Before We Called It Love

Zachary Taylor and Fatima Wilson were never supposed to be anything more than friends.

Seven and a half years later, nobody believes them.

Not when he calls her first after every game.
Not when she shows up to every practice like she belongs there.
Not when his daughter cries for her before anyone else.
And definitely not when they argue like a married couple who forgot to sign the papers.

They swear it's nothing.
Just friendship.
Just loyalty.
Just life.

But life has a funny way of looking like love when you stop paying attention.

Especially when you've already been living like a family without realizing it.

And when outside relationships, old history, and unexpected truths start to blur the lines...

One question becomes impossible to ignore:

If they're just friends...

why does it feel like they've already been married this whole time?