the boys did that. Reminded you of being at the apartment. "Sup Rizz" you say getting water. "Hey y/n" he says "rizz can I ask you a question?" "I guess" he says looking up from his magazine. "Mike ever talk about us getting married around you guys" "I cant say anything about that." "Yea you can say it" "Look all I can say is that he's always talking about you becoming his wife has he ever talked about like proposing I can't say" Ralph says. "Alright well I gotta go to the store come with me? "Yea can we pick up Ricky? Ralph asks. "They in the studio for bell Biv Devoe" "ohh okay"
Mikes pov
"Ralph's at the house keeping her company so she doesn't come to the studio" I say driving with Ronnie, Ricky, and Johnny in the car. "I'm sooo excited!!" Ricky says "shit man I'm so scared" I say "Mike it's okay we just going to go pick out a ring today" "A wedding ring. God man it has to be perfect for her." I say "Biv it's gonna be fine, calm down" "I don't even know how I'm gonna do it" "well do you want to do it in public in private." "Public I think. You know she hates being alone" "then do it at her 21st birthday party" "wait yeah that's a good idea"
We all get out of the car and go into this expensive ring store and the guys all help you pick out a ring. "Yo man how bout this one?" "That's to boring" I say "this one?" Ronnie says and you saw it and it was perfect. It had sparkles which were her favorite and a light pink diamond.