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too beautiful to open.” Nina examined her gift carefully.
    â€œOh my.” Topaz held up a pair of black crystal earrings. “I will be too fabulous in these, y’all.” She immediately took off the ones she was wearing.
    â€œNot as fabulous as I will be in these.” Nina held up a duplicate pair. “They’re pink, my favorite color.”
    â€œWhat else would a princess wear?” Jade smiled.
    â€œChocolate! Now these are too fine.” Keisha looked at her business partner and held up her pair. “Jade, are these real diamonds?”
    â€œThey sure are.” Jade exposed a pair of white diamonds identical to the others. “I just wanted to give my girls a little bling for Girlfriend Day to celebrate The Diamond.”
    â€œI didn’t know about these.” Keisha clipped the earrings onto her earlobes. “Miss Jade certainly kept this from me.”
    â€œEveryone’s got secrets.” Jade laughed. “I only wanted you to be surprised, too.”
    Topaz refilled her glass with champagne. She was silent as she watched the golden liquid sparkle and pop as it rose to the top of her glass.
    â€œY’all are too fabulous here at The Diamond. Too fabulous.” Topaz drawled like the southern belle she was and planted a kiss on Jade’s cheek.

Chapter 5
    T opaz noticed the outside of The Diamond had been given an extreme makeover when she arrived. The building was painted gray and trimmed in black and cranberry. There was a deck overlooking the water; absolutely perfect for al fresco dining in southern Cali. It offered a magnificent view of the boats in the harbor. A set of stairs led right down to the beach. Bougainvillea spilled out of flower boxes, adding splashes of color. She sat in her Range Rover, admiring the upgrades.
    A Pepsi truck was parked by the delivery entrance. Topaz followed cases of ginger ale past the kitchen to the office where Keisha was listening to Donald Lawrence and typing on the computer.
    â€œHey, gurl. Come on in. I was working on bookings for the club and restaurant. We’ve got quite a few, thanks to Nina, and we haven’t officially opened.”
    â€œLeave it to Miss Nina.” There was a box of menus, and Topaz picked one up. “The Diamond” was written in platinum across a huge solitaire stone. She flipped it open to the entrees.
    â€œThe Ruby…prime filet mignon, jumbo lobster tail, Madeira sauce, drawn butter. The Sapphire…grilled mahi mahi, stir-fried rice, vegetables, Mediterranean tropical fruit salsa. The Pearl….”
    â€œStop it,” Keisha interrupted. “I was already hungry. Now I’m starving.”
    â€œAnybody around to whip up something to eat?” Topaz looked hopeful.
    â€œNo. But I’ve been thinking about an In-N-Out burger all morning.” Keisha pulled her bag out of the desk.
    â€œThat’ll work for me.” Humming softly, Topaz disengaged the alarm on the Range Rover and drove away from the Marina.
    â€œSo much for five-star dining.” Keisha laughed as they sat down with bags of burgers, fries, and chocolate shakes out on the patio of The Diamond.
    â€œJunk food rules.” Topaz swirled fries through ketchup and stuffed them in her mouth.
    â€œIt sure does.” Keisha took another bite of her burger and swallowed. “We were trying to name a dish after you for the menu. I finally figured it out. The Topaz…grilled, chopped sirloin, steak cut fries, Boston Bibb lettuce, and sliced hothouse tomatoes. We’ll charge twenty bucks for it like they do at The Ivy.”
    Topaz nodded her approval as she put more ketchup on the rest of her fries.
    â€œJade created her own dish, too. Garlic roasted jumbo prawns, light tomato cream, angel hair pasta, and grilled asparagus,” Keisha said.
    â€œThat sounds delicious. I thought you guys were only doing soul food.” Topaz finished the last bite of her double