Last Train For Paris (3 page)

Soon as I Get Home

“Girl I’ve just been out of it lately, I need a pick me up for real” Tammy talked with her girlfriends at their table as she stuffed together another forkful of rice. She had been feeling so lost from her relationship with Miles to her direction in life. She had no clue where her life was going. I mean sure she had goals but she had no idea of where to start to make them happen. And Miles was another story. They had been secretly dating un- exclusively for the past five years and still no commitment. She knew she should have kept their unborn child but she was sure that Miles would propose to her after she announced her pregnancy, and when he didn’t she knew for sure the abortion and her reasoning would snap him into reality. But where did that leave her… alone with a table of her nosey ass girlfriends on a Thursday night sipping Pinot Grigio discussing all their faults. As she raised her wine glass for a sip she was amazed at what she saw. Miles walked in with who she assumed to be Paris by the outfit she had picked out for her. Sure Tammy had seen Miles with female clients before but this was different these two motherfuckers walked in arm and arm all honkey dory and shit. She could tell by the look on Miles face that this was more than what he made it out to be. And why were they at Buddakan what happened to
Nello’s
like Miles said. Tammy couldn’t believe this and to top it off her girlfriends obviously peeped it too. “Hey Tam aint that Miles over there and who’s that chick? Questioned Nina, Tammy’s overly nosey girlfriend. “You know I’ll cut his ass.” Replied Kim Tam’s overly protective girl and assistant, she was from the BK and she would definitely do it no questions asked. Tammy sat there dumfounded but she pulled it together being the bad bitch she was, she couldn’t let her friends see her sweat. She took another sip of her Pinot. “Oh girl that’s just his new artist Paris she just got signed this week and their having a dinner to discuss her contract.” Tammy replied nonchalantly on the outside but fuming on the inside. “Hmm… she looks awfully nice for a business meeting and on top of that she’s gorgeous.” Nina replied giving Paris the one over. “Well thanks Nina I know where you’re loyalties lie.” Tammy responded with annoyance in her voice. All she wanted to do was make a b line for the door and go home. Unfortunately her friends weren’t going to let her off the hook that easy. “Aren’t you going to go over there and say hi?” Kim asked looking like she was just waiting to start something. Tammy looked at both her friends. “Ladies Miles and I have an understanding and a reputation to uphold. Now how immature would I look if I jumped down his throat every time I saw him with a beautiful woman out to dinner. This industry is virtually made up of them he’s just out on a business meeting with the prototypical female singer. Besides I picked the outfit she has on so thanks for her compliments, I hooked that all up didn’t I!” Tammy replied with tons of confidence in order to reassure her friends she was in control. Something she knew was the furthest thing from the truth. Maybe she should have fucked Miles before he left her condo. She could sense his urge for her but didn’t act on it because he acted like he was in a hurry. Shit now she sees why. “Look ladies I’m gonna finish my wine and then go home and wait for my man to come home from his business emphasis on business meeting.” Tammy said as she finished off her wine and paid for the bill. As Paris and Miles sat across from one another he was totally mesmerized by her. As he gazed deep into her eyes he couldn’t help but stare. He was immediately thrown off though when he spotted Tammy looking dead at him. But it was weird instead of stopping at the table like he thought she would she just went straight out the door making no eye contact with him what so ever. Something was up and he was sure he would hear all about it when she called his cell as soon as she got home. Paris could feel something was on Miles mind. “What’s up with you?” she asked looking dead at him searching for something through his body language. “Nothing at all I’m just so intrigued by you.” Miles responded hoping to throw her off from his awkward silent moment between him and Tammy. By the look on her face mission was accomplished. Paris took in what Miles said reluctant to respond. Paris was attracted to Miles and she wanted him to feel her but she still had some reservations and she felt a little guilty about leading Miles on knowing she had unfinished business with Sean back in Chicago. “Well that’s a good thing if I can intrigue Miles Crawford I’m sure I can intrigue the rest of the world” Paris said with a smirk hoping to avoid any discomfited moment between them. “Well we’ll have to see about that Miles said as he took out Paris’ paperwork ready to get to business. After