The 2 Minute Engagement

Chapter 7

Chapter 7
Lucile

2016

I wake up with a horrible headache from all of the laughing, drinking, and staying up all night. I don't even try to open my eyes as I feel light through my eyelids. I can hear everyone moving around as they slowly wake up.

"Oh shit. I can't ever pull an all-nighter like that again." JJ says to herself.

"Goddamn," Bryshere groans. Kim's head is laying on his stomach from last night which I know is stopping him from sitting up. "Kimmy, get up."

"Stop talking. My head hurts." Kim probably pokes his stomach.

"Shut your cute ass up." Algee says from behind the sofa. I open one eye slowly before the other.

"Talking to me, Pretty Boy?" Kim smiles against the headache I know she has.

"No one else, Kimberly." Algee stands up and stretches.

"What time is it?" Elijah asks from the sofa. Luke picks up his phone.

"Almost ten," he jumps up. "We have to get to the studio in seven minutes."

"We're still in our clothes from yesterday. We stink." Woody says.

"I'll tell my mom. Tell her we're all going to be late," I say as I pick up my phone to call. "Ma, we got drunk last night"

"Did y'all have fun? Did y'all figure out stuff about each other?" Mom asks on the other end. No anger is in her voice, only amusement.

"Yeah we had fun. Yeah we learned a lot about each other." I roll my eyes.

"Well, y'all are late. I know y'all won't be ready soon. How much time y'all need?" Mom says and I smile.

"Give us all an hour. And, yes, we will stay later." I answer her next question before she can ask it.

"Alright. Be safe. Don't have sex with them just yet. Love you."

I roll my eyes. "Yeah. Okay. Love you."

"We'll see y'all in an hour." Kim says as she gets off Bryshere.

We stumble out of the dark house for the blindingly bright sun outside. I drive us to our shared apartment where we shower and get dressed before driving to the studio. We walk inside just as the guys are coming in. We all have on dark-tinted sunglasses.

"Nice look." I nod at the guys and they all groan back.

"Wow. Y'all really got drunk." Auntie Jacque laughs when she sees us.

"Can you not be so loud?" JJ asks as we all wince at her loud laugh.

"Nope." She laughs again but this time Mom and Auntie Steph join in.

"Get ready," Auntie Steph orders us. We put our bags down and start stretching. "We found our Big Ronnie. He'll be here in a few minutes. I told him he could come later because you all would be late."

We just nod at the information as we continue to stretch. "Have y'all finished writing the new song?" Mom asks me, JJ, and Kim.

"Almost." I bite my lip as I lie.

"Liar," Luke says and I glare at him. "You bite your lip when you lie."

My glare gets even more intense.
"Y'all might want to get a move on. The album won't complete itself." Auntie Steph says and we sigh.

"We know. We've just been busy." Kim shrugs.

"Everyone is doing more than one project at once. It's all a part of being a businesswoman. You have to multitask." Auntie Jacque says.