"Baby, open your eyes. It's beautiful here…"   Beep! Beep! Beep!         Today's the day! I roll over and turn off the alarm and lay for a few more moments remembering the voice of the man in my dream. I run my fingertips along my arm and feel goosebumps to go with the burning blush I feel from my dream. I get my thoughts together and finally roll out of bed and get ready for my day with the girls and Mekhi. I check the weather after brushing my teeth and washing my face and see that today is going to be another beautiful day. Since I'm getting my nails done with the girls first I put on a pair of light blue jeggings and a white tank top with a pink and white floral kimono then I finish the look with a pair of open toed sandals and pearl earrings. I go into the bathroom to brush my hair into a high sleek bun and leave a few curls loose and apply a little lip gloss as well. When I'm finished I text the girls to

We park almost at the end of the parking lot so that we can be next to each other given that it's already so crowded and it'll be easier to remember where we parked. We join the small crowd of people heading to the gym and go through the process of purchasing tickets, using the bathroom, and finding our seats. We are seated next to the tunnel our players will be coming out of and I just so happen to have the end seat. I take my seat and relax into the chair and chat with the girls while we wait for the game to start. Suddenly the lights dim and the announcer begins…here comes the away team and their starting lineup. They look confident and very sure of themselves as they proceed to their bench.         Then the announcer builds up excitement and with a booming voice introduces the home team and the crowd goes wild! I stand to look over the rail and watch the team jog out and see that the starting lineup is waiting to be called. He starts to call out some

BuzzBuzzzBuzzzzz "Hello," I answer and the girls both look at me to see who it is. "Hey baby," the voice says on the other end sending my heart racing. "Hey," I say smiling and blushing and the girls automatically know who is on the other end of the phone based off of my reaction. "Do you have some time for me," he asks. "Yeah, I'm at the mall passing the time with my girlfriends," I reply smiling. "Sound like fun, do you mind if I meet you there and we can figure out what we're going to do from there," he asks with that velvet smooth voice that has all of my nerve endings standing at attention. "Yes, that's fine with me," I say motioning to Nova and Rylie that Mekhi is coming to the mall. "Okay baby, I'll be there in about twenty minutes. Meet me over at the food court," he says. 

"Good evening, my name is Natalie. Could I start you guys off with something to drink," a pretty waitress says reading the atmosphere between us and attempts to keep her eyes off Mekhi. "Good evening, I will take a sweet tea with lemon. What about you baby," Mekhi says at ease with that velvet voice looking at the waitress only to place his order and returns his attention back to me. "I'll have the same, thank you ma'am," I say because I am so flustered right now I can barely comprehend the magnitude of what's going on right now and I feel the panic starting to rise. "Yes, ma'am. And are you guys ready to order or do you need a few more minutes," she asks us looking between us. "A few more minutes," we say in unison and I giggle because I don't know what else to do. "Okay, take your time and I'll be back with your drinks," Natalie says as she takes her leave. 

    The next thing I know he's kissing me or am I kissing him or rather we're kissing each other. The kiss is so deep, sweet, and passionate that when we finally pull apart I am breathless and my heart is racing. I rest my head against his chest and try to collect my thoughts. I can't believe we really just kissed like that and it felt so right. My mind wants me to slow things down yet something somewhere deep inside of me is telling me that I'm doing just fine. I was never one to believe in love at first sight, but the last week of my life has felt nothing short of a fairytale or romance novel. I read those books to escape reality even if it's for a little while, I did not imagine that it could happen for real. "Was that too much," Mekhi asks lifting my chin with soft concerned eyes. "No, it was just fine," I reply with a small smile. More than fine actually, I say to myself. "Cool," he says and this time I de