Say Goodbye (A Chris Brown Love Story)

Chapter Six

"Hi Daniella!" Brandy tried to hug her but Dani wasn't having it. She ran to Mariah and clung herself to her leg.

"Brandy, I don't even see why you try." I say. "You know she doesn't care for you."

"Yeah, but I thought she'd warm up to me eventually." Brandy pouted. "But she absolutely loves your trick you brought."

"She's not a trick and don't you say that she is." I snapped, defending Mariah. "She's just a friend that I'm helping out."

"Just a friend?" Brandy said, raising her eyebrows.

"Yes. Now where's Rodrick?"

"Rodrick is right here." Rodrick said, strolling into the living room. "Ooh, who is this gorgeous thing here?" Mariah started blushing.

"This is Mariah!" Daniella said, looking up at Rodrick. "She's Chrissy's friend and she lives with us. She's really fun to hang out with." Rodrick had a big soft spot for Daniella and the way he was looking at Mariah, it seemed like he already had a soft spot for her too.

Mariah hadn't reacted the way I thought she would when I told her I was a drug dealer. She did ask was that the only job I could find and I explained to her that I was only 14 at the time and I was desperate. She understood and actually said she wanted to meet Rodrick and the guys so I just brought her down here.

"It's nice to meet you." Rodrick said. "Chris didn't tell me he finally got a girl." Before I could protest, Mariah jumped in first.

"I'm not his girlfriend, I'm just a friend. He's helping me out and stuff since my mom kicked me out the second I turned 18."

"So you have sucky parents too, huh?"

"Yep, my mom is a whore and my dad is a dead drunk."

"Damn, Brandy, she has you beat." Dwight says, walking in. "Hello there, I'm Dwight. Chris finally got a girl, huh?"

"She's not my girlfriend." I say louder than I meant to, causing a hurt expression to cross Mariah's face before disappearing.

"Woah dude, if you don't want a girlfriend that much, just say so, don't yell it. He's no good for you anyway." He says, putting his arm around Mariah. She was still blushing and I found myself clenching my fists as I got angry.

"Ooh, there's a pretty lady in the room." I looked over and saw Jerome.

"That's Jerome." Rodrick said. "Jerome, this is Chris's friend, Mariah."

"Wait, so she's single? I call dibs!"

"Hey!" Dwight yelled. "You can't call dibs, I was here first."

"Yes, I can." They started arguing and Rodrick slowly pulled Mariah away from them and walked over to me.

"Do they always do that?" Mariah asks.

"Yeah, they do." Rodrick answers. "Yo, Chris, I need you here on Monday. Got some more people coming in until Thursday so you can just have next weekend off too."

"Got it." Daniella yawned and I took that as a sign that it was time to go home. "Well we will be going now, it's Dani's bedtime." I picked her up and she laid her head on my shoulder.

"I hope I see you again, Mariah." He says, kissing her hand. I grab her arm and start to lead her towards the door. I don't know why I felt jealous but I just did! When they were touching her, I just wanted to knock them out!

The ride home was silent for once because Dani had passed out and Mariah was on the verge of passing out too. By time we got home, they were both knocked out. Mariah looked so peaceful while sleeping and I didn't want to wake her. I got Dani out the back seat and put her over my shoulder and picked Mariah up, bridal style, and carried them both in the house. I laid Mariah down first and then went to Dani's room and laid her down. I was happy that Dani was happy. She finally had that big sister she always wanted. Brandy looked pissed earlier when Dani had ran to Mariah. I keep telling her to give up but she won't.