Chapter 2

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For the past two weeks, I've been living in LA with my mum, Vince and Logan. I surprisingly haven't seen my grandmother of the aunts but I haven't been attending the Real with my mum.

In a months time, my mum is set to perform at the BET awards with a woman called K Michelle and the legendary Patti Labelle. That K Michelle woman has been bullying my mum online which isn't cool because now a ton of people keep calling her a muppet. My mum does not look like a muppet. Point blank and the period!

For the first time in a very long time, I will be meeting my grandparents at my aunts at Aunt Trina's BarChix event.

"Yo T." My mum calls out. "I hope you're ass is getting dressed, ain't no time back out now after that coin I spent on that dress of yours." 

I have a bedroom in the Herbert household and I will be honest, Vince is not cool with me staying here. He treats me way better than my father ever did but he has made it clear that I'm not wanted here.

"I just need to finish beating my face." I copy the words that I have heard her say at the real. I finish off my makeup and I look pretty decent for someone who has recently started doing makeup. I slip on some nude pumps and walk out the door.

My mum is standing there and I just take a moment to appreciate her appearance because she looks stunning. 

"Don't steal my thoughts mum." I tell her before she can compliment me and she laughs as she pulls me in for a hug. I sniff her, trying to memorise her smell. 

"Can't help that us Braxtons always look so damn good."

Once we pull away I really take in her appearance. She's wearing a black Thomas Wylde Leather dress with Versace White Ankle Cuff Pumps. (What Tiana is wearing is above in the picture)

"Damn, my mum looks snatched!" I click my fingers.

She does her little 'tehehe' laugh before placing a hand on her chest, "Who she, me, her?" 

"Yes. You all look good." She laughs as she grabs my hand and leads us out of the house.

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Once we arrived at the event, all I could see was a ton of paparazzi. Nobody really knows about me so I don't know how we are going to play this off.

"Vince, pass me your jacket." Tamar hisses.

Vince parks the car and looks at her, "Why? You have a jacket."

"There's cameras everywhere and I don't them taking pictures of my daughter." I'm kinda hurt that she doesn't want to show me off to the world but I do understand that it will bring unwanted attention.

"Where's your jacket?" I let out a small sigh as I slouch back in my seat and I can tell that my mum is getting pissed.

"Vincent, I did not bring my jacket now pass me yours." You can tell that she is getting heated because she flailing her hands around.

"Well, you should have brought it."

"Trina said it was a private party." She leans forward to hiss in his ear, "How was I supposed to know that there would be this much paparazzi?"

"It's a party for the Braxtons." He gives her a blank look. "Of course there was going to be a lot of paparazzi."

"Vince." I feel bad because they are fighting over me.

"She's your daughter, you shouldn't be hiding her." On that note, Vince gets out of the car. I'm not too surprised since he is known for shutting down and leaving.

"Vincent D Herbert, you get back in here." He shuts the door and Tamar shouts in frustration.

"I'll just cover my face with your clutch since it's really big." I quietly say. My mum takes a look at her clutch then at me.

"Ok but you better NOT drop it or I'll hurt the side of you that isn't black." I laugh while grabbing her bag.

"I'm 3/4 black." I state.

"And 1/4 not." She retorts before opening the door. She helps me out of the car before pulling me close as we walk towards the entrance of the venue. I keep my head down and covered as we pass the paparazzi who are shouting at us.

Once we make it in my mum takes her bag back and drags us over to the bar. The music is really loud inside and I can literally feel my whole body is vibrating.

"Tay-monster." My eyes widen as Trina walks over and pulls my mum into a hug.

"Tri Tri." She hugs back before pulling away and grabbing a cocktail from the countertop.

Trina turns to face me and I smile at her. "Who's your little friend?"

Tamar almost chokes on her drink and I lightly pat her back, "My little friend? What little friend?" She starts looking around and I hold back a laugh. At this point Traci, Towanda, Toni and Miss E have walked over.

"Hey TayTay, who is this?" Towanda asks and from what my mum told me, she is the detective type.

Tamar sips on her cocktail as she mumbles my name, "This is Tiana."

"I'm sorry, what?" Trina exclaims as they all turn to look at me with shocked expression on their faces.

"This is Tiana." I smile at them.

"Tiana, who's Tiana?" Toni asks as she comes closer to me.

"My daughter." Tamar cooly says she continues sipping on her cocktail.

I jump as Trina shouts, "YOUR DAUGHTER?" 

"God is really good." Miss E says as she pulls me in for a hug and in that moment, I feel nothing but love as all the sisters try to hug me at the same time.

"Me first, I'm the oldest." I throw back my head and laugh once Toni says this. I love how they've all accepted me. Can I just say that I am taller than Toni Braxton.

"I'm the tallest." Traci interjects just before Towanda shouts out.

"I'm the wisest."

"For godsakes, let the girl breath." They all let me go.

Trina just takes that a sign to push them all and squeeze me into a hug.

"Hey ASHLEY! Get the photographer." I smile and look at Tamar. She looks happy, I pull away from my aunts and I walk back over to Tamar.

It's nice to see Ashley again after like 9 years. She calls the photographer over and Trina tells us to pose. I stand inbetween Tamar and Toni while people are staring at us probrably wondering who I am.

After the photographer takes like 100 pictures, the music cuts and I see Trina beckoning for something. There's suddenly a spotlight on us and Tamar is handed a microphone.

Did they like plan this in 30 seconds?

"Sorry not sorry for making the music stop." Us Braxtons laugh alongside her. "I hope all of ya'll are having the BEST night ever! I know my sisters and I are. You see..." She pops her lips as she flips her hair back. Like she did on the Real when she had to do the Twitter Dare Dance. "Seventeen years ago, I had a child." I hear a few people gasp. "I know GASP GASP! How do I still look this BEAT?" Trina laughs before telling her to get to the point.

Tamar pops her lip and everyone laughs, "My child was taken away and two weeks ago I was reunited with the love of my life." She pulls me in close. "This right hear is my baby girl, Tiana Braxton."

Everyone just stares before they one by one start clapping and cheering. A lot of them still look shocked but you know what I'm just happy right now.

The music comes back on and everyone begins to party. I'm happy that the girls didn't hang on to the fact that I've been with my mum for two weeks because if they did then all hell will break loose

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