Janiyah & Graeme's theme song - 'Diamonds' by Rihanna

Summer of 2018- June

It is typical morning drive for Janiyah - rush hour traffic, crazy drivers screaming and honking on their way into work. She was glad of one thing - that it was Friday and her brother was in town filming a new movie. And, he is hosting a party at his house in the evening. She was looking forward to it.

Once she makes it to her exit, Janiyah makes a pit stop to her favorite establishment for coffee - Starbucks.

As she steps up to the cashier, "Good morning, Ms. Frazier. The usual drink today?" Janiyah thinks about it, then answers, "I'm going to change it up today. I would like an Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte with whipped cream and a slice of the banana bread."

Janiyah pays for her drink and bread, then steps over to wait for her food. 5 minutes later, the barista calls her name. Janiyah picks up her coffee and banana bread and tries to exit the Starbucks. But, suddenly there is a large, gathering of screaming women standing directly outside, blocking the door.

Her patience was wearing thin, so she pushed the door open to move the crowd out of her way. "Excuse me!" She said as she pushed her way to her Yukon Denali.

"Hey!!!" She screams as she almost spills her coffee and drops her pastry.

"Hey yourself!! Now, get out of my way!" Screams the voice of the person she bumped into. The crowd was now irritated at Janiyah for bumping into the reason they are screaming. 

Janiyah picked her pastry up off the ground, and it was then she noticed a pair of muscular legs before her. "Dang." She tried not to gawk, but it was too late. Then, Janiyah gawked at the rest of the muscular build as she stood up straight, staring directly at the figure's chest. Then, she craned her neck to meet the eyes of - Graeme Harrison and several bodyguards.

She didn't say one word, but her facial expression said enough. Her face had a look of disgust and not pleased to see the one actor she can't stand. Then, she rolled her eyes, crossed her arms, and exasperatedly sighs, "Oh, it's just you. I don't have time for this." 

Janiyah turns around to go back inside Starbucks to purchase another slice of banana bread. 

The crowd that had gathered was dispersed and was not allowed inside Starbucks. Every female patron turned and stared at Graeme as he walked up to the cashier. He gave them a show - flexed his muscles and winked at the female patrons. Janiyah was disgusted by this display. She couldn't wait to get her pastry and get out.

Once Graeme was done ordering his coffee, he walked over to wait at the same counter as Janiyah. The two bodyguards that were with him tried to scoot Janiyah to the side. "Excuse you, but your two goons need to stop trying to scoot me out of the way. I am waiting just like you."

So, Graeme turns to Janiyah and questions her. "Do you have any idea who I am, Miss?"

"I know who you are, but I don't care. I came to grab a coffee and pastry to take with me into my office. Like I said, I don't have time for you. I have a multi-billion dollar company to run." Janiyah retorted back to Graeme.

The barista gave her the banana bread and Janiyah exited the Starbucks. Graeme found himself watching her walk out the door and pulling off in her Yukon. He may have thought she was annoying, but he couldn't help but admire her features - curvaceous body with a perfectly shaped 'asset', legs that would fit perfectly around his waist, luscious lips, and perky, voluptuous breasts. 

Graeme was snapped out of his thoughts when the barista called his name and gave him the order. Graeme thanked the barista. Then, along with the two bodyguards, they left.

He found himself thinking about Janiyah the whole ride in his limo to the movie set location in Houston. Graeme and the cast are in town filming his newest movie, "The Centre of the World."  Lighttainment Productions is filming the entire movie in Houston. 

Graeme did not realize the limo had stopped and the bodyguards were already out of the limo. So, one of the bodyguards snapped Graeme out of his trance. "Yo, Graeme! Snap out of it. We have arrived on the set."

He got out of the limo, made his way to his trailer, and prepared himself for a long day of filming his action film.

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Meanwhile, Janiyah reached her building.

Once she parked her Denali in the underground garage, she made her way to her office.

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It was a long day full of meetings. Janiyah couldn't wait to get home, so she could get ready for her brother's party.

On the other side of town, Graeme and Damion were wrapping up a long day of filming. Damion and Graeme parted ways so they could get ready for the party.

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Janiyah drove one of the two cars that she has to her brother's party.

Then, she made her way to her brother's house.

By the time Janiyah reached her brother's house, it was packed. She parked her car on the driveway, right behind her brother's car. Then, Janiyah made her way inside.

On her way to finding her brother, Janiyah saw quite a few people she knew. She said hi to everyone and spotted Damion in his living room. 

"Hey Damion, I am so glad to see you. And, congratulations on shooting your movie here in Houston." Janiyah excitedly said to her brother.

"Thanks, sis. Mom and dad are coming tonight as well. I also want you to meet the main male lead in the movie. But, he is not here yet. He said he has to make his grand entrance." Damion chuckled after what he just said. 

"Okay. I'm going to the kitchen and fix something to eat." Janiyah then made her way to the kitchen.

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One hour later, Graeme made his appearance. While Janiyah was in the dining room talking to her parents and sister, everyone was distracted by the commotion going on outside by the pool. "I guess that is Damion's friend finally making his presence known." Janiyah's father, Steven blurted out.

