Ceedee Lamb x Mariah The Scientist Sometimes love arrives at the right moment when you're feeling down.

Sincere & Lyric. #1 in #teenlove 06/23/2025 #2 in #crazy 06/23/2025

IN WICH: Kennesey Jordan is new to Chicago. She spends her first few days there helping her brother pull off his annual Christmas event. But then she met Justice Bennett - the venue owner with the kind of calm that made noise feel safe. He didn't talk much, didn't smile often, and definitely didn't plan on catching feelings for his homeboy's little sister. Between long nights setting up lights, missed calls, and moments that lingered too long - they both started feeling something neither of them were ready for. The city's cold, the holidays are loud, and love's the last thing either of them was looking for. But sometimes, the quietest things hit the hardest.

se·ren·i·ty /səˈrenədē/ noun the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. "an oasis of serenity amidst the bustling city"

Milan Ren Vaughn and Kairo Benton have spent months turning their apartment hallway into a silent warzone. She's convinced he's loud, messy, and allergic to respecting her peace, while he swears she was born to complain about anything he does. Their neighbors know the tension. Management knows the tension. And Christmas is the only thing keeping the building from falling apart. So when the manager assigns them to co-run the annual Christmas charity event, neither of them takes it well. Still, the holidays won't wait, the toy drive needs saving, and someone has to hang the lights - even if it means working side by side with the one person they can't stand. But as the season settles in, something unexpected begins slipping through the cracks. Late nights of planning feel calmer than they should. Their banter softens. The glow of the holiday lights makes everything seem a little less harsh, and a little more... possible. Moments that should've meant nothing start to feel like something they can't explain. They promised their truce would end after Christmas. But the holidays have a funny way of revealing gifts you never knew you needed - especially when they're wrapped in the person living right next door.

"𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼." 𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝟐𝟓

𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟.

𝑻𝑾𝑶 𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑳𝑫𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎 24ℎ𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚. 𝑰𝑻𝑺 𝑫𝑰𝑶𝑹 𝑩𝑩𝒀.

𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒊 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑪𝑯 𝖲𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗒𝖺𝗁 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖩𝖺𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗄𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗍. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾'𝗌 𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗌 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾'𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗉 𝗎𝗉 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗈 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾. ㅤ ㅤ jayklickin 𝖝 female!oc a 𝒋𝒂𝒚𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏 fanfiction. ©𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 ─ 𝑻𝑶𝑷𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑻.ᐟ

Sanai Taylor's hands have always worked magic-turning tangled strands into art, tears into laughter, and pain into healing. Her Atlanta salon, Cecred & Co., isn't just a business-it's a sanctuary where women rediscover their worth one braid, one curl, one mirror reflection at a time. When Psalm Tejada walks through her doors with two kids and heartbreak trailing behind him, Sanai doesn't plan on changing his life-she just wants to help a little girl feel beautiful again. But love has its own rhythm, and what begins as kindness slowly braids their lives together. As Sanai becomes part of their world-helping with homework, late-night talks, and quiet dinners-the wounds left by Psalm's ex, Kenya, begin to heal. But when Kenya returns, desperate to reclaim what she abandoned, Sanai's heart and her peace are put to the test. In a world where love is tested by lies, loyalty, and loss, Sanai learns that sometimes the greatest crowns aren't made of gold-they're built from grace, growth, and the family you choose.