"Bubs, this one is nice!" Kash pointed to a cute stroller, as they roamed around the store. Siah was currently at his apartment—now Khyren's apartment packing the last of his clothes to take to he and Kash's new place while Kash was helping her brother shop for the baby.

She had a lot of things she needed from the shower that just passed, but the big gifts would stay with her mother, so Khy needed some things as well. A stroller, and a bassinet were at the top of his list at the moment. She didn't need a full crib yet, and when she slept over at his place, he'd want her closer than the crib anyway.

"Kash, it looks the same as the last one," he chuckled, patting Skai's back as she took a nap on his shoulder. Bianca and her husband were on a date and Kash happily volunteered to watch her now 8 month old sister.

Skai took a liking to Khy, though, and was clinging to him all day. Kash had been calling he fake all day as well.

"Okay, but this one is yellow," she pointed. "But, it's whatever you prefer, I'm just paying," she shrugged, pushing the cart ahead and grabbing a boppy pillow for her.

"Kash, you know you don't have to buy my daughter a stroller right? You've done so much for us already," he said and she waved him off.

"I know I don't, but I want to. I wanna help! I don't mind spending my money on y'all, you know that. Plus, I gotta outdo her damn Godfather, he's so extra," she huffed, making Khy laugh. Both Adonis and Kasiah loved showering the baby in gifts, Kash was constantly getting amazon notifications dealing with him.

"I appreciate it. It's good to know my baby is loved," he said sincerely. "Of course I knew y'all was gon love her, it just feels good to see,"

"Of course we love her! Our first little Bryant baby," she cooed. "You excited to be a daddy?" she asked, as Skai started to fuss a little bit, telling Kash it was time for another bottle, that she handed to Khy.

"Yeah. Every appointment makes me more excited to meet her, like yeah, I'm scared as shit like I'm terrified but I wanna meet my baby, man. I want her to know her daddy loves her," he smiled slightly as Skai started to eat.

"She knows already, all that talking you do to her," Kash smiled fondly. Seeing him grow more confident in his ability to be a dad was so good to see, he was so nervous in the beginning and those nerves translated into excitement, she knew he was gonna be great with her.

"I personally cannot wait to meet her either. Are you sure y'all are gonna be comfortable enough with her in the wedding? She'll only be what? Two months old," she asked.

Kash and Siah's wedding was on January 1st, the start of the new year and their new life together, they thought it was the perfect date for them. Siah also thought it'd give him something good to celebrate in the midst of grieving his mother and sister in the winter.

"Absolutely. I'll hold her," he assured her. He wanted Kash to have her niece be part of her special day, he knew she wanted it too. "Ava's perfectly okay with it, we just talked about it again on Monday," he told her.

"Well I really appreciate it, me and Siah would love that," she grinned. "Have you gotten your tux and everything? I know you told me you needed it tailored," she asked.

"Yeah, it's almost done. Ava got me gaining weight right behind her hungry ass, always wanna eat," he chuckled.

"Please do not do her and the baby," Kash laughed.

After some more shopping for the stroller, Khy finally found one he liked and as promised Kash bought it, and they took a break to sit Skai down in her own stroller because Khy's arms were falling asleep.

"Are you excited to be married? I can't believe you're getting married bro. You moved out of dad's house and allat, like that is crazy," he chuckled.

"I'm so ready! Yes, I can't wait to be Siah's wife. It feels like a dream, honestly. But yeah, I know! My poor daddy," she giggled. "He was bout to make me cry! He said he wants to keep my room exactly the same," she pouted.

"Yeah, he's soft, that old man," Khy laughed. "He not gon know what to do with himself when the baby come,"

"Oh he's gonna be a mess. A hot mess," she laughed. "It's so weird that we're this grown up," she said, rocking Skai's seat. "Married and having some kids,"

"Shit is insane," Khi chuckled. "Since you grown and shit, your niece gon need a cousin eventually, she can't grow up alone," he teased.

"Gimme...three years, I got you," she nodded and he laughed, although she was very serious.

"You look so handsome!" Kash cooed to Siah as he came out of their room, walking around the boxes in the living room. They'd officially been living together for a week now, Kash had been here for about three weeks before he came—this week making it a month.

The apartment was everything she wanted, it truly exceeded her expectations. The rooms were perfectly sized and the kitchen was beautiful, her favorite part was the master bathroom. It had a double vanity and a very nice sized shower with frosted glass doors. She was having the time of her life decorating.

"I do? Thank you mama," he chuckled, brushing over his hair. Today they were taking their engagement pictures, as the wedding was in less than three months they wanted to get some last minute things out of the way, so they could just relax.

Kash was doing wonders planning, she had everything down to the shoes she was wearing, a hotel for she and her bridesmaids for the night of and her entire day planned to the letter. Siah had everything he needed as well, much to his fiancée's delight.

"You look beautiful, you sure I picked this dress?" he asked as he slid her heels on her feet. "I don't remember,"

"You don't remember a lot of things, baby. Its okay," she chuckled. "I literally let you pick the look, Siah. Down to the hair, we was on pinterest and everything," she explained when he offered his hand so she could stand off of their couch.

