𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬

4. Rekindle

July 21 1986

"You've been avoiding me" he didn't look up from his guitar as I walked in his recording studio. "I wasn't avoiding you"

I was.

I haven't spoken to him or Isaac in 3 weeks I was scared of what would happen with Prince and our friendship after his confession , as far as Isaac? I hated him.

He turned his head to his notebook writing something in it im guessing it was a song ignoring what I said "okay maybe I was avoiding you a bit " he scoffed at me. I sat down on the seat next to his I looked at him but he wouldn't look at me "I'm sorry"

All he did was nod.

"How's the tour?" He was on tour his last show was on June 10th in Louisville, I remember calling him after every show and forcing him to tell me about everything.

"Prince."He looked at me waiting for me to say something. "I didn't know what to say to you I still don't I just feel scared"

"Scared of what?"

"I don't know you kinda dropped a bomb on me" I started playing with my fingers I was nervous I didn't know what to say to him. He told me about his feelings know it can go nowhere.

He sat his guitar down and turned his chair to face me he looked me up and down and then looked me in my eyes which made me even more nervous I rambled "we cannot do anything you know that there are many reasons for that even if we wanted to this cannot go any further than this right here"

He sighed "I'm aware...I never said we had to do anything but this but someday you will be mine... and you know that" he was very confident in his words his smirk confirmed it. "You'll see the vision someday mama" he leaned over, gently grabbing my chin he kissed my lips softly, smirked, and walked away leaving me alone in the studio.

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The phone rang I walked out the bathroom to grab it "hello?"

"You knew yo brothers was selling dope?" Damn I knew they ass was gon get caught. "Hi mommy"

"Little girl don't play with me"

"Which brother ma?" I knew which brother but shit she didn't "Christopher and Isaac"

"No I didn't know...wait when did this even happen" I was lying out my teeth right now. Isaac and Chris been selling for years it was only suppose to be a side hustle for a little bit to make extra money but being fucking idiots they decided to keep it going and I always told them momma and daddy was gonna find out and look what happened? I was fucking right. "Lauren don't play stupid you knew...you knew my babies was in these streets risking they life and you didn't tell me" oh what can I say.

"Mommy I didn't know please relax" she hung up the phone she was mad as hell, I could tell from her tone. I put the phone down and walked around upstairs to find Isaac . Nothing. I walked downstairs and saw him in the kitchen with headphones on. I slapped them off his head "You and yo stupid ass brother got caught"

"Wha...what are you talking about?"

"Momma called asking if I knew about you and Chris dealing" I watched his face change from confused to worried.

"Yeah stupid I told y'all dumb ass niggas she would find out and look I was fucking right as always"

He started pacing "fuck...yo how she find out"

"I don't know and I don't care... I do know you deserve that shit"

"Nigga what? Ain't no way you still mad about that" Why wouldn't I? Are we just gonna forget about how he purposely left out my boyfriend cheating on me and telling him about it like they the best of fucking buddies?