Chapter 10
Brian watched as Adri roll her eyes at Allysa, who was giggling uncontrollably. He'd been recovering nicely and would be released soon. A soft knock was heard at the door and Dr.Elston walked cautiously in the room carrying a light clipboard.
"Well Mr.Litrell...it seems you're up and coming with these beautiful young ladies here to accompany you.." he smiled, finally looking up from what was in his hands. Brian grinned cheesily and nodded..
" It does feel good to finally wake up.." he yawned, stretching wildly.
The doctor nodded understandingly and walked over to check on the many machines he was hooked up to.
"I've set up papers for your release early tommorow morning.." Dr. Elston announced while jotting down some notes.
Brian perked up suddenly and acted as if he heard wrong.
"Man...that soon?" he asked incredously.
"Yes sir...you're doing great..and after a little break, you'll be performing again in no time." Dr. Elston informed.
"Just take it easy for awhile..." he said while smiling and walking out the door.
"Damn!! Baby!! Did ya hear that? I'll be out of here tomorrow!!" Brian exclaimed while looking over at the two girls.
"That is soo great hunny!!" Allysa shouted while running towards Brian in a rush.
Adri watched open eyed as the older girl hugged her boyfriend. Brian seemed surprised to find Allysa in his arms rather than Adri. Adri felt steam rise up in the pit of her stomach and watched as Allysa turned around slowly and grinned coyly.
"I think he was talking to me..." Adri announced rather harshly. Allysa seemed taken back at the tone of her voice.
"Oh..well I didn't mean to intrude..." she responded with just as much irritation.
Adri smirked at her like she was stupid.."Well..if you haven't noticed..you've been doing a lot of that lately."
Allysa gasped and looked back to Brian for support. Not really knowing what to say or do..Brian looked from Allysa's pleading and angry eyes to Adri's fustrated and hurting ones.
"Allysa?.." he said finally.
Allysa, feeling satisfied that he was on her side, smiled at him shortly and waited for him to go on. Adri swallowed hard and almost fainted at what was going to happen.
"I'm with Adri now. I know we've been good friends all this time..but I'm dating Adri now and I love her very much." Brian confessed, heaving a loud sigh.
"I know that.." Allysa grinned. She is so fake...Adri thought to herself silently.
"Great..I just don't want there to be any misunderstandings." Brian said finally while looking over to Adri for some sign of approval.
"No..of course not. I'm perfectly clear on you and Adri together. I'm sorry if I made her feel threatened or uncomfortable.." Allysa sneered.
"Whatever.." Adri muttered..
"I'm going to get something to eat.." she finished while walking out the door.
~~ A.J ~~
Well....that was it. I sighed as Annie slowly closed the door quietly behind her, waving a little before she closed it completly. I grinned weakly and waved back. Grabbing a shirt off of my unmade bed..I slipped it on and hauled my ass of of the floor where I sat crying for what seemed like hours in her arms.
I can't believe it's over...so soon. But I brought this on myself. I'm going to have to win her back...somehow, but as of right now..I need to start making some desicions and take care of my child that was on the way. I guess that lightened my heart a little. The thought of being a dad was always beautiful to me. I just wish the child wouldn't have to be born under circumstances like these.
I set the tear soakened typed paper on the dining table and headed to the bathroom to take a shower. As I walked closer to it..I could still smell the after linger of her sweet perfume. I knew I was definetly in love with her..no matter how much we fight or argue...everything was perfect. The little things she did..or the small comments she made always meant so much to me and made me love her even more than before. They still do.
I shook out of my trance and stepped into the shower. I breathed in the warm misty air within the shower space and let the hot water beat down on my worn out skin. I stood there for awhile until I decided to get out before I turned into a prune.
Just as I finished wrapping a towel around my lower section..the phone rang. I jogged lazily towards it ..
"'Lo?". I heard slow breathing on the other line...
"Hello?"..I repeated once more.
