B R O K E N

16.

Ariana.

I threw on one of Chris' t shirts and my low top Ugg boots before walking downstairs and to the kitchen. I had been sleeping most of the day so I figured cooking dinner wouldn't hurt, especially since I knew Chris would be hungry coming from the studio.

He was working on his album F.A.M.E and I was excited because he's been working hard. Lately he's been coming home around 8:30 and 10:00pm. He has the same schedule for every time. He eats dinner, takes a shower, drinks a beer then lays down and goes to sleep. Him working on his album does make me feel lonely so I'll spend my time with Braelynn or Leilani.

I dried my hands after washing them before looking for something to cook. I scanned my fridge before hearing the front door open. I drowned because it was only 6:45pm so I knew it wasn't Chris.

Braelynn: Ariana!

Of course it was Braelynn.

Ariana: I'm in the kitchen!

I heard her foot steps approaching so I shut the fridge and turned my attention to her.

Ariana: Yes?

Braelynn: Fashawn has a girlfriend and she's 6 months pregnant. I just found out when I dropped Ziya off.

Ariana: So.... what's the issue?

Braelynn: The issue is that I've never met her and she's been around my child. I don't care that they're together and she's pregnant, I'm happy for him. I just want to know who's been around my daughter and what they're about. That's all.

Ariana: Well did Ziya like her?

Braelynn: Yeah

Ariana: then she can't be that bad. Just calm down and stop over thinking the situation.

After that I turned my attention back to the fridge. I decided on making shrimp and fish tacos. I grabbed the shrimp and fish out of the fridge and laid them on separate plates.

Braelynn: Wait no... Let me make my pineapple boats. Pleaseee!?

I shrugged and walked over to the island and sat down. Some thing we never ran out of in this house was pineapples because I was of course the pineapple princess.

Braelynn.

I was just chilling with Ari cooking and talking. I was trying to keep myself from thinking about how I was the only lonely one. I guess she could tell I had zoned out because she yelled my name.

Braelynn: What..?

Ariana: I said I did the pineapples, now you can start.

I nodded and grabbed the shrimp and cleaned them before seasoning them with Cajun seasoning and cooking them. While those cooked I started on chicken thighs. Since those took about 30 minutes I turned the shrimp down, checking on it occasionally.

Braelynn; So that's all set. Have you talked to your fiancé?

Ariana: Yeah he's at the studio again. He said he won't go for a week after tonight because he's tired. Brae he leaves at like 8 in the morning and doesn't get home til 8:30 to 10:00 at night.

Braelynn: Damn, that's a whole 12 to 14 hours

Ariana: I know and it sucks honestly. Sometimes I wish he wasn't a singer or artist at all and that he was just normal.

Braelynn: Ariana just be grateful you have someone to come home to at night.

Leilani.

Today was a good day and I was happy that my baby was home. After dinner finished we all sat at the table and ate together as a family.

Dre: mom can I have some juice?

Leilani: not until you finish eating because you know you won't all your food I give you juice.

Keenon: when'd that happen?

Leilani: a few months ago. If he get juice then he'll just drink that and be full.

He just nodded and kept eating.

Leilani: So how was tour?

Keenon: it was bool. I finished early cause I wanted to come home. I missed a lot of stuff in my kids life and I'm not trynna miss anymore.

I nodded because he has missed a lot. He missed Hazel's first steps, her first word and he missed Dre's basketball tournaments. I knew it hurt him but it hurt Dre the most.

Dre: Pops?

Keenon: yeah?

Dre: why do you love touring more than us?