February 20 2024

Kairi: It's so beautiful out here.

Matthew: *Smiles and touches her cheek* For sure it is.

Matthew and Kairi were seen at the park, Him, Caleb, Alex, and Desmond decided to go out for a picnic since the weather was nice and peaceful and they wanted to gave a great time together.

Kairi: *Smiles* Stop looking at me.

Matthew: What can I do? I can't take my eyes off of you.

Kairi: *Laughs and blushes* Matthew!

She blushed and punched his shoulder as Matthew chuckled and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer as Kairi continued laughing.

Matthew: You always like when i do that, though.

Kairi: I do, But you always make blush.

Matthew: You should've gotten used to it, I can't help it when I have such an adorable wife that lights up my days.

Kairi blushed and kissed his cheek, hugging him while saying something.

Kairi: How sweet of you, I love you, My dear husband.

He chuckled and kissed the top of her head and said "I love you too" Kairi continued hugging him tightly as both of them were waiting for the others while talking to each other.

Meanwhile, Caleb and Julia were seen walking while she was holding a small basket of sweets as Caleb spoke to her.

Caleb: You know, those sweets you're holding are nothing compared to how sweet you are.

Julia: *Blushes* Awww, Is that so?

Caleb: Of course, sweetheart.

He smiled and winked at her as Julia giggled before holding his hand as both of them continued walking around the park, finding the others.

Julia: Where do you think the others could be?

Caleb: Don't know, I heard Matthew and Kairi are already there, Alex and Anna are making their way right now.

Julia: I see now, I'm so excited to hang out with them!

Caleb: *Smiles* Your cute when your excited.

Julia: *Blushes* Awww well, Did I ever mention how handsome you look today?

Caleb chuckled and looked away, nodding. Julia had a grin on her face and patted his shoulder while teasing him.

Julia: Come on, I tell that to you everyday

Caleb: And that never fails to make me smile.

He wrapped his arm around her as Julia smiled and told him to lean closer, He followed what she said as she kissed him on the cheek before turning his face and kissed him on the other cheek as Caleb smiled at her.

Meanwhile, Alex and Anna were seen walking around the park as Jay was moving the double stroller where Sam and Danielle were playing. Alex looked at Anna before he touched her hand.

Alex: Hey, Let me push it for you.

Anna: Oh its no problem, I can do it.

Alex: It's okay, sweetheart. I'll help you out.

Anna smiled as Alex pulled her close and kissed her forehead before he began pushing the stroller as Anna was smiling at him and heard the babies babbling and playing as Anna and Alex chuckled.

Anna: They're adorable.

Alex: And they will be awesome like their stepmother.

Anna: *Blushes and laughs* Awesome like their stepmom but has their dad's looks.

Alex chuckled and shrugged, knowing that both of his kids and had his looks, Anna fixed her hair as Alex was looking at her, admiring her for a moment.

Alex: Actually, I think of you as their mother. . . They're so lucky to have you and so am I.

Anna's eyes lit up as She smiled at him, Alex gently stroked her hair and smiled at her as Jay continued smiling at him before kissing him on the cheek.

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Soon, the group met up and were seen sitting on the grass, Desmond arrived as well, and everyone was relaxing while talking to each other, Danielle and Sam were sitting on Anna's lap while Desmond decided to give them a bite of chocolate as everyone was smiling.

Desmond: There, Now when they grow up, They will have to thank me.

Alex: *Laughs* And they might return the favour to you.

Anna: Is that right, Sam and Danielle?

They were staring at Desmond as everyone chuckled at the adorable sight as they continued eating while talking to each other.

Matthew: You know, I'm not really a fan of picnics but this time, I actually like it.

Kairi: I forced him to go, haha.

Julia: Why not?

Matthew: I find it boring, I guess.

Caleb: *Chuckles* Typical, Matthew.

They shared a small laugh together as the rest of the time was fun and full of joy.

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It was the evening as Desmond was seen driving back to his apartment, He heard a message on his phone as Crowe opened the phone and saw it was from Mariah.

Glamour✨️: [Heyyya, Hope your doing good, Des. Yesterday, You said we could hang out anytime soon. So I was wondering if you could come to my apartment?]

Desmond looked at her message and had a huge smile on his face, She already sent the location to her apartment as Crowe replied to her and took a turn, making his way to meet her.

Later on, He finally made it to her apartment as he knocked on the door and waited until Mariah opened the door as Desmond had a huge smile on his face, but was somewhat distracted by her.

Mariah: Hi Desmond! Glad your here, How do I look?

Desmond was staring at her as She was fixing her hair and posing to him as he gave her a thumbs up.

Desmond: You look really beautiful, Mariah.

Mariah: *Smiles* Aww thanks, Come inside.