"Hi A.J.." a soft female voice answered back. I furried my eyebrows at who it could be. A fan?
"Umm...who am I speaking to?" I asked while sitting down.
"It's me...Jana. The girl from a month ago.." she said. I felt surprised that she would call me.
"Oh..hi. Is there something wrong?" I asked. Is there something wrong with the baby? I hope that wasn't the reason she called.
"No..I just called to ask if you'll be willing to meet me?" she asked sweetly.
"Umm...is there something you would like to discuss?" I asked.
"Actually..no. But I was just wondering if we could talk." she asked. Do I want to talk to her? I guess it wouldn't hurt. She is the mother of my child after all.
"Yeah..sure. Are you in my area?" I asked.
"Yes...how about we meet at the Lounge Cafe'? At maybe 2 today?".
I thought about what I had to do and found I wasn't busy.
"Alright...I'll see you then. Bye Jana." I responded and hung up. What am I getting myself into?
~~ Kevin ~~
I stepped out of the elevator and braced myself for a lot of explaining. The door to our room was shut and I supposed she shut it. I knocked on it softly.
" De? Baby? You in there?" I hollered through the door.
I didn't recieve a response and knew that this was going to happen. Why am I so unreasonable at times? Why couldn't I just calm down and listen to what she had to say? Why? Why? I thought to myself as I banged my head on the door. I stopped suddenly as I heard the door unlock.
"De?" I asked while peering inside the door. De walked out with a couple of bags that I was guessing was filled with clothes.
"Hunny? You leaving?" I asked quietly..looking down to meet her sorrowful gaze. She didn't look at me nor answered my question. I waited awhile until she seemed to look up to me.
"I'm going back to Houston today. I told Nhi and Howie already. I tried to call you and tell you..but I guess you switched off your cell. " she said while swinging a carry on over her shoulder.
"Oh..I'm sorry baby. Please don't go.." I pleaded while reaching for her arm. She shrugged me off and kept walking.
"I said I was sorry!! What else do you want me to do?!! " I screamed, fustrated as she walked on towards the elevator. De turned around swiftly...obviously pissed at me.
"It's not about you!!!! It was never about you!! It was the way you always put so much into you having to be responsible all the fuckin time!! You over look the fact that I care about you and don't expect you to be perfect! I don't care if you're not the greatest person in the world..but don't you ever stop and think that maybe no matter how many flaws you might have..I love you for who you are anyways!! God Kevin!! I love you..or maybe I did. I just can't take the way you react to things anymore. I tried. But I'm tired of that now. No matter how much I try to help..you never change!! I don't give a fuck anymore!!! Do whatever the fuck you wanna do!! " she shouted at the top of her lungs and stepped into the elevator hurriedly.
She never looked at me once after that. The double doors closed and I knew I would probably never see her for a very long time.
"I'm sorry.." I whispered coarsely while breathing back my tears. I turned around to see Howie and Nhi looking at me. They probably saw the whole thing.
"Kev?...You wanna talk about it bro?" Howie asked softly.
I shook my head at him.."No thanks D..I just wanna sleep for awhile."
Nhi nodded and shooed Howie back into their hotel room. Why couldn't me and De have what they do?
~~ Nhi ~~
I peered out the door one more time and saw Kevin shut his softly.
"I can't believe all this is happening to us. " Howie said plopping down on our bed. I looked over to him and smiled weakly.
"I know sweetie...I never thought things would actually get this bad." I commented while walking over to ly down beside him.
"Well at least most of us are still a couple. " he sighed while wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Yeah..I guess...but I don't think it will be that easy with Annie and A.J having problems and that Alyssa girl here and all.." I said while looking over to him.
"Yup..I think Adri kinda feels threatened though.." he commented.I looked him over cautiously..
"I can't believe you would say that. Adri has enough sense than to mope around because of some hoeish replica of Barbie." I answered in disgust. Howie looked over to me strangely..
