fangs / matt champion

part eighteen

This was my first of the two planned visits to LA. The next one would be a complete surprise for Matt. I flew over to record the song with him and with Joba who had agreed to produce it. I was waiting at the bag check for my suitcase when I felt two familiar arms wrap around me from behind. I looked up and saw Matt smiling down at me. I turned in his arms, wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him passionately. I hadn't seen him in weeks and I had honestly missed his touch. He kissed me back, wrapping his arms tighter around me. Once we finally pulled away, I collapsed against his chest. "I missed you, amorcito." I admitted, hiding my face in his hoodie. He kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back. "I missed you too, baby." he mumbled. Once my bag finally appeared, we headed back to the car that Ameer was waiting at. I smiled widely, jumping through the passengers seat and hugging him tightly.

"Ameer what the fuck, I haven't seen you in so long!" I said. He hugged me back with a chuckle. "You've been too busy for us." he huffed jokingly. "Wait till you hear the album." smiled Matt, hopping in the backseat. I reached my arm back, taking his hand in mine. Everything felt good again. Ameer drove us back to the new Brockhampton Factory in Van Nuys. The space was a lot bigger than the last house which was good for them, and the area was a lot nicer. We stepped out of the car and into the house. The boys poured in from all over, giving me huge hugs. "We missed you!" said Merlyn, ruffling my hair. "Oh my god, wait until you hear the album." yelled Romil excitedly. "That's priority, let's do that." I suggested, leaving my suitcase by the door and following everyone into the family room. We crashed onto the couches and floor, Matt wrapping his arm around me. Romil connected his phone to the speakers and sat on the arm of the couch. "Ready?" he asked. I nodded excitedly.

The first song sounded pretty cinematic until it abruptly stopped and transitioned to a good ass beat and Ian's verse. I nodded my head to the beat as I listened, the guys jamming along with me. "This is GUMMY." smiled Jabari. Once Ameer's verse started, I winced. "Holy shit, this is so fucking good." I said, eyes wide. They all yelled in excitement, making me giggle. It was so cute that they cared about my opinion this much. Matt's verse closed off the song, which was super high energy. I couldn't stop smiling, nodding my head to his words. "Babe..." I smiled, looking over at him. We went through the album, each song just as impressive as the last. Matt's verse in JELLO surprised me, and I looked at him with wide eyes, making him laugh. I giggled at his verse in CHICK. "Short but tall enough to ride every ride?" I said, choking on my laughter. "I love you." I laughed, resting my head on his shoulder.

JUNKY really surprised me in a great way. It was something I had never heard before, and everyone's verses held so much emotion. SWEET's beat was really old school and I was really digging it. The album finished off with SUMMER which was literally so beautiful. Overall, this album was really fucking great, not that Saturation wasn't. "Guys, holy fuck. This is gonna chart." I said, resting my chin in my hands and just thinking about what I had just listened to. "No, that was so fucking good guys. Seriously, so good." I smiled, dumbfounded completely. "We'll play what we've recorded for Sat 3 later, we wanna hear your stuff." smirked Ian, crossing his arms. I giggled, standing from the couch and connecting my phone to the speaker. I sat on the floor and went to my music files. "So half of the album is done. I'm really happy with what I have so far." I played the intro to the album, which was pretty soft and whimsical.

The second and third songs were more intense with a hip hot beat behind my soft vocals. The fourth and fifth songs were more playful and upbeat, and the sixth was the intense one. It was mostly in spanish, talking about my dad and how much of a dick he was. I went back and forth from english to spanish, so the only one that could really appreciate it was Rob. Once they finished, I unplugged my phone and looked up at the guys. They were all staring at me, making me nervous. "Cat..." said Matt, eyes wide. "Holy fuck, I can't believe you waited until now to show us that shit." yelled Ian, standing from the couch. "That was so good, Cat." said Romil with a huge smile. "Really?" I asked, standing from the floor. They all nodded in response, making me giggle. "I'm glad you liked it. I would've scrapped it." I admitted, making them all laugh. "When you said jodete hombre, vivimos mejor sin ti. I felt that shit." noted Rob, leaving everyone else confused. "Translate please." said HK, the room bursting into laughter. "Basically, I was telling him to go fuck himself because life is better without him." I explained.

My phone rang, and I looked down at the number. I took in a deep breath, seeing my dad's number on the phone. Matt saw my face and immediately stood from the couch. We left the room silently, everyone else confused. "Hello?" I said, answering the call. Matt took my free hand in his and squeezed it supportively. "Mama, no me cuelgues por favor. (Please don't hang up)" said my dad firmly. "Que coño quieres? (What the fuck do you want?)" I seethed. "Sin groserías. Estoy con tu mamá y me dijo que ya no hablan. (Your mom told me you don't talk anymore)" he explained. "Y a ti que te importa? Que haces con mami? Después de todo que hiciste regresas como si nada? Jódete. (Why do you care? What are you doing with mom? You're gonna come back like it's nothing? Fuck you.)" I said angrily. "Mira Catalina, yo estoy tratando de arreglar las cosas que hice. Yo cambié, pare de tomar. Dame chance, hija. (Look, Catalina. I'm trying to fix the things I did. I've changed, I stopped drinking. Give me a chance, my daughter.)" he pleaded."Yo no soy hija tuya. Dile a mi mamá que yo estoy aquí si ella decide que ya quiere hablar conmigo. Bye. (I'm not your daughter. Tell mom I'm here if she wants to talk to me again)" I huffed, hanging up the phone.