Drifting Back [Fanfiction G-Eazy] Book 1

Crimson Lips

Gerald POV

Fucking Marty had to show up on time for once. She rushed out like she saw a ghost once Marty came in the room.

"Did I interrupt something?"

"Nah we were just working on something."

"You are totally falling for her again."

"Nah... " I glanced at my phone and sighed slightly. "Devon is coming."

"Great..." Marty mumbled. "I should have taken a few more Tylenol then." I shrugged and sat my phone down.

"Well moms is coming too."

" Now that is a lady I love to see! Cookies and weed! Blizzy and Grady will be siked." I chuckled and glanced at the laptop before me, she'd left it unlocked why not snoop right? I clicked on photos and went to the library, scrolling through. There were photos of us, photos of Polaroids, photos from her wedding, and hospital photos. I felt nauseous, but I couldn't let Marty see my expression. Her arms were covered in bruises. The fuck was this from. What happened to her? I kept scrolling when my eyes caught lingerie photos labeled with Playboy. I would surely have to hunt down an issue. Then it all hit hard. A photo of her holding up a sign with Ellie that said Cancer survivor. Her golden locks were short in a boy cut, the wedding band missing it was six months after I cheated. Her ex was her chemotherapy doctor. It was all coming together. The bruises were because she was so weak during it all. I closed the laptop and swallowed the lump in my throat before blinking a few times.

"G? You ight over there?"

" Yeah just a sad fucking video on Facebook." I laughed weakly before shoving the laptop between the cushions as Devon and my mother walked in with James carrying boxes of donuts. " Yo!" I jumped up and hugged James before hugging my mom and giving her a kiss. "I'm glad you could make it." Devon sat down, it was obvious I was ignoring her slightly. I didn't wanna deal with bullshit today.

"Hey honey. You look busy!" My mom smiled and sat down, taking off her jacket. "It's a nice studio."

" Yeah it's pretty cool." I was interrupted when Daniella came in and grinned at my mom whom got up quicker than ever to hug her.

"Mama Gillum!"

"Daniella! O sweetie how have you been? You look amazing!"

"I am doing really well. I just popped in to say hi, I heard your voice but I was on the phone with a client." Blizzy walked in as did Grady. It was like family except for the awkwardness between Devon and everyone else.

"Say D you gotta stay for just one track recording." She was reluctant but Blizzy sat her down and she laughed it off.

"Just one."

"Alright Eazy! Let's do the one you got labeled... Uhh... Everything with be okay." I sighed and rubbed my forehead. It had to be recorded. It was just hard to rap. All I could do was nod before walking in the booth and putting my head set on as I opened my book. Kehlani's voice began to fill my ears, fuck I felt the tears coming. The first verse I could always get through, and everyone knew damn well the lines:
They say, "You know if you loved her Well then you would have stayed You could have made a perfect pair That people wouldn't trade"
Were about Daniella. Then came the hard part. The part where I would have to sniffle and hold back the sobs. I could see my mom, James, and Danny crying. Devon was gone. Marty, Blake, and Grady were all in shock.

Toughest pill to swallow, but we lost, that's forced reflection
While in her life you made her happy
Thank you for the blessing

I used my shirt to dry my face before leaving the booth and staying in the hall. Daniella walked in the hall and pulled me into a hug as I took a few shakey breaths. She knew about Melissa, she knew about it all. She was there for me. We had met in high school and she wasn't the prettiest girl, but she was my best friend and she was there.

"Shhh Ger it's okay. It's okay." I sat on the sofa in the hall and pulled her down with me. Holding her made me sane. As sane as I could get at this point. Finally Suzanne came out and sat with us, she was rubbing my back.

"It was so good honey. I'm so proud."

"Say why don't we take a break yeah? Smoke a little and take it from there?" I managed to laugh before I let her go and gave a nod. Those green eyes pulled me in and settled my soul. She held my hand as we walked back in and no one said another word about the song. The blunt was passed till we started burning our fingers and laughing, though Grady did make another blow torch joke. Marty announced we had a festival to go to tomorrow for a week, though Danny didn't look thrilled nor upset.

" Say where did Dev go?"

"She got pissed off." Marty rolled his eyes. "She said of course you're singing about another girl again. She said she's done. She'll come crawling back doe."

"Yeah... I ain't even worried about it though. I think I know what I need to focus on and it isn't her." I glanced at my book and sighed slightly as Daniella got up and stretched.

" Well I've gotta run. I'm exhausted. I'll see you all tomorrow yeah? Friday finally!" She did a little dance before hugging my mom, James, Blizzy, Marty, and Grady. She stopped at me and I pulled her into a hug, it felt good to hold her for the brief moments before she left. I now understood what a warrior she really was inside. The shit I put her through was hell, but it was only the beginning of hell at the time. I sighed and packed up my things before glancing to her laptop once more.

" Hey ma?"

"Yeah Gerald?"

"Do you know what happened to D? Right after her and I separated?" She blinked a few times, she knew and was now judging if I knew. The only person in the room with us was James.

"Yeah, did she tell you?"

"Her photos did. Just tell me, I won't tell her I know." Suzanne sighed slightly.

" Well Gerald the day she was coming to you was the day she found out she had breast cancer. They thought she was gonna die three months into it when they tried cannabis and less chemo. Three months later she was doing really good... I think she should be the one to fill in the blanks for you though." I rubbed my face before taking a deep breath. That night I recorded and finished Think about You.