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Jungle: Chapter Seventy-Seven

    "The name on everyone's lips today is: Mia Thomas."

    "You cannot flip past a radio station or entertainment news show today without hearing the name Mia Thomas."

    "Mia Thomas is a songwriter who has quite quickly made a name for herself in the music industry. She earned a following when posting her cover videos and footage of her original songs on YouTube. She even captured the attention of hip hop icon Drake - in more ways than one, as we now know."

    "The beautiful songwriter has joined Drake on his tour, but none of her previous performances were like the electrifying show she gave at Drake's sold-out Madison Square Garden concert. That performance has the entire country talking about Mia's future, and many fans are posing two questions: Will Mia release her own album? And Are Drake and Mia, affectionately named Dria by their fans, the power couple of this year?"

    "They keep asking the power couple question." Mia straddled Drake in the bed of their hotel suite while an entertainment news show played on the television behind her. She linked her fingers with his and brought his hands up to her mouth. She kissed each of them and asked, "I don't know, babe...could we be Power Couple of the Year?"

    He smiled up at her. "We can be whatever we want to be."

    "Damned right," she agreed, leaning down and kissing him.

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    Nello was an upscale Italian restaurant located on Madison Avenue, located between 62nd and 63rd Street. When Drake's SUV pulled up to it, a limousine was parked out front. Chubbs got out and opened the door for them.

    Drake was decked out in a black suit with a black dress shirt, opened at the collar. No tie. "Thanks, man," he told Chubbs, clapping him on the back before turning to help Mia out of the car.

    Mia accepted his hand and stepped out of the car. She wore a black silk Asian-patterned dress with a high collar and short sleeves. A Chinese dragon crawled up one side of her dress, the dragon's tail coiled around a floral pattern. She'd pulled her hair back into a curly bun and applied winged eyeliner to her eyes, but kept other makeup and accessories minimal.

    The look in Drake's eyes was appreciative as he closed the back door to the SUV.

    She gave him a flirty smile, then turned her head at the sound of another car door closing.

    Jay-Z and Beyonce stood outside of the limousine parked in front of Drake's SUV. Jay-Z was dressed in a sharp gray suit with a white dress shirt, and Beyonce wore a lavender, knee-length dress with long sleeves. Her honey blonde tresses hung straight down her back, and her skin glowed. She laughed at something Jay said as they walked over to Drake and Mia.

    "Great session today," Beyonce said, leaning in and giving Mia air kisses. "And you clean up so nicely, look at you."

    "What's going on, man?" Jay asked Drake, giving him a handshake. His complexion teetered between light-skinned and medium-brown skinned. The certified hip hop mogul was tall with big brown eyes and dramatic facial features. His nose was somewhat large for his face, as were his lips, but they all managed to still fit him. He carried himself in a way that you accepted him as he was instead of focusing on what many perceived to be his aesthetic flaws.

    Drake grinned and shrugged. "Nothing much, just touring."

    "Yeah, the show was amazing," Jay complimented. "It's all I've been hearing about for the past two days. That show and this little lady right here." He smiled at Mia.