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to call Darnell and find out how much he’s charging you to be with him,” Andre elaborated. “I already heard how much you can’t be without him!”
    All you could hear was more outburst of laughter from everyone for his comment; T-Bird had no alternative but to give him the respect he deserved. That comment seemed to temporarily shut her mouth, leaving her shaking her head. If you were willing to give it, you had to also be able to take it and finally she was getting a taste her own medicine. 
    “Okay, you know I owe you one. So look out. I’m going to get you.” Andre just sat there laughing, leaving her speechless as everyone closed the meeting. 
    Q left to go to his office and check on things, Trey finalizing plans to pick up Carlotta and her mother to take them into the city. JJ stayed behind to make plans for the club, before arranging to spend time with Vivian, and, Andre prepared for the responsibility of taking care of the band, leaving T-Bird the opportunity go home and relax before her morning plane ride .
    After all the hills and valleys in her career, she was seeing a straight line in the road. Still, she was excited to call Darnell to tell him she was leaving in the morning only to get his voice mail after two attempts. Finally, after the third try, she left a message.
    “Darnell, it’s me. I just wanted to hear your voice while I was packing for the tour... we leave in the morning. I know you’re probably busy trying to put together the articles for Desiree, but I just want to talk to you. Call me when you have a chance. I’ll be up waiting to hear from you. I miss you…. Bye.”
    Even though she'd received everyone’s endorsement to be with him, there were still dark secrets yet to be discovered about Darnell. From the moment they met, all the times they'd shared and the love they'd made, really predicted a promising relationship. Out of all the men who wanted to be with her and give her anything she wanted to enjoy happiness, she was in deep with Darnell. 
    After getting everything packed, she sat at the dining room table listening to the radio. She tried to stay awake to receive Darnell’s call. It was uncharacteristic of him to not return her call, especially with a message that she was leaving in the morning. Before she realized, it was morning and now her phone was ringing, waking her up. The calls from her associates in the music industry wishing her great success continued well into the morning. Even after waiting up half the night, the person she wanted to hear from still hadn’t returned her call. Before making any decisions, she tried once more, only to get no answer.
    For a minute, she became angry but tried to rationalize that maybe he was just too tired to call her back after putting so much time into his work to impress Desiree. By the time she realized it was 9 o’clock, Andre was on his way to pick her up so they could meet Q at his office.
    When he arrived, he could tell something was troubling her as she put her belongings into the car. 
    “Is everything okay baby? I hope you’re not getting nervous?” Not answering him, she stared out of the passenger window into the morning sky as the sunlight broke through the clouds. Without hesitation' he asked her again.
    “Hey is everything alright? What’s wrong T? Come on talk to me.” She took a deep breath, realizing this was not the way to start out her tour worrying about the man she was falling in love with. After all, her whole life was about to change.
    “I’m just a little upset right now... I waited up all night for Darnell to call me and I haven’t heard from him. He knew I would be leaving this morning so I don’t understand why he hasn’t returned my call.”
    Andre shook his head while driving to the expressway. “Well I can understand how you feel. Maybe something came up that hasn’t allowed him to call you yet. Give him a chance. I’m sure he’ll be calling before we get on the plane.” 
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