The Rehearsal

Club

I drove home to a empty house because Jermaine was gone again. I hate this empty feeling. I need someone to keep me some company. And I feel so bad for walking out of Michaels rehearsal like that. But that Chris made me feel beautiful and worth it.

I need to call Gil. His phone was ringing "Hello"
"Hey are you busy I need a friend" I asked him.
"Aren't you at Michaels rehearsal" he asked.

I sighed "No, I left and I just got home. Now I'm here by myself" my voice was starting to break the tears were coming down my face. "It's hard being here because everything here reminds me of him... and -
No Janet I'm on my way" he cut me off.

"Okay" I said sniffing. Gil came after forty minutes. I opened the door for him. I was looking down "Oh hunny" he said.

Still looking down I felt his arms hold me. "Where is this motherfucker"  "Hm?"

"Your fucking boyfriend! Where is that short mothe- Hey" I cut him off. "Please I want you take him off of my mind" I said.

He closed the door "Babe you need to leave him. I'm sorry but he's never here. He's leaves for WORK" he said with quotation fingers. "And comes back for a quickie then leaves again"

Everything he said was right but I wanted him to be wrong. "Ughhh" I fell onto the couch.

"Don't cry Janet. That's it I'm taking you out." "What?"
"He wants to go out and party. Now it's your turn" I was still sitting there.

He grabbed me by my hand and pulled me up onto my feet. "Put something sexy on" he said as rolled my eyes at him.

"You should be rolling your eyes at Jermaine hunny get dressed. And get sexy for me" he yelled as I walked up stairs pouting.

I put something on, don't know if it's sexy enough but it should work. "Where are we going" I said walking down the stairs. 

"Yess Girl that's sexy" he said making me smile. "That's the smile I needed to see, let's go."
Gil drove me to what looked like a club. "Gil is this a club?"

"Yes girl a gay one"
"What!"
"Oh don't worry they got girls too. You know the ones you like"
"Ha real funny" I said rolling my eyes.

"Hey I saw that through your little glasses." I laughed at him. We got in and left a hour later. I had so much fun. Gil drove me home and I was depressed again.

That house made me think of Jermaine. Me and Gil sat in the car parked outside before he left.

"Okay girl, what is it? Spit it out."
"Okay I had so much fun with you of course. But.. this place reeks of Jermaine's cheating ass."
"Janet are you drunk?"
"Maybe a little. But I need a real break from him. One where he doesn't come back. One where I don't let him hit it. You know." "Yes girl, that's what I've been saying. Break, Breakup hunny whatever you need. I understand."

"I love you!" "Hey and I love you too" we hugged and said goodbye. I stayed home for the night.

The next morning in my sleep I woke up hearing my phone ring. I answered without looking at the caller, my eyes were still shut. "Hello?"
"Dunk wake up"
"What Michael?" "What happened yesterday? Is it Jermaine?"

"Ugh It's too early for this shit" "What if I cancel my rehearsal and we talk about it over lunch. After you wake up of course" he said.

"Really? You'd cancel your rehearsal for me?"
"Yes Dunk I love you. Now go back to sleep. Set your alarm for 11 I'll be there at 12." "Okayy" I hung up falling back to sleep.