tracklist : 01. do re me / 02. clumsy / 03. you wish / 04. cinderella / 05. i love it / 06. something borrowed / 07. a song for you / 08. can’t help it / 09. defying gravity / 10. sugar [ preview ! ]
you know that corey hart song that goes ‘i wear my sunglasses at night’ ?? lily could relate. on average, during the nighttime, she’d ditch any ‘hidden’ garb, but god forbid she be caught at a bar !! she’s gone wild again !! one glass of wine is the gateway to… everything !! , everyone knows that !! however, a fairly familiar face caught her attention. upon moving those sexy glasses, oh so sexy !! , down the bridge of her nose, she recognized the woman as none other than rainee. oh, how close the media had some to completely ripping that girl apart.
at the offer, more directed towards the bartender than herself, lily replied, “ this one glass of wine is fine. i mean, everyone knows wine is a gateway to meth. ” although her management would probably be able to convince her that was true, for the time being, it was nothing more than a joke. hilarious !!
even as raimee rolled her eyes at the older woman’s joke, there was still a hint of a smile on her lips as she addressed the bartender. ❝ and a glass of wine. ❞
she turned back to her friend. ❝ red or white? ❞ she asked, and then pitching her voice lower, she murmured, ❝ and don’t say that too loudly, or there’ll be something in the tabloids tomorrow that we’re both involved in the meth industry. ❞
biting her tongue, april’s eyes darted to look at the woman next to her. raimee? was that the name? say no, april, you haven’t eaten all day. “ vodka diet coke. ” still leaning on the bar, she turned to look at the kind soul, her saviour tonight. “ thanks. ”
raimee smiled in return as the woman accepted her offer, and then realized that she recognized who the other woman was. ❝ you’re april---manaying, right? ❞ she said as the name came to her. ❝ i’m a fan of your work. ❞
"raimee! oh my gosh, love the paint suit, tailored perfectly and a bold choice for the evening! are you looking to bid on anyone in particular? we know things seem sort of rocky with ben wade, who's one of our eligible bachelors tonight. would you say you're on or off right now? any hopes in the future to make things serious?"
❝ isn’t it? i’m in love with it too. thank you so much. ❞ her red lips spread into gracious smile, nodding as she stopped on the red carpet to hear the rest of the journalist’s remarks. ❝ and yes, i’m hoping to score a date with a lovely gentleman—though you’ll just have to wait and see who exactly that may be—and i’m thrilled that i get to give to charity at the same time. as for ben and i—we haven’t really gotten the chance to really catch up since our break-up seven months ago, so i’ve guess the answer to your question would be ❛ off, ❜ but — ❞
her red lips parted as she hesitated, and she didn’t miss how the journalist tilted his mic towards her lips, or how even other cameras seemed to angle away from other stars and towards her in an attempt to capture her answer. raimee was fully aware a music journalist’s dream subject in that she would comply and answer and answer and sparkle for the camera and give them great sound bites and pull quotes. she was open with them, or so they thought, so they wouldn’t feel the need to go digging around, looking. eight years later, her strategy was still working. she bit her lip. ❝ i’m not going to lie and say that things between us are okay now—no one’s perfectly fine after ending a long-term relationship, no matter what they may tell you—and i think that i can speak for both of us when i say that we still have a lot growing to do. but i’m optimistic for 2018, and i’m looking forward to the day that we’ll be able to reconnect—even if it is only as friends. ❞ another pause as the journalists held their breaths, waiting for her to continue. ❝ that’s all for now. ❞ her team shielded her from the sudden din as journalists clamored with follow up questions, and she walked the rest of the carpet with cameras flashing behind her.
001. welcome to the charity gala! give me your first impressions. are you a first timer here?
❝ no, but thank you for the welcome. ❞ ( a low laugh ) ❝ but coming back year after year, i’m still amazed by how the event organizers are able to pull something like this together, and how beautiful my fellow artists look. ❞
002. hows 2018 been treating you so far?
❝ well, so far, 2018 has mostly been about finishing up loose ends from work from 2017, but we’re nearing the final stretch now and i can’t wait to finally share what i’ve been up to with all my fans. ❞
003. you look great, that color suits you so, so well. who are you wearing? what made you feel like strutting the red carpet in this particular ensemble?
❝ i just wanted to try something different this year, and my stylist chose this outfit by saint laurent that i’m in love with. ❞
004. anyone you have your eye on? how much are you willing to donate for a date?
( laughs ) ❝ if you wanted me to admit that the boys look great tonight, i’ll be the first to come out and say it. but i’m primarily looking to give to charity tonight, and no, i’m not talking about the men. ❞ ( a wry smile )
005. what did you think of tonight’s musical guest and chart topper sage alpert?
❝ i’m impressed. it makes me feel lucky to be in an industry where new and amazing talent is discovered every year, and to be a part of that after all these years is rewarding by itself. ❞
006. do you have any music or anything in the works we should be keeping an eye out for?
