Bobby DeBarge imagines

Fatherhood

We were at Studio 55 in L.A. where DeBarge has been recording a new album for the last few weeks. Bobby's currently sat to my left while El is on my right mixing a track they'd been working on.
"Guys listen to this." El says playing us an instrumental while lightly bopping his head
"Sounds like a summer song, is that a synth?" Bobby asks looking at El
"Yeah, I been working on this sound for a few days." El grins
"Sounds good." Bobby grins
"I'm thinking of using it as the intro for our next song." El says sitting back down
"Here, I wrote you some lyrics." I smile giving him the paper
"I—might've helped." Bobby says looking at us
"Tsk." I playfully roll my eyes
"Thanks." El says reading thru it and Bobby plays the instrumental from earlier again
"Guys this is great." El says then stares off into space
"El, what's wrong? You don't like them?" I ask
"Huh? No, I mean yes I like them I was just thinking... Bobby play that instrumental again but twice." El says
"Alright little bro." Bobby says doing so then El starts humming while looking down at the paper
"Y/n how do I sing this part?" He asks pointing down and I stand up going in the recording booth
"Babe, a little tune please." I say looking at Bobby while putting on some headphones then I look back at Bobby who has his thumb up and the tune we were working on yesterday starts playing but with El's instrumental at the start.
"When it feels like, the world is on your shoulders. And all of the madness, has got you going crazy. It's time to get out, step out into the street. Where all of the action. Is right at your feet, well. I know a place where we can dance the whole night away, under the electric stars. Just come with me and we can shake, your blues, right, away. You'll be doing fine once the music starts." I finish the first hook then walk back out and to my seat in between them
"Great job baby." Bobby says kissing my forehead and I turn to El who's going thru the lyrics again
"I think I got it down." El says and I nod towards the recording booth making El go in there and taking the paper with him
*after El records the first and second hook*
*El comes back and sits down again*
"Let's hearrr." El says excitedly as Bobby plays it
"Great! Now we just gotta get the rest of the guys in here to record the choruses, do some background vocals and you need to lay some notes in there." Bobby says as El nods
"We can do that tomorrow right?" El asks
"Yeah don't worry." Bobby says
*10 minutes later after the session's finished*
"What time should we be here tomorrow?" El asks as we walk out
"Same as usual, just don't be late alright?" Bobby says as we all walk out the building
"Alright, y'all take care." El smiles walking the opposite direction
"Bye." Bobby says
"See ya." I wave at El who waves back
"Let me." Bobby says kindly opening the door for me
"Thank you." I smile before carefully getting in and closing the door. Bobby does the same then we buckle up and he starts driving back home
*at home*
"Mommy! Daddy!" We hear our little boys say before running to us to hug us
"Heyy!" Bobby says kneeling down and the boys immediately run into his arms
"My boyz." Bobby says picking them both up as we walk to the kitchen
"Mommy mommy. Uncle Marty made blueberry pancakes!" Our eldest, Christian says making Bobby&Bobby Jr giggle. Like father like son.
"Did he?" I look over at Mark who's washing the dishes while the tv's on a kid channel.
"Mark it's okay I got it, you're good." I say as he glances at me
"Nah it's okay, I'm almost finished anyway." He says with a nod
"Thanks for watching the boys, you're a true life saver." I say
"I know." He says playfully and I lightly nudge him
"I'm just playing, you're welcome." He laughs as Bobby sits the kids down and proceeds to start making dinner
"James actually came by with his daughter Kristinia and we all went out for ice cream." Mark says grabbing Bobby's attention
"James? What'd he want?" Bobby asks
"He said Y/n set a play date for the kids the other day." Marty shrugs
"Oh, you did?" Bobby asks, his back turned to me while he's cooking
"Yeah sorta, but I forgot it was today." I sigh
"Oh okay." Bobby says
"I—better go call your brother." I say getting up
"C'mon boys, go play up in your room." I say as they get up and sprint upstairs. I then walk over to the house phone dialling James' phone number
*after what seemed like half an hour of talking to James I hear Bobby call the boys then he comes to me*
"Baby, dinner's ready." Bobby softly says
"Oh okay, James I'll have to call you back another time." I tell James
"Oh, okay then take care." He says thru the phone
"You too." I reply
"Is that James still? Lemme talk to him!" Bobby snatches the phone
"Hey James how you doing? It's—" Bobby gets cut off by James hanging up
"Bobby." He says and I take the phone from him hanging it back
"C'mon love, let's go eat." I say grabbing his hands and we walk back to the kitchen
"Marty would you like to stay for dinner?" I ask him as he's putting his jacket back on
"Oh I would love to but I gotta get going. I've actually made plans with this special lady for tonight." Mark says grinning
"Oh okayy I see you bro. Uncle Marty gonna get him some leg tonight." Bobby says tickling the boys as they laugh before standing up to go hug Mark.
