11. Power

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One Month Later
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Rashad's P.O.V

"Hey babe," Royalty politely interrupts my runway walk down the hallway.

"Whatchu need love?"

I stop in front of the mirror running my hand down my three piece suit.

"What's the budget?" She asks.

I snapped my head in her direction.

"What?" I raise my eyebrows. "What budget?"

"For the wedding."

She looks at me like I was the one talking crazy.

"Ain't no budget. Don't ever say the word budget no more." I lecture.

She throws her hands up in defense.

"Ok! Ok. I got it."

I shake my head in disbelief.

It's amazing how a person can have it all and not even notice.

I check the time on my watch before grabbing my keys of the coffee table.

"How I look?" I ask.

She shoots me a smile from ear to ear.

"Awe. You're cute!" She cooes like a child.

We laughed.

"Why you so fancy today?" She asks.

"I got a photo shoot, with Steve Harvey." I confess.

"You lyin'." She laughs.

"Girl please. He needs a new model for his new suits. And afterwards, I got a commercial with NIKE."

"Ok den! Go head wit' ya bad self!"

I laugh before kissing her.

"I'll see you later."

***
Candice's P.O.V

"Candice," The nurse calls out into the waiting room.

"That's me." I stand to my feet.

"You can follow me." She smiles, stepping aside to let me through.

***
I struggle to sit on the papery bed.

"So what brings you in today?"

My breathing waivers a little.

"I um." I struggle to find the right words "I think something's wrong." I say.

"Ok. Like what?"

"I can hardly breathe, and when I sit down it feels like I'm passing kidney stones as big as my titties."

"Oh dear!" She laughs, taking notes.

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