Come Back to Reality

Chapter 38:

*Crystal's POV*

I woke up and Aubrey was STILL sleeping. I turn around and saw Alliyah.

"Good Morning, Alli."

"Hey."

"Are you hungry?"

"Yeah. I want pancakes."

I got up, put on an over-sized shirt, and took Alliyah so we can do our morning hygiene.

I went downstairs and started cooking.

"I wanna help."

I gave her the bowl and box of mix.

"Put some of this into the bowl."

"What is this?"

"Pancakes."

"Nuh-uh. I want pancakes."

"Are you gonna help or not?"

"No!"

I gotta take this slow. If it was my OWN flesh and blood, I would've BEEN snatched her up.

I made up the mix and was cooking scrambled eggs with it.

Aubrey came down and hugged me from behind.

"Good Morning," he said, with a kiss to my neck.

"Good Morning. PLEASE control your brat."

"What did she do?"

"Scream at me."

"What did you do?"

"Not a goddamn thing."

"You're her step mom."

"So?"

"So mother her. She don't know right from wrong."

"So you saying that I can beat her ass if I wanted to?"

"Wanted? No. Needed? Yeah. Don't BEAT her, though."

"Ok and get yo ass back before yo ass get a boner cause I'm not in the mood to help."

He chuckled and walked over to Alli.

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"Food's ready."

Alli came up and said,"I'm sorry, Auntie Cwystal." She started to hug my legs.

I picked her up,"That was mean. Don't do that again."

"Ok."

*****

"Aye. I just got a text from Leena (Aubrey's manager)."

"What'd she say?"

"A tour. Kendrick Lamar wants me to be in his shows."

"For how long?"

"7 months."

"Starting when?"

"I don't know yet."

"You're gonna do it?"

"Why not?"

"I don't know. You should."

He must have read my facial expression.

"You can come, too."

"That's too much for me right now."

He came up to me and held my waist. "I'm sorry."

"You gotta do what you gotta do."

"Stop."

"STOP WHA--" I ran to the bathroom.

Morning sickness.

"BRING ME THE SALT!"

He came in with the salt and I poured some into my hand and licked it up. I got up, washed off my face and hands, then rinsed off with mouthwash.

"You alright?"

"Will it matter? I can't stop the symptoms and you're gonna be gone throughout my whole first pregnancy. And on top of everything, I STILL gotta watch Alli!"

He sighed, kissed my forehead, grabbed Alli, and walked out of the house.

SHIT! This baby is making me TOO stressed.

I'm hella tired so I grabbed my phone and laid down.

**

"Hey, India."

"Hey."

"Wanna take a roadtrip?"

"Where?"

"Long Beach."

"Home?"

"Hell yeah!"

"OH SHIT!"

"Ok. I'm gonna call the taxi place. We're gonna stay overnight."

"Alright. Talk to you later."

"K. Bye."

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I tried to call Aubrey, but he left his phone here. I called in for a cab then got my clothes out. I wanted to bring Alliyah, but whatever.