Keith

We landed in NYC just before 5pm and the guys and I were geeked. Before we even got off the runway, Bryshere had already gotten in touch with some of his people in the city and got us VIP access at 1 Oak. 

"I say we go to the Hotel, check in and get cleaned up, go grab dinner at Nobu, and then we head to the club, and see what all this fuss is about these New York girls man." Elijah said, hopping off the stairs like a damn rabbit.

Luke rolled his eyes, "Ya'll know Jess ain't gon wanna hear nothing about me being up in no club man." 

We all laughed, I loved Luke like a brother, but homie let his girl keep his balls in a vice. 

"She don't wanna hear nothing about you anywhere that ain't her damn living room man." Algee said, rolling his eyes before sliding on his shades. 

I tuned out the rest of their conversation as I noticed Harmony making her way down the stairs again, she was talking to our stylist, Amirah but I could tell that she saw me looking.

"Earth to Keith, you wanna stop eye raping our manager long enough to help us figure out a plan?" Elijah said loudly, pulling back my focus.

"I'm good with whatever y'all want." I said 

Bry nodded, "Great, then meeting in the lobby at 9, B. Don't be taking forever neither because it's gon take some serious begging to get us a reservation." 

"You gonna invite the rest of the crew?" I asked, ignoring the snickering coming from Algee and Elijah

"Don't trip about it man, I'ma make sure your girl knows she can come." Bry said with a laugh

I flipped him off with a smile, and headed off to the car. We took our sweet time loading our bags into the SUVs, before finally setting off for the hotel. The ride was short, and Harmony had made sure to call ahead so that once we rolled up, all we had to do was grab room keys and head up. 

There were so many of us that we took up the entire fifth floor, and because New York was our first and longest stop, we all got our own rooms. I was glad, because the moment I stepped into my suite, all I could think about was a shower and a nap. 

A few hours later, when my phone rang, I was glad I didn't have to wake nobody else up. 

"Yo! Get dressed, we're leaving in 20!" Bryshere said, loud as hell through the phone

I groaned, "Boy, if you don't quit all that bass in my ear." 

He laughed before my phone beeped, telling me he'd hung up. I heaved myself up right and scrolled through my twitter for a few minutes before shooting Harmony a text. 

To: Harmony J.

You coming out tonight

Almost as soon as I pressed send, those famous three dots appeared, so I waited for her reply. 

From: Harmony J.

Already dressed, we're all waiting on your slow ass.

I chuckled and locked my phone, deciding it would be better to get ready than to go back and forth with her. I rummaged through my suitcase and found some jeans and a white button up and tossed them on the bed before heading into the bathroom to do my hygiene thing. I got dressed quickly and grabbed my leather jacket, my wallet, my phone and my room key before walking out the door. 

"Damn son, it took you long enough!" Woody shouted when I finally found them all in the lobby

"Shut up fool" I said, rolling my eyes. 

Bryshere laughed, "He ain't lying bruh, we woke you up first and it still took you over an hour." 

I fixed my jacked a bit and winked, "Yeah, but I look fly, and y'all look broke down as hell." 

Both Amirah and Harmony laughed at my jab, while Woody sucked his teeth and Bryshere mean mugged me. 

"Let's just go, the other guys are already in the car waiting." Harmony said

It was then that I got a chance to really look at her, her face looked even more beautiful than normal, and her dress was about to have a nigga begging. Her dress wasn't too tight, but it let you know she was working with a great figure, and her heels made sure the booty was up in plain view. 

"You look amazing." I whispered, ducking my head next to her ear as we made our way to the door. 

I could tell I surprised her, because she jumped a little before turning to look at me. 

"Thanks," She blushed, "It's actually Amirah's dress, I'm not too big on the club scene so I didn't have a lot of options." 

"Well it looks damn good on you girl." I told her. 

She looked me up and down and smiled, "You don't look too bad either." 

"Not too bad?" I asked, pretending to be hurt, "I'm handsome as hell." 

She ignored me entirely, looking at her nails and shaking her head, "I don't know, Luke was doing it for me earlier with them braids." 

I couldn't help the growl that escaped my throat as I snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her to me. 

"Don't even play like that girl, you're gonna have me catch an assault charge." I said, inhaling her sent as I spoke softly in her ear. 

I felt her shiver and released her before anyone else saw us. 

"Come on, they're going to flip out if we're late for dinner," I said, walking towards the door. After a moment I heard the click of her heels as she followed me outside. 

We hopped in the car and buckled in as the driver, who's name we learned was Slim, took us down side streets and shortcuts trying to help us make our reservation. He was clearly a pro at his job, because despite the fact that we were driving in the middle of rush hour, we pulled up outside Nobu with a few minutes to spare. 

Hurrying inside, we followed the Hostess to a private room and all took our seats at the table. I had to give it to Bry man, the set up was nice! We had red and white wine on the table, and a waitress immediately brought us a bottle of champagne. 

Once everyone poured their drinks, Bry stood up and tapped on his glass.

"Alright, alright. Listen up! Y'all know from the NE cast party that I ain't much of a speech maker, but I think we should all raise a toast to the brotherhood that we've found here, and to the crazy things that have yet to come. This tour is gonna be amazing, and I want you all to know how much love I have for ya!" 

I leaned back in my seat, and rested my arm on the back of Harmony's chair. Raising my glass in the air as everyone else did the same. 

"Here's to some damn Black Boy Joy!" Algee called 

"To Black Boy Joy!" We replied 

I took a long sip from my champagne glass before setting it down and laughing. 

"Yo, this is insane! Our asses are up in Nobu drinking champagne when this time last year we was arguing on a night out over what to order at a damn drive through" I laughed 

Everyone nodded and chuckled a bit along with me.

 "Just another reason to be joyful man!" Luke smiled, taking another pull from his drink

Harmony rolled her eyes, "Boy, please! Y'all was at Wendy's last week arguing over who get what kind of frostee." 

The table erupted in laughter. She was right, some things really hadn't changed.