"Oh wait that was after we—oh. I remember," he snickered and she shook her head.

"You're very nasty," she chuckled. "Now come on before we late," she said to him and he nodded, watching her body move as they exited their apartment and went to take the elevator down to the garage.

The car ride was quite and comfortable, Kash getting a text from her seamstress that she needed to come in to see if anymore alterations needed to be made to her wedding dress. She was having it made—she knew Siah wanted her to wear a poofy princess dress so instead of going for the original straight silhouette she wanted, she did a mermaid type of dress, so he could still have his little poof and she kept almost all the things she wanted.

She was so excited to see her vision come to life for her wedding. The planning had been a little bit stressful but her bridesmaids and Siah's cooperation made her breathe a little easier. He didn't really want anything specific, except to help pick the menu, and she let him do it so he was happy with whatever.

His tux was fitted, his cuff links were given to him by his father, the ones he wore at his own vow renewal, and he had a haircut booked for him and the groomsmen.

Their bridal party wasn't big at all, it was only Aryn, Nevaeh, Khyren and Adonis. They had flower girls, Kash's nieces and the ring bearer was her nephew. That's all they really needed—plus the guest list made up for the tiny party.

"Whatchu over there thinking about?" he asked, glancing over at her.

"You," she smirked and he shook his head with a short chuckle. "Well, the wedding. I'm just really excited," she explained and he nodded in agreement.

"You should be. You took all this time planning and all that, I hope it's everything you want," he reached over and squeezed her thigh affectionately.

"Thank you, Papa," she sat her hand atop his. "I'm more excited to be your wife, though. Of course the wedding is important but the most important thing is that we're getting married,"

"Yeah, that's gon be the best part," he smiled. "You gon have my last name, Mrs. Sadé Parker," he smirked.

"Yes! Ima be a fine ass wife, Mrs. Parker always the fine ass wife on the block," she snickered, making him laugh again. "Sadé Parker do have a nice lil ring to it,"

"It does," Siah nodded. "Do you have to pay to get all your shit changed legally?" he wondered and she nodded with a groan, already annoyed. "Aight, I'a pay for it,"

"You don't have to baby, I can," she replied.

"I know you can, Ms. Raise," he chuckled. "But I'm changing your name so I might as well, you know? I got it. You gon have to start letting me pay with no pushback now—my money is bout to be your money,"

"Well we have a joint account already," she laughed. "We share that money and I have your money? Wow. What Nene say? I am a very rich bitch," she joked and Siah laughed at her as they finally reached the place they were supposed to be meeting their photographer.

Siah helped Kash out of the car and they walked toward where they heard people talking, assuming that was where she was.

"Nasir and Aliya sit down," she fussed. "Yasir I brought you ta' watch the kids so watch them before I gotta pop yo' ass—oh hi!" she grinned, while the couple stifled a laugh.

"Hi," Sadé waved with a grin. "Nice to meet you in person, this is my fiancé Kasiah," she pointed.

"How are you?" the photographer smiled wide. "I'm Na'imah, and I really hope y'all don't mind, I had ta' bring my husband, he can't be by himself or he act like he gon die," she shook her head.

"No it's okay! We don't mind, right?" she looked to Siah who was watching in amusement as the kids attacked their dad. "He don't listen," she shook her head.

"Chile that one don't either. Yasir! Say hi," she called and everything paused. The kids ran back over to their mother to say hi as well. "These are my babies, Nasir and Aliya, say hi,"

"Hiiii," they both called, making Siah smile.

"Hi! Y'all are so cute," Sadé cooed, and Siah waved at them.

"Tank you," Aliya cheesed and ran back to her dad, who waved from afar. If he wasn't holding a child Kash would be very intimated. His resting face looked like he was about to fight somebody.

After the introductions, Na'imah led them to where they'd be shooting. At first, Kash didn't want to be outdoors but the place her photographer suggested was gorgeous, and it was a nice day offset by a beautiful sky, luckily they'd catch the sunset in their pictures as well.

"Y'all look very nice," she smiled as they got in position. "I'm excited ta' shoot y'all ceremony! Seems like it's gon be real pretty,"

"Thank you! We're excited too, I love all your work on instagram,"

"Oh thank you, love," Na'imah grinned. "Okay for the first set, we gon do some ring shots, while we still got some good sun," she instructed.

She had them facing each other, with Kash hand draped on his shoulder, so the ring was perfectly showcased. "Whew this a pretty ring!" she said as she began to take pictures of it. "You got some good taste," she chuckled.

"Thank you," Siah laughed, because Sadé was in front of him sticking her tongue out, all happily. She always got giddy when somebody complimented her ring.

For the next hour and a half they posed, laughed and were made to kiss a few times while Na'imah worked her magic behind the camera and before they knew it, the session was over. They all walked back to their cars, Nasir—her son, begging to walk with her while the baby girl clung to her dad.

