The night we met was entirely set up by Veonna, the groom's sister and my coworker. That day I was determined to stay home and relax, since I didn't have family around to celebrate the holiday with. While I just started my day of bingeing Hulu, I received a call from Veonna inviting me again to her family Thanksgiving dinner at her sister, Yasiah's house. I tried to tell her that it was okay and I was just relaxing, she told me to get up, get ready and come over, all while sending me the address. Little did I know that going to thanksgiving this year would change my life. While I was making my way across the cities, Michael was facing similar reservations about going to his sister's house, because of who Veonna had invited. I arrived and started talking with Veonna and Yasiah, we started playing cards against humanity on the couch and maybe 15 minutes in to the first game I heard a voice that grabbed my attention. As soon as I looked up, I was taken aback by this tall handsome guy that walked in and was giving Yasiah a hug in the kitchen. I found out who he was, Michael, Veonna and Yasiah's older brother. He ended up joining in the game, and I tried to keep my cool. All the while, he was trying to feel me out as well, the day continued on, and we started eating dinner. After we all finished eating, everyone was sitting around talking and that is when it happened, he started asking me questions about myself: what I wanted to do for work, what I wanted for my future, and what was my credit score. I was shocked to say the least because those were all questions that you just don't ask someone that you don't have intentions of getting to know on a more serious level. I had told him about my dream of opening my own bakery and being able to grow a business that I had wanted for years, as well as wanting to have a family in the future, but unsure if it would happen. We continued talking until I had thought everyone was leaving, in reality it was just his parents leaving early. I was saying my goodbyes to everyone, when he pulled me in for a hug, I felt comfortable in his arms, like that was where I was supposed to be. I left feeling different and unsure of how to proceed, as luck would have it Veonna had a plan. The next day I went to work and Veonna was there, she started asking me what I had thought of Michael, to which I tried to play it cool. She then asked me if I wanted his number, and I said sure still trying to seem relaxed about it, so she called Michael right then and asked him if she could give me his number to which he agreed. We started talking right away and he asked me to hang out after I got off work. We also made plans to go to the movies for the next week. As soon as I got off work, I went to Veonna's house to hang out and decide what to do. She encouraged me to go and did my makeup while helping me get over my nerves. I made my way over to his place and we ended up passing out after watching a movie. After that first night we were inseparable, constantly talking and spending time with each other.