You'll Never Stand Alone

Chapter 34

"What the hell was that all about?!!" Kevin lashed out the moment they all were back inside of the limo. Robyn couldn't look up as she sat next to CeCe and her husband across from Whitney and Kevin.

"Craziness. Absolute madness." Whitney nervously snickered. "Arista knows how to throw a hell of a party!" She fished around in the cooler and found a bottle of Cristal. "Robyn honey, would you do us the honor and popping the cork on this bad boy? I'm sure we all need a glass after all of this chaos." By the time Robyn filled up everyone's flutes for champagne, Whitney had already finished hers and asked her to refill another glass.

Whitney tried her best to put on her charming smile. "So are we off to The Sapphire for part two of this thing?" CeCe looked at her as if she had lost her mind. "You still want to go to The Sapphire?"

"Of course!" Whitney chirped. "Arista planned a fabulous party and people are waiting on us. What would it look like if we didn't show up because of some ridiculous lie and an attempt to sabotage the release of this album?" Whitney was gunning for her third glass of champagne. "She does have a point," said CeCe's husband. Kevin (who had been unusually mute at this point) was still in a daze about what he had just heard. "Babe, who would want to pin something like this on you?" he finally spoke up.

"Leolah Brown," Whitney said slowly.

"Who the hell is Leolah Brown?" Kevin demanded. Robyn poured herself another glass of champagne. She couldn't wait to see how Whitney would be able to explain all of this. Whitney sighed. "Bobby's sister, my ex-in law." Tears immediately began to fill her eyes. "How long will I have to pay for that mistake of marrying him?" Kevin pulled her into his arms where she cried for several minutes. He took his handkerchief and wiped at his wife's tears.

Whitney finally sat up took a deep breath and continued. "When I was married to Bobby, his entire family expected me to take care of them as well. I would give Leolah money here and there to help out with her family and issues. Well once I realized it was getting out of hand and she was taking advantage, I stopped giving her money. And once I divorced Bobby and he ended up with nothing, she called me one day saying that I would pay for how I "did her brother and  her family dirty". I said some choice words back, letting her know that I was not afraid of her or her family. I thought that I had settled things once and for all, but I guess she decided to wait years later to try to sabotage my life and image."

"But why she would make up these crazy ideas about you doing drugs? Where is she getting this all from?" Kevin quizzed. Robyn didn't realize that she was ringing the life out of her own hands until she felt the numbness in them. Whitney looked Kevin in his eyes. "Baby have you once ever seen me do drugs? Tell me have you ever caught me ever doing that in the few years that we have been together?" Kevin looked thoughtful. "You're right babe. That's true." Robyn somewhat relaxed.

The limo pulled up at The Sapphire. "So are we gonna go on inside and enjoy the rest of this event? Excuse my French, but we are not gonna let that psychotic bitch ruin a big night for our careers. We all look too good to let that happen." She laughed towards CeCe, her husband and Robyn.

"No way". Robyn agreed. "Let's just all go have a good time."

They all ignored the paparazzi as they got out of the limo and walked into The Sapphire as one big confident group. Big screen monitors were mounted throughout the club, where the party was just starting to jump off. Kellie's planner decorated the club, bringing in couture furniture, statues and fabrics, making it look like grand palace.

They all met Dionne, Cissy, and Whitney's brothers and wives in the VIP section. Cissy sat down and looked at her daughter, wanting to know what happened earlier. "Nippy, what was all of that madness about?" Whitney looked the other way, waving her hand. "Aww mommy, it's just some craziness from Bobby's sister. I just got through explaining it and I don't wanna get into it right now. But I'm gonna contact my attorney first thing Monday and drag her for what she is trying to do." Gary and Michael nervously looked away, glad that Whitney had "explained" the situation already. Because if the beans had been spilled and it comes down to them.......