XAVIER BAINBRIDGE-Heartbreaker

Soon as he heard the track that Justin laid down for the song "Heartbreaker" he knew it was a hit. After a few jam sessions, everyone was jamming out on top of it.

That was Justin, Chrissy, Jessica, and Tony.

"And little Paris wrote this, Ejay's friend?" Chrissy asked dancing around.

"Fifteen!" Justin was super excited. "Must be some kind of prodigy. Yo T-man, we need to see if she has anything else."

"Already on it."

"I want to know what a fifteen-year-old knows about being a heartbreaker." Xavier felt the song was the perfect song for his female fans to vibe to. The song was about being a hot guy that has lots of girls' attention but was more of a player. Sounded like him in so many ways.

"Right. Especially if dork boy is her first boyfriend," Chrissy said.

"Yo, stop calling him that, Tony said with a playful push to his sister.

"Alright, big bro."

Xavier put down his flavor to the song, added his swag to the lyrics, and decided he would perform it at the Dunlap Academy showcase. If the crowd was feeling it as well, they would be ready to release his first single. He was ready to do what he was meant to do, become a superstar.

ANTONIO JACKSON-Scandal of the Year

There was a scandal. Everyone at the office knew what was going on. They were whispering behind his back. To make matters worse, he still had to see his brother, which was a thorn in his side. He could fire him, but he still owned shares in the company along with their sister. He knew Donna would not allow him to get rid of Quinton.

Their mother still had a controlling interest in the company. Maybe if he told her what happened, she would side with him.

Better yet, he wanted to keep his eye close to the enemy.

He canceled all Sasha's credit cards, demanded the shiny red Beamer he bought back, threw out all her expensive clothes, and changed the locks on the door. No one was to let her in.

He had not heard from her but through the gossip network, he heard she was staying with Quinton.

His lying ass deserved her lying ass.

He remembered Ethan's warning. He ignored him because he hated the man but he knew the real Sasha because he was married her for ten years. Was this her thing, marry a fool?

Yes, he had to admit he fell for her beautiful face and her sexy curves. Her spicy Latina attitude and the things she could do in bed.

Now she was doing those things with his brother.

He poured himself a drink from the stash in his office. The local news was on television. Instead of seeing Tamara's face, a pretty brunette that was ultra-sexy sat in the anchor spot. Where was Tamara? Was she happy now that she had her wish? It was all her fault. She wanted him back so badly, maybe she would get her to wish.

TAMARA SMITH-JACKSON-Gossip or The Truth

She sat at her dining room table with her laptop typing as fast as she could. Her tell-all was getting juicier and juicier. What other tales could she expose of the rich and elite of Midtown?

Sasha was a whore that deserved everything coming to her. There was even more dirt on her that neither Antonio nor Ethan knew about. Thanks to a chatty baby brother of hers she learned the full scoop.

Ethan and Donna being together was not big news anymore, but the secrets and lies they were hiding could be.

Old Marty was finally getting his freak on. Well deserved, his wife Jennifer was a joke, so, of course, he needed a hot side piece. Some people liked to run their mouths, there were only so many billionaires in Midtown, and Veronique sure as hell was not fucking Martin Sr.

The lovely Nicholas family was always hot gossip, especially with four daughters in the mix. That floozy Callie was trying to steal her job by laying on her back to get it. They were going younger and prettier on the news right now, and Callie Nicholas slept her way to become her understudy. Not that she was the only Nicholas with dirt.

The Scovilles, there was no saving them from grace. Besides Hunter Scoville being a dog, his son Justin was trying to save the family's name.

"Everyone talks for a price," she said with a grin.

A loud knock at her door. She rushed to the door and looked out the window.

Antonio.

She smiled as she flung open the door.

"How are you doing, sweetheart?"

Antonio grabbed her in his arms and kissed her. It was like they were never apart. Antonio began to rip at her clothes and she hurriedly helped to get his off. It had been too damn long since she made love to her husband.

They did not even make it to the bedroom, they made love on the floor and then held each other afterward.

"My girls at school?"

"Yes. They won't be back for a couple more hours." She rubbed his face. "I know you must be hurt, Antonio. You gave that woman your heart, she crushed it. I'm here for you now. I would never hurt you like that."

"I know," he said. "We had some good years Tamar, where did it all go wrong?"

"She came into the picture. She would not stop till she had you."

"No, no it was already over. I just did not want to destroy the girls."

"I love you, Antonio, I gave you all of me,"

"I know. We just...grew apart."

"Let's grow back together again. I missed you so much." She rolled on top of him. "I remember what you like."

VERONIQUE MILLER-I Want All the Money

Marty bought her expensive jewelry, and money to buy her clothes, and insisted she looked for a bigger place. All on him.

She hit the jackpot.

And the sex was good for someone his age. He was in good shape and could go all night.

She was bent over her dresser and he was thrusting in her from the back. His long, silky, weave draped over her breasts. She watched herself in the mirror. She felt like a porn star. Marty's milky white skin, her dark brown skin, the perfect contrast.

Marty was packing. It was not like he was her first-ever white man. Her first billionaire, yes.

She made sure she played the part, moaning and making sexy sounds to let him know he was doing all the right things. The more he loved the sex the more money he gave her.

"Yes baby, you love how I fuck you?"

"Yes!" she screamed out. "Yes!"

He smacked her on her ass. "I'm about to come."

