Merry Christmas & Happy New Years From Night Life Series!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Years from Night Life Series!

See you in 2023! 

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Last date before Baby - Tori and Royce

Royce: You have been in a mood these last few weeks. 

Tori: This baby has been kicking my butt. I am so exhausted. I health watch goes off every hour to alert me about my high blood pressure. I really don’t think I am going to make it to my due date. 

Royce: We should go on a date. I want to make you smile. I know you’ve been having a hard time. What do you say?

Tori: I’m scared.

Royce: Of what?

Tori: I want this baby to stay in as long as possible. 

Royce: Tori come on. Get dressed. I promise you will have fun. 

Tori: Doing what? I am having fun right here in this bed.

Tori: This festival is so romantic. The decorations are so nice!

Royce: I knew you would have fun. You have to trust me more. 

Tori: This punch is delicious. 

Royce: Will you dance with me?

Tori: Uh, just for a short while. It is cold out here. 

Royce: Just one dance and then we will head inside.

Tori and Royce dance for a few minutes and then head inside the bar. 

Tori: You are full of many surprises. I appreciate you getting me out of the house. 

Royce: You need to cheer up. Everything will be ok. There’s no sense in worrying. 

A photographer approaches Royce and recognizes his celebrity status. He asks if he can take his photo. Royce declines but says they can provide a maternity shoot for Tori. 

Tori: What? No I don’t even have clothes to change into.

Royce: That is part of the reason I brought you out. I got you some clothes to wear. I want you to have your maternity shoot for great memories ok? 

Tori: Oh Royce. No. Where would I even change. No. I don’t feel like it. 

Royce doesn’t take no for an answer. He grabs Tori’s hands and leads her to the back of the bar where he has access to the dressing room. 

Tori: How do you have access back here - 

Royce: Tori, shhhhh. These are your clothes. This is a special night. Please. Do you need help dressing? 

Tori smiles and shakes her head no. 

Tori: I will be right out. 

Royce: Well you look amazing! 

Tori: I love this jumpsuit. Thank you babe. 

Photographer: How about a photo of you two together? 

Royce: Absolutely. Thank you. 

Tori: Thank you Royce. I am enjoying this. 

Royce: You are quite welcome. 

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Ladies snitch on Diamond and Jermaine to Tori

 Mo and Shiffa went to the backroom where Sydney and Mo were resting. They shared what they heard from Diamond and Jermaine. They decided that this information would affect their finances and they went to find Tori. Tori was tending to the bar. 

Lili, Syndey and Tiffany head to the bar. 

Lili: Tori? We need to talk to you. 

Tori: Is something wrong?

Tiffany: Absolutely! We are about to be robbed. 

Tori: Huh? 

Sydney: So apparently Mo heard Diamond and Jermaine discussing our tips. They calculated how much the club makes. They want to raise the prices to take out taxes or something. 

Tiffany: They aren’t going to tell us about it. They are just going to garnish our wages. Isn’t that illegal? 

Sydney: I think so. They were talking about taking out 20% in taxes which is a really high number. 

Tori: Wait who was saying all this? 

Sydney: This came straight from Diamond. She claimed she calculated the service and bar prices. She assumed how much we make in tips. 

Tiffany: So her numbers could be wrong! I don’t make that much. I am only here a few days out of the week. 

Tori: What was Jermaine saying? 

Lili: He said he only calculated about half of what Diamond came up with. It sounds like they are guessing. 

Tori: They are guessing because Queen refuses to share the real documents with them. 

Lili: What is Queen going to do?

Tori: We have been trying to get into that office to discuss everything, but they will only speak with Diamond and Jermaine. Something about us not being licensed and qualified to discuss finances. 

Tiffany: But you ladies run this place. How can they not accept you? 

Tori: Queen isn’t cooperating with Diamond, so they don’t have access to the correct numbers. 

Lili: So where does that leave us? What can we do? 

Tiffany: Yea because I do not have time to be robbed. 

Tori: Let me talk to Queen about this. I don’t know that we can stop them from stealing but we can stop working. I mentioned this before to Queen, but she didn’t want to disrupt any cash flow. We have more than enough money for you ladies to help with any expenses. We were just hoping it wouldn’t come to this. 

Sydney: I want to see the correct tax amount taken out. Not some made up number. 

Tori: Did they say when they are going to put this into effect? 

Lili: They are still trying to get the details. I did hear they got an extension. 

Tori: This is bad news. Let me get with Queen and as soon as I find out I will get back with you ladies ok? Otherwise. Act normal. They do not need to suspect that we are privy to what they are doing. 

Lili, Sydney and Tiffany: Thanks Tori. 

Photo Dump - Diamond

Diamond

With everything that has transpired, Diamond is left conflicted. She is still living in San Myshuno, traveling to Newcrest to work at the club. Jermaine and Diamond are not speaking at the moment after he was caught cheating with Queen. Getting the job at the club was supposed to be the biggest blessing for Diamond, but so far it has only brought her nightmares. The dancers don’t like her, and her relationship is being strained. In hindsight, Diamond wonders if making the move was worth it. There may be a lesson to be learned in all the chaos but right now Diamond is focused on her broken heart. Diamond continues her job duties for the time being and stays close to her best friend Tami. The job is to run the club and that is all she is going to focus on for the time being. Everything else will have to wait. 

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Melissa reveals 1st pregnancy to Aiden - pt 1

The end of the third semester has arrived and Melissa is focused on her finals.

Her final grades should average out to a high B and Melissa is ok with that. Lately she has been feeling sick. There was a short bout of the flu going around in her dorm. She thought maybe she caught it. But when she was tested for the flu and came back negative, Melissa got worried. 

Some days she was sick. Then some days she was fine. The sickness would subside. Aiden hasn’t shown any signs of illness. Melissa wonders is she imaging things. 

Until one day while getting ready for class, Melissa throws up. It happened once. Melissa got some ginger ale and medicine for her upset stomach. Then it happened again. Then again. 

Melissa: What is going on with me? 

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Tori makes dinner for Royce

Tori got over her fears and moved in with Royce at 13 weeks. She had stopped working and tried to have a stress-free pregnancy. She didn’t tell Brandon she was pregnant. Queen agreed it was for the best that she stay with Royce. 

She had many complications every week and this forced her to see a doctor more frequently. The doctor requested that she say off her feet and rest for the remainder of the time. The complications started at 15 weeks. The morning sickness never stopped, she had excessive edema and high blood pressure.  

Royce: Tori! 

Tori: Babe? 

Royce: What are you doing in here? You are supposed to be resting. 

Tori: Babe. I am tired of resting. I want to get up. 

Royce: How are you feeling?

Tori: Right now I have a burst of energy. I feel like I can dance on the moon. 

Royce: Can I help you cook? 

Tori: Sure. 

Royce: Tell me what’s on your mind. 

Tori: This has been hard. I can’t keep anything down. I am always tired. I worry about my baby. Every week it seems like a health scare. I want my baby safe. I don’t get why I am having issues, I have always been a healthy eater. I exercise. 

Royce: You can only rest and follow the doctor’s orders. These things happen sometimes but I am sure the baby will be just fine. 

Tori: Thank you. Let’s hurry and eat before I start vomiting again. LOL 

Royce: This is delicious. 

Tori: Thank you. 

Royce: Do you want to watch a movie? 

Tori: Yea I can probably watch it until I fall asleep.

Royce: Don’t worry too much, ok?

Tori: I will try not. 

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