16. Noree Marcell #2
“Good morning, world. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. But let’s keep it cute. I did not ruin any type of relationship between Ozy Love and Ginger Maree. In fact, they weren’t even together when he and I had our thing going on.”
“Mmm… When you say your thing going on, what do you mean by that?” Mizz Keke asked.
My heart started beating like a drum in my ears, and I looked over at Ozy.
“You know, the things grown folks do,” he said. “Ginger and I weren’t on when I met Noree. I never cheated on her.”
“Okay, so what about her saying there’s a baby?” Bigg Boi Ross asked. “Is that part true?”
Ozy shrugged. “Honestly, there are certain things about my personal and private life that I would like to keep personal and private.”
“Okay, well, y’all heard it here. Sounds like he’s avoiding the question, so we’re not sure if there is or isn’t a baby. But what the fans really wanna know is who put the paws on Ginger because her face looks crazy.”
All four of us started laughing, and I raised my hand.
“Guilty. But I never wanted to fight her. I’m too grown for that. It was a fair, one-on-one fight though. Ozy Love and his security were nearby, so it got broken up by them. He was not standing around laughing or whatever else she said to the blogs. It’s all a lie.”
“Okay, so what was the reason for the fight?” Bigg Boi Ross asked.
“Honestly, I’m not even sure. Like Ozy Love said, they were off during that time frame, so if you ask me, it’s giving… delusional.”
“Oop! Okay, I see you’re a feisty one. I like you.” Mizz Keke laughed. “And I love your outfit.”
“Thank you. It’s Bodied By NouNou. My little sister made this. She’s fire when it comes to whipping up outfits.”
“Well, shout-out to lil sis!” Mizz Keke hit the horn sound effect multiple times, then said, “Okay, now back to this tea! Is there a point in time when there will be some type of reconciliation between the three of y’all?”
“No, I’m good on her,” Ozy said. “What we had is what we had. There’s things I won’t accept, so what I can say is there’s no need for us to ever revisit our relationship. I wish her the best of success, and that’s it.”
“I agree,” I chimed in. “If I see her in the streets, I’ll say hey, and we can keep it moving. We don’t have to have beef and bad blood over a man.”
“I know that’s right,” Mizz Keke said.
Bigg Boi Ross asked, “So are the two of y’all dating?”
We both shook our heads at the same time and laughed.
“We’re friends,” Ozy said. “And who knows what may happen in the future?”
“I agree. He’s a good friend, and I appreciate him for all he does.”
“Oh, that’s so cute,” Mizz Keke said. “You know most relationships start off as a friendship. Maybe y’all might make things work in the future, especially since y’all made magic in the studio, right?”
Ozy smiled. “Yeah, we did. We actually brought our new record with us for an exclusive premiere. Our new song is called ‘The One for Me,’ and it drops on all platforms this weekend.”
“You know I’m a big fan of your music,” Bigg Boi Ross said, “and honestly, this is some of your best work. I can tell there’s been a lot of growth since you stepped away from the limelight for a little bit after tragically and unfortunately losing your sister.
“We were talking about this off-air, right, Keke? You can hear the pain in the record, but like I said, you can also hear the growth.”
“I agree. This record is a hit, and we can’t wait to play it. So, without further ado, this is the exclusive premiere of ‘The One for Me’ by the one and only Ozy Love and the debut of Noree.”
The music dropped, and I could finally breathe. I heard his voice. Then I heard mine, and it seemed like all my nerves went out the window.
Even though I had heard that record a hundred times, it was different hearing the full song played on the radio.
When the song went off, we were stealing glances at each other, and I had to look away because I was blushing.
“All right, we’re opening up the floor for calls,” Bigg Boi Ross said. “Caller number one, what you got to say about this record?”
“Hi, I’m Ashley from Stockbridge. And honestly, I love this record.
Ozy Love is my favorite, but Noree, she definitely just stole my heart because I Googled her while y’all were on break, and she’s a big girl, and so am I.
I love that she has that confidence, and she looks so pretty.
She sounds so good, and I can’t wait to hear more from her and him together. ”
My eyes teared up a little, and I had to blink fast. “Aww, thank you. I really appreciate that.”
“Caller number two, what you got to say?”
“Honestly, I feel like the song could’ve been better. I’m not really feeling it.”
Ozy laughed right into the mic. “My music ain’t for everybody. But the ones that get it, do. And the ones that don’t, well, I feel sorry for you.”
I probably looked a little mortified, but I liked the way he handled it.
“All right, we got one more caller, and then we’re wrapping it up. What’s your name, and where you from?”
“My name is Crystal T from East Atlanta, and I love it, I love it, I love it. Can y’all play it again? And Ozy Love, if it don’t work out with you and Ginger or Noree, holla at me.”
Ozy laughed. “I got you, baby.”
I cut my eyes at him, and he laughed. I was sure he was just being friendly, but why did I immediately get jealous?
The woman screamed so loudly they had to cut her off, and they ended the segment.
“You know what?” Bigg Boi Ross said. “Let’s run that record back.”
By the time we walked out of the building, the paparazzi were everywhere again, cameras flashing in my face and people calling my name like they knew me.
“Thank you for all of this,” I said. “It actually went better than I thought.”
“No. Thank you for being a part of it. I really didn’t want people to have the wrong idea about you, especially with you coming out the gate swinging with such a strong record.
” He put his hand on my back to guide me past a man who got a little too close.
“Like I said, people gonna think what they wanna think, but I’m telling you, this is your time to shine. ”
“I appreciate that.”
We hugged, and of course, the paparazzi got every bit of that. Then we got into the truck and the driver pulled off.
“You hungry?” he asked.
They’d only had little finger foods at the station, some fruit, cheese, crackers, and stuff, and my stomach had been growling since the second caller.
“Starving.”
“Good. I already told Unc to have something ready by the time we get back to the house. We can pick Oaklynn up from your sister on the way, eat, and then handle the DNA test when the technician gets there.”
Hearing him mention the test made my nerves kick up again, but I nodded.
“Okay. Let me text Nourah and let her know we’re on the way.”
ME: Girl, we just finished. Be honest… how did I sound?
NOU NOU: Ahhh! Bitch, you sounded so good on the radio! I’m literally in here screaming!
ME: For real? I didn’t sound nervous?
NOU NOU: Hell no! You ate that shit up! Y’all answered the questions really well too. And bitchhh, you plugged Bodied By NouNou! I keep refreshing my page, and I’ve already gotten 3K new followers!
ME: Good, lol. We’re about to come pick up Oaklynn. Can you have her ready?
NOU NOU: I got you. But OMG, check your page! They following the hell outta you too!
I quickly went to my page and saw thousands of new followers, likes, comments, DMs, the whole nine. I turned my phone around to Ozy, and he smiled before licking those sexy-ass lips again.
“You deserve it, love.”