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Gifts For You
By: BigBossJay Date: February 2, 2019, 6:44 pm
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D'Angelo walked into the theater, typing away on his phone as
Noemi followed him.
Noemi. The caterer called and said they're an hour out.
D'Angelo. Okay.
Noemi. The lighting guy had a problem--
D'Angelo immediately stopped and Noemi bumped into him.
D'Angelo. What problem?
Noemi. Two of the main lights went out. It's okay, though! They
keep them on back stock so they're getting them replaced now.
D'Angelo. Good. This shit has to go right. I was lucky as fuck
to get BET to televise this. You know they ain't televised black
shit since Luther Vandross died. All the talent here?
Noemi. I didn't know of one of them. Tiffany?
D'Angelo. Special performance. She doesn't know she's performing
yet.
Noemi. What if she refuses?
D'Angelo. She won't. There should be another name penciled in
there.
Noemi looked up and down the paper.
Noemi. Cassie?
D'Angelo. Yup. Make sure they both come to see me when they get
here, please? Eric and Elijah are coming to, come get me when
they get here.
Noemi nodded and D'Angelo kissed her cheek, making his way
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Re: Gifts For You
By: deHamm Date: February 2, 2019, 7:24 pm
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Elijah pulled up to the valet as he looked over at Tiffany who
was already looking at him.
Tiffany. How you feeling?
Elijah nodded.
Elijah. Im coo.. I'm excited for it.. Mom said she would watch
it from her room.
Tiffany smiled.
Tiffany. That's good..
Both of their doors popped open at the same time and Elijah
looked up at the valet. They spoke and Elijah stepped out of the
car walking around the side to Tiffany. He held out his arm and
she grabbed it as reporters began to take pictures of them.
??. Elijah Kingston.
??. Elijah.
??. Tiffany Woods..
??. Are yall dating?!
Elijah looked over at Tiffany as she smiled.
Elijah. Yeahh. We dating.. Its been a minute now..
Tiffany looked up at Elijah as he smiled down at her. She
laughed and hit him playfully. They posed for a few more
pictures and walked inside.
Tiffany. I can't believe you told them that.
Elijah. Well. Tomorrow when they run the story they won't have
to speculate...
He smiled at her and rubbed the side of her cheek.
Elijah. I'm glad you're here though.. Like.. I appreciate you
hanging with me tough since my mom been in the hospital.. I know
you aint have to.. I'm glad you did though..
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Re: Gifts For You
By: BigBossJay Date: February 2, 2019, 7:51 pm
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Tiffany picked loose lint from Elijah's shoulder.
Tiffany. Of course I did. I would never let you go through
something like that by yourself, Elijah.
Elijah. You stay riding for me.
Tiffany. Given our relationship thus far, you ride for me just
as hard.
She smiled as his hands rested on the small of her back.
Elijah. You special.
Tiffany. I know.
She smiled and kissed him softly.
Tiffany. Listen, before I forget, Melanie invited us to Vegas
for her birthday.
Elijah. Word?
Tiffany. It's the week of fall break, she already booked a
double suite.
Elijah. A week in Vegas with my baby.
Tiffany laughed as someone cleared their throat. She turned and
seen a small, Hispanic woman.
Elijah. Wassup, Noemi?
Noemi. D'Angelo wanted to see you both before show time. Follow
me.
Elijah grabbed Tiffany's hand and they followed Noemi backstage
to D'Angelo, who spoke in a hushed tone on the phone. He smiled
when he seen them and embraced Elijah.
D'Angelo. How you feeling?
Elijah. Okay. Thanks for doing this, man.
D'Angelo. Had to. Everybody was more than happy to come out.
Your mom touched a lot of folks over her years in the business.
D'Angelo turned to Tiffany and they embraced each other.
D'Angelo. I'm glad you're here.
Tiffany. Wouldn't miss it.
D'Angelo. Good, otherwise this wouldn't work.
Tiffany. What?
D'Angelo. You and Cassie are singing together.
Tiffany paused and looked at D'Angelo.
Tiffany. Excuse me?
D'Angelo. Cassie. The other girl I want you in the group with.
We're still looking for a third girl, but it'll be great! Two
unknown, powerhouse singers singing at the benefit of a legend.
Tiffany sighed.[/center]
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Re: Gifts For You
By: deHamm Date: February 2, 2019, 8:15 pm
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Tiffany and Elijah met eyes and he shrugged.
Elijah. I didn't know anything about it...
Tiffany looked back at D'Angelo.
Tiffany. I haven't even said yes to your thing..
Angelo. I know... And this is just cause I think it would be a
hit with the crowd..
Elijah nodded.
Elijah. It would be dope.. I love seeing you do your thing....
