Everything seems perfect when Ebony meets Chresanto - but is falling in love around secrets even possible? ***** True love can be scary when you're still hurt and disappointed by past relationships. So when Ebony and Chresanto first meet, they both feel like what they have is too good to be true. But between vindictive exes and dangerous relatives threatening to pull them apart, they still can't escape the sinful feelings growing between them. Will they be able to trust each other and learn to love again - or will they give up in the face of their dark pasts, before things even get real? « One plus one is equal to two But me and you, we are equals to one. » - Me & U by Bracket Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of sexual activity and violence, and mentions suicide, sexual assault and sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 300,000-350,000 words]]

Ebony and Chresanto have been married for a few years now and the honeymoon phase of their relationship has levelled up to the next stage of their life, leaving its place to a more settled routine, where they still try their best to be each other's solid foundation as they raised their two children. But being someone else's foundation when you don't even have built one for yourself can get hard at times and make you feel overwhelmed with everything. So what happens when Ebony found herself going through emotional and mental struggles, which forces her to deal with her multiple traumas from childhood to adulthood ? Will she able to be honest with herself and her husband and also allow herself to lean on him for emotional and mental support ? Welcome to Ebony's healing journey. Content and/or trigger warning: this story contains scenes of sexual activity and violence, and mentions suicide, sexual assault and sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some readers.