"It was so nice meetin' ya'll in person, you're a beautiful couple," Na'imah smiled as her husband packed their rental car up.

"Thank you for coming all the way here, we really appreciate it, I know it's gonna be so pretty," Kash sighed dreamily.

"They will be! Y'all was real easy to shoot. I should have the pictures back by the end of the week," she grinned. Before Siah or Kash could reply, her husband's voice cut through the air calling everybody's attention.

"Nana! Why you bring this thing it's not gon fit! Ya' son gon have to carry it!" he said, looking over, eyes widening when he realized she was still talking. "My bad," he chuckled.

"Excuse him," she giggled. "He my assistant but he act like he'on know what he doin'. Ima go help him, y'all get home safe," she smiled and and they reciprocated. "Yasir, I tol' you, you need ta' fold it! How it's gon fit if you just tryna stuff it in there, huh?" she laughed. 

"They're so cute," Kash giggled as they got in the car.

Now undressed and in comfy clothes, Siah was unpacking more of his stuff while Sadé cooked. She loved her new kitchen so much it had her cooking all throughout the week. He loved it because Sadé could cook her ass off and he was a self proclaimed glutton when it came to her cooking.

He pulled some pictures out of a box, and smiled fondly seeing his mom and dad smiling back at him, hands rubbing her very pregnant belly. She was pregnant with Marlei here, and he could see the happiness in his dad's eyes. He actually remembered this day, they were going on an at home date since she was on such strict bedrest, and Tatum made Siah take the picture before his grandparents picked him up for the weekend.

The next picture made him laugh, it was of him and Sadé, when they first started dating last year, and they were both at Khyren's apartment, knocked out sleeping on his couch, mouths open and Khy was in the corner looking at them both very annoyed. He knew Ava must have taken it on her polaroid, because it was tiny.

"Baby, the food is done, you ready to eat?" he heard her call and he gladly hopped up from the floor and rushed over to her. "Hello, greedy," she chuckled.

"Hey," he laughed. "Whatchu make me?" he rubbed his hands together opening various pots, while she just watched, shaking her head.
"I made you what you asked me for, Kasiah," she chuckled, cutting the burners off so he could start making his plate. It didn't matter to him who made the plate as long as he was eating and he seemed very eager to do so himself today.

After he made his plate, humming to himself, he sat at the table and she started to make hers when he spun her back around. "Siah! I almost dropped my plate," she fussed.

"Sorry, sorry! I forgot to say thank you," he leaned down to kiss her briefly. "Thank you, baby it smells good,"

"Oh, you're welcome," she blushed at how close he was, and after he was right back at the table quickly saying grace and diving right into the plate. "You just greedy as you wanna be," she laughed and he nodded, in complete agreement.

After dinner, Siah washing the dishes, and them fussing about him putting the food away with incorrectly and Kash breaking it down into tupperware instead of clunky pots in the fridge, they lay in bed, watching Scandal as they made a routine of.

"You're sleeping aren't you?" Sadé asked Siah, who was definitely sleeping but acted like he wasn't.

"No," he mumbled, carting his fingers through her hair. She got a silk press on her natural hair for the first time in a long time and he loved it.

"Yes you are! It's okay, I'm sleepy too, lemme wrap my hair and I'll come back," she started to sit up but he groaned, very comfortable where she was currently at. "You're such a baby," she chuckled, sitting up. "Is this what I have to look forward to sir?"

"You weren't used to it already?" he asked, eyebrow raised, making her laugh. Once her hair was secure, he practically pulled her into bed and lay his head on her chest, hand resting on her stomach underneath her shirt.

"Comfy?" she asked and he nodded. "Good. Get some sleep old man," she giggled and he sucked his teeth, but doing just that anyway.

Although they did this often when they slept over together, it felt so much more different to be doing it while they were sleeping in their apartment, and Kash was sure that first night back homr when they were married would feel ten times better. She couldn't wait.

hiiiiii i hope yall missed me lol

i hope you enjoyed this little update of course! its kinda short im sorry but it's about to be wedding time soon.

and look! nana made her first appearance, she'll be back for the wedding :) yasir might come too but who knows lol.

khy is about to be a dadddyyyy! we're so excited for him 🥺 i have picked two names, and we finna vote. drop a vote on the name you like the best (these are complied of various names yall left me lol) read them all carefully now!

Kaavia Saeje Bryant

Averi Khaia Bryant

Khari Saje Bryant

okay lets see who winsss! now, for more serious matters. UNFORTUNATELY this book is drawing to a close :( yall know i hate long drawn out stories it'll get repetitive and we do not want that but, ima let yall help me pick the end.

would y'all prefer: time skips after the wedding and chapters ('S'AS IN MORE THAN ONE LOL) covering everyone's lives at each point

or: a timeskip after the wedding that's kinda like one big epilogue (like in show me)

lmk bc i need to do some planning.

anyway! i hope you enjoyed, leave me your fav parts here and pray i keep this momentum 😂❤️

till next time 🥰