"Goodbye uncle Marty!" Christian says hugging Mark's leg and Bobby Jr also hugs Mark's other leg and looks up at him waving
"Bye, bye." Bobby Jr says in a babyish tone
"Aww." Me and Bobby say at all the cuteness
"Bye, bye." Marty mimics him with a smile before the boys let him go and he walks out the door.
"C'mon boys, let's go wash up." Bobby says taking them to the bathroom and I set out the table and make everybody a plate of Bobby's famous lasagna. I then finish and they come back and I hear Bobby rub his hands together.
I go to the bathroom myself and wash my hands then look in the mirror seeing Christian's yellow rubber duck on the side of the tub making me smile to myself and I walk back to kitchen.
"Who's ready to eat?" I say grinning and the three of them look up at me with their faces stuffed with lasagna making me glare at Bobby.
"What? We were hungry." Bobby says with his mouth full
"Boy eat with yo mouth close." I chuckle sitting down
"Mama, daddy said if we eat everything. We'll grow up to be very strong, just like him." Christian says making Bobby grin proudly
"Daddy said that?" I ask looking at him then eating and Bobby Jr decides to give up the baby fork and just eat with his hands making a whole lasagna mess.
"Mhm." He hums while nodding
"Bobby Jr, what you got goin on there son?" Bobby asks with a chuckle while Bobby Jr puts his hand on his lasagna then balls his little fist up and stuffs his mouth.
"Let him do his thing." I laugh
*after dinner*
"Mommy me and Jr are gonna go watch tv in the living room." Christian says as Bobby finishes cleaning Bobby Jr up and puts him down
"Oh Okay baby." I turn back to the sink as they both run off
"They always running off somewhere together." Bobby chuckles
"Remind you of anyone?" I slightly smirk while washing the dishes
"Yea. Feels like just yesterday when we met." He says resting his chin on the crook of my neck
"Mhm." I hum adoringly
"You were looking so gorgeous that night in that blue dress, hugging all them sexy curves and with them white heels. And your hair permed. Mmm mmm mmm I just had to make you mine." I chuckle with him
"And now, here we are 6 years later. Married, with our own house, our two beautiful sons and a babygirl on the way." He says as I finish and dry my hands with a smile plastered across my face
"I'll go get them to brush their teeth then put the boys to bed." Bobby says and I nod
*5 minutes later upstairs*
I quietly stand here at the boys' room door watching
"Daddy, stowy!" Bobby Jr says
"Oh you boys want a story?" Bobby says standing up and the boys nod
"Okay, let's see." Bobby says walking over to their shelf picking one of the books then walks back and sits at the foot of Christian's bed
Bobby then reads them the story and by the end of it the boys are already asleep
"Sleep tight my little angels." Bobby softly whispers while kissing Christian's head then Bobby Jr's. He's such a good father... he then walks out of their room
"Shit!" He whisper yells as he sees me and I try to hold in my laughter
"You good there?" I whisper as we start walking back to our room
"Almost scared the Holy Ghost outta me." He says as I lay in bed and he closes the door then walks over falling on the bed
"Lunge yourself won't you??" I give him a look and he snickers at me getting under the covers
"Tsk, only thing I'm gon be lunging at—" I cut him off with a 'don'tevensayit' look and get up to change into my pink silky pjs and he takes his shirt off n puts on grey sweats. Then we both lay back down and he gently pulls me closer to his body.
"I mean, I was just saying... it's been a while since we made a little jungle fever." He says looking at my lips then back in my eyes
"I'm 2 days away from being 7 months along, we ain't gon do this now." I look at him as he turns on the tv and puts one arm behind his head while flicking thru the channels with a sigh
"Tomorrow we're gonna fly out to my mother's house in Michi." He says
"Oh? How come all of a sudden?" I ask
"I got some business to handle with Chico." He says
"Oh. Like music and stuff?" I ask
"Yea something along those lines." He replies and I nod not wanting to get into Bobby&Chico's shenanigans
"Now come here, lemme show my babygirl some love." He says pulling up my shirt up half way then puts his slightly warm hands on my baby bump making me wince
"What's wrong baby?" He asks looking at me with concern
"Nothing, It's just your hands are kinda cold." I say
"Ohh." He takes his hands off then blows on them and puts them back on my belly
"Better?" He asks
"Nope." We both laugh and he gently lays his head on my stomach and starts humming a song
"La la la la la la. There'll never be, be, be. La la la la la la. Woww wow. La la la la. Woww wow. La la la la la la." He softly sings with his angelic voice while leaving butterfly kisses on my baby bump and I suddenly feel her kick.
"Sugar did you feel that?" Bobby asks looking up at me, eyes wide in excitement.
"Yes." I smile and he smiles back before laying his head back down on it
"Hey babygirl, this is your daddy." Bobby softly puts his hand on the other side of my stomach
"I love you so much already and so does mommy." He softly chuckles
"And you're gonna have 2 big brothers who will love you so much too!" He kisses my belly as I lovingly play with his curls and I feel yet another kick and Bobby gasps
"Tania DeBarge, I know you not trynna kick yo daddy already." Bobby says and we laugh
"Another Bobby Jr." I playfully face palm