Pop Life

Chapter 16

Prince looked up at me surprised that René would even dare to show up this late at night and unannounced. I couldn't believe that she still thinks after she was caught screwing another man and was bold enough to blame him for it would have the nerve to show her face in the same city as the man she cheated on.

  "René what are doing here?" Prince asked her angrily.

  "I can't live without you. I need you.....No I want you to come back to me. Take me back! What do I have to do to get you to take me back?" She said with a shaky voice.

I sat in one of the chairs in the lobby and watched this horrible acting job she was pulling out of her ass to win back Prince's heart. René tried to hug him but he refused her advances.

  "René you can't do anything it's over! Why don't you understand that?"

  "I know it's not over! It can't be! I messed up! I'm sorry! Please take me back! I'll die without you!" She said as she began to cry.

  "I don't believe you. I refuse to!" He said to her.

  "I really am sorry Prince! I love you!"

  "Do you love me or my fame?"

The stunned silence was all he needed from her. Prince pointed to the door and turned away from her.

  "Goodbye René." He said to her sadly.

She clearly did more damage at that moment than she realized.

  "Wait Prince! Give me another chance!"

  "I gave you more chances than you deserved! You need to go! Now!" He said.

His voice began to get louder due to his evident anger and heartbreak. At this point I could no longer sit by and watch this Saint Bernard break his heart. I stood up and marched towards them.

"Prince! Please baby give me one more chance and this time I won't blow it." She said as she attempted to squeeze another tear or two from her eyes.

  "You heard him René! You've done enough damage. You have to leave now!" I said to her abrasivly.

  "And who are you his new girlfriend?" She barked at me.

Prince began to lose color in his face. He never looked so afraid to tell René that he had moved on so quickly.

  "As a matter of fact yes I am! And we'd appreciate it if you left." I said proudly as I grabbed Prince by the hand.

  "I thought you were Andre Cymone's girl?" She asked puzzled.

I will never know why that has been circulating through Minneapolis but it was false advertising in my eyes.

"First of all I was never nor will I ever be that peanut heads girl. Secondly I don't know why you seemed so concerned about Prince now. You looked pretty comfortable riding on another man while you had a good one at your fingertips from what I understand. You had your chance and you blew it."

René dropped her head and laughed as if she couldn't believe what was going on.

  "So this is what it is now Prince? You and her?" She said.

Prince looked at René and then turned to me.

  "I'm sorry René but I tried. You didn't want to commit to me. Now I have someone who will."

His eyes sparkled as he looked into mine. The sincerity in his smile was as clear as the oceans of the Caribbean.

  "Ok I see what this is now." René snapped.

  "Just wait! You think you love her now but it's only gonna be a matter of time before you show her who you really are. Then maybe she'll understand why I cheated on you when I did."

René stormed out of the lobby and into the dark parking lot. Prince and I stood there in the lobby alone in our silence. We were facing each other with out heads touching.

  "Are you ok?" I asked him.

  "I just wish this was easy." He said sadly.

  "For her or for you?"

  "For me. I don't like when she just shows up. There's nothing left for me to fight for when it comes to her. She was only with me for the fame. I don't need that. I need real love."

  "You have real love. You have me."

We went in for the kiss when the buzzer sounded. This time it was the pizza.

  "Good evening Mr. Nelson!" I heard the voice behind the door say.

Prince paid for the pizza and sent the delivery guy on his way.

  "Ready to go?" He asked.

  "Not really. After René showing up and killing the fun I think we should just turn in for the night." I said.

  "You're really gonna have me eat this whole thing alone?"

  "I don't mean to but I just want you right now."

Prince smiled and reached for my hand.

  "Well then I guess we have a change in plans. Let's save this for later. It's all about you tonight."

We went hand in had to the kitchen and put our dinner in the fridge. Then we made our way to the top floor to the bedroom. The rest was history from there.