A Series Of Events: The Carters

Frame For Our Future, Pictures Of The Past

They were ending their night in their California king bed. Somehow all three of their children were asleep on it as well.
"Are we really keeping them in here?" Jay asked.
She pouted "Yes it makes me happy can they pwease stay." She put on her best baby voice.
"This is pretty freakin cute" he agreed. She took out her phone and snapped a picture of her sleeping babies.
"We really have three kids" she said in disbelief.
Jay counted their sleeping heads sarcastically "Yup that's three."
She rolled her eyes playfully "I just can't believe we have three kids."
"Yeah I remember a time in our relationship where I thought you didn't want any."
"Yeah I remember those huge fights" she cringed thinking about it.
"It's a wonder we're here anyway with the way you was keeping me in the friend zone" he reminisced.
"That's how you remember it?" She giggled.
"Yeah I would be flirting my ass off every time we spoke and you just wouldn't budge."
"I had a whole boyfriend Jay!"
"A whole what?" He remembered her old boyfriend but he liked to downplay it whenever he was brought up.
"I'm not even going there with you.. it's not like you made our first date worth the wait" she shot back.
"Aye, I keep telling you that wasn't our real first date that was a test our real first date was when I brought you that diamond bracelet and took you on that helicopter ride."
"No you brought a whole nigga on our first date and the bracelet and helicopter was to make up for it" She was not going to let him change the story up.
"I was nervous Bey."
"No you was stupid" she corrected.
"Well thankfully you agreed to that second date."
"Only because you wouldn't stop calling my phone."
"That's the only reason?" He tested.
"You have Kelly to thank for me agreeing she talked me into it."
"Kelly was always in my corner I don't thank her enough for that" he chuckled.
"Remember when we wore those awful jean outfits to TRL?" She asked.
"Ion know for the time period my outfit was pretty fly."
"And what about my dress?"
"Hm?" He asked pretending not to hear her.
"Oh it's like that?"
He shrugged.
"No outfit was worse than the first time we went to the VMAs together."

"Once again imma have to disagree for the time period my suit.. still fly!"
"You looked like a damn pimp and I looked like an overly bronzed prostitute."
"Well damn" he chuckled. "You ain't look that bad."
"You know what my favorite red carpet look of us is?" He asked.
"What?" She questioned curious to know. She was surprised he even had a favorite.
"The one where you wore that blue dress to the Oscar party that year for Dreamgirls."

She should've known he was going to say something like that.
"The one everyone thought I was pregnant in?!"
"Yes! That was crazy to me and the picture was everywhere I even had people I knew coming up and congratulating me."
"Fast forward to today and this is us" she said bringing the whole conversation full circle.
"I always knew we'd be here" he said confidently.
"Me too, despite everything" he knew what everything included she was thankful for her keeping that statement vague.
"You think we could fit one more head in this bed?" He asked.
"Like a dog?" She asked even though she knew what he was implying.
"You know I don't mean no dog" he looked at her unamused.
"I gave you a son, just like you asked for business is closed."
"I wouldn't know that by the way we be-"
Beyoncé hushed him reminding him the kids were in there.
"One more makes four" he said trying to entice her with their favorite number.
She mimicked him counting their sleeping children just as he did earlier.
"Does it?"
"Ahhh, ok well played" he quietly clapped at her sly remark.
"You really don't think you're gonna want another one?" He asked seriously.
She pretended to be sleep snoring loudly to avoid answering.

In my mind all I can think about is a frame for our future
And the pictures of the past
And a chance to make this love last
- Beyoncé "Dance For You"