Rita POV
I called Chris like 8 times. He didn't answer. Then I called his mother. She didn't answer. I was about to give up when my phone rang. I looked at the caller id. It was his mother.
"Hello?"
"Why'd you call me?"
"I wanted to tell you that I was sorry."
"Sorry about what?"
"About what you almost caught me doing."
"Baby, I'm not mad at you for that."
"Then what are you mad at me for?"
"Because, Chris is hurt."
"I know. But he won't answer my calls."
"I know."
"What should I do?"
"Just give him space. Chris will be ok soon. But, please, don't try to talk to him. He is hurt. Talking to him will only make matters worse."
"Alright. Thank you."
"No problem."
We hung up the phone. I grabbed a bottle of water and took a sip. This hangover was killing me. I was laying down in bed when my phone ran g. I never realized how loud it was until now. It scared me to death. I looked at the caller ID. Chris. I answered it.
"Hello?"
"What?" he huffed.
"I wanted to talk to you."
"Ok. Talk."
"I want to say that I'm sorry." I could hear something in the background. I couldn't make out what it was. But, I knew that Chris wasn't talking. "Chris?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry."
"I heard you the first time. Is that all you wanted to say?"
"Yes. I mean no. Chris, I don't want you mad at me. I didn't mean it. I was drunk."
"They say that the truth comes out when you're drunk."
"Chris." I sighed.
"I have to go." Now I realized what was in the background. He was watching tv with Royalty. He was watching Chicken Little. I sighed.
"Bye Chris."
"bye." he muttered hanging up. I sighed again. I silently rolled on my side. Then my phone rang again. I groaned and answered it. "Hello?"
"Yeah, do you wanna meet up?" he said. I knew it was Chris.
"If you want to see me."
"I'll be at your apartment in a couple of minutes. I'm over my mother's." he said.
"OK." I said. I smiled.
"Stop smiling. You're not out of warm water yet." he said.
"Ok." I said. I tried not to smile. But it wasn't working.
We hung up. I decided to hurry up and clean up and get dressed. I took a shower and lotioned up. I grabbed a dress that I knew was kind of tight on me. But before I got dressed, I cleaned up. I put my clothes in my closet and put the dishes, in the dishwasher. I started the dishwasher. Then I put all of my drinks, in the cabinet. I quickly stepped into my dress. That's when Chris knocked in the door. I walked to the door. I calmed my nerves and opened the door. He had Royalty. They both smiled.
"Hey." he said.
"Rrrr." Royalty said. I smiled.
"Come in." I said backing up and opening the door more.
Chris walked in. He put Royalty on the couch. Then he sat next to her. I sat on the other side of Royalty. Chris looked at me.
"So, why are you wearing a tight dress?" he asked. I looked at my dress.
"I thought we were going to go out."
"We are, but, I don't think you wanna go to the park with a dress on." he said.
"Thanks for telling me before hand." I said. I struggled to get up. Chris chuckled. He stood up and took my hands and helped me stand up. "Thank you." I said. I walked slowly to my room. I took out a shirt and a pair of skinny jeans. I tried to take off my dress but, the zipper was stuck. I went back out to the living room. Royalty was playing with a phone. Chris on the other hand, was singing something. "Chris," he stopped singing and looked at me. "Can you help me?" I asked. He stood up.
"Wassup?" he asked
"Can you unzip this?" I asked. He walked over to me. He grabbed the zipper and pulled on it. But, it didn't move.
"It's stuck."
I looked at him. "I know.Can you like yank it down?"
"If you want me to." He yanked down the zipper. Then the dress fell down. I had no bra or draws on. I covered myself in the back. Chris laughed. I picked up the dress and covered up.
"Thanks n!gga." I said. I walked away.
I went in my room and closed the door. I put my back against the door. Chris was still laughing. I sighed and got dressed. I went back out to the living room. Chris was smiling.
"Nice ass." he said smiling.
"Shut up." I said silently hating myself for ever putting the dress on and asking him to yank the zipper down.
"Come on. Royalty is getting impatient. She wants to get the swings before anybody else." Chris said picking up the screaming Royalty. "What are you hungry?" he asked her. She nodded. Chris went to the bag that he brought in and grabbed a bag of Gerber's puffs for her to snack on. He put some in her hand. She put some in her mouth and smiled. She looked just like him. "Alright let's go."
