"Mom you get a tan"

"My dad has one too"

Kameron and Emani commented trying to put two and two together about us.

"Yeah we went on a little vacay" Ermias replied cooly putting his laptop up on the conference table inside of The Marathon store closing the door behind him.

"Y'all sit down"

"We kinda know y'all boyfriend and girlfriend"

Emani plopped down in the chair with a cheeky smile, I laughed nervously because these kids didn't even know the half of what was going on.

"Half way true Mani"

"You guys when we tell you this you can't tell anyone because it's really private"

Kameron and Emani nodded their heads quickly with smiles on their face.

"Ermias and I are together but-

I paused for a while not knowing how would Kameron react to this when his whole life had mostly been just us two.

"When we was on vacation we got married"

Ermias helped out confessing to the kids who mouths were hanging open.

"But how come we weren't invited?" Kameron whispered solemnly.

"Baby don't feel bad it was so unexpected and it was only me and Ermias there"

"Are you pregnant?"

"Mani, respect" She huffed crossing her arms

"I was just asking dad"

I accepted this to be their reactions, they were only kids reacting this way just imagine how the media and Ermias fans react to this.

"She's an adult you don't ask nothing like that, stay in a child's place Mani"

"Okay"

"Ermias it's fine" I rested my hand on his arm, I wasn't offended by her question she was curious of the reason why we got married so soon.

"Does that mean we have to move?"

Kameron spoke up, I shook my head.

"Ermias and I have agreed that we are going to live separately for a little while"

"But why you are married now? Don't married people live together?"

I rubbed my temples, getting married on vacation had me on cloud nine that I didn't even weigh out the feelings of everyone else.

It was already done, our marriage certificate was being printed already.

"True but since we did it without anyone knowing we want to keep it to ourselves but we do plan on living together" I looked to Ermias for help explaining it.

"We don't want y'all to feel like we didn't want y'all there, we plan on having a big party to celebrate and we need y'all help with finding a house for all of us, thinking a big pool"

"Can I have my own room?" Kameron eyes brightened in excitement.

"Oh most definitely Killa"

Kameron and Emani stared at each other nodding their heads with smiles.

"So are we good? do we understand to not tell anyone?" I asked.

"Yes"

The spoke at the same time, I got up to walk over to Kameron to hug this was our first time being this far away from each other and I miss my baby.

"Mommmmm" He groaned trying to dodge my kisses because of Emani being present.

"Oh now you too good for my kisses?"

He laughed giving in to my kisses, no matter how old Kameron got he would still remain my little baby.

"That's what I thought"

"Mani and Killa, Blacc gonna take y'all to eat while we work"

Emani hugged her dad while I hugged Kameron before they went out with Blacc Sam for dinner.

"What do I need to start on?" I questioned my husband, he went to the back storage room coming out with bags and brand new blank canvases.

" You starting on yo art so you can make a million at your art show"

I laughed there was no way anybody was going to spend that much money on me, Ermias didn't laugh setting the stuff up on the table.

"This serious, stop selling yo self short you gotta manifest what you want and believe in it for it to become a reality"

"You think a million is possible?"

"It's not up to me to think for you, you gotta want it for yo self" I sighed looking at the supplies closing my eyes.

"I'm gonna make more than a million"

I opened my eyes to Ermias smiling and clapping.

"That's what I'm talking about believe in yo self" I smiled walking into his open arms to get a kiss before we went to work.

"You want me to grab you some food from the fish spot?"

"Yes please-

I stepped back quickly seeing Samantha walking to us with a smirk on her face.

"Uh uh what's this?"

"Just saying thank you for the trip"

I lied my ass off turning to the paint to hide my face so she couldn't read it to see if I was telling the truth.

"Y'all ackin funny, ew" Samantha pursed her lips and squinted her eyes "I'm gonna find out"

"Ain't shit you gonna find"

Nipsey tried to mush her with his left hand, she dodge her head from it catching his hand pulling it to her face.

"What's this?"

"Some ice I got on vacay"

Samantha looked closely at it and back up at him before turning around and grabbing my hand.

"Nah"

"What Sammy?"

She walked around Ermias to shut the door before turning back to us.

"Y'all did not!"

"Baby just tell her" I sighed, I really didn't want to hide from his family, they were too close to hide something so big.

" Don't tell nobody, we got married"

"I'm shocked, like nobody has ever made my brother even get in a real relationship so you must be the shit if he marrying you in less than a month"

" I'm sorry we didn't do it properly and have your family present it was in the spur of the moment"

Samantha smiles warmly waving her hand.

"I'm just glad my brother found someone to do this with and I hope we having a party for it soon"

"Yeah we planning that for everybody we tryna lay low from the media and shit"

"Well it's not helping that y'all ackin funny Nip, then y'all both wearing those rings that's a dead give away" I looked down at my ring it was super obvious.

"I don't wanna walk around without my ring on and shit giving women the idea they can still approach me"

"Then announce that shit"

Ermias looked to me for input, I understood people were going to have something bad about this but we knew what was really up.

"Baby it's all up to you I don't want you to feel pressured to make us public"

"I want you to know that if anybody got something bad to say about you when we do I'm shutting shit down"

"Me too" Samantha interjected " That mean we planning a reception?"

Ermias went into his back pocket handing his credit card to Samantha.

"Don't max out my shit and make sure mom and pops ain't sitting at the same table, Key what you want?"

"I love purple so if any decor can be that I would love it that's it, oh and Eritrean food"

"And an open bar"

"Oh yeah and a seafood bar" I added, Samantha held up her hands.

"Hold the hell up I'm only one person! Send me an email cause I ain't remembering none of this shit"

We laughed nodding in agreement, I was back on cloud nine now that I wouldn't have to hide I was Mrs. Asghedom.

"It ain't gotta be no dressy shit either I'm tryna party with my locs and my wife"

"Bet, I got y'all"