What If...

Our Mamas Know What's Best

The next morning Rihanna's mother wakes her up with breakfast in bed.

"how are you feeling." her mother asks.

"I wanna get out of this bed but i can't. So other than that i feel fine." Rihanna says then takes a sip of her orange juice.

"Today we are going to the beach."

"But im not supposed to leave the bed."

"I called your doctor and she thinks the beach will be very relaxing for you just not too much walking."

"okay" Rihanna says with a smile

"I've already picked you out some clothes and ran your bath water. so all you have to do is get dressed and well go and sit at the beach."

"Thank you so much mama. I really appreciate you."

"You're my daughter i'm supposed to take care of you. Especially in times like this."

Rihanna smiles and and finishes her breakfast then gets up to take her bath.

The beach is very relaxing and Rihanna feels very at ease.

"Mama what was it like when you found out you was pregnant?"

"hmm I was happy, excited a little bit scared, but also married" mama says and side eyes Rihanna. Rihanna side eyes her back and rolls her eyes. Like mother like daughter. "I felt many emotions. Mostly Happy though. I love you and your brothers and wouldn't give you up or change anything for the world. I love yall with all my heart."

"And what was daddy like.?"

"He was a man. 'i bet its a boy, it's a boy i just know.' But he was excited anyways."

"So he wasn't disappointed that i was a girl?"

"Oh, no. your father was in love with you the first time he saw you. He said you were the most beautiful baby he had ever laid eyes on. Then said you looked just like him. I Think he was trying to be funny." Mama chuckles "But he loved you with all his heart and nothing's changed he still loves you very much."

"I just didn't want you guys to be disappointed in me for my mistakes."

"I can't speak for your father but i am not disapointed at all but im sure hes not. I will love my grandchild as much as i love you. And babies are not mistakes, they're gifts. don't you ever say that about your baby. You made a mistake but your baby in not a mistake."

Rihanna's phone rings and it's from Chris.

"Hello" Rihanna says.

"Hey Robyn, it's Joyce."
"Oh, Hey Mama J."

"Hey. My phone died so im calling you from Chris phone. I just wanted to thanks for calling me about Chris"

"Yeah, no problem."

"He told me about the baby."

"He did?"

"Yeah. i was wondering why you left him alone in a time like this. But he explained everything to me and i fully understand. But I think we should all be together right now. I Think you should come back here. i would come there but your doctor is here and we all need to be together for what you and the baby are going through and what Chris is going through. You should bring your mother too. Yall need all the support you can get. But we should stick together and go through this as a family."

"I get it but i'm really scared. i don't want Chris hurting me or the baby. He needs help first."

"And he is getting that. Someone with is condition needs his family around right now."

"What do you mean,'With his condition'?"

"Thats why im calling you i wanted you to be here when i told you."

"You can just tell me now."

"Okay. The other day when you called me i went right over to the house and saw what you were talking about. It's exactly what his father was like. losing his temper uncontrollably and not remembering doing it. like on and off switches in his brain. I had already knew what it was but i took him to someone to make sure and........Chris is bipolar."

"Bipolar? But why now? This is the first time something like that has happened"

"The doctor said people aren't born bipolar.It's a chemical imbalance in the brain. Something triggers it. A traumatic experience or a death or anything. But could still be months or years after that until a first episode."

"But what could have triggered something like that.? Was it me? When i told him about the baby? Or with what happened the other day. Or all the false reports in the news? Oh my god."

"No it wasn't anything you did. The doctor thinks It was when he was younger and his father would beat me almost every day while chris was around. He heard and saw everything. Me screaming and his father hitting me. After that he would wet the bed a lot. But the doctor said there is no cure but if he takes his medication like he's supposed to everything will be fine."

"Wow. I'll be there soon."

"Thank you. see you soon."

"Okay, bye." Rihanna says then hangs up.

"So i have to go back home now. They found out what wrong with Chris. He's bipolar and he needs me right now and i need him. We need each other. They said he's okay now as long as he takes his medication."

"Okay i'm coming with you then."

"i was hoping you would say that."

They go home and get ready to fly back to LA.