'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 22

It's Friday and I'm currently in my room packing up my stuff to go to Detroit in a few hours. I haven't heard from Cole at all this week, I really should text him to find out if he is okay. I grab my phone from my nightstand and unlock my phone; it's February 4th. January went by so fast. I tap on Cole's contact and type out my message "Hey baby, how are you?" I cringe at the text to Cole and erase the text, I type out another message "Hey, I'm so sorry for the way I acted" I send him the text.

I place my phone down next to my suitcase and head over to my wardrobe where I gather more clothes. I'm staying for the week requested by Dre to help plan out his Up In Smoke Tour. I don't have many responsibilities now as I have booked all the venues Dre needed me to book. I fold my clothes and place them in my suitcase, my phone screen turns on and vibrates, I pick it up and check the notification; Cole texted me, I check the text and he says "Don't worry about it, I understand why you acted the way you did" I smile at his text "I love you" I text him "I love you too" He text me back.

I zip up my suitcase and walk to Kristy's room only to find Kristy still in her PJs sitting on her bed texting away, giggling while her suitcase is open "Kristy, aren't you packed yet?" I ask her and she looks up at me "Shoot, I'll finish packing now" I see her toss her phone on her bed and get up "You better hurry, we have to be at the airport at 11:40am" I see her stuff her clothes in her suitcase "I know, I know" Kristy groans "and you are still in your PJs, unbelievable" I roll my eyes "I just woke up and you are already bickering at me" Kristy glares at me "Because the cab is gonna be here in less than 15 minutes and you are not ready, who were you texting that was so important?" I ask her as she zips up her suitcase "I was texting a friend" Kristy says "What friend has you giggling like that?" I ask her with a cheeky smile "A good friend" Kristy makes an attempt to hide her smile by biting her bottom lip

"I'm assuming your "good friend" is Chase" I air quote good friend to her "We are just friends, Amanda" Kristy rolls her eyes at me and walks to the bathroom "Yeah yeah" I laugh. I look out the window in my living room and see the cab park outside my apartment building. I rush straight to the bathroom and see Kristy brushing her teeth "The cab is here, hurry up" I get a call from the driver and I answer it "I'm here, Miss Vanderwall" He says in his Australian accent "I'll be down in five minutes" I say "Okay" He hangs up the phone and Kristy walks to her and gets dressed "I'm ready" She is wearing a pullover hoodie, loose jeans and her converses "Lets go" I grab my luggage and leave my apartment with Kristy.

We get in the cab and drive off to the airport, Kristy will only be staying til Sunday since she has school on Monday and will be staying with Nancy til I get back which will be on Sunday next week. This will be a long week.

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We finally make it to Detroit after a long flight, I slept through the entire flight and Kristy has been listen to music on her Ipod. She is basically attachted to that thing, I always find her either texting away on her phone or listening to music. We are currently waiting for Shanice to pick us up at the airport and drive us to an apartment I booked for the week "Where is she?" Kristy asks becoming restless "I'm exhausted, I want to take a nap when we get to the apartment" I look around the crowd of people "You should have taken a nap on the plane" I tell Kristy as I still look around "And suffer a neck cramp, no thanks" Kristy rolls her eyes. I spot Shanice waving at us on her own. 

We walk over to her and she pulls me in for a massive hug "Hiiii, I miss you so much" Shanice squeals and I'm fighting for my breath "I miss you too" I hug her tightly "It's been so long" I laugh when she said that "It's only been a month" I look at her like she's lost it "I don't care how long it's been since I have seen your Bulgarian ass in Detroit, I still miss you baby" Shanice says with attitude and smiles "I miss you too little Kristy, don't think I have forgotten about you" Shanice hugs Kristy tightly "I'm not little anymore, aunty" Kristy rolls her eyes and giggles as she hugs her "I know but you'll always be that cutie I babysat" That's true, from time to time I would have Shanice over to babysit Kristy while I was running errands when Edna wasn't able to babysit Kristy. It was before we moved in with mom and Brian and even then sometimes I would go around her house with Kristy to hang out with her

"How long are you both here for?" Shanice asks as she lets go of hugging Kristy "I'm staying for a week since Dre wants me to take care of some business here and Kristy is staying til Sunday" I tell Shanice "We are gonna have so much fun, I'm throwing a party at my place tonight, do you drink Kristy?" She asks Kristy "No, Amanda won't allow me" Kristy says "Only because she is under age" I step in "I keep forgetting she is only 17, I guess it's gonna be us and D12" Shanice says as she walks with us to the parking lot "D12? Marshall is gonna attend?" I ask her "That's what I mean by D12, I'm talking to you both tonight about tomorrow" Shanice says "Kristy get in the car, I have to talk to aunty" I tell Kristy and she does as I say

"You can't possibly invite him after what is going on between us" I shake my head "I don't want to invite him, Deshaun does, he is insisting" Shanice explains "I don't care, Marshall can sit this party out" Shanice laughs "Yeah right, like it's so easy for Marshall to sit a party out" Shanice continues to laugh "Doesn't he have the girls to spend time with?" I ask her "The girls are spending the night at their grandparents house" Shanice replies "Then I'm not coming to the party" I walk to the back of her Jeep "Okay so explain this? if you don't come tonight because of Marshall then how do you expect to attend Naomi's 7th birthday when Marshall will be there?" Shanice asks with attitude "You can't be serious" I glare at her "I'm dead serious" Shanice crosses her arms as she stand beside me

"Showing up to her birthday and attending a party with D12 are two completely different things" I tell her as I now look at her after I put away both suitcases in the trunk of her car and shut it "Tell me how's it different? Huh? because kids will be there?" Shanice asks me still using this bitchy attitude "Yes because then Marshall can't say or do anything to me at the birthday party" I express how annoyed I am right now about her question "God you are still naive" Shanice laughs and shakes her head in disappointment "Excuse me" I glare at her "For as long as I have known you, you were Naive and you still are" Shanice explains

"I'm not naive, the difference is obvious" I say offended "Yes you are, Oh "Marshall can't say or do anything" because it's a kids party" She mocks me "Because he can't, he is not gonna ruin your daughter's birthday because he doesn't like me" I look at her in disbelief "You're right he won't but he will find other ways to torment you without ruining the party, possibly throwing you into the pool or tripping you over just to make the kids laugh but really he is doing this for his own amusement" She explains "Oh" It makes sense "Marshall is a menace, when he hurts someone is for his amusement" She is right, I'm not looking forward to tonight.