Breathe Me In (fanfiction)

7. Meeting the Family (Pt. 1)

Back at home, I was sitting in my bed holding Prince against my chest while watching The Real on my flat screen.

Kenny and Mama B had left after picking me up from the airport and taken me home. I guess they understood I just wanted to be alone with my son after being away from him for so long.

I ran my fingers lightly through Prince's curly hair, looking at him with a smile. He was knocked out since it was still around four in the morning. The only reason I was up was because I'd drank too much coffee.

My phone rang and I grabbed it from its spot next to me, not even checking to see who was calling.

"Girl, why you not asleep?" Chris asked me. I rolled my eyes.

"Why aren't you asleep?"

"I asked you first"

"And I asked second. Two is bigger than one, nigga so start talking" I retorted, making him laugh.

"No but seriously, why are you still up?"

"I just got home an hour ago and I drank too much coffee so I can't go to sleep. What about you?"

"I just got home. I'm in LA right now and I can't sleep so I figured I'd call you cause I'm bored"

"How flattering. You just got home from Atlanta?" I asked him.

He'd left after his part of recording was done since he technically wasn't needed. I knew where he was only because we called each other every other day just to talk.

"Yeah I was over there recording some music and performing, you know the typical shit"

"Oh cool. How's the music going?"

"It's going good. I feel like I'm in a good place right now. You know how it is"

"Yeah, I do"

We were both quiet for a moment, the two of us just thinking our own thought.

"So..." I heard Chris say, his voice trailing off.

"So what?"

"I told my mama bout everything. My baby and all that" My eyebrows rose.

"What'd she say?"

"She took it better than I thought she would. Of course she gave me a lecture about not telling Karreuche either but it was alright"

"And what about Karreuche?" I was hoping he had told his girlfriend already about Royalty. He kept on holding off on telling her but I understoody why.

From what he told me, their relationship was rocky from the start because he cheated on her on more than one occasion. Karreuche was still in the process of forgiving him for all that so adding a baby from another woman (a woman who was friends with her too) would most likely make things worse.

"I was trying to figure out a way to tell her but she found out anyways so it doesn't matter"

"How did she find out?"

"Fucking TMZ, man. I went to her apartment and then left to get some food. When I came back she was crying and screaming at me to get out" he sighed out.

"How are you?"

"You know what, despite the guilt I feel for what I've done to her, I'm relieved. Like, the people I care about know and I'm not holding it in. I do wish TMZ wouldn't have beat me to it but I know that's my fault" he responded. "It's all still so hard though"

"You got this, bro. The hardest part is over since the news is out. What's next is you need to focus on your baby"

"Yeah I know. I just really want Karreuche, ya know? Like, I really am in love with her despite all this shit. I'm so damn mad at myself because I myself fucked shit up for us, like usual. She took me back through all the other shit I put her through but this time I know I pushed her too far. Like, she ain't never gonna take me back and it hurts"