Leading Khia into a big, fancy restaurant downtown with her eyes closed was a challenge cause she questioned everything. Even the drive here was hectic with all the traffic so I couldn't hide the fact that I was taking her downtown.

"Are we here yet?",she asked me.

"Almost",I said as I followed the waiter seat us at a table near the window.

I took the blindfold off her eyes and she looked around at the view of the city and the chandelier hanging above us.

"Can we afford all this?",she asked me.

"You must not know who your dating",I said with a smirk and pulled her seat out for her.

The waiter came to our table and gave us the menu.

Khia looked at me and said, "So what's the budget?"

"No budget baby. Can I just spoil you? Is that a crime to you or somethin?",I said chuckling.

"No seriously. Let me know now cause I am not washing no dishes tonight",she said laughing.

"I could tell your not used to this. Your ex never took you out?"

"I was a side remember? My role was to never be seen out in public with him, only in private."

"Well get used to this babe cause ima be doing it for as long as we're together."

She smiled and ordered a drink. I ordered whatever she was having and turned my phone off for the remainder of the night.

"Come here. Your tie needs to be fixed",she said and fixed it for me.

"Thank you babe."

"De nada babe. So why are we here in this expensive restaurant?",she asked me.

"Our anniversary babe. You thought I forgot?"

"I slick thought you did. We had so much going on with your family coming and moving to the apartment."

"Yea bae but our anniversary means a lot to me. Why would I forget?"

"I'm so lucky to have you",she said smiling.

"Right Word is blessed. We don't need luck over here",I said. She looked extremely beautiful with her hair pulled back and red hot off the shoulder dress.

"So why is this pasta $30? I could buy a pack of thin spaghetti with Ragu Alfredo and make this myself",she said looking at the menu. I laughed cause she really bugging about these prices.

"I'll settle with fries and a burger",she said closing the menu.

"Nah bae get something you won't normally eat everyday."

"Why? What if I don't like it. There goes $30 down the drain."

I laughed at this girl but when the waiter came to our table again, she reluctantly ordered something worth the money I was spending on it.

"So now that we move in together what's the next step?",she asked.

"Next step concerning?"

"Our relationship."

"What do you mean?"

"Like are we going to premarital counseling with the pastor,are we doing joint bank accounts?"

"Whoa Whoa Whoa hold up bae. I thought we was on the same page about this."

"Do you not want to marry me?"

"Of course I do but not now. I thought we was on the same page concerning that."

"We are but every time I bring it up, you act like this."

"We got a lot going on right now."

"I don't want to end up like majority of these couples out here shacking up and they never get married."

"I promise you we're not gonna be like that."

"How do I now for sure?"

"Being my girlfriend ain't enough for you?",I said with a smirk. She rolled her eyes at me.

"I'm not him if that's what your thinking",I said reaching for her hand.

"I'm tired of false promises."

"From me? Every promise I've given you has came through so far babe. I'm sold on you, I want you, we will be married in the future cause I don't see myself living life without you in it",I said looking in her eyes. She smiled and that reassured me that she believes me.

"How much you love me?",I asked her out of curiosity.

"A lot",she said laughing nervously.

"I don't know what that means",I said playing dumb.

"It means I love you a lot babe."

"Show me."

"I can't do that now we're in public",she said causing me to laugh.

"Love don't always gotta mean sex corazón."

"I know but it's the only way I could show you how."

"Who told you that?",I said raising a eyebrow.

"I just always though that."

Just then the waiter came with our plate of food and I admit, we was getting a lot of food for our money.

We prayed over our food and dig in.

Waking up next to Khia on the only sofa bed we owned for now felt like old times when I took her to D.R. I watched as she slept soundly on my chest and ran my hand through her hair. I did a lil prayer in my head to God, thanking him for everything Khia and I have been through and overcame together. I honestly didn't think we would've gotten that far because based on her past history, she cheated on me with her ex but she's made some huge progress with me and I'm able to trust her. She restored my trust and made me want to be better man than what I once was. While rubing her hair, she twitched a little and I knew she was awake.

"What time is it?",she said reaching for my phone that was on the charger hook. I kissed her on the lips and told her to get ready cause we had to go get some furniture in this empty apartment.

"Babe I gotta call my job real quick to see if I work today",she told me while picking up her phone next to mine. I thought it was weird how she had to call because she always had a set schedule. She took her call to the middle of the kitchen and I got up and went to the bathroom to get myself ready. When I got out the bathroom, I opened up one of my suit cases and picked out an outfit.

"I thought you work Monday-Fridays",I said to Khia as she walked passed me to the bathroom.

"Yeah I do",she said.

"So why you had to call in if you have a set schedule."

"Cause I sometimes have to",she said brushing her teeth.

"Is there something your not tellin me babe?",I asked her cause I had a feeling she was lyin to me.

"I have another job",she said looking at me with sad eyes.

"You quit the other one?"

"Yeah had a better opportunity."

"That's great babe but why you ain't let me know?"

"I didn't think it would affect you."

"I mean from now on, it's you and me baby. What you do is my business and what I do is yours. We gotta keep it a hundred with each other."

She looked at me through the bathroom mirror and nodded.