Damion entered the dining room, "Hey, there you all are. Come on outside for a minute. I want to say a few words now that my good friend has finally graced us with his presence."

As Janiyah, her parents, and sister walked up to the front, she noticed that Graeme was standing next to Damion. "He is friends with him?!" She thought to herself.

"Thank you all for coming tonight. This film will be even more special because we are filming in my hometown of Houston. And, I will be able to spend more time with my family, who are here tonight. To my parents, thank you so much for your love and support throughout my acting career. And to my sisters, Janiyah and Janelle, thank you also for your love and support as well. I could not have done this without your support. Now, my good friend, Graeme will say a few words." Damion boasted to the crowd.

The whole time Damion spoke to the crowd, Graeme had his eyes glued to how sexy Janiyah looked in her outfit.

Graeme really saw all of Janiyah's curves in her red dress and red heels to match. And, he was loving it. Damion snapped his fingers in Graeme's face. "Yo, Graeme."

"Oh right." He dusted himself off like he had something on his clothes. "Sorry for blanking out there. I was glad to finally get to work in a movie with my best friend. I am looking forward to filming here in Houston. Thank you all for coming to support Damion tonight." He could not stop salivating and staring at Janiyah in her red dress.

She noticed, tuned her face at him and walked back inside the house. Graeme didn't want to seem like he was stalking her, but he just had to get another gaze at Janiyah and her curves. He was mesmerized by her body and the view from behind. Graeme found himself 'happy' to see her. What Graeme did not realize is that he was being followed. He was about to approach Janiyah, but he was pulled another way. He groaned when he saw that it was his ex, Jennifer.

"What are you doing here and why can't you leave me alone? This is an invitation only party and you were not invited. " He questioned her, while sighing. When he stepped away, he lost which way Janiyah walked. He was not happy. 

"Get out of here already!" He blurted out while trying to get away from Jennifer. 

"You know darn well why I am here. You are back in town and I wanted to see you." She proclaimed while following him. "And, I saw you staring at that woman in the red dress. She is not even your type. She is chunky."

Graeme turned around pissed. "My type of woman is someone who is not like you - whiny, a cheater, a flirt, and ignorant. I could give a hoot if she is chunky. More for me to caress and....."

"I'm the one you should be caressing, Graeme." Graeme couldn't take anymore of Jennifer. He grabbed her hand and led her to the door, opened it, then said, "Get out, leave me alone, lose my number and have a nice life!" Then, slammed the door in Jennifer's face.

Graeme tried his best to find Janiyah, who was making him have urges to throw her over his shoulder and have her moaning and screaming his name all-night long in one of Damion's rooms. 

So, he took a break and went to the bar in Damion's house. Damion hired a bartender to serve drinks, so he asked the bartender for a drink. "Shot of Tequila, please."

The bartender gave Graeme his drink and he took it to the head. He turned his head to see Damion walking his way. "Why didn't you tell me your sister was hot?!" He yelled at Damion, while popping his arm.

"Ow! First of all I have two sisters, Janiyah and Janelle. Secondly, I did tell you. But, you made assumptions about their looks and that pissed me off." Damion retorted back at Graeme.

"I'm sorry, man. Your sister in the red dress is hot! But, after our encounter this morning at Starbucks, she probably hates me." Graeme then sighs in frustration.

"Dude, my sister does not like you at all. She has told me several times. She seems to think your onscreen personality is your real life personality. I tried to tell her otherwise, but Janiyah did not want to hear it. And, what happened at Starbucks?" Damion arched his eyebrows, then crossed his arms.

"We bumped into each other while she was coming out of Starbucks. She yelled first, then I told her, 'Do you know who I am?'" Graeme then ran his right hand through his hair in frustration.

"Graeme, Graeme, Graeme, you are never going to win my sister over like that. She is a no, nonsense kind of woman. Janiyah takes after my mother. Do you really like my sister?" He asked Graeme.

"Yes, I do. And, not just for her body which I want to..........." 

"Graeme, did you just really say that in front of me?" Damion says with a serious tone in his voice.

"Sorry, Damion." Graeme just can't get Janiyah out of his head. He doesn't know if it is just lust or does he really care about her.

"Look. I trust you with my sister if you pursue her. You have one time to hurt her. If you do, you are a dead man. Now, I am not saying I am going to kill you because I couldn't do it. But, you will be in serious trouble with me and my father."

"Dude, your father is not joke. I hear you." Graeme says with all seriousness.

"Exactly. That is why I am warning you in advance. Last time I saw Janiyah, she was getting ready to leave. If you hurry up, you can catch her. She is driving her gray Bugatti tonight." Damion mentions to Graeme.

Graeme then darted upstairs to the front door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Janiyah's Bugatti roaring down the street. "Dang!" He went back inside and plopped on the living room couch. He contemplated several thoughts, "Why am I nervous about a woman? And, will she even go out with me?"  Then, he went downstairs for another shot of tequila and then proclaims, "Janiyah Frazier will be mine. Count on it."

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