greeting them with a warm, albeit skeptical smile.
“It’s nice to meet you. Can I help with anything?” she asked, looking around the kitchen to see what she could get her hands into. She began rolling up her sleeves when Janice surprisingly grabbed her left arm.
“Ohhhh myyyy gooodnesssss!!!!!” she yelled loud enough for the entire house to hear. “What is this on your…? Did my boy…? DAVID!!! David you get in here right now!!!” she yelled towards the living room.
Nicole was caught off-guard, but didn’t feel any negativity. Janice was smiling and staring at the ring on her finger, waving Nicole’s hand around for Carol and Brenda to see. “Y’all see this rock?? Whewwww my boy did good with this one!!”
Just then David entered the kitchen, confused, looking around to see what was on fire. “Mama, what’s wrong? What happened??”
“Nothing is wrong! Come here and give your mama a hug!!” She dropped Nicole’s hand and made her way over to her youngest son, pulling Him into a strong embrace. Like Nicole, David was startled by the gesture, as He always knew His mother to be more reserved and less affectionate.
“Mama, you ok?” He asked, just as skeptical as Nicole.
“I’m fine, baby! Don’t you have something to tell me? Hmmm?” she asked, looking in Nicole’s direction. She was smiling wide, and while David wondered where it was coming from, He rolled with it, not wanting to dampen His mother’s good mood.
“Ahhh well yes. A few weeks ago, I asked Nicole to be my wife and she agreed. Well, more like I told her she was going to marry me and she accepted it,” He said with a wink towards Nicole. She chuckled and shook her head, walking towards His extended arm. She nestled in by His side and nodded her head.
“Yes, David told me I was going to marry Him. How could I say No?” She instinctively fingered her new collar and smiled.
“Well congratulations to you both!” Carol said. “Janice, you know you’re gonna have a good ole time planning this wedding! You know, Pastor Wright would have no–”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, ladies. Slow down,” David interrupted. “Nicole and I are not getting married anytime soon and we haven’t discussed any plans remotely related to a wedding. We don’t even know if we’re having a big wedding or if we’re gonna go to Vegas and elope,” He said. Janice glared at Him, shifted her eyes to Nicole, then back to Him.
“Well now, what you mean y’all ain’t getting married anytime soon? How long you plan on being engaged? You know you younger folks don’t know anything about tradition. You wanna do things all new and different. Elope? That’s not a real marriage. You need to get married in church, by a good preacher and under the eyes of God, ya hear me?”
“Mama, I don’t think we need to get into this right now,” David responded.
“I don’t see why not, being as though you brought the girl in here with this fancy ass ring and didn’t even tell me until weeks later,” she chastised.
“Well, we wanted to surprise you,” Nicole chimed in. She felt a pinch on her lower back from David, meaning she needed to stay out of this one. She lowered her head.
“Mama, we’re going to do this the way we want to and that is final,” David stated, firmer in His tone.
“You sound just like your father,” Janice said, dismissing Him with a wave of her hand. She turned back to the collard greens that were finished cooking on the stove and began dishing them into a serving bowl. “You know, he was just as stubborn as can be too.”
“I’m well-aware of how Dad can be, Mama,” David replied with a sigh. “Just be happy for us, please?”
“I am happy for you, baby,” Janice said. “Nicole is a lovely woman and it’s about time you settle down and start a family of your own,” she said with her back to Him.
“Mamaaaa,” He groaned. Nicole smiled to herself, seeing a new side of her Sir that she wasn’t used to. Clearly, He
“It’s nice to meet you. Can I help with anything?” she asked, looking around the kitchen to see what she could get her hands into. She began rolling up her sleeves when Janice surprisingly grabbed her left arm.
“Ohhhh myyyy gooodnesssss!!!!!” she yelled loud enough for the entire house to hear. “What is this on your…? Did my boy…? DAVID!!! David you get in here right now!!!” she yelled towards the living room.
Nicole was caught off-guard, but didn’t feel any negativity. Janice was smiling and staring at the ring on her finger, waving Nicole’s hand around for Carol and Brenda to see. “Y’all see this rock?? Whewwww my boy did good with this one!!”
Just then David entered the kitchen, confused, looking around to see what was on fire. “Mama, what’s wrong? What happened??”
“Nothing is wrong! Come here and give your mama a hug!!” She dropped Nicole’s hand and made her way over to her youngest son, pulling Him into a strong embrace. Like Nicole, David was startled by the gesture, as He always knew His mother to be more reserved and less affectionate.
“Mama, you ok?” He asked, just as skeptical as Nicole.
“I’m fine, baby! Don’t you have something to tell me? Hmmm?” she asked, looking in Nicole’s direction. She was smiling wide, and while David wondered where it was coming from, He rolled with it, not wanting to dampen His mother’s good mood.
“Ahhh well yes. A few weeks ago, I asked Nicole to be my wife and she agreed. Well, more like I told her she was going to marry me and she accepted it,” He said with a wink towards Nicole. She chuckled and shook her head, walking towards His extended arm. She nestled in by His side and nodded her head.
“Yes, David told me I was going to marry Him. How could I say No?” She instinctively fingered her new collar and smiled.
“Well congratulations to you both!” Carol said. “Janice, you know you’re gonna have a good ole time planning this wedding! You know, Pastor Wright would have no–”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, ladies. Slow down,” David interrupted. “Nicole and I are not getting married anytime soon and we haven’t discussed any plans remotely related to a wedding. We don’t even know if we’re having a big wedding or if we’re gonna go to Vegas and elope,” He said. Janice glared at Him, shifted her eyes to Nicole, then back to Him.
“Well now, what you mean y’all ain’t getting married anytime soon? How long you plan on being engaged? You know you younger folks don’t know anything about tradition. You wanna do things all new and different. Elope? That’s not a real marriage. You need to get married in church, by a good preacher and under the eyes of God, ya hear me?”
“Mama, I don’t think we need to get into this right now,” David responded.
“I don’t see why not, being as though you brought the girl in here with this fancy ass ring and didn’t even tell me until weeks later,” she chastised.
“Well, we wanted to surprise you,” Nicole chimed in. She felt a pinch on her lower back from David, meaning she needed to stay out of this one. She lowered her head.
“Mama, we’re going to do this the way we want to and that is final,” David stated, firmer in His tone.
“You sound just like your father,” Janice said, dismissing Him with a wave of her hand. She turned back to the collard greens that were finished cooking on the stove and began dishing them into a serving bowl. “You know, he was just as stubborn as can be too.”
“I’m well-aware of how Dad can be, Mama,” David replied with a sigh. “Just be happy for us, please?”
“I am happy for you, baby,” Janice said. “Nicole is a lovely woman and it’s about time you settle down and start a family of your own,” she said with her back to Him.
“Mamaaaa,” He groaned. Nicole smiled to herself, seeing a new side of her Sir that she wasn’t used to. Clearly, He
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