He scoffed, " Ion even be wanting to argue wit you, you just like starting shit." I scrunched up my nose, " Me? Half of the time you're the one starting stuff. It's always you, Miguel." He says nothing, only looking at me as if I had six heads. Sighing Frustratingly, I throw my hands up. " You know what? Forget it." I said, chuckling bitterly. I grab Eudora's jacket from the chair, but he grabbed my wrist. I narrowed my eyes at him. " Let go," I demanded. He shook his head, standing up to his full height. " No, you not goin anywhere." He says in a low voice. " Why? I'm trying to have a conversation with you but it's clear that I'm taking up your time, so I'm done. The only reason I wanted to talk was for the sake of the kids, but you know what? You can go to hell. I can't even believe I agreed to this damn play date anyway, Now let me go." I snapped, pulling at my wrist again. " We not done until I say we are," Miguel said calmly, keeping a firm grip on my wrist. Before I could control myself, My hand reached up and slapped him across the face, the noise echoing off the walls. " Fuck you," I spat. _____________________________________ Previously known as " Take a shot for me" Written in 2022.

Aujani Mitchell has never believed motherhood should depend on whether a man chooses to marry her. At twenty-seven, she has built a life she is proud of-a successful career as a pediatric nurse, financial stability, a close family, and enough love to give the child she has always wanted. After months of researching sperm banks and anonymous donors, Aujani realizes she cannot bring herself to choose a stranger. She wants to know her child's medical history, their family, and the kind of man responsible for half of who they will become. There is only one person she trusts that deeply. Her best friend, Cartier Moore. Cartier has been beside Aujani since fifth grade. They have grown up together, shared clothes, secrets, arguments, firsts, heartbreaks, and every version of themselves in between. He is also a devoted father, a successful businessman, and the one man Aujani knows would never abandon his child. But when she asks Cartier to help her have a baby, he makes one thing clear-he is not interested in being a donor. If they create a child together, he will be the daddy. Five months later, an appointment is booked, their plan is in motion, and the friendship that has survived almost everything begins changing in ways neither of them expected. Morning sickness brings Cartier closer. Late-night cravings become routine. Baby names, tiny clothes, doctor appointments, and quiet moments start feeling far more intimate than friendship should. Cartier falls first. Aujani does not realize she is falling until the man she has known nearly her entire life starts looking at her differently-and she begins looking back.

"this my shit, forever."

A mother's past. A father's fear. A child in the middle.

She's beneath him in every way he believes. He mocks her, judges her, dismisses her. Same friends. Same space. Same air. And yet... she's the one who makes him forget himself.

david brewster had the money, cars, girls, and the jewelry, but he didn't have HER. She altered his way of thinking and acting, but was he ready to settle down for good? ayira anderson grew up in a two parent household, in a great neighborhood with great friends and still felt like she was missing something in her life. that is until she met HIM. He changed her way of living and introduced her to his get it quick lifestyle. They were born on the Eastside of lonely.

Kiara Stephens, a young girl who just moved to Miami Florida with her older brother from New Orleans to live with their dad is the new girl on the block. As she enters her high school teen year she battles and overcomes all the challenges high school and teenage life brings her. From tests, Homework, sports and trying to get a good GPA.. to her personal battles like dealing with family, friends and eventually love. Andres Martinez - a boy who grew up with a mother that neglected him and a father with so many issues he wouldn't even know where to start. starts his beginning high school years trying to drown out his personal battles with school life and friends. As he does he also gets tied into gang life. Another load on him that he unfortunately can't drop off of him. A love story between two teenagers. * black women Latino male*

"𝘎-𝘔𝘢𝘯," 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴-𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘫𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘎-𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤" 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.

After moving to Chicago to start a new life, Sveya isn't looking for nothing beyond a fresh start. Between church, school, and learning how to exist without losing herself, her life feels limited...until she meets Solomon.

She arrives in the city, believing distance could keep her untouched. He arrived unconscious, his future already alternated. What connects them is never named, or felt formed in silence, restraint, and moments that were never supposed to happen. This is a story about loss, proximity, and what happens when feelings become unavoidable. © 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐈