✨Chapter 1: The Don

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    "Okay, what about this one?" Sabian asked, his hands grasping the collar of the suit as he stood in front of the large mirror

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    "Okay, what about this one?" Sabian asked, his hands grasping the collar of the suit as he stood in front of the large mirror. This was the fifth suit he had tried on in only a matter of thirty minutes, and so far his team had voted no on all of them.

"Nah, that shit look like you belong in the temptations" JR laughed, his hand over his stomach as he doubled over.

"This is Marc Jacobs's fall collection" the stylist replied and turned her nose up at the obviously ignorant man.
JR scoffed, and then turned his attention back to his brother.

"Yeah, but for once he's right" Brittany chimed in, putting her finger to her chin as she circled the tall musician, "This doesn't say Sire the Don at all, Emelie, and it definitely doesn't say grammy winning artist"

"Yeah, I agree" Sabian nodded as he let out a tired breath, "Honestly, I'm good with all black. These colors ain't really for me"

Emelie twisted her mouth, and turned away as she tried to not seem frustrated because the clients just weren't happy with her options. However her slight attitude didn't bother Brittany, as she wanted Sabian to look perfect for the upcoming award show. It would be their first appearance as a couple, and their label Kaleidoscope records put a lot of money and time pushing the two young stars as Hollywood's favorite couple.

The truth was that the two barely knew each other, but were just driven enough to do whatever it took to stay at the top of their careers. For Brittany it was an image thing, and as one of the top R&B singers on the charts, it was more appealing to have a man to actually sing her songs about than to be labeled as lonely in an industry that fed off of the whole couple thing. People loved love, and if it helped her stay relevant she was prepared to do just that.

Sabian on the other hand only went along with the whole girlfriend for publicity thing because of his mother, also known as his momager. Janice was very hands on in his career and insisted that he get a publicist to up his presence in the game. It was one thing to have good music, but fans that fell in love with artist stuck around for much longer.

That was the goal, to be relevant in the industry for years to come and to be crowned a legend of his craft. While that part Sabian understood, he was still lost as to why he had to pretend to be in love just to get fans to like him. According to his publicist, fans studies showed that while they loved his music, he wasn't very likable. Again, Sabian didn't get the connection however, his mother was adamant for the change.

Brittany strolled over to the rack of designer pieces, and screwed her mouth at the last few options. As she did so, Sabian stepped down from the platform and began to remove the suit.

"Mom wants to talk to you" JR said as he stood from the chair, "Says why aren't you answering your phone"

Sabian resisted to roll his eyes, "Put it on speaker" he nodded.

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