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Chapter 1

Karen Morris stood off to the side in the Sapphire Roo as her best friend approached “Girl, you look so beautiful” Janae Si voith popular R & B artist and producer Terrence “Monte” Campbell

Janae smoothed a hand over the bodice of her white chiffon strapless A-line goith a beaded motif accent at the hip “Thanks”

“So, how does it feel to be a married woman?”

“I never thought I’d be this happy”

“Yeah If that s with the sun”

Janae giggled and looped her arlad you’re my friend”

“Me, too”

“Come on You need to help me eat some of my cake We’ll have a chance to talk more over lunch Monday”

“Lunch? Aren’t you and Terrence going to be a little busy this week?”

Janae sled her eyebrows “We’ll be plenty busy, but he has to rehearse for his show that’s on Wednesday night” He was one of several perfor jazz cruise “So, are we on for lunch?”

“Definitely”

After she ate a small piece of cake, Janae’s brother Devin asked Karen to dance Then she enjoyed dances with Janae’s other two brothers and father She started toward her table only to be pulled back to the floor by Donovan Wright, Terrence’s best er By the ti her

Janae ca now What time do you want to meet on Monday?”