Butterflies {Corey Crawford}

Drop Dead

I glare at Trev from across the table and he scratches at his forehead. I can hear Corey and Holly, his voice sounding deep and hers squeaky.

"Evelyn?" Sylvia chimes and I blink harshly, drawing my attention to her, "It's your turn."

"Oh, sorry." I scan through my cards and lay something down, continuing the game. I hear footsteps and Corey appears in the kitchen with the 'Christmas decoration' skipping in behind him. He sits down beside me and she sits beside him.

"She won't leave." He whispers and I roll my eyes

"It's your house, kick her out." I mumble

"She says she has to talk to me." He adds

"Don't look at my cards." I say loudly and everyone looks at us. I smile and they chuckle. Another fifteen minutes go by with awkward small talk filling the air. Most of it comes from Trev who is trying to keep me from getting angry. Eventually our card game ends and the rest of Corey's family leaves. As soon as his parents step out of the room, I turn towards Holly.

"Why are you here?" I ask and she blinks.

"Who are you?" She questions back and I snort, "Oh you're his baby mama."

"I'm his girlfriend." I reply and she gasps. Growing up in Chicago, I know how to defend myself and get dirty. It's a tough city and you have to know how to protect yourself. And I'm damn well going to protect myself from her.

"I want to talk." She answers and I look at Trev. He shrugs and I sigh.

"Okay fine, but whatever you say to him you say to me." I say and she frowns. I look at Corey and he's chewing on his lip as he shakes his leg. I laugh mentally, he's sat in between his ex and his girlfriend as they fight. What a sight.

"I love you." Holly says, looking at Corey now.

"You broke up with me." He answers and I laugh.

"I made a mistake." She says and grabs his bicep. He tenses up and nudges her hand away.

"No you didn't. We broke up and I met Evelyn. I'm happy. If you loved me you'd want me to be happy. So just be happy for me and respect my family." Corey replies and stands up. I smile as Holly looks at me.

"Okay." She says and stands up as well. She gives me a death stare as Trev comes over and leads her out of the house. I stand up and hug Corey. He lifts me and spins in a circle as I laugh. He sets me down and I have to catch myself from falling.

"Whoa are you okay?" Corey asks, noticing how dizzy I am. My arms start to burn and I feel a tingling sensation on the back of my neck. My eyes start crossing and I know this isn't good.

"I need to-" I lose my breath as I fall to my knees. I can see Corey's mouth talking but I can't hear any words. My muscles begin to clench as I curl into a ball. Everything spins as I lose my memory.

I open my eyes. I can't feel my arms. My eyes feel tired and my cheeks are wet.

"Call 911." A voice says.