Breathe Me In (fanfiction)

3. New Best Friend

Everyone was at Sean's studio for the rest of the day and the better part of the night. We mainly spent time talking and playing around. Everybody was real cool but I really hit it off with Chris out of all the guys.

He was down to earth and the type of guy that liked to just have a good time and occasionally crack jokes. By the end of the night, we were like best friends with each other. I felt like I'd known him my whole life and he made me laugh, something I hadn't been doing so much since I lost Adrian.

"Aye, call me when you make it to your hotel" Chris said.

He had volunteered to drive me back to my hotel since it was in the direction of where he lived and Kevin had already gone to his home.

The entire drive we got to know each other some more. He told me stuff about his childhood and things he used to do when he was younger and I told him about my childhood and how I grew up in the foster care system. Mostly though we talked about music and our favorite artists.

We spent probably an hour in the hotel parking lot just talking. I felt like there was a connection between us. A friendly connection that had nothing to do with attraction. Yeah, Chris was fine as fuck. I'd be stupid to deny that but I wasn't attracted to him like that. I just saw him as a potential best friend.

"Why? You think someone will hurt me on the way up to my room?" I asked.

"Anything can happen. Yo, you seen that movie Prom Night? All those people were killed in that hotel and for some reason the black girl was one of the first people to get killed" he retorted, smirking. I just rolled my eyes and laughed.

"You're a trip" I chuckled, shaking my head. I opened the car door and waved goodbye.

"Aight, I'll see you later" he said. I smiled at him and said goodnight, closing the door to his car.

I walked away, hearing him drive off after to me. Inside the hotel, I quickly made my way to my hotel room. Once there I texted Chris.

JB: I made it 2 my room without getting killed

Chris: OK, thank you. I would've been pissed if my new best friend died

JB: Lol you're stupid. I'm going 2 bed

Chris: K, dream of me

JB: Aren't those called nightmares?

Chris: I see someone got jokes

JB: Lol maybe. I'm just being honest. That'd be scary af to see yo big head self in my dreams

Chris: Lol go to sleep wit yo mean ass!

JB: Love you too

Chris: Mhm, I know you love me. I love me too

JB: Yeah, no comment to that. Goodnight ✌

Chris: Haha✌Night

I laughed to myself, setting my phone down. Quickly, I changed out of my day clothes into my pajamas (a giant T-shirt) and crawled into my bed. I grabbed my phone and Facetimed Mama so I could see my son.

"Hey JB. Guys, come over here, JB's on the phone" Mama answered the phone, speaking to some other people near her. I could hear talking in the background and I recognized the voices of my best friends and Kenny in the background.

"Hello" I said as everyone crowded around the phone.

"How was it? You met Big Sean? Is he a cool person?" Tylin asked me.

"Well, you ain't gonna say hi or nothing" I replied sarcastically.

"Hey. Now answer the question" he laughed.

"Yeah, he was chill and so was everyone else. Chris Brown was there too" I answered.

"Shit, you met Chris Brown?" Katara squealed but then she winced when Mama B hit her upside the head.

"Language" Mama B said, making the rest of us laugh.

"That's what you get" Tylin taunted Katara.

She glared at him. He stopped laughing when Mama B hit him upside the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" he winced, rubbing his head.

"You can't talk. Don't think I didn't hear you cussing up a storm earlier this day" Mama B scolded him. Me, Katara, and Darius laughed.

"How is bae in real life?" Katara asked me, eyes wide and excited. She was referring to Chris Brown, the celebrity she'd been a huge fan of ever since he first came out.

"Can I just say how much I hate that word. Bae. Why can't you just say babe or baby?" Darius commented.

"You know Bae actually means honey in Creole" Tylin stated.

"So? Why can't you speak English?" Darius retorted.

"Because I want to. Anyways, JB answer my question" Katara said, bringing the attention back to me.

"He's very down to earth. We're already like best friends with each other. I think you guys would really like him" I said.

"Were you flirting with him?" Kenny teased me. I shot him a look and shook my head.

"I'm not even going to respond to that" I said, making everyone laugh.

"She better not be. Chris is mine!" Katara exclaimed, playfully glaring at me.

"In your dreams" Tylin laughed. I laughed with him but stopped when I had to yawn.

"Someone looks tired" Mama noted.

"Yeah I am. I've been at the studio for the day and part of the night" I said, feeling exhaustion creep up on me.

"What time is it over there?" Darius asked.

"It's only 10:30 right now, three hours behind LA" I said, yawning again.

"We'll let you go so you can get some sleep" Mama said.

"Wait. Where's my baby. I want to see him" I said.

"He's asleep right now but we'll call you in the morning" Kenny answered. I nodded and said okay, not wanting to wake him up.

"How has he been? He hasn't been giving you a hard time right?" I asked Mama.

"He's a devil child. He's been driving us crazy since you left" Tylin interrupted her before she could answer.

"Don't talk about my baby like that" I laughed.

"Yes, don't talk about my grand baby like that" Mama chuckled, hitting Tylin.

"Ow, is it hit Tylin day or something?" he winced, rubbing the spot on his arm where she hit him.

"You're such a baby" Darius chuckled

"Anyways, Prince has been good. Like usual I haven't had any problems with him" Mama answered. I nodded, yawning again.

"You need to go to sleep. We'll call you later" Darius said.

"Yeah and send me a picture of you and Chris Brown" Katara said/pleaded.

"I'll see what I can do" I laughed.

I said goodbye to everyone and hung up, setting my phone on the nightstand next to my bed and laying my head down on my pillow. In a matter of minutes I was asleep.

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