He nodded and walked inside her apartment and took a moment to look around, Mariah ran to the other room and called someone, and there came out, Harley Cameron, as Desmond looked at her with surprise.

Desmond: Hey Harley, Didn't know you were here.

Harley: *Smiles* Hi Desmond, I just arrived ten minutes ago, Mariah and I were planning on going shopping but she said that she invited you over.

Desmond: *Chuckles* So, Do i get to join you girls, anytime?

Mariah: *Looks at Harley* That doesn't like a bad idea.

Harley: *Giggles* True!

Desmond's eyes lit up, feeling awkward that he was in an apartment with two girls as he chuckled and fixed his hair while looking at them.

Mariah: But maybe next time, Come sit down. I'll get some juice for us.

Harley: I need mixed fruit!

Desmond: Uhh. . . Orange, I guess.

Mariah couldn't help but smile at his awkwardness, Finding him adorable as She quickly walked towards the kitchen while Desmond followed her, Harley sat on the couch, waiting for them to arrive.

Desmond: So uhh. . . How are you?

Mariah: I'm fine, Also why are you feeling so awkward?

Desmond: *Chuckles* No, I'm not.

Mariah: You are, Weren't you so flirty the other day?

Desmond: I was just being friendly.

Mariah: Mmmm, Well I like that kind of gesture.

She smirked as Desmond chuckled and smiled at her, Mariah began pouring the juice into three glasses as Desmond continued staring at her, admiring her beauty.

Soon, they were seen talking to each other in the living room as Mariah asked him a question.

Mariah: So, Tell me somewhere about yourself.

Desmond: Like what?

Mariah: How did you get into wrestling?

Desmond: Well, my father actually worked as a writer in WWE, When i was six years old, He would always take me backstage or in his office to play around, I even met a few legends like Taker, Kane, John, Cena, Triple H and The Rock, So as I grew up, I wanted to become a wrestler myself.

Mariah: Wow, really??? That's awesome!

Harley: *Chuckles* How ironic that you roasted The Rock last smackdown.

Desmond: *Laughs* Right, When i joined recently, Hunter actually recognised me and he was shocked to see how much I grew up.

Mariah and Harley had a huge smile on their faces as Desmond was fixing his hair.

Harley: That's honestly amazing, Why didn't you join WWE a bit earlier?

Desmond: Well, I wanted to train and practice more in the other promotions before going to WWE, My first promotion was-

Mariah: Ring of Honor.

She had a huge smile on her face as Desmond was surprised that she knew where he first wrestled at, Harley rolled her eyes and laughed a little as Desmond smiled.

Desmond: Smart, I wonder what goes through your pretty little mind.

Mariah: *Smiles* Oh, I know a lot of stuff about you.

Desmond: Think you've got me all figured out. Do you? Okay, Tell me something about me.

Mariah: Well, you like to act all tough, but you've got a soft side. Plus, I think you're lucky to sit right next to a beautiful woman like me~

Desmond: *Chuckles* I can't complain about that.

Harley: Okay, lovebirds, can you two stop flirting for like, five minutes?

Mariah rolled her eyes and glared at Harley as Desmond laughed and covered his face as Cameron gave a cheeky smile to Mariah, knowing she interrupted their moment.

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An hour has passed as the trio continued talking to each other and got to know more about each other, Harley had a phone call and said she needed to leave now as Mariah and Harley hugged and said "Bye" as Desmond also waved at her. She left the house, leaving Mariah and Desmond as both of them were staring at each other.

Mariah: Well, it looks like it's just the two of us now.

Desmond: True, What do you wanna do now?

Mariah: You like to stay here a bit longer?

Desmond: Yeah, It was actually really fun talking to you.

Mariah: Awww, You deserve a kiss.

Desmond smiled and looked away for a moment as Mariah continued smiling at him.

Mariah: But in all seriousness, It was fun talking to you as well. I learned some new stuff about you.

Desmond: So, Does that mean we are friends?

Her eyes lit up as She immediately nodded, smiling at him.

Mariah: Definitely, Desmond Crowd. You're my new friend!

Desmond smiled as both of them shared a high five before they laughed at their funny banter together.

Desmond: Awesome! So what do you wanna do now?

Mariah: Hmmm, Wanna watch some old wrestling matches? I'll also make some popcorn.

Desmond: Sounds fun, Let's do that.

She smiled and already felt excited to spend more time with him as May got up to go to the kitchen as Desmond was watching her with a smile on his face.

( She got a nice vibe. . And she's amazing in general.)

Mariah was preparing the popcorn as she had a huge smile on her face and began thinking about Desmond.

(I can't believe he's my friend now! . . . How am I going to tell him that I also have a tiny crush on him for a while?)

She giggled to herself, She always had a slight crush on him when he was wrestling in other promotions, Now she wondered what their friendship was going to be like.

A/N: Thank you so much for reading and stay strong!!! :)