Prologue

 

"I'm so in love with another women. I've been waiting so long for her and we've just been having problems. I shouldn't have toyed with your heart. I'm so sorry. I love the women though, I need her. All of her. I don't want to lose her. She's everything to me. And I've gone so freaking long already waiting and I can continue to. I just got distracted. I'm so sorry if this hurts you."

 

Stacee read the note over and over again until she realize that he was really gone. How could a man that spend so much time with her, be living a lie? The time they shared seem anything but fabricated. But the note was the only sign of him, since his phone was off. Stacee smoothed her natural hair away from her face. She dropped the note on the floor and walked out of the bedroom. Maybe she shouldn't have said I love you after a month.

 

Still, she stood in the kitchen in disbelief, maybe it wasn't meant to be. Something in her gut told her that he wasn't the one from the start, but she simply ignored her intuition. Matthias Lowe, couldn't hurt her or be in love with another woman. He only seem to be into her, but she quickly realize it was all a game. That stupid five date rule got her here in the first place. She should have never told him about the book she read. Because obviously after he got the cookie, he ran.

Chapter One

 

"Will you take Derrick Leroy Roads to be your lawfully wedded husband?" The southern baptist preacher said, in front of the two lover birds. Everyone knew that this was a love match made in heaven and they were prefect for each other.

 

Stacee tried her best to keep up appearance, because she ached to one day be someone's wife. After the whole Matthias fiasco, she swore off of white men. Assuming she was cursed for dating interacially. She never wanted to look at another, if she could help her. She didn't realize how bad it was for a man to walk out of her life, without him really explaining. Who in their right mind leaves a note without saying a word. She rolled her eyes in disgust at the thought.

 

Destiny gently patted her face to avoid smudging her flawless makeup. "I do." Her smile made her soon to be husband, weak in the knees. Destiny wore a long white strapless Vera Wang gown with a long train. Her diamonds earrings matched her necklace.

 

Destiny's wedding was absolutely to die for, she argued with everyone about her odd wedding colors aqua blue, and pale yellow. From the flowers, to the bridesmaid dress, everything was perfect. When they were little girls, Destiny talked about her dream wedding and now it was a reality.

 

"And will you take Destiny Simone Parker to be your lawfully wedded wife?" The preached said.

 

Derrick's words got caught in his throat and he started crying. "I do..." He held her hand tighter, and never took his eyes off of her. Only a real man that was truly in love, cried at his own wedding. The congregation immediately said "Aww" in unison, like they rehearsed to say it.

 

Stacee smiled at her best friend, she couldn't help but love being with her. Every since middle school, they had formed a pack to always protect each other. The girls were always together until they both got accepted into different colleges but that couldn't keep them apart. They always visited each other on the weekend.

 

As the couple walked down the aisle and everyone cheer , yet someone kept staring at Stacee. She hated being stared at, especially when she had braces and glasses in middle school. But now, her teeth were perfect and straight and she wore contacts. Her mother always said she blossomed into a beautiful black woman. No one could argue that but the stares she got was unwanted.

 

Her eyes met with Derrick's best man Greg, a tall, dark, and handsome man. She had only seen him a few times at the dinner party and rehearsal but she made a vow she wouldn't date anymore men like him. He wasn't her type, well she didn't really have a type but she couldn't do it.

 

She broke the stare, focusing on the beautiful couple getting into the limo. The wedding party had to ride together in the following limo. Great.. I'm going to be stuck in the limo with this asshole, staring me down.

 

She made a beeline to the limo, trying her hardest to avoid sitting next to Greg, but somehow he caught up to her and followed her into the limo.

 

"What are you running from the cops?" He teased her. He stared at her leading down to her budding breasts. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked in that dress.

 

She chuckled. "Keep your eyes off of my breasts. I don't want to have to use my pepper spray on the best man."