It was a hot Thursday afternoon, June 27, 2002, and I was making my way to Future Hits up in Newport News to deliver an order of shirts. Upon arriving at the store I was surprisingly greeted by the beautiful smile of an unfamiliar representative, who I would come to know as Keaira. Keaira and I engaged in very interesting conversation from that initial encounter and the conversation has continued every since then.

I always knew where to find Keaira, at that store up in Newport News whenever I wanted to talk. That was until she made a big move to Miami, Florida to go to school and be closer to her mother. With all that distance between us, it still did not hinder our constant contact. In fact, it was the separation which helped us to grow closer and realize how much we missed each other and that we wanted more. We talked a lot, emailed when we couldn't speak and visited with each other whenever we could. We held one another as closely as possible while in the long-distance relationship, until Keaira and her mother (Brenda) made the transition to live in Atlanta, Georgia. The rest is history...

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