Neeki Sahn....

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The ride to the airport was a silent one for the Maraj/Samules family. Nicki was driving so she wouldn't get motion sickness. Safaree stared out the window through his LV shades. And the kids were quiet from sadness. Nicki and Safaree had told them months ago that today was coming and kept reminding them but as all kids do it went in one ear and out the other.

Safaree and Nicki stayed up all night talking about different things. The past, the future. The kids were a big topic. How Safaree was going to handle being a single parent for the next four months. He said he could manage but Nicki had made arrangements for both their moms to pop up from time to time. Of course Safaree had no idea of these arrangements. She trusted Safaree but the mother in her wanted to take extra precautions.

Nicki looked over at Safaree. She would miss him a great deal. All the late night talks and great laughs they shared. His warm embrace she would miss the most. She knew she was always safe with him around. Nicki reached over and grabbed his hand to hold. Safaree looked up and gave Nicki a half smile then went back to staring at nothing in particular out the window. Nicki slowed down due to traffic. She looked back at her children. Zaria was rocking her LV shades like her dad. Daria had a scowl on her face and Ethan looked like he was losing his best friend. Nicki turned around quickly to keep her emotions in check.

Pulling up to the private entrance to the airport Nicki pulled out her ID to show the security guard.

"Hello Ms. Maraj." the guard greeted.

"Hello Frankie. The car behind us has my luggage in it." Nicki said looking back at Candi and Lauren through the side mirror.

"No problem. You know the way. Have a safe flight." he handed her back her ID and she pulled off.

Nicki pulled up 50ft away from the plane and put the car in park. The only noise you heard was from the planes taking off and landing.

"Say something baby." Nicki said.

"Let's hurry up and get you on the plane." He hopped out the car quickly. Nicki let out a loud sigh and followed. Nicki got the kids out of their booster seats so she could give them one last hug before she left. She bent down to there level.

"Mommy is going to miss you guys." Nicki said holding back tears.

"Mommy you only have 120 days until you comeback."

"Mommies smart girl. How did you know that."

"Daddy helped me count this morning because I was sad." Zaria hugged her mother.

"It's okay baby. Keep counting down the days, mommy will count too okay."

"Okay mommy." Zaria let go.

"Come here Toot." Nicki reached her hand out to grab Daria's pulling her closer. "Aren't you gonna hug mommy?" Nicki said knowing Daria was mad she was leaving. Nicki hugged her getting no embrace back. Daria moved away from Nicki quickly.

"Daria Rea-" Safaree started to scold her for her attitude but was cut off by Nicki.

"Safaree let her be." Nicki watched as Daria stood next to her sister and held her hand.

"It'll be okay Daria." Zaria hugged her sister which made a tear escape and stain Nicki's cheek.

"Ma'am you have to board if you want to be the first on the plane." A crew member explained to Nicki.

"Mommy please don't go." Ethan threw his arms around Nicki's neck. That was the straw, Nicki clutched him tight and cried. She didn't want to leave them but she couldn't just uproot them from school to take half way around the world.

"Mommy has to go but she'll think of you everyday baby." Nicki said meaning every word.

"Mommy please." Ethan was crying just as hard as Nicki.

"Ma'am." the guy said.

"Can't you see she's talking to her kids? Back away man." Safaree said irritated with the man.

"Mommy has to go Ethan." Nicki said rubbing his back.

"No." he held on tighter.

"Safaree-" Nicki managed to mutter. Safaree came and in one swoop pried Ethan from Nicki. Ethan began kicking and screaming. Nicki turned so she wouldn't see the hurt in Ethan's eyes. Lauren helped the girls into their seats. Nicki hugged Candi and Lauren and they headed back home. That just left Safaree for her to say goodbye too. She heard the car door close and seen him round the corner from behind the car. She could hear Ethan's screams.

"I shouldn't go Safaree." she was still crying.

"You have too." He wrapped his arms tightly around her. She gladly welcomed him. "Everything will be alright Nicki.

"Let them know I'll call every night and we can Skype too. I don't want to leave them, I don't want to leave you." Nicki said.

"You aren't leaving forever baby." Safaree was trying not to let his true emotions show. A part of him wanted to put her back in the car, drive her home, put her in their bed with their kids and watch movies like they always did but he knew he couldn't be selfish. Nicki had trained hard for this movie roll and it wouldn't be fair to her nor her fans if he were to be selfish. Nicki pulled back and removed his sunglasses.

"Tell me how much you love me."

"I love you to the moon and back. If i were to ever lose you it would be like taking my oxygen away. You are me and I am you." Safaree brushed her hair from her face. Nicki kissed him like there was no tomorrow. When they finally pulled apart Nicki knew she had to go. This was a commercial flight.

"I love you Safaree. Take care of our kids and yourself." She gave him a brief kiss slid on her Sunglasses and walked away quickly.

Safaree go tin the car and sat there until she got onto the plane then drove off.

Nicki sat in her seat and watched the tail lights of her car disappear. She said a silent prayer for her family then watched as the passengers began to board the plane. Nicki hoped this would be a smooth flight, no questions, no autograph's.

Shanghai, China

When Nicki arrived she was the last one to get off the plane. Her security guard Neil met her at the plane and helped her down the stairs and into the car. It was 2am and she was happy because all she wanted to do was sleep and forget about the scene she left in New York. Riding through the streets of Shanghai she looked at all the closed shops and the young people taking advantage of the night life.

