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Chapter 91 - Yes, I Am

Sadé's POV:

— The Next Day, At The Suite

It was the next day and I had woken up at the ass crack of dawn because today was yet another busy day for me. I was stood naked, with the exception of my bra and panties, in the middle of my main suite where most of my work is conducted, trying on loads of different clothes. Me and Jordyn were going through all of my PR outfits that were sent to me over the last few weeks. It truly is crazy how many brands want me to rock their clothing just because of who I am, sending me free items in exchange for a promotional deal in hopes that I'll wear it to an event or in a video. It'll forever blow my mind how far I've come.

Anyway, I was trying on different outfits to find something to wear for my upcoming events: The Streamy's Awards & my collaborative launch with Cacharel Perfumes. We had been at it for the last hour or so, but I'm very picky about how I present myself so I wasn't easily convinced on an outfit just because of the brand name or color. Not only that, but I had to find something that would match Marshall's outfit since he was my plus one, and God knows I HATE when people go out in public together and aren't matching or at least color coordinated. I'd rather give up my left lung than be caught by paparazzi looking like a fool because one of us didn't get the memo! I know it sounds extreme, but the fashionista in me couldn't help it.

Knowing Marshall, he's probably going to wear something black. That's practically all he owns anyway, and despite him saying his favorite color is blue, he probably doesn't even know what that color looks like anymore. He loves him some black. What can I say?

So after fifteen more outfit changes and a broken heel later, I finally decided on what I was going to wear to both events. For the award show, I settled on a black Anwar Couture look, and for the perfume launch, I settled on a Mach & Mach fit that was sent to me. I was hoping to wear something from Mugler, but I guess I'm not famous enough for them because they didn't send me anything. Hopefully, I can partner with them one day. That would be a literal dream come true.

After that was all said and done, I rushed back to the hotel to finish packing up my stuff because I had a flight scheduled for 9:15 this morning to take me to California, and it was already 8am! I need to be at the airport in 45 minutes max, and I have a tight schedule so I can't afford to be late unless I want to miss out on paid opportunities and risk my professionalism. So I zoomed from the suite back to the telly, getting ready to go.

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The time was 9:14am, and I had just a minute left to spare as I boarded the jet. While they couldn't take off without me, I still wanted to be on time. I sat with my security, Jordyn, my glam squad, and a few other important people from my team who needed to be with me.

Immediately, I went to the back of the jet, heading to the small bedroom in the back of the aircraft. I sat my purse down on the side table, kicked my shoes off, and curled up on the bed. I closed my eyes, letting out a sigh as I prepared for takeoff. I wanted to get a little bit more rest during the four-and-a-half to five-hour flight to California; Because I knew once I landed, it was go time for the next four days and I would have no time to even hear my own thoughts.

Being thrown back into the life of traveling every other week, social media, and simply being an influencer in general was a lot right now. It's not that I wasn't ready for it or to go back out there and be in the spotlight because I was, but it's just that I needed some readjusting. I needed to let my body get used to the workload again and for my mind to go back into that hustle mentality. From going to not posting, not filming videos, not doing photoshoots, and not traveling for business unless it was absolutely necessary, like for my brand, to now doing it all again was a weird feeling. I had taken over a month off, which doesn't sound like a long time, but it is to me because I'm a woman who throws herself into work. Recently I've just been taking it slow since I was on a break from it so my mind and body were naturally in a relaxed mode.