❝ definitely.❞
007. if you had to pick your top three artists for a dream collaboration, who would they be and why?
❝ nicki minaj, beyoncé, and bts. ❞
008. best and worst valentines day experience?
( if the interviewer thought it would be that easy to get the inside scoop on her past relationship with ben, they definitely needed to learn how to try harder. ) ❝ i don’t think that i’ve ever really had a terrible valentine’s experience really. in my experience, the dates where not everything goes to plan are the ones that become the most memorable, and the ones that make your relationship stronger. ❞
009. biggest all time crush ever? like if we could magically throw someone up there for you to bid on, fictional or not, who would you seriously shell out the dough for?
❝ it really is a shame that the ladies aren’t up on the stage tonight, because the girls of ultraviolet are absolutely stunning. ❞
010. lets say you totally win your first pick of bids ( or you’re bidded on by your fave) what kind of date or outing would you want to do?
( a wry smile ) ❝ oh, i won’t make it that easy. ❞ ( turns to the camera ) ❝ but surprise me. and don’t forget that there’s nothing wrong with just wining and dining someone if it’s done right. ❞
Finally, in a low whisper, he said, ‘I think I might be a terrible person.’ For a split second I believed him - I thought he was about to confess a crime, maybe a murder. Then I realized that we all think we might be terrible people. But we only reveal this before asking someone to love us. It is a kind of undressing.
Miranda July, The First Bad Man
(via thelovejournals)
her lipstick was perfectly reapplied and her clothes were smoothed out before she emerged from the restroom. yet, despite how not a single strand of hair was out of place, she still felt indelibly fragile on the inside---as if the moment she stepped foot out of the temporary haven of the restroom, she reentered the real world, where nothing had changed and she didn’t have as much control. as she made her way back to the hall where the bid-off was taking place, the sounds from the event beginning to filter towards her, raimee turned the corner to come face-to-face with a familiar blonde, likely on her way to make her own trip to the powder room. ❝ hey lils, how are you? i--- ❞ she hesitated and bit her lip, feeling her resolve begin to crumble in the presence of someone she trusted, ❝ i don’t know what to do. ❞
☾ ─ BREAK ME DOWN BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER ! with ( @raimce )
sienna had been in the building for nearly an hour now, maybe two, and the night hadn’t gotten much better. if anything it was bound to get worse. she continuously ran into others that she didn’t care for and at this point would honestly be fine with calling it a night. ‘ you’re doing this for charity, ’ she reminded herself as she continued to take shots from strangers and occasionally fake a smile to a big exec. as she ducked off into a spot where there weren’t many people she noticed one of her favorite artist from the top 40; raimee. “ well, damn, someone’s looking great tonight ! ” she exclaimed, it being one of the first times she’d given a real compliment all night.
by this point in the night, only her pr manager’s stern instructions to bid on at least three men before you leave was what was keeping her at the event. yet, watching other women clamoring for a date with who part of her still thought of as her man wasn’t exactly her favorite activity. even though the rest of raimee was trying its best to ignore that part and lock it away somewhere it wouldn’t ever see the light of day, and even though she knew that this was for charity and that many of the artists were women that she respected and trusted, raimee wasn’t the stone-cold, untouchable goddess that the media made her out to be. watching ben up on that stage honestly hurt in a way that she didn’t want to look too closely at, and she looked around the venue for someone that knew her well enough to take one look at her, understand, and whisk her away before she ended up becoming a mess. instead, she locked eyes with a pretty blonde that was familiar in a way that most people in the industry seemed to be, and though the other woman seemed to compliment raimee’s outfit in a generic way that most others had throughout the night, raimee was also able to recognize the hint of interest in the other woman’s eyes. ❝ you too, ❞ she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, pasted on a warm smile she had perfected over the years, and held out a hand. ❝ raimee. ❞
。✧*゚。 FASHION ALERT !! — RAIMEE at the ANNUAL SEACREST CHARITY GALA
FEBRUARY 2ND, 2018
The cameras went into frenzy at the beginning of the night as the 23-year-old R&B artist arrived at the venue. Instead of opting for the traditional floor length gown, Raimee turned heads in a tailored, two-piece suit, looking as though she fully intended to take home whichever lucky bachelor she will bid for. Even the classic long, dark waves she’s had since her Disney years, which she was still sporting when she was spotted in the city only two days prior, were cut in favor of a blunt, high-fashion bob.
raimee let herself be hoisted to her feet by alex’s strong grip, but once she regained her footing, she punched his upper-arm one last time. ❝ you deserved that, ❞ she pointed out before the man could protest. ❝ and i could ask the same to you, chambers. ❞ except her question would be something more along the lines of: what made you run through new york city and into an elevator? although—she did feel like she could probably guess the basic gist of what happened from alex’s current state of disarray. she rolled his eyes at his warning, and pressed the button for the 12th floor. ❝ well, before i actually deal with you, it looks like i’ll need a cup of coffee, and i happen to know that they have a café and lounge on the 12th floor. you’re buying. ❞