Picture Perfect

chapter seven

Christopher M. Brown

Today I set up a meeting between Valerie and Kai'lani to squash whatever was going on between them. Kai'lani was already sitting out back and now I was just waiting for Valerie. Neither of them knew that this meeting was happening so I just hoping it goes well. There was a knock on the door before it opened. Valerie walked inside with her infamous clipboard in her hand.

"Come with me out back so we can discuss this week's schedule." I told her. She nodded and followed me out back. I opened the backdoor which alerted Kai. She looked in my direction and shot up.

"What is she doing here?" Kai inquired.

"Chris you told me, I was here to discuss this week's schedule. What the hell does she have to deal with this week's schedule." Valerie shouted. I listened to her and Kai go back and forth till' I heard enough.

"Kai! Valerie! Y'all are two grown ass women going at it like middle schoolers now sit down and we're going to discuss this beef or whatever it is y'all have." I told them. They both took a seat and I sighed. I took a seat and looked at both of them.

"Now Valerie since you started this little beef, you're going to explain why you don't like Kai'lani." I told her.

"Because she drove you away from me." She said. Kai looked at her then at me.

"What the hell do you mean 'drove you away from me'?" Kai inquired. Valerie smirked.

"Oh he didn't tell you that we were messing around before you guys got serious? The last time we messed around was in the Bahamas." She smirked. Kai looked at me with a look of hurt.

"So you were fucking her while trying to get with me? Bet Christopher bet." She said as she got up from the chair. I got up and gently grabbed her arm.

"Don't fucking touch me." She grimaced as she walked away. I ran over her in hopes she would turn around.

"Kai! Kai!" I called out. As she walked out the door, my mom and my cousin Aliana walked inside. They looked back then looked at me.

"What did you do now Chris?" Aliana inquired. I took a seat and sighed.

"I just possibly lost the woman I really wanted to be with." I told her.

"How?" She inquired. As she asked how, Valerie walked into the room. It was like Aliana knew it was her. Aliana never liked Valerie because she said she's someone that will stab you in the back and not care.

"What the fuck did you do to my cousin?" Aliana inquired. Valerie was scared of Aliana because has fought her twice and each time she got her ass beat. One fight resulted in her having a broken nose and a few broken ribs.

"Nothing."

"Bitch I'mma ask you one more time. What did you do to my cousin?" She inquired as she grabbed onto Valerie's collar.

"I told his little girlfriend we had something going on." She quickly stated. Miranda let go of her collar and looked at me.

"Chris please tell me this heffa is lying."

"She isn't." I told her. Her hand met the back of my head, as I expected.

"Chris, you know your mom and I don't like her. How many times did y'all sleep together?" She inquired.

"Multiple." I admitted. My mom came back downstairs and walked over to us.

"What's wrong baby?" My mom inquired as she took a seat beside me.

"Well that beautiful girl we seen storming out when we were walking in, is Chris's love interest. That thing over there told her that her and Chris had slept together. He admitted to sleeping with her multiple times aunty. Multiple times." Aliana explained. My mom looked at me with a look of shock.

"When was the last time y'all slept together?" She inquired.

"When I was in the Bahamas. It happened right after Ty left the hotel room and also after her and Kai got into a argument."

"Chris, sweetheart you need to talk to that girl." My mom advised.

"She's mad at me mom, I'm probably the last person she wants to talk to."

"Look I'll call her up and speak with her. You're a dumbass but I can tell that you cared about her." Aliana said.

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kai'lani i. perez

CJ and Melissa came over immediately after I told them what happened. I have every right to be mad because he was trying to get with me when we were in the Bahamas but he was also having sex with his manager. Everything that happened before I came around, I don't care about. The simple fact is that if he really 'liked' me, he should have been messing around with his manager.

"I would be over there pulling a 'Waiting to Exhale' moment." Melissa said as we all sat on my couch and drank some Chardonnay.

"Fuck that, I would have killed his manager for messing around with him. She probably did something to him to make him want to mess around with her. Lowkey I feel like she's a witch." CJ snickered. I just listened to them go back and forth about what they would do if they were in my situation. My ringtone Low Life by Future and The Weeknd began to play.

"That's probably his sorry ass right now." CJ snickered. I picked up my phone and walked into my bedroom.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hi this is Aliana, Chris's cousin. I was calling to ask if you would like to come talk with his mom and I about what happened?" She inquired.

"I don't know.... what he did was pretty foul in my opinion." I told her.

"Girl I agree with you one hundred percent. Hell I don't like her sneaky ass either. I won't force you, it would be nice to meet the one my cousin refers to as 'the woman I really want to be with'."

I smiled, "He really said that?" I inquired.

"Yeah, you should have seen in after you left. He looked like a little lost puppy. Best believe, his mom and I scolded the hell out of him. Hell, we both smacked him upside his head a few times."

I laughed, "What time is good for the both of you?" I inquired.

"Noon, does that sound good?" She inquired.

"Yes it does." I told.

"Great, I'll see we'll see you tomorrow at noon."

"Okay, bye." I told her as I hung up. I sat down on my bed and ran my fingers through my hair. I'm meeting with his mom and cousin, two of the most important people in life. Even though it isn't under great circumstances, I'm still meeting them.