But you don't have to do anything you dont want to do Tiff..
Elijah looked at D'Angelo. He knew his brother was good at
putting people in positions where they could hardly say no, so
he didn't want Tiffany to feel too pressured to sing since she
was still getting comfortable with herself. He knew how nerves
could screw up a performance.
D'Angelo looked at Elijah as if he was on the wrong side then he
sighed.
Angelo. He's right.. You don't have to do anything you don't
want to do... But.. It would be dope... Think about it.. It's an
old song of Michelle's... I figured yall could play with it a
little.. Harmonize..
Elijah looked at Tiffany as she looked between them. If nothing
else he just wanted her to be comfortable.
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Re: Gifts For You
By: BigBossJay Date: February 3, 2019, 9:10 am
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Tiffany looked at D'Angelo.
Tiffany. For all future reference, I do not like to be put on
the spot.
D'Angelo. Duly noted.
Tiffany. But, since it's Michelle, I'll do it.
D'Angelo. Thank you so much. I'll hook you two up when she's
here.
Swiftly, D'Angelo got pulled off by a BET producer. Tiffany
looked at Elijah, her breath growing ragged.
Tiffany. Why would he ask me to sing on national TV?!
Elijah. Baby, if you're not comfortable, don't do it. My mama
would understand.
Tiffany. No, I have to.
Elijah. Why?
Tiffany shook her head.
Tiffany. It's a lot to explain, I just...I want to do it. I'm
nervous, but I want to. Okay?
Elijah nodded.
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Cassie pulled off of the highway exit, hands shaking as she
tried to grip the steering wheel. Her phone rang continuously in
the seat next to her, and she actively tried to ignore it as she
pulled into the theater parking lot. As she parked, her phone
rang again and she answered against her better judgement.
Cassie. What?!
??. Bitch, you think you slick running off with my money?!
Cassie. Listen--
??. Nah, you listen...wherever you went, don't get comfortable.
Because I ain't gon' stop looking for you until I get what's
mine. That's either my money, or yo' head.
The phone hung up and Cassie wiped stray tears from her eyes
before grabbing her bag. She turned her phone off and slipped
into the door, looking around. Before she knew it, Noemi was
walking to her.
Noemi. Cassie, thank God.
Cassie. I'm not too late, am I?
Noemi. No, you're here before some of the big name talents. How
was your dirve?
Cassie. Everything you'd expect, coming Philly.
Noemi sized up Cassie's clothes.
Noemi. Do you have another option?
Cassie. Um...
Noemi. Don't worry about it, I'm sure we've got something in the
back that'll fit you. Come on, D'Angelo was looking for you.
Cassie fell into step behind Noemi as they walked through the
backstage area. In the split second it took her to stuff her
keys into her backpack, she bumped into someone and stumbled
back into the wall.
Cassie. Shit!
??. My bad. You good?
She looked up and paused, staring at the man.
Cassie. Yeah. Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going.
He held out his hand and she accepted, pulling herself up. She
picked up her bag as Noemi walked to them.
Noemi. Cassie, are you okay?
Cassie. Yeah, I'm good.
Noemi. Elijah, your dad is here.
Elijah smiled at Cassie and walked off as Noemi pulled Cassie
further back until they got into a room.
D'Angelo. Ugh, finally.
Cassie. Sorry, I had some last minute stuff to handle back home.
D'Angelo. That's okay, as long as you're here. Cassie, this is
Tiffany. Tiffany, this is Cassie. You two are going to be
singing together.
Cassie nodded and smiled as Tiffany looked at Cassie with
skeptical eyes.[/center]
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Re: Gifts For You
By: deHamm Date: February 3, 2019, 12:37 pm
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Elijah walked off to meet Eric who was sitting in a chair on
FaceTime
Eric. How are you feeling today baby?
Michelle. I'm okay.. It looks like everything is coming
together.
Elijah walked over and stood behind Eric looking at him mom and
smiling.
Elijah. Hey ma..
Michelle smiled.
Elijah. You alright?
Michelle. Yes. I'm fine.. Just a little sore..
Elijah. You need something?
Michelle. I'm fine..
Eric. Alright Chelle. I'm gonna go check on some things.. I'll
call you back later..
Michelle. Okay. Love you two..
Eric and Elijah. We love you too..
The video cut off and Eric looked over at Elijah as he walked
around to face him.
Elijah. Hey pops. How you?
Eric. Im alright... Just trying to keep your mama lifted up...
Elijah. She alright?
Eric. Yeah.. She's fine..
A text message came in on his phone and Eric sighed as he stood
up..
Eric. I gotta go find Sabrina.. Are you alright though son?
Elijah nodded and Eric patted his shoulder.
