Layla didn't know what peace was, for as long as she could remember she struggled, until she meets Dayvon, a street nigga with a cold heart, but is there more to him?

We ain't on what yo lame ass nigga on.

Mariah had just been transferred to a hospital in Chicago when she met Dayvon Bennet, a Chicago drill rapper and a member of the black disciple gang, when they met, her life changed.

Kamiyah has spent years helping women feel beautiful in the wedding dresses she designs, but no amount of lace, satin, or hand sewn pearls has ever convinced her that she deserves to feel the same. As the owner of a small bridal boutique in Chicago, she's mastered the art of making every bride shine while quietly hiding from her own reflection. A few storefronts away, Dayvon Bennett owns one of the busiest barbershops in the neighborhood, a place where everybody gathers, laughs, argues, and feels at home. What starts as exchanged glances across the street slowly turns into shared lunches, late night conversations, and a love neither of them saw coming. But as Kamiyah battles years of self doubt and learns to silence the voice telling her she'll never be enough, Dayvon refuses to let her see herself through anyone else's eyes. Sometimes the hardest thing to tailor isn't a wedding dress, it's the courage to believe you're worthy of being loved exactly as you are.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝! "9-1-1 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚"

Salem had always been a bright light in a world that tried its best to dim her. She was a twenty-year-old woman with warm brown skin, a heart full of kindness, and hands that worked magic. Since she was eighteen, she had built a name for herself with her own nail business, a craft she poured her soul into. Her work wasn't just about making nails pretty-it was about making people feel beautiful, cared for, and heard. But behind her warm smile and soft voice was a childhood weighed down by hardship.

Girl, you're the one I want You're the one I need I'm beggin' you, please Can you come back to me 'Cause I was blind to see That's who was right in front of me (you were right in front of me).

When Celine meets Kairo, she's sure he's just another man who thinks he can have whatever he wants. But Kairo isn't used to being ignored-and Celine is about to find out just how persistent he can be.

Amour was a young lady from around the way. Shes been around the hood her whole life. She never gives these boys chances so they always assume she's stuck up. One comes along and tries to see what's she's stuck up over. No pictures used in this story is mine they belong to people in the photos.

There's so many positive 4 letter words: Love Like Hope Care Life Then there's negative: Hate Evil Dead For once in her life Desdemona wanted to hear negative. The word in itself: Negative. Instead she heard positive. Her whole world came tumbling down when she found out she was positive for HIV/AIDS. She just wants to experience that four letter word, that thing called: L O V E