looking forward to hanging out with her best friend. “I
look forward to a partnership with someone who is just
as whole of a person as I am. Who come from similar
backgrounds, and who love each other. Mike and I found
each other in a very unconventional way, and that is all
God because I never imagined I would go on a dating
show. I made it very clear when I went on (“Steve”) if I
don’t meet anyone that I have real chemistry with than
I probably am not going on a date with them. But I met
this man, and I’m so happy that I was open to meeting
him in that way, and by the grace of God, he ended up
being the love of my life. He’s the one. Our Mantra is we
are not perfect, but are perfect for each other.”
Optimistically real, Bailey is upfront when she shares
that both she and Mike come with their own set of issues,
but that they are really good for each other. “I think we
can work through our stuff because everybody has stuff.
If I have some stuff to work out with anyone, I would
rather work it out with him because I think he’s a good
man. He’s a fair man. He gets along with my daughter.
He’s good to his children. He’s great to me. He’s good
to his ex-wife. Mike is a good guy. He’s a good son and
brother. I really feel like I deserve this man. I deserve Mike
Hill. The love, I celebrate for him publicly is not to let
everyone know my business, but I celebrate Mike in real
life too because he makes me happy. I’m proud to post
a picture with him and share my journey with him on
the RHOA. The ups and the downs, I’m proud of what
we go through, on the show, and in real life. Somebody
is watching who is going through something way worse
than we are, who can be inspired by something I might
say or something he might say. And because we are of a
certain age, Mike will be 50, this year, people may think,
Wow, they found love, maybe I shouldn’t give up. At the
end of the day, as an entrepreneur, mother, daughter,
sister, and friend, without love, nothing matters. Yes, I
like to have money to buy whatever I want and to stay in
nice hotels and fly first class, but I don’t want to do it by
myself. Quite honestly, I don’t want to do it with Noelle
either (laughs). I’m not taking Noelle with me, and she
ain’t trying to go everywhere with me like that either. I
want to go with Mike. I can do a mother and daughter trip
anytime, but what I want now is companionship.”
You guys will see this whole journey, says Bailey, who
jokes, people will be so happy to see me and Mike get
married and sit down somewhere (laughs). I am going to
scream my love from the mountaintop. “Everybody doesn’t
find this type of love, and if you don’t want to see it, then
don’t follow me. If you follow me, you’re going to see it
because I’m excited to share.”
30 | BSM MAGAZINE | APRIL 2020