“Wow. Thank you.”
That was all I could verbalize. If I said anything more, I would be crying all over again. The waitress appeared and took our drink orders. Once she left, I picked up the menu to see what I would be getting. While I wanted to try a steak, that pasta was calling my damn name. I could feel Chozen’s eyes on me, so I lifted mine to his. His lips were twisted to the side, causing me to laugh.
“Fine,” I said, dropping the menu to the table. “Since you don’t believe I was going to order a steak, I’ll just get the pasta I got last time.”
He laughed loudly, nearly choking. I couldn’t help but laugh right along with him. “Uh-huh. Yo’ ass wanted that pasta anyway. I knew you would cave. Don’t make it seem like you’re only getting it because that was what I expected you to do.”
He laughed more, causing me to do the same. This was perfect. I had a man I could love without bounds, and when the time was right, I would let him know it.
When we got backto the doctor’s office, my nerves were on one thousand. Chozen held my hand and could definitely tell how nervous I was by the constant tremble surging through it.
“Baby, you have to try to calm down. I understand your anxiety, but I don’t want you to pass out from it. Look at me.”
I lifted my head and stared into his eyes. “Take deep breaths. We gon’ do it together.”
I nodded and began mimicking him. I closed my eyes for a moment, feeling him lift my hand and kiss it. My nerves were calming. When I reopened my eyes, he smiled at me. “So next weekend is the homecoming game. They gon’ have all kinds of shit going on next week. What are we going to attend? I know for sure we should do the parade. X would love that. We can make it a family affair. I think Aunt Candace will still be here, but that will be her last weekend.”
“I think I want to attend as much as possible, even the step shows. They used to get on my nerves, but I think that was because I wasn’t feeling well. It caused my mood to be horrible and me to be less tolerant. Now that I’m feeling better, I want to experience it all. Of course, we have to take time to study for this test we have coming up.”
“Absolutely. Studying comes first, although I think we have that in the bag. The material seems to come easy for both of us.”
“Yeah.”
I knew he was trying to distract me, but his efforts were in vain as soon as the nurse called my name for me to head to the back. I practically sprinted back there. The nurse smiled brightlyand led us to a private room for us to wait yet again. My leg was bouncing nervously. Chozen grabbed my chin, turning my face to him, and kissed the anxiety right out of my ass. When his tongue slid to mine, I knew there was no way I could continue feeling nervous. It felt like his tongue was caressing every nerve in my body.
When he pulled away from me, he bit his bottom lip. “Damn, girl. I almost got carried away in here.”
He tried to push his dick down in his pants, but there was no way he could hide that shit. I chuckled softly as there was a knock at the door. Chozen leaned over, resting his elbows on his knees to try to hide his erection. I chuckled again as the doctor entered, along with a nurse. The doctor slid his hand down his face, and that shit scared me. He looked perplexed.
“So, Miss Michaels, I went over the tests done at Doctor Fleming’s office, to see if I came up with the same diagnosis they did. Looking at the tests we conducted, I thought maybe there was a misinterpretation somewhere. None of our tests or blood work show cancer. Your labs were as normal as any other healthy person. I wanted to believe that they’d misdiagnosed you. I went through the paperwork and scans you brought in with a fine-toothed comb, and clear as day, it showed you positive for multiple myeloma. I believe we’ve witnessed something truly miraculous.”
“Oh my God!” I hopped up from my seat and paced back and forth with my hands in the air. “Thank you, Jesus!”
The doctor had a huge smile on his face as did Chozen. He stood from his seat and pulled me in his arms. He hugged me tightly and said, “Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Lord, for using Noah.”
When I pulled away from him, I wiped my eyes and sat back in my seat. While I knew God was able to heal me, this moment was unbelievable. God’s grace and mercy was real. Iwould forever be a witness to that. I’d been walking around with multiple myeloma and had even gotten my leg amputated because of it. Had he read their tests and said they had misread it, I would have been pissed. However, to know that they had read it correctly, there was nothing else this miraculous healing could be attributed to. There was no other way to explain it.
“So what now?” I asked the doctor when I was able to contain my emotions.
He smiled big. “We see you again in six months to retest. I’m speechless, Miss Michaels. I have never witnessed anything like this. You must definitely be one of God’s favorites.”
He shook my hand as the nurse swiped tears away from her cheeks. She sanitized her hands then shook my hand as well. Once they walked out, I hugged Chozen again and cried into his chest. This was a dream come true. God was so good. When I pulled away from him, we stood from our seats.
“The weight I’d been carrying is gone, baby. Now I’m free of fear, . . . the fear of loving someone only for one of us to be taken away.”
He licked his lips. “What are you saying to me, baby?”
“I love you, Chozen.”
He closed his eyes as a smile graced his lips.
“I didn’t say it back because I was afraid. I fell in love with you too. While I was trying to convince myself I was all in with you, I was allowing fear to hinder me. It was stealing my joy. I couldn’t be one hundred percent free. God’s grace saved me. I love you so much, Chozen. In a short amount of time, you’ve given me the world through your care and love. I thank God for you and your family. God used all of you to bless me beyond measure.”
“I love you, too, Azari. I love you with my soul, baby.”
I grabbed his hand, and we left out of the room on a high like no other. This life was worth living. It was worth livingbefore, but having Chozen made it blissful. After receiving an appointment card for my next visit, we made our way to the car. Once inside, Chozen turned to me and said, “We’re going to your place first. I need to feel your walls wrapped around my dick, baby. We have to celebrate immediately.”
“I have no objections. I’m ready to grace ecstasy with my presence multiple times.”
