Between owning her own studio and being a single mother of two, why waste time on love?
Leila Ortiz has spent her 20s trying to build a better life for herself and her sons while the father of her children leads the life of a bachelor. Will she be b...
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Leila
Renny had to leave for his flight this morning and so did Marc. I can't lie, a thug almost cried when Ren got on that plane. Marc's goofy ass made fun of me until it was time for him to leave. My two favorite knuckleheads had left me once again. Parker and Reem were out with Justin while Lynn and Nico were helping me with the show. I never imagined that I would be so behind, but I'm glad that I have a support system to help me out.
Nasir taps my desk, "Mommy, can I play on your tablet?"
"Mhm," I reply, handing it to him with the charger. Malachi sat on the other side of my office with a stack of books next to him.
While checking my practice roster, a slight knock on my office door reveals Que.
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"Alright boo, talk to me. Who did y'all pick for your plus two?"
She cheeses, "Okay, so we have Hybrid and Louie."
"I'm sorry, you can't use Hybrid."
Her face frowns up, "Ms. Lei, why not?"
"Because this is his last year and I have other plans for him. Try to even it up with another female."
"Who?"
"Well, you could try Masters..."
"Excuse my french, but hell no. She's hella rude and I'd hate to waste an opportunity for beating someone who talks as reckless as she does."
"Watch your mouth. Besides, think of it as a way to work on your people skills. If you can handle working with her, you can handle almost anybody."
She rolls her eyes wth a sigh, "We'll see how she goes."
"Good, because next practice is in a couple of hours and we're moving at full speed today."
"Full speed?"
I smile, "Yeah, that's what happens when we've been on chill mode for all these weeks."
She sluggishly slides out of the office while I continue to set up. We have a new venue this year, so we'll need to start practicing there ASAP. We have five routines to rehearse today and that's just a quarter of the show. I close my computer and write a few sticky notes on my desk. Looking up, I call out, "I'll be right back. You two know the rules of the office. Malachi, you're in charge."
