Can We Pretend. (Chris Brown)

08

Month later
Devin

"I'm shocked you in an open relationship with Michael" I said to autumn.

"And bitch I'm shocked you and Christian still going strong what happened to it's not going to last that long" she said.

"I don't know" I said smiling. He did make me happy .

"Bitch yes you do know it's probably that money. I see you in that new ass car, you clearly been shopping" she said looking at all the bags on my floor along with some packages.

"It's not even about the money. I just love who he is as a person even though he is a little difficult sometimes and half this shit Christian be sending to me because he feel like I don't take care of myself that much" I said.

"Bitch did you just say you love him?" She said and I paused.

"I said I love who he is as a person that's different than saying I love him" I told her.

"Mhm yeah sure. But you really don't take care of yourself you act like you not allowed to live your life. You know I realized ever since you broke up with Reggie a year ago you kind of never really sat there and had some fun you just go back and forth to work that is until Christian he be having you smiling and shit" she said.

"I thought we were going to stop bringing up Reggie" I told her.

"I'm sorry" she said and it was an awkward silence.

"You know or there's this little cookout event happening later this afternoon you should come Michael is throwing it and he did ask me to invite you" she said.

"Ok I'll think about it. I have to get a few stuff done and I was going to pick up some extra shifts-"

"Girl please I will see you later" she said and got up and left my apartment.

I already took those two weeks off last month for Christian so I was doing everything I possibly can to make up on my missed hours. If that meant picking up extra shifts then so be it. Autumn just moves so freely and every decision I make I have to contemplate and overthink it sometimes.

I was getting a call from Christian and I rolled my eyes. I know I told autumn that he make me happy and all this other good shit but today he about to piss me off. This man haven't spoken to me in two days and when I text him he would just say busy and never respond for the rest of the day or wouldn't even answer the phone.

"What Christian?" I said as I answered the phone.

"What the fuck is your problem?" He said quickly realizing I had an attitude.

"What is my problem? Really? So we about to sit and act dumb" I said looking at him crazy through the phone.

"I was busy and I told you that. For the past two days Christian? I get it you be in your zone and shit but you literally texted busy one time and disappeared. No goodnight text no phone call back no nothing" I said.

"Baby you already know how it be so why you even mad?" He said.

"Why I'm mad? I just told you why Christian you know you really starting to piss me off"

"Yo you gon need to fucking relax. I told your ass I was busy at work I had a lot of shit to do with the magazine and on top of that I had some last minute meetings. I'm calling you now get over it" he said.

Wow. I know he ain't tell me to get over it.

"You texted me that you were busy on Wednesday and that's it Thursday didn't hear from you and now you calling like everything is supposed to be all cool" I said.