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forehead that accentuated her Japanese eyes. She struck a small gong, and the ladies sat back in anticipation.
    A Japanese man appeared with a tray of appetizers. “This is Takashi. He’s one of our sushi chefs.” Jade conversed with him in Japanese as he placed a wooden chop block in front of them with an assortment of spicy tuna, California, and shrimp tempura rolls. A waiter also brought out crispy wontons, vegetable spring rolls, and tangy sweet dipping sauces.
    â€œMmmh.” Topaz had already mixed a bit of wasabi into her dish of soy sauce. She picked up a pair of chopsticks and quickly popped a tuna roll in her mouth.
    â€œWe didn’t bless the food yet, Miss Piggy,” Keisha teased as the ladies held hands and prayed.
    â€œI blessed my food long time ago.” Topaz was chewing and talking at the same time. For such a celebrated pop singer, Topaz was really just a gorgeous homegirl.
    Next, a waiter served stir-fried collard greens, saffron rice, curried goat, grilled Chilean sea bass, fried plantain, and jalapeno and cheese cornbread.
    â€œThese are just a few of the dishes we’ll serve. The menu is comprised of soul food from different countries.” Those were the last words Jade spoke as the women dug in.
    â€œThis food is incredible.” Nina dropped her fork and groaned. “It’s so good, I’m about to hurt myself.”
    Topaz took one last bite and laid her chopsticks down. “That was too fabulous. Germain would love this. When do y’all open for business?”
    â€œSoon.” Keisha looked at the remains on her plate and sighed. “We’ve got a few loose ends to tie up before the grand opening.”
    â€œI can’t believe y’all kept this a secret from us. You’ve been working on this for a while,” Topaz said.
    â€œLike you guys don’t have secrets we don’t know about,” Jade taunted while Topaz and Nina exchanged glances.
    â€œWe’ve been working on The Diamond about a year now,” Keisha explained.
    â€œNina, after all the drama you went through managing that girl group with Jamil and his label, we didn’t want to bother you with our little restaurant drama,” Jade explained.
    â€œJade saw the building one morning when she was out jogging. She always wanted to do a celebrity-owned restaurant with Sean, so we came on board too. And now we have The Diamond,” Keisha added proudly.
    Nina was up and walking around. “I could showcase my artists here.”
    â€œThat would be fantastic, Miss Revelation Music.” Jade smiled at her sister-in-law.
    â€œMaybe Topaz will even come through and bless the mike.” Keisha smiled at her best friend. “Couldn’t you see her with no makeup, hair all curly, strumming an acoustic guitar, singing ballads?”
    â€œStanding room only,” Jade agreed.
    â€œTopaz? No makeup? With a guitar? Never.” Nina keeled over in a fit of laughter. “That’s not her image.”
    Topaz pushed grains of rice around her plate with a chopstick. “I do play the guitar, Nina.”
    â€œYou’re kidding?” Nina was shocked. “I never knew that and I know everything about you.”
    â€œThere are a lot of things you don’t know about me.” Topaz wasn’t smiling.
    â€œHey…” Keisha cut in before things escalated further. “What do I know? I’m not a music exec. I can’t remember the last CD I bought. New Edition’s Candy Girl ?”
    â€œ Candy Girl ?” Nina laughed. Jade joined in and finally Topaz did too. “You’d better stay in the restaurant business, Keisha, and leave the music biz to me.”
    The waiter returned with another magnum of Cristal and four small beautifully wrapped gift boxes.
    â€œJade, what did you do now?” Keisha asked.
    â€œHappy Girlfriend Day!” Jade smiled happily while the ladies inspected the packages.
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