The Color of Love — Adria Cabey

Asia Bentley is a beautiful black single mother and a poet. After working one morning shift with Gene Ryan at Breezeway Airlines, Asia realizes that her feelings for him may be deeper than she originally thought they were. She shares her feelings with her closest friends Fallon Parks and Olivia Newton. When she reveals his race, and they don't take her seriously, she decides that their opinions are not important to her. She is approached by another coworker Craig Banton, who is also a young black poet and stands out as a more suitable match for her, but she is convinced that Gene is the better choice for her. Mario Mitchell the father of her four year old son, and her stepmother Claire speak out against her relationship with Gene, but her attraction to him is something she is not willing to ignore. Asia's inability to let go of her past and her big mouth cause turmoil in her relationship with Gene and it becomes clear that the insecurities that her friends tried to warn her about are about to doom her relationship. Pride won't allow her to turn to Craig, and her fear of losing Gene causes her to realize that she doesn't want to be alone. By the time she realizes how much she wants Gene in her life it may be too late…