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waved her hand in the air to get Kimmy’s attention.

Kimmy waved back. She arrived at the table just as the waitress brought over
two Cosmos.

“Hey, girl.” Kimmy gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

“Hey honey, how are you?”

Kimmy scooted the stool closer to the table and placed her clutch down beside
her glass. “I’m good. Can’t complain.” She sipped her Cosmo through a straw.
“Mmm, this is delish. Wow! Now I know where to come and get my Cosmos.”

Diamond tasted her drink. “Yeah, that is good. And I don’t like
everyone’s Cosmos. It’s so easy to make them too strong.” Diamond took another
sip. “But anyway, mom is gone so I wanted to come out and finally celebrate my move.”

“Cheers!” Kimmy held up her glass.

“Cheers!” Diamond lightly clanked her glass with hers, keeping eye contact as
she drank her fruity drink.

“So you all settled into your apartment yet?”

“Girl, my mom came and just took over. She was in her element. She painted my
living room and bedroom. She came up with this brown, yellow, and white theme
throughout the apartment. It’s actually very nice, I have to admit. Although I
appreciate her help, I’m happy to finally have the place to myself.”

“This is your first apartment! I’m so excited for you. I can’t wait to come
over for a sleepover!”

They toasted to the idea of having a sleepover like they used to do when they
were younger, but this time they wouldn’t have a curfew and they could drink
all the homemade margaritas they wanted.

“How is Auntie Jannie?” Diamond asked.

“Fabulous as always. I tell you, that woman is the coolest chick I know. We’ve
been having a ball. She got a lot of spunk in her to be almost sixty. Hey, we
should invite her to the sleepover!”

Diamond laughed. “I don’t mind. Auntie Jannie is a blast to be around.”

“So are you performing tonight?” Kimmy asked.

“Yes. Can you believe it?”

Kimmy shook her head. “I just want you to know, that I am proud of you for stepping
out on your own. You are very talented and the world is just waiting for your
genius to make an appearance. We need good writers like you and I’m not just
saying that because you’re my girl.”

Diamond smiled. “Thanks Kimmy.” She checked the time on her phone. “It’s almost
eight o’clock so the show should be starting soon.”

Just then a short brown skinned guy in a white t-shirt, cutoff denim shorts,
and black converse with no socks walked to the front of the room. Both his arms
were sleeved in tattoos. He whispered something into the ear of the band leader
before walking onto the stage. He had a microphone in one hand and a clipboard
in the other, obviously the host for tonight.

Diamond turned her body to face the stage for a better view. She would be
performing first. Might as well get it over with. If she watched any other
artists perform first it would only make her even more nervous and give her
enough time to talk herself out of performing.

“Okay ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming out tonight. We are about to
embark on a great musical journey, so relax your mind, drink your cares away,
and get ready for some talented brothas and sistas to take the stage. Also,
while you are drinking your cares away, please make sure to tip our bartenders
and waitresses.”

The crowd laughed and clapped.

“Our first performer is a newbie to Pink Baby. She’s a songwriter from ATL by
the name of DeeAye. Please give it up for DeeAye everybody!”

Diamond swallowed the last bit of her drink. She looked at Kimmy.

Kimmy gave her a thumbs up. “Go head, Miss DeeAye, show’em how we Georgia
peaches get down.”

Diamond let out a shaky breath. She rose from the stool and walked toward the
stage. Afraid to look at any of the faces in the crowd, her gaze stayed on the
announcer. She concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other.

The announcer helped her onto the stage and handed her the microphone.