After busting her ass two years post-grad, Dionne Kelly turns down a fully funded fellowship at a university to pursue a career in music journalism. Working for one of the top magazines in NYC, Dionne finds herself in the midst of celebs, champagne...
"There you go. You didn't let Toilani and Morgan get you shook up did you?" Kenya asked Dionne when she got to her office.
It was huge as fuck. Dionne was sure it used to be two offices and Kenya had the other one knocked out to make her's the spacious oasis that she was currently standing in.
"Nah I'm good." Dionne assured her.
"That's good. Well since you don't have your own office yet—" Kenya started.
Dionne perked up, "Yet?"
"Yes, yet ... maybe, yet," Kenya adjusted, "Let me go get Malc and show you the space where you'll be doing your interview."
Kenya stopped by an office and knocked on the door, "Malc! Meet me in the B Room, NOW!"
Kenya walked with the speed of light through the office, "Malc is our lead photographer. He'll take some pictures of you during the interview but mainly he'll be there to photograph Genesis. If there are good shots of the both of you we'll use those too."
Kenya stops abruptly to size Dionne up once again, "And knowing you there definitely will be."
Kenya left Dionne alone to explore the room. The dark green walls and deep velvet couches gave such a different vibe than the main office. The decor made Dionne feel like she was in a VIP section at a plush club in India. The vibe was definitely more intimate than Dionne would have ever expected but she turned her attention to her interview notes.
There was a knock on the door. It was Malc with Genesis right behind him.
"What's up." Malc casually greeted her.
"Dionne right?" Genesis approached her. He sported a thin long sleeve black Givenchy sweater and fitted black jeans.
"Right. How'd you know." Dionne asked surprised as she shook his hand.
"You know my boy, Dakari. I've seen y'all hang out and shit." Genesis held her hand longer than the handshake actually lasted.
Malc secretly snapped a shot of this but the two were so starstruck with each other they didn't even notice him in the room anymore.
"Well have a seat. Let's get everything started." Dionne invited him.
The couches were all loveseats, so even on opposite ends of the blue velvet, Genesis' Tom Ford cologne still danced into Dionne's nose. His scent turned her on. Well, she was already turned on. Genesis was gorgeous all by himself.
"So I've always wanted to know this. Genesis ... what made you choose to go by that. I remember back in your college days you were going by your real name, Sean Savage." Dionne started up her first-ever feature for Tune.
"Wow, so you're a real fan if you know that. Yeah, Genesis is the first book in the bible and I got an obsession with being number one. And I don't know if this is narcissistic or not but when I have my firstborn, whether it be boy or girl, I want it to be my namesake. I won't cool with naming my baby girl Sean and I wanted something more meaningful. Genesis is unisex, it's universal you know." he answered.
The interview turned more into a conversation between the two and Dionne didn't know how to feel when he started flirting with her.
"You talking bout my drip over here. I peep your drip over there!" Genesis plucked the strap of Dionne's top.
"What you mean? This is something light." Dionne responded humbly.
"It may look light but I know it's heavy though," Genesis sizes Dionne up.
"You know this is running kind of long, I'm going to take an early lunch," Malc excuses himself from the room.
"You getting fresh with me?" Dionne blushes.
"You like my new single?"
"What ... The Ride?"
"I know you know it. I asked if you like it." Genesis looked Dionne in her eyes and leaned over to quickly squeeze her knee.
"Yeah I like it.. love it actually."
"Bet that. I'm bout to shoot a video for it soon. I want you to be in it."
"Me..?" Dionne croaked.
"Yes, you." Genesis laughed.
"Well why me? What's the video about?"
"Well that's all top secret information but you're beyond beautiful and you're new. Not only have the streets never seen you before, they haven't seen your type be the leading lady in a while. You got that wholesome 90s beauty. So pure it's just ... sexy." Genesis drooled over Dionne.
Dionne can't believe how hard he's admiring her right now. It's like he sees her the way she sees herself both inside and out.
"Well thank you. Thank you so much I'm ... speechless honestly. I don't know what to say—",
"Say yes." Genesis licks his lips.
"Okay."
"Say yes." He repeats himself.
Dionne blushes once again, "Yes."
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