"Are you mad baby? I'm sorry if I offended you..it's just the way I see..that's all." he apologized sincerely. I shook my head silently accompanied by a smile.."
It's ok..I'm just over reacting..as usual.." I laughed.
Howie grinned and held me tight. I closed my eyes and waited to fall asleep.
~~ Nick ~~
"So what did the doctor say about your dad?" I asked softly as Cecilia hung up the phone.
" Well...he's somewhat stable but they'll have to operate as soon as possible. " she said with a sad look in her eyes.
"I wanna go back home and see him, Nick. I really do. I'm scared he'll...." she whispered, breaking down into tears. I hushed her as she fell in my arms.
"I know you're scared. You can leave if you want to." I reasoned while rubbing her back..hoping to soothe her crying. She looked up at me suddenly...
"Are you sure?" she asked while sniffing and wipping the tears that escaped her eyes.
I nodded with a caring smile... "I understand...just remember..I'm behind you all the way."
She smiled brightly and hugged me tightly in appreciation. I guess I have been aloof and distant from her lately. I just thought she wouldn't have time for me since she had other things to worry about. I didn't want to be another thing she felt she had to pay attention to so I wouldn't feel neglected. I didn't want to be a burden. After she calmed a bit...
"So when do you think you'll be leaving? " I asked softly. I knew she could sense the sadness in my voice. She took my hands..
"Well...the sooner the better. I'll probably leave today or tomorrow. The doctors want to operate in a day or two and I want to be there to make sure my dad goes through with it successfully." she replied while looking into my eyes.
"Ok...I hope he does go through with it fine.." I smiled. It was barely a smile. How could I smile in a time like this?
"I better go pack.." she sighed finally while rolling off of me on the bed. I nodded and watched as she wandered around the room grabbing things out of the drawers and throwing them in her bags.
"I'll help.." I suggested while tossing the covers off of me....
~~ Annie ~~
I walked in Brian's room to find him lying down flipping the channels on the T.V.
"Hey B-Rok!!" I cheered. He looked away from the T.V and smiled at me...
"Hey Annie!! Wassup?" he replied. I sauntered over to him slowly and sat at the foot of his bed.
"Nothin' much..." I sighed while turning my attention towards the T.V.
"Nah..c'mon..tell me what's really wrong?" he pushed while clicking off the television.
"What makes you think there's something wrong?" I asked curiously. Is he reading minds all of a sudden?
"Well..1) A.J's not here with you....2) You're not your usual hyper self...and 3) Your face is so long it's dragging on the floor. " he chuckled. I hit him lightly and sighed again.
"And you just sighed for the 100th time.." he added.
"Ok..you win" I smiled weakly at him. He nodded for me to go on.
"Did A.J tell you yet?" I asked. He furried his eye brows at me and shook his head.
"Do you remember the time he slept with another girl to supposedly get back at me?" I qustioned.
"Yeah?...What about it? I thought ya'll resolved that already." he said. I nodded my head..
"We did...but the girl's pregnant." I blurted out.
"Are you serious?!!" he practically hollered.
"Sad..but yes. She's probably like a month or two along now. Management sent him a letter and I found out this morning. I'm not sure what he's gonna do about it...but...I suggested he took responsibility." I replied seriously.
"Yeah..that's the only right thing to do..." he commented while lying back down on his bed slowly.
"So how are you handling it?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"I'm not..I decided to part ways with him." I answered.
"For good?" he pried.
"I'm not sure. I mean...I still love him...so much, but with this whole baby thing..I'm not sure I can last. I really do want him to be a father. I know if I was in the girl's position..I would want some help with my baby." I added.
"Yeah..I understand you on that one...I just hope Bone doesn't do anything foolish with this chick. Thinking with his dick did get him into this mess in the first place..no need for it to fuck him up again." he said truthfully while clicking back on the T.V.
I looked over to Brian cautiously and found myself agreeing with him....if not for the sake of me than for the sake of his career and fans.
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