"Oh Aadi, this is so horrible," Genie moaned. "What have I done?"
"Girlfriend, you just tell Aadi all about it," Aadi said soothingly.
"Carlos and I broke up," Genie said. "Just before Yule... 
"Oh Aadi, he asked me to move in with him," she continued. "He was so... I don't know... excited about it. Like he had all these plans for us... but... Aadi, I couldn't! I'm not ready for that!
"Girlfriend, you gotta listen to your Heart," Aadi said. 
"... and he got so angry. He said I'd broken his heart and I'd ruined everything."
"Oh, Red Flags are flying, Girl," Aadi shook their head. "Sounds to me like you made the right choice. You and Carlos had a good run and some good times... but this does not sound like this was going to a good place."
"Do you really think so?" Genie asked sadly.
"I do, girl, I do," Aadi nodded.
"Oh but Aadi, that's not the worst part," Genie whispered. "You can't tell anyone this, Aadi. Not even Miranda and Mariah... oh especially not Mariah."
"What is this, Girlfriend?" Aadi asked.
"Promise me, Aadi," Genie insisted. "Promise me you won't tell."
"I promise, I promise," Aadi said earnestly, hoping they wouldn't regret it. "Now spill!"
"OK, you've got to understand," Genie said, "I was sad about breaking up with Carlos... and it was the Yule party and I think I was a little drunk..."
"Girl, spill it," Aadi said.
"I hooked up," Genie groaned. "but he's married... and..."
"And?" Aadi prompted, already aghast. 
"It was Mr. Alto!" Genie whispered.
"Mr... Alto?" Aadi blinked, stunned. "Nick Alto? Mariah's 'Uncle Nick' Alto?
"Yes," Genie moaned. "I mean... I'd had a couple of glasses of punch... and I was sad... and he was so charming..."
"Look," Aadi said calmly, "like you said, it was just a hook-up... a crazy, dumb, one-time thing. It was a is a one-time thing, right?"
"Yes, absolutely," Genie said desperately. "I mean... no... yes, a one-time thing. I would never..."
"Let's leave it there," Aadi said. "I mean, Girlfriend, if you really want to go all Girls-Gone-Wild, you be you... but maybe let's stay away from Mr. Alto, OK?"
"You promise you won't tell anyone?" Genie implored. "Especially Mariah?!"
"Promise, sweetie," Aadi said seriously. "Aadi can keep your secrets. Aadi just can't keep Aadi's secrets."
Oh, crappity crap crap, Aadi thought to themselves. We'll just have to keep poor Genie away from gangsters ourselves. Mariah's got enough of her own stuff to deal with.
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Madonna, what have I done? Mariah thought. This... this is a horrible idea. What have I done?
Well, there's no turning back now, she thought
"Hey, are you done hogging all the hot... wow," Miranda popped into the bathroom. "Oh, wow."
"What do you think?" Mariah asked.
"I like it," Miranda smiled.
"You do?" Mariah blinked. "Really?"
"Yeah, I do," Miranda said. "I really do."
"I decided it was time for a new look," Mariah said. "You know..."
"I know exactly what you mean," Miranda nodded, remembering when she'd first dyed her hair. "It's a good look."
"Thanks," Mariah grinned. "I wasn't sure..."
"It's a good look," Miranda repeated. "Come one, let's show Genie and Aadi."
"I'll be right there," Mariah grinned.
OK, she thought. New look, new plan... I got this.
We've got this.
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