<p id=”par-1_12″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/love-after-lockup/?swcfpc=1″><em>Life After Lockup</em></a><em> </em>couple Troy and Zeruiah haven’t had the easiest journey. </p>
<p id=”par-2_74″>Zeruiah, a pastor’s daughter with a rebellious streak, fell for Troy when her ex and the father of her son was locked up. Troy was her ex’s cell neighbor. Since then, Troy has gotten out of prison, and he and Zeruiah are trying to make their relationship work. She’s even given him a job as director of community engagement at her nonprofit, Project HEAL, which provides mental health support to people who’ve experienced trauma. </p>
<p id=”par-3_62″>But as they’ve worked to build a life together, they’ve faced issues with Troy’s ex-wife, Zeruiah’s trust issues and concerns about her husband’s communication skills, financial stress, and a devastating fire at Zeruiah’s childhood home. But there have been good moments too. In the Nov. 8 episode of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/love-after-lockup-returns-july-meet-couples.html/”>the WE tv show</a>, Zeruiah gets emotional about Troy’s decision to adopt her son. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-zeruiah-says-her-son-sees-troy-as-his-father-in-the-next-episode-of-life-after-lockup”>Zeruiah says her son sees Troy as his father in the next episode of ‘Life After Lockup’</h2>
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<p id=”par-4_28″>In a clip from the upcoming episode of <em>Life After Lockup, </em>Zeruiah takes Troy to a park. She has something important she wants to say to her husband. </p>
<p id=”par-5_30″>“I wanted to bring you here,” she says. “Not only to have some one-on-one time. Like, I haven’t been able to really just formally thank you for adopting my child.” </p>
<p id=”par-6_51″>“Isaiah finally gets to have his dad,” Zeruiah, who was herself <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/halle-berry-shared-wouldnt-adopt-child-overseas.html/”>adopted as a baby</a>, adds. “And that means a lot.” Although her son knows about biological father, now if someone asks him who is dad is, he has a good answer. “He says, ‘My dad is Troy,’” she says. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-troy-gave-zeruriah-s-son-something-special-she-says”>Troy gave Zeruriah’s son something special, she says </h2>
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<p id=”par-7_14″>Troy stepping up to adopt Zeruiah’s son is an important gesture, she tells him. </p>
<p id=”par-8_34″>‘It just really means a lot,” she says. “Because you gave him something that I couldn’t give him. I can’t teach him how to be a man, you know. So, I really appreciate you.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_13″>“I love you so much,” she adds as she moves to embrace Troy. </p>
<p id=”par-10_40″>“I love you too,” he replies. “I just want to make my family proud, make my kids something that they can look up to. And I don’t want to let you down. I can’t go out another time. I can’t.” </p>
<p id=”par-11_24″>New episodes of <em>Life After Lockup </em>air Fridays at 9:30 p.m. ET on WE tv. Episodes are available to stream on ALLBLK every Tuesday.</p>
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