Cousins

Love

I was nervous about going to the charity gala with Ellis because I knew the headlines that would follow the following morning if they saw us together. However, with encouragement from Luis, I did.

Ellis looked breathtaking in a tuxedo and bowtie. I could tell he was excited about going with me to the gala. In the car, he kept staring at me with deep love and happiness radiating off him.

Arriving at the gala and being hounded by reporters brought back fun memories for me.

Our arms were linked as we greeted and discussed with the guests.

I excused myself from Ellis when I spotted my cousins, Erickson and Chadwick, in the crowd. They were my aunty Arya’s children. They weren’t her biological children, but she raised them since they were born. They are triplets, but their sister, Rosa, whom……