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Chapter 3

Michelle

After two weeks of no communication, the three stooges were reunited. I'm not talking about me and the girls; I'm talking about Beyonce, Shawn, and Kenny of course. Ah yes, my good friend Kenny. I always knew that man was a fighter. Sike! Check it out, he came to the same club we were at. When I say we, I mean us girls. He somehow spotted us in VIP and got in the room. I think he noticed that Beyonce had a little too much to drink kuz he sat right next to her smiling his ass off. He thought he was gonna get lucky, but too bad we were there. We knew better. He ended up talking a whole bunch of shit before Shawn arrived. Kelly had called him and told him about our situation. She knew we couldn't keep Beyonce here without the help of a strong guy. Kenny looked ready to fight for her. So as soon as Shawn came, Kenny tried to be the bigger man. Yeah right, like that could happen? Please! A big shouting match broke out, and that's when we took our chances and decided to break out too. We went to our car and waited for Shawn to come out. Trust me though, when he came out, he didn't come out looking like a wimp. Nope, he had battle scars. His knuckles were bleeding, and Kelly almost passed out at the sight. He followed us to Kelly and Beyonce's place and helped us get her inside. As soon as that was taken care of, all three of us stayed up and talked. Shawn was out on tour and he was just here until tomorrow around two in the afternoon, and he wanted to see Beyonce. I don't mean drunk Beyonce either, I mean the more boring and sober one.

"A hundred says I get her to say she loves you." Kelly said pointing to Shawn. Me and him looked at each other.

"Deal." We said at the same time. She got up and we followed her into Beyonce's room. We tried to be quiet, but of course we laughed and knocked stuff down. Kelly kneeled down next to the bed and poked Beyonce. "Hey, wake up."

Beyonce moved around a little and then finally opened her eyes. "What?" She said in a groggy voice.

"What happened to you tonight? I mean, you don't usually drink like this." What the hell was Kelly talking about? This wasn't anything new for Beyonce.

"I don't know, I guess I just needed something to help me forget about my issues." She said slowly.

I couldn't believe Kelly was doing this, she knows damn well nothing was wrong with Beyonce tonight. "What issues? Talk to me, you know I would never tell anyone." If I wasn't standing right here watching her tell this lie, I would believe her. I would most definitely tell her everything. Too bad I know how she is though.

"I'm confused about my feelings towards Shawn. I mean, I like him, but at the same time I haven't seen him since he kissed me. Two weeks is a long time, and we don't even talk about our dreams anymore. I think he's slowly trying to get rid of me, but in a way that won't seem to bad on his part. If only he knew how I was feeling."

Kelly looked back at us and smiled. "Watch this now." She whispered. "Beyonce, how do you feel?" She asked.

Beyonce yawned and rolled over to her other side. "I love him."

We all gasped and Kelly fell on the floor laughing. We dragged her out by her feet and all got back on the couch. "I can't believe she did it." I said, still amazed at Kelly. I wonder what she got out of me before. I know there were times when I talked to her at night while I was drunk.

"She didn't know what she was saying though, right?" Shawn said. I completely forgot he was here, and I forgot that Beyonce was talking about him. Shit!

"Who cares, give me my money!" We both pulled out a hundred dollars and handed it to Kelly. She smiled as she gracefully snatched it. "Pleasure doing business with you. I'll be taking myself to sleep now, Michelle you can come with me, Shawn, you can crash here if you'd like." She said pointing to the couch.

I got up and followed her. I felt bad for leaving Shawn, but I knew he would be okay. I wouldn't want to talk to anyone at a time like this anyways, I would want to sit alone and sort out what happened. It's a big thing that just happened, and I know he feels awkward; we would just make it even more awkward. I got into bed next to Kelly and looked at her, what a shock; she was staring back at me. "Did you really do it for the money?" I asked.

She just smiled. "Of course not." We both laughed and closed our eyes. Ah yes, things were finally coming out into the open. No more denying anything.

Beyoncé

When I woke up in the morning, it was no joke. I felt like the world was caving in on me. I sat up in bed, slowly of course, and reached for my phone. I always leave it on my nightstand, just in case. I kept feeling around and realized there was nothing there. I slowly got out of bed and walked out into the living room. I turned on the TV and then walked into the kitchen. I needed coffee, and I needed it now! I don't know how I'm supposed to function today. We have an interview in about three hours with Vibe, and I'm over here trying to spell my name without getting confused once I hit the fourth letter. I hate hangovers. I hate not being a good drinker. I guess since I don't do it often, my body isn't used to alcohol at all. Whoopee for me.

I got one of those cold bottled Starbuck's coffee's out of the fridge and walked back over to the TV. I sat my coffee down and slapped Shawn across the legs. "Move, I'm trying to sit." He stirred and moved his legs far enough to the other side for me to get comfortable. I sat down and started drinking my coffee, until it hit me. Shawn? On my couch? In my house? I slowly turned my head to the left and he was staring at me.

"Hey." He said, with this uncomfortable smile.

I got up and turned the TV off. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be on tour or something?" I admit, I was a little angry. I mean, yay he's back, but boo, he's back. I don't know how to feel. I guess I hate the fact that now we have to talk about what's going on between us. I don't think either one of us knows anyways. I heard Kelly's bedroom door open and her and Michelle came walking out.

"Hey." They waved and walked into the kitchen, returning with three coffees. I hope they weren't planning on giving him any. Those are mine, I bought those, and he can't have any. Sure enough, Kelly handed him one. "Nope, these are mine. He can't get one." I snatched it before he could take it from her, and the girls just looked at me. I know I was wrong, but whatever.

"Wow, here, you can have mine." Kelly handed him hers and shook her head at me.

"Real mature." Michelle said. They both looked disgusted.

"Look, we have an interview to do in a couple of hours, and they're coming here. Shawn, you need to leave before our people come."

He took a sip of the coffee and handed it back to Kelly. "Well, it was nice talking to you guys last night." He gave each of the girls a hug and headed for the door. He opened it and then looked back at me. "Beyonce, you're welcome. I'd do it anytime. I don't mind." He walked out, leaving me confused.

I looked at my girls, and they both were sitting back sipping their coffee, each with their legs crossed. "What is he talking about?"

Kelly shook her head and laughed. "He had to carry your drunk self last night. He got back from tour a couple minutes before I called him to come get you. Kenny was trying to get you to go with him kuz you were drunk. Shawn came and then we offered him the couch kuz he has to leave today around two to go back out on tour. We didn't want him driving and stuff, since it was late and he had to get up early." She got up and walked past me to the door.

"By the way, be careful what you say while you're drunk. Wouldn't want to say you love anyone, right?" Michelle said.

My mouth dropped open as she walked past me as well. They both walked out the door, leaving it open. I can't believe I actually said that I loved him. I was trying so hard to not fall for Shawn, it just didn't seem like a relationship between us would last, and I didn't want to get hurt. I guess that's all out the window now, I can't do that anymore. I had already fallen, and he knew it, and so did my girls. I guess it's done with now. No more denying anything.