looking over contracts and signing what seemed to be a books worth of papers Paris was signed as the newest R&B princess of Golden Boy records. She was ecstatic, Miles informed her of how hectic her schedule would be the next couple months with studio time, press and appearances she would have virtually no time to herself. But that was fine with Paris she had been waiting for this moment all her life and she wasn’t going to let it pass her by. Miles decided against going to Nellos afterward just in case Tammy decided to do what he called a “creep up” and magically appear there to spy on him and Paris. He hated when Tammy showed up in common place and acted like it wasn’t planned. In any event she fucked up his whole night with Paris so he decided to take it back to the company loft and just chill. Instead of having Frank to drive them around the town Miles opted to drive that evening and decided to give Paris a true tour of his city and drove his Range keeping it low key. Paris gazed out the window as Miles showed her what New York City really was all about he took her everywhere from Hell’s Kitchen to his old stomping grounds the Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn. She was beginning to see more and more of who Miles Crawford really was and she liked it. Back in Chicago she looked at Miles as another industry cat with a big head who didn’t know a thing about struggle but after getting to know him she saw more and got an idea of how his struggle and hustle got him to where he was. Miles was a hood figure who knew how to be business savvy at the same time. And that factor alone intrigued Paris. Sure her loyalty belonged to Sean but where was he now? Did he make any moves to get her out to New York and go after her dreams? Instead he held her back and continued to let her degrade herself every night to support herself. If anything Sean acted like a little bitch. And quite frankly Paris needed a man and Miles in her mind was all the man she needed. As Miles and Paris pulled up to the company loft Paris attempted to get out the car but before she could Miles was there to open her door. What a gentlemen something she wasn’t accustomed to in her short lifetime. “You know you are too good to me.” Paris said as she looked at Miles with a smile on her face. “I got to protect my precious cargo.” Miles responded as he watched Paris exit his whip. She just had such a sexy yet classy aura about her. Something that was very puzzling to Miles given her previous gig. It was like Paris gave him that breath of fresh air that he had been longing for in his life. She excited him. She was just so young and vulnerable he didn’t want to bring her into this vicious entertainment world too fast. Especially not his inner circle. Besides Tammy was certainly not going anywhere and Miles couldn’t fully say that he wanted her to. Paris made her way into the company loft using her key. She was taken aback that Miles was spending so much time with her I mean she didn’t want to lead him on in any kind of way. “Well Paris I should be getting out of here I just wanted you to feel safe and secure here with me.” Miles said as they exchanged hugs. Paris did feel a little sad about him leaving she was all alone and loved Miles company. She was so confused. She was sure of one thing and that was she had a major crush on Miles Crawford and she wasn’t afraid to admit it. As Miles made his way out the door Paris pulled him back and gave him a kiss nothing deep nothing passionate but just a kiss to let him know that there was attraction there and she wasn’t afraid to act on it. The kiss definitely caught Miles off guard but instead of responding how he wanted which was to deep throat Paris right then and there Miles decided to play it cool and just say good night. Making his way out the door Miles’ insides were on fire and all he could think about was tearing Paris’ young ass apart in the bedroom. She was like a fantasy, a dream that he wanted to make a reality. As he walked back to his car he thought to himself he had to play his cards right. Especially with Tammy and Paris working so closely together he had to make sure both ladies were happy and that business wasn’t mixed with pleasure. As Miles hoped into his Range he knew exactly what he had to do and that was go lay it down on Tammy and reassure her that she was the top chick in his life no questions asked. It was going to be a long night. Tammy must have walked her condo twenty times pacing trying to figure out how to approach Miles. She knew she would have to strategize how to get her point across without coming at his manhood. Miles may come off as an uptight business man but he was straight from the street and had no problems putting Tammy in her place. The front door opened and Miles was greeted with a barrage of four letter words from Tammy. “Miles I understand what you do and I respect your line of