| a month later |
Lexi's pov,
I woke up with a slight headache, lastnight was the struggle. I had 2 events. One in L.A. and the other in New York. The one in L.A. was a meet and greet- It was amazing.... I love seeing my fans smile and cry out of excitement to just be around me. The one in New York, was just a concert with Mindless Behavior, Omg Girlz, Jacob Latimore, and Diggy Simmons.
All I ever wanted was to be successful and live my dream. And, now I'm finally doing it, and succeeding. I rolled over and got out of my bed. I walked to my bathroom, and brushed my teeth and washed my face. Then, my phone began to ring. It was my manager.
" What's up, Ci?" I answered,
"Nothing much, I need you to be at the studio on time today. We need to finish this song, we have no time to waste." She said,
"Alright, i'll be there..." I said, before hanging up.
I threw on a plain black t-shirt, and some red jeans. I glanced in the mirror, and just sighed... My hair was all over the place. Oh, well... That's life. I put on my socks, then I slipped on my black and red Jordan's. I picked up my phone and dialed Ray's number.
"Hello?" He answered,
"Bae, what you doing?" I asked,
"Nothing really, why wassup?" He asked,
"Nothing, I was just wondering if you wanted to go to the studio with me." I said,
"I gotta go to the studio, too. You want me to drop you off, though?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said,
"Alrighty i'll be there in 5 minutes." He simply said, before hanging up.
I took my phone off the charger, and went into my mom's room. She wasn't in there, so she must be at work. I walked outside and sat on the porch until he arrived outside my house. I walked towards his car and got in. I put on my seatbelt, as he leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. The whole ride to the studio was basically silent, besides the music he was playing. Once we arrived, we got out of the car and walked inside Success records, recording building. I turned towards Ray, wondering why he didn't stay in the car and go to his studio.
"Why aren't you going to the studio with the boys?" I asked,
"I don't have to be their til' 6, so I'm just going to stay here and watch you do ya thang." He said, smirking. I looked down at my watch, to check the time and it was just 3:00. "Only, if it's okay with you..." He said,
"Oh, yeah... Of course you can stay." I said, smiling.
I walked inside and immediately saw Ci and my producer.
"What's up, Lil mamma..." My producer Dre said, giving me a handshake.
"Nothing much, what's up..." I said, returning the handshake.
"Is this you're boyfriend?" Dre asked, referring to Ray. Everybody keeps asking this question... Can a boy and a girl, be just friends anymore? Like, we are more than that, but we haven't quite made it official.
"No, Lexi is too focused on her career to be worried about a boyfriend." Ci said, before I could get a chance to answer the question. I understand my career is the only thing I need to be focused on. But I'm just a young girl like every other young girl... And, if I want a boyfriend, then I can do that. He's not gonna distract anything I got going, why would I mess over my career for a boy. Hell, he got a career too...
"Actually, she is my girlfriend." Ray said, I was so shocked to even hear him say that.
Ci mouth dropped, and I could tell she was furious. She pulled my arm and took me outside of the building.
"I thought I clearly explained to you, that your career is most important." Ci said, frustratedly. "Besides, you're too young to be worried about a boyfriend." She continued.
"I am old enough to make my own decisions, I'm tired of you, telling me what I can and cannot do. I am 17, I will be 18 in 2 months. A lot of my friends, had boyfriends when they were 14, probably even 8. And you standing here telling me, I can't have a boyfriend because I'm too young and have a career to be worried about." I said, angrily.
"I'm just trying to lead you in the right path... Something your mamma should be doing." She said, bluntly. How dare she..
"Who the fuck are you, to talk about my mamma. She raised me to the best of her ability, regardless of any bullshit that got in her way. You wouldn't even be able to do the shit my mamma do on a daily basis, let along handle it." I said, bluntly.
"I'm the reason, you even made it this far. Without me, you wouldn't be shit and you'll never be shit," Ci said,
"Bitch, fuck you. With or without you... I'm gonna make it. I don't need you, I never needed you." I said, shedding a tear. I began to walk back in the building. "I promise, I'll make it without you." I said, before I walked back into the room.
"You good, Lexi?" Dre asked,
"Yeah, I'm straight. Let's just finish this song." I said, sighing.
"Alright, look... While you was gone, we decided you and Ray should try this track right here." He said, handing me some lyrics. I examined over them, and I actually liked the song. "And, see... Making this song, would probably be even better for your career. People might think it's cute that you and Ray go together and that y'all are making a song together. " Dre said,
"Right..." I said, nodding.
"Alright, let's get started." He said.
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🎤🎧 I don't wanna be... 🎧🎤
"When we hooked up we sat down
Made an agreement, we vowed that
That we'd always be together through whatever
We said that no one would ever get between us
This love would never ever leave us
That was a while ago
But now lately it feels like
I mean I feel like all we do is fight
Every single night
Can't make it tight, can't get it right
I just wanna go back, take it way back
All the way back, can we start again
Do it over, can we straighten it out
Can we work it out, cuz..."
After the song was partially finished, Ray dropped me off at home and he headed back to his studio.
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Hope you enjoy, this chapter...
The song is originally by the fabulous Aaliyah, r.i.p.
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