She knew as soon as he pulled out she would drop to her knees and swallow all his cum. He liked when she did that.

Afterward, she wanted to lay in his arms and cuddle, but he grabbed his pants and got dressed.

"I can't stay, I have to go home."

"But you stayed last time."

"I know, but I can't every night, sweetheart. Busy day tomorrow. I left cash for you."

She smiled. Cold hard cash for sexing a hot billionaire was not bad at all.

TONY JACKSON-Finding Talent

He was wrapped up in finally getting Xavier's album in the can so they could move to the next project. He barely said two words to Ciar in one week.

That is why he was at the Dunlap Academy showcase that night, she was shocked when he came to see her backstage.

"I didn't think you'd care to come," Ciara said to him.

"Of course CiCi." He kissed her. "You're my girl."

"Mm-hmm, don't even! I saw Justin here, and the two of you probably here scouting for the next big thing. You didn't come here for me, don't lie."

Well, she didn't tell a lie. "You and some business."

"Whatever!" Ciara pushed past him and went to his sister and Elayne to get ready.

Girls were something else.

"Hey, Tony."

He turned to see the always gorgeous Asia.

"Hey, Asia."

"I hope you like my performance."

"You're dancing?"

"Of course," she said with a cute giggle. "I will dance circles around your little girlfriend. She can't do what I do."

Tony grinned, loving the outfit she wore. Fishnet stockings, knee-high boots, little booty shorts, and a tank top ripped to show her fit abs.

"You look good," he said to her.

"Thank you."

He left backstage and found a seat with Justin next to Mrs. Bainbridge.

"X is going to kill it tonight," Justin said to him.

"Always."

There were more dance acts, but a few singers, and a boy group that was wack, and then Xavier closed the show. Soon as he took the stage the crowd went wild. Girls started screaming at the top of their lungs, a few tried to run to the stage.

Tony and Justin looked at each other and gave a pound. Xavier was money.

With the first note of "Heartbreaker" everyone was moving and grooving, Tony looked around at the girls losing their minds over his best friend. He had a new idea.

"Xavier needs a whole entourage. Dancers, and backup singers, get him ready for a tour. He can't be contained in just Midtown."

"I hear ya," Justin said. "Some sexy dancers."

"And I know just who to ask."

PARIS TROTTER-A Song from Her Heart

"That's my song! That's my song!"

She could not believe she was listening to her lyrics from a big tome singer and the crowd was loving it.

"Ejay, do you hear this? This is my song."

"I hear it."

She did not have any other friends to shout it to or she would. The way Xavier was singing her song it was like it was meant for him. She wrote it three months ago after Ejay continued to break her heart and not notice her.

She would hum it to herself whenever he walked past, then she finally wrote it out. She would sing it too. She did not think she was any good, so she rarely sang. When they were younger she and her sisters would put on shows for the rest of the family. Asia would dance. She would sing. Her younger sister Destiny, the drama queen, would recite some movie scenes.

Everyone said they all had real talent. She had been writing since she was seven. First little poems, then skits and plays, then music when she was twelve. She had several of them stashed away.

"My girl! The girl of the hour." Justin Scoville walked over to her after the show. "Have I told you how much we appreciate that song?"

"Thanks."

"What do you know about a heartbreaker? Is this guy breaking your heart?" he asked about Ejay.

"No! I just...came up with it." She was not going to tell them the real story.

"Number one record." Tony hugged her.

"I think X makes the song more than me. He won, again, for the fourth year in a row."

"We had no doubt he would win," said Tony. "Only real competition was in the dance department. Congrats to your sister. Coming in second to X is pretty impressive."

"No doubt," Justin stated. "She had the moves."

"Chrissy and Elayne didn't win," Ejay added. "But I was impressed they did okay."

"But Paris, we might need you to come into our offices with some of your other stuff," Justin said. "We need all we can get."

"Sure!"

AARON PITNEY-Get the Girl

He thought Tangie was feeling him as much as he was feeling her, but she had given him the cold shoulder. He could understand she was always busy and into her job, he was the same way, but if he could fit in some downtime, so could she.

He knew she managed her son who was an up-and-coming singer, and it was just his luck one of his students mentioned the talent showcase at Dunlap Academy featuring Xaview Bainbridge.

How many Bainbridges could there be? Singing ones at that.

It was the only way he would see Tangie so he had to try it.

Xavier was amazing. The kid was like a professional while all the other acts were amateurs. And he looked like his mother. He spotted the upfront dancing around with the kids as he sang. Aaron liked that she liked to dance, and so did he. Now he had an idea of what their real date could be like.

He made his way to her after the show. She was swarmed with so many people congratulating her as if she was the show.

He got close enough to her and leaned in to whisper in her ear. "I see your son is not the only heartbreaker."

She turned and smiled at him. "Aaron! What are you doing here?"

"Watching the next MJ. Your, son, is really talented."

"Thanks, He works so hard."

"So does his mother. I'm still waiting on that date. What are you doing now?"

"I can't. My son probably wants to celebrate and we-"

"Your son probably had lots of friends to celebrate with. How about you let him do that and celebrate with me?"

She thought about it a moment then grinned. "You're lucky you're cute."

A/N: I feel like now we are getting to the good stuff!

Tamara and Antonio back together?

Xavier the next big thing?

The things Veronique will do for money 🤦🏾‍♀️