work but I need you to respect mine. How dare you bring her to our spot and on top of that lie to me about even going there. What if I wasn’t there tonight were you just gonna fucking lie to me and let me read about it on some bullshit ass gossip site? I thought we were better than that Miles. Don’t I deserve better than that?” Tammy blasted off at Miles careful with her choice of words yet stern enough to get her point across. Shit she was proud of herself drop a bomb on that! Okay! Miles had to admit that he did feel some way about lying to Tam. Ever since she decided to have an abortion Miles felt he owed her something. But she wasn’t going to deter Miles from living his secret life and doing him. What the hell did she think this was? Miles ran a tight ship and he’d be damned if some hood turned bourgeoisie one night wonder came in and ran his shit! He looked at Tammy. “Look I didn’t come here for this I’ve had a long night of negotiations and contract signing and I’m in no shape to argue with you I can go home and have peace and quiet but instead I came here to spend time with you, because I love you and I enjoy spending my time with you, and while I owe you no explanations for my actions I’ll have you know I changed the meeting from
Nello’s
to Buddakan because I didn’t want Paris to be bombarded with press just yet before she has meet with her publicist.” Miles stated as he went into the bathroom to take a shower slamming the door behind him. He was pissed that Tammy had the nerve to step to him he would cut her ass off real quick. Tammy felt so stupid; once again she assumed and made an ass of herself. Her girlfriends had her mind twisted she really needed to make things right, this was exactly why Miles hadn’t committed to her yet, she was still making immature moves and that was something she had to put in check. Miles blackberry vibrated on the nightstand and awoke him from his sleep. He struggled to catch it before Tammy woke up he didn’t feel like hearing her damn mouth again. As he opened the message he was floored by what he saw. On the front page of tmz.com was a picture of him and Paris exchanging a kiss. Who and how the hell did they get this? Miles thought. For the first time in his life Miles Crawford was speechless.

Flashing Lights

Paris was wakened by back to back calls from her personal cell phone and the company blackberry that was given to her. She couldn’t pick up both so she went for her personal cell first. She was surprised to see it was Sean. “Hey you, I was just thinking about you and how things left off between us, I’m so glad you called how you been?” Paris asked relieved that Sean still thought enough to call her. “I’m well but obviously not as well off as you, seeing as your Miles Crawford’s new side piece. I thought you industry girls didn’t kiss and tell.” Sean said with irritation all through his voice. “Kiss and tell, what are you talking about Sean and what’s with all the aggression?” Paris asked aggravated by the little game Sean was trying to play. “So I guess you haven’t seen the picture of you and Miles plastered all over the internet?” Sean asked. “What the fuck are you talking about, what picture of me and Miles. If this is about us going out yes, we went out last night to discuss some business and sign off on some contracts but that’s it. You should be more careful about what you read and the validity of your sources Sean. I thought we were better than that.” Paris said hopefully setting him straight, it was just like Sean to jump to conclusions and not even ask her about what was going on. He probably just saw a picture of them leaving Buddakan and made it out to be more than it was. “Your right Paris I thought we were better than that.” Sean said and hung up. All Paris heard was the dial tone. She was so over Sean and his over obsessive female ways. This moment right here reminded her of why she was so attracted to Miles he was so secure within himself he didn’t feel the need to hide or mistrust anyone. Paris put on her robe and headed to the home office to hop on the computer and peep what Sean was talking about. More importantly she was concerned with how she photographed being that this was her premiere paparazzi shot. Like Miles said first impressions are everything. As the page begin to load and the picture slowly loaded on the page Paris was astonished by what she saw. It was her and Miles on the outside steps of the company loft kissing each other goodnight. She thought they were all alone and no one would even care to watch her. Shit she hadn’t even dropped a single yet. What was she going to do? More importantly would Miles be mad at her for kissing him out in the open? She was clueless. If this was her first introduction to the world of hip hop she wasn’t quite sure how to embrace it. She did the first thing that came to her mind she called Miles on his cell to see what the game plan was.