After spending years in an abusive and draining relationship, Brittany decides to dedicate all of her time attending to herself and her daughter but what she didn't expect was to meet Jazmine Johnson. 

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"It's you" She announced softly

"So I did do something?" I asked thinking back, trying to figure out what exactly.

"You're doing everything right" She confessed leaving realization to stand in my mind.

"And that scares you?" I asked but it sounded more like a statement, nonetheless, she still gave me a small nod to confirm my words.

"What's your fear when it comes to us?" I asked softly.

"That you'll hurt me, lie, cheat, change" She replied her voice small and I could tell each word she said held a memory.

"I won't, and I know that's hard for you to believe because of past experiences but I'll prove it, we can move at whatever pace you want to,"

Riptide

I got up off the couch leaving Aria to play with the dollhouse I got her for her birthday as I moved into the kitchen where Britt was currently working on dinner. We had arrived home about two hours ago and- 


"You okay?" she asked softly a frown settling on her face and I nodded glancing over to Aria before moving my gaze back to her. 


"Hungry?" she asked as I leaned against the island leaving my back to face the living room. 


"I'm dying," I joked and she smiled moving to stand in front of me. 


"You're so fucking dramatic" she pointed out softly, her gaze falling to my hip. 


"What?" I asked holding her hand, pulling her attention back to me. 


"Tell me about your tattoo," she said referring to the one on the right side of my hip, and I smiled. 


"It's an Adinkra symbol, it means strength" 


"An Adinkra symbol?" she repeated, wordlessly asking me to explain. 


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