You and Alfie swear you’ll behave.

It’s filmed on the set of The Fellas podcast bright lights, big table, mics clipped on, cameras close enough to catch every tiny reaction. Across from you sit Calfreezy and Chip, both already suspicious before the episode’s even started.

“Professional,” Alfie says quietly before the cameras roll, giving you a pointed look.

“Obviously,” you reply.

You’re lying. Both of you.

The intro starts. Freezy’s in full host mode. Chip’s relaxed, leaning back, ready to stir something up if needed.

Alfie’s knee presses against yours under the table almost immediately.

You don’t move it.

He doesn’t either.

He’s nodding along to whatever Freezy’s saying, pretending he’s focused, but his fingers hover dangerously close to your thigh. Not touching. Just resting there like he’s testing his own self-control.

You shift slightly closer.

His jaw tightens.

“Don’t,” he mutters without turning his head.

“I’m not doing anything,” you whisper back.

Chip pauses mid-sentence. “Why do you two look guilty already?”

“We don’t,” Alfie says too quickly.

Freezy squints at you both. “It’s been thirty seconds.”

You sit up straighter, innocent expression locked in. Alfie clears his throat and forces himself to focus.

It lasts about two minutes.

You laugh at something and grab his arm instinctively. Your fingers linger. His hand comes up automatically to cover yours, thumb brushing lightly over your knuckles before he even realises what he’s doing.

Freezy leans back in his chair slowly. “Brother.”

You both separate like you’ve been caught passing notes in class.

“Carry on,” Alfie mutters, trying to look normal.

He answers the next question wrong. Completely wrong. Chip bursts out laughing.

“You’re not listening at all,” Chip says, pointing at him. “What’s going on?”

“Nothing,” Alfie replies, but his voice is rougher now.

Midway through the episode, you lean in to whisper something harmless genuinely harmless but your lips hover just a little too close to his ear. His hand slides to your waist instinctively, fingers pressing in slightly like he needs grounding.

He inhales sharply.

“Behave,” he murmurs, low enough only you can hear.

“You behave,” you reply.

Freezy stops talking. Just stares at you both.

“There is insane tension right now,” he says flatly.

“There isn’t,” Alfie insists.

There absolutely is.

Under the table, your thigh brushes his again this time deliberate. His hand grips your knee lightly, steady but firm.

“If you don’t stop,” he mutters quietly, eyes flicking to you, “I’m actually going to lose focus.”

“You already have.”

Chip leans forward. “Why do I feel like we shouldn’t be here?”

Freezy shakes his head. “I’m separating you next time.”

You both try to behave after that. You genuinely try. Sitting upright. Hands to yourselves. Looking forward.

But every time you laugh, you lean into him. Every time he shifts, his shoulder brushes yours. Every time there’s a pause in conversation, his fingers drift back to your waist like they belong there.

By the time Freezy finally says, “Right, that’s a wrap,” the tension is ridiculous.

Cameras click off.

The room relaxes.

Alfie stands and pulls you up with him without thinking. His hands settle on your waist immediately, like he’s been holding back the entire time.

“You’re impossible,” he says quietly, a faint smile tugging at his mouth.

“You didn’t move away,” you reply.

He steps closer, lowering his voice so only you hear.

“I didn’t want to.”

In the background, Freezy groans. “I’m banning couples.”

Chip laughs. “Next episode, opposite ends of the table.”

It wouldn’t matter.

“I’m not even joking,” Alfie was saying, voice already raised, pacing like he was on a podcast. “You can’t say you didn’t eat the last biscuit when there are literally crumbs on your hoodie. That’s evidence.”

You stood in front of him, smiling.

“And another thing,” Alfie continued, pointing dramatically, “don’t look at me like that…why’re you smiling? This isn’t funny. I’m making a very serious point right now,”

You kissed him.

He froze.

“…What..”

You didn’t pull away.

A second passed. Then another.

Alfie huffed out a laugh straight into the kiss, hands lifting like he was about to keep arguing before giving up completely and grabbing your waist instead.

“Oh for…” he muttered, voice softer now. “This is so unfair.”

You stayed there, slow and deliberate, and Alfie fully caved, leaning into you, shoulders relaxing, sighing like he’d been waiting for an excuse to stop talking.

“I can’t rant and do this at the same time,” he said quietly against your lips. “My brain doesn’t work like that.”

You kissed him again, longer.

He made a small, defeated noise and kissed you back properly, argument abandoned, pride gone, all in.

When you finally pulled away, Alfie rested his forehead against yours, smiling like an idiot.

“…I don’t remember what I was mad about,” he admitted. “You’ve completely derailed me.”

You reached past him and stopped recording.

He blinked. “Wait… why were you so close to your phone?”

You smiled.

He groaned. “Oh my God, girl. That was some trend, wasn’t it?”

Pause.

“…Did I look bad?”

You laughed.

Alfie sighed, pulling you back in.

GRAMMY® Award-winning Gospel artist Tamela Mann releases the official music video for NAACP® Image Award-winning, Billboard No. 1 Gospel Charting single Help Me (Live) ft. Tim Rogers & The Fellas, from her acclaimed Overcomer: Deluxe Edition album. The video for the energetic track will premiere today on YouTube at 4:00pm CT and will be available to view here. “A lot of the songs, like this one, are about what I was dealing with in my personal life. I asked Tim and The Fellas to lend their vocals to the live version of the song. Because we were doing old school, I wanted the quartet sound. They are young, contemporary guys but still have an old school flair and new sound. I thought they would give the song the grit it needed,” said Tamela Mann. Help Me (Live) - Tamela Mann Ft. Tim Rogers & The Fellas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH50lzRwNYo https://coghive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tamela-Mann-Help-Me-Live-feat.-Tim-Rogers-The-Fellas.mp3 Marking her sixth studio offering, Overcomer: Deluxe Edition is heralded as some of the superstar’s best work. Propelling upon the original version’s themes of resilience, strength, purpose and the beauty of faith, the deluxe edition features both reimagined renditions of fan favorites and all-new music, including single, “Superheroes Prayer” featuring Yolanda Adams and the new live version of “Finished,” which is currently climbing the Billboard Gospel radio chart. The album features additional special guests including industry heavy-hitters Wyclef Jean, Kirk Franklin, Tim Rogers & The Fellas, and Todd Dulaney. Overcomer: Deluxe Edition is distributed by The Orchard and is available to stream here. The album is also available as a physical CD wherever gospel music is sold.