When David Brewster flies back to L.A. for his close friend's dad's funeral, he's hit with a shock he never saw coming: he still feels a deep attraction to his friend's mom, Chantel Brown. Now 47, Chantel is newly single and raising a baby girl, and all the old feelings David thought he'd buried come rushing back stronger than ever. But it's not that simple. David's life in Harlem is dangerous, full of risks he can't escape, and getting close to Chantel could put everything he's built in jeopardy.

Trinity Smith has always wanted more from her marriage to Meech. After three years together, she feels lonely and unfulfilled, especially when it comes to intimacy. Desperate to fix things, they start going to therapy, and for a while, it seems like there might be hope. But everything changes during a Thanksgiving gathering. Trinity meets Dayvon Bennett, Meech's close friend and a father himself. What begins as a simple connection quickly turns into a passionate affair, pulling Trinity deeper into a world of forbidden love and lies.

"You can't see the future. I might have a chance. You don't know for sure." He mumbled, making her expression soften. "M-my mom used to tell me t-that birds still sing even after a storm. Why shouldn't people feel as free t-to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?" Samir stopped talking for a moment to regather himself so that he didn't stutter, but Nina froze completely. "You don't have to settle with him Nina. It's been five years an-and you're not a-as happy as you should be. You smile differently with me.. and you cry a lot with him. I just think that you deserve to enjoy your time with someone other than h-him for a minute because there's still sunlight out there for you too, even if you can't see it yet." How did he become her source of 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 so 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲? A short story.