Eric. Alright. I'll catch up to you later.
Elijah nodded and made his way back to the group. He spotted
Tiffany who was standing with her back to him so he walked up
and slid his arms around her waist from the back and rested his
chin on her shoulder.
Elijah. You good?
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Re: Gifts For You
By: BigBossJay Date: February 3, 2019, 1:34 pm
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Tiffany nodded.
Tiffany. I don't want to fuck this up, E.
Elijah. You won't, baby. You gon' kill it, and my mama gon' love
it.
Tiffany. It's not just your mama I'm worried about.
She turned in his arms as he locked his fingers on her waist.
Tiffany. When everyone realizes I'm Tiffany Woods? They're going
to expect nothing but greatness out of me. Especially in
singing. They're immediately going to compare me to my brother
and expect me to release singles and start getting all over the
world with this.
Elijah. What's wrong with that?
Tiffany. I still don't know if that's what I want for me.
Elijah placed his hands on her face, making her look at him.
Elijah. Hey, it's nerves talking. Everybody can't go out on
national TV, but I know for a fact you can. You built for this,
babygirl. And, on the off chance you decide this ain't for you,
you still gon have me supporting whatever you feel like doing.
Aite?
Tiffany. I love you so much.
Elijah. I love you, too.
They kissed each other and Tiffany couldn't help but grin at his
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Re: Gifts For You
By: deHamm Date: February 3, 2019, 2:37 pm
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Elijah smiled at her as they just stared at each other for a
moment.
Elijah. I know you gon kill it though..
Tiffany rubbed the side of his face and they continued to stare
at each other until they heard a throat clear. They both turned
to see and Eric stood there with his hands stuffed in his
pocket.
Eric. Aren't you two the spitting image of young love..
Elijah smirked.
Tiffany. Hey Eric.
Eric. Hey.. D'Angelo said you'd be singing today..
Tiffany nodded.
Tiffany. Yeah. He told me the same thing today.. It's gonna be
something..
Eric laughed a little..
Eric. I'm sure you'll do great..
Elijah looked over as D'Angelo and Noemi walked over.
Elijah. Everything alright?
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Re: Gifts For You
By: BigBossJay Date: February 3, 2019, 3:03 pm
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Noemi. He's stressing over nothing.
D'Angelo. It's not nothing, Noemi.
Noemi. Every performer is accounted for, the set looks amazing,
all of the press is saying how well the entire thing is put
together so far.
D'Angelo. It's just a big deal for it to go right.
Eric put his hand on D'Angelo's shoulder.
Eric. It's going to be great. Do me a favor, call all the
performers in here. I want to say a few words before we get
started.
Noemi immediately walked out as D'Angelo nudged Elijah before
giving him a slight nod to Tiffany.
D'Angelo. You and Tiff really making it happen, huh?
Elijah. I love the girl, man.
D'Angelo. Love? Word?
Elijah nodded with a smile.
D'Angelo. Y'all making any moves? Taking it slow?
Elijah. Taking it slow right now. We going to Vegas in a couple
weeks with her best friend for her birthday.
D'Angelo. Shit, you know the old saying about Vegas...
D'Angelo laughed and playfully pushed Elijah as the performers
filed into the back room, all eyes falling on Eric.
Eric. I just wanted to quickly say thank you all for agreeing to
do this. It means a lot to me and Michelle that you took time
out of your schedules to be here for our family. I also wanted
to thank my son, Elijah, and my surrogate son D'Angelo for
putting all of this together. It means the world to us that we
raised you two to be the men you are.
D'Angelo hugged Eric and smiled.
D'Angelo. Thank you, Pop.
He turned to the performers.
D'Angelo. Okay, y'all. Not only is this for Michelle, but this
is NuSound's test run for a showcase. I'm proving to my bosses
that I know what I'm doing. So, let's honor her to lift her
spirits and make me look good all at once. Bino, you're up
first.
A young rapper grabbed his microphone and headed out of the room
as D'Angelo sat with his head in his hands.[/center]
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Re: Gifts For You
By: deHamm Date: February 3, 2019, 3:38 pm
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Elijah looked over as Tiffany and Cassie were harmonizing with
each other as they went over the lyrics. Elijah walked over to
D'Angelo as he listened a little to Bino's performance.
Elijah. I should have brought the spliff.. You need to relax...
Angelo. I'm trying..
Elijah. Ol boy sound alright though. I'd download it..
Angelo glanced at Elijah.
Elijah. Off Apple Music..
Elijah laughed and Angelo smirked and shook his head.
Elijah. It's gon be alright though man..
Angelo. I should be telling you that..
Elijah. I'm just glad she's in a normal room now..
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