They pulled up to the villa she would be residing in for her stay in China. It would be a couple of days that she would be in a different city in China where she would stay in a hotel and at some point she will be going to L.A. to shoot two or three scenes. She still hadn't decided if she wanted to let Safaree and the kids come see her because she didn't want to put her children through any emotional turmoil especially like this morning.

She was met at the door by a small woman. She looked to be in her early sixties.

"Hello Nicki." Nicki smiled at the pronunciation of her name, Neeki. The Barbz are gonna cackle when I tell them.

"Hello.." Nicki stopped wanting the lady to give her a name.

"I am Jun." she offered her hand which Nicki shook.

"Hello Jun. Is this your property?" Nicki asked stepping inside.

"Yes. I hope you find it pleasant to live in for your stay." She watched Nicki look around the first floor.

"I'm sure I will."

Jun showed Nicki to her room and then briefly showed her around the house.

"Well I can see you are tired from your long flight so I'll leave you be. The refrigerator is stocked as well as the cabinets. Of course you will have to go get your own groceries after you run out."

"I understand."

"Alright Ms. Nicki."

"Please just Nicki."

"Nicki have a nice night."

"You do the same." Nicki walked her to the front door locking it. She turned out the lights downstairs and headed back to her room to call Safaree. He picked up on the first ring.

"Hi gorgeous."

"Hi handsome." She sighed hearing his voice.

"How was your flight."

"It was like any other flight. How are the kids?" She asked putting the phone on speaker so she could disrobe.

"Ethan has been crying off and on and the only time it's off is when he sleeps. Daria has been quiet and Zaria has been talking my ear off about you and what you are going to bring her back." Nicki laughed at the last part.

"Where is Ethan now?"

"Laying next to me sleep." Safaree looked over at his son sprawled out on the bed.

"I feel horrible for leaving them."

"No Nicki you won't do this to yourself for the next four months. They will be fine and so will you."

"What about you? Will you be fine?" Nicki slid underneath the covers. She heard Safaree let out a deep sigh.

"As long as you're happy and our children are safe, I'm fine." he said telling half of the truth.

"I wish you were here to hold me, this house is creepy."

"You're just a scaredy cat." Safaree teased.

"Sure am." she giggled. "I love you baby."

"I love you more. Get some sleep and call around 8:30am your time to tell the kids goodnight."

"Okay. Give them kisses for me and make sure Zaria doesn't have any sugar after seven or she won't go to sleep until ten then it will be hell trying to get her up in the morning for school." Nicki didn't want the conversation to end. "Oh and the kids are supposed to bring the snacks this week. I left a list of the approved snacks on the refrigerator. Safaree please don't forget them that's all I need is for Karen to start complaining."

"Nicki-"

"And Daria needs to work on her reading, she's been getting lazy lately with it. Oh and she has tutoring-"

"Monday through Thursday from three to four-thirty." Safaree finished her sentence.

"Yeah." She sighed. "Okay I guess that's it, if i think of anything else I'll call."

"I'm sure you will. get some rest and have fun shooting your movie. You'll see us in no time babe." Safaree reassured her.

"Goodnight."

"Night Doll face." Safaree hung up the phone first knowing Nicki wouldn't.

Somewhere in Downtown Los Angles

Michelle put the plate in front of the woman and sat her water on the raggedy night stand. Both women locked eyes. One set full of hatred and the other full of pity. In the distance a phone began ringing. Michelle quickly left the room closing the door behind her. She raced up a flight of stairs to her living room grabbing the phone off the receiver on the last ring.

"Hello." She answered out of breath.

"Um, Is this Ms. Tanner?"

"Yes this is Michelle Tanner."

"Hi this is Mrs. Jones from Wilson's Daycare."

"Oh hi Mrs. Jones. What pleasant surprise, I hope you've called with good news." Michelle said crossing her fingers.

"I actually am. I wanted to be the first one to tell you that me and the board have reviewed your resume and went over our notes from your two interviews. And seeing that you have excellent references, we think it would be great if you came to work for Wilson's." Mrs Jones said with much delight.

Michelle danced in place with excitement. "I'm very grateful for this opportunity. I would love to come work for you." Michelle gushed.

"Well I'll leave you to your evening. You will be receiving an email and a phone call from Mr. Graves my assistant within the next couple of days. You have a wonderful evening,"

"You too." Michelle hung up the phone.

"You need to think about this." A voice came from behind Michelle.

"Mother please." Michelle cursed herself internally for not locking her door. "Get back to your room now." she scurried back down to her room.

Michelle picked up her cell phone to tell her friend the good news. She sat on her smooth white leather couch as the phone rang.

"Hola."

"Bitch you are not nobodies Spanish." Michelle said rolling her eyes.

"Let me have my moment damn." Nina laughed into the receiver.

"So guess what I just found out?"

"What?"

"I got the job  at Wilson's Daycare in NY."

"That;s great Michelle. I know that was at the top of your list. So when are you moving?"

"As soon as possible. Whenever they send me all the final information I'll move back to my mom's old house."

"I'm gonna miss you girl."

"Don't go getting all emotional on me. I'm sure we will see each other again once I leave."

"Yeah I know. Well let me get off this phone and go make Quentin's dinner. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Alright, bye." Michelle hung up the phone and thought about all the plans she had for when she got to New York.

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