In July 2013, I invited R&B singer Melisa Morgan to attend a 4th of July yacht cruise hosted by Mona Scott Young and Nicki Minaj on the Hudson River in New York City. Melisa was so grateful for the invitation that she in return invited me to be a guest at her show the following weekend at BB King’s in Times Square.

I wasn’t in the mood to attend but decided to go anyway. I was actually a bit sad because Mona and a few of our other girlfriends were heading to Jamaica for a girl’s trip and I had to stay in New York City for work.

I wasn’t even aware of who else was going to appear that evening but I figured it was better than staying home. I arrived at BB King’s and stayed for a few moments as the place began to fill up with familiar faces. At some point, I decided to leave and headed up the stairs only to be stopped by a friend who told me to turn around and follow him back downstairs.

I ended up backstage talking with familiar acquaintances and this amazingly handsome man named Jeff Redd walks over to me with a fantastic smile. He had just finished performing. He said, “You’re beautiful!” I immediately responded, “You’re beautiful too!” We took a photo together and exchanged contact information.