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Chapter 79: Done

Drake walked into his bedroom with Rihanna by his side. He was definitely feeling good with all the alcohol he had tonight. Rihanna was laughing and kissing him and he was all smiles too. He was definitely glad she was there. He just wished the morning hadn't played out the way it had. Rihanna had started trying to undress him and he was trying to undress her but he stopped when he seen the chair Adriana had sat him in still sitting in the center of his room. His mind immediately flashed to the lap dance she had given hims and the night he had spent with her and he felt bad. "Robyn I can't do this right now."

"Excuse me?"

He pulled away from her and started pacing the room. He stopped and turned to face her. "Robyn, why are you really here? I don't understand? I hardly hear from you anymore and then you show up on my birthday throwing the word BOYFRIEND around when you've been constantly telling me you "don't like titles" and "we're just having fun." What's going on? I can't keep playing these games with you."

"I thought you enjoyed what we have? When did that change? It's her isn't it? You've never stopped me when we're about to fuck!"

"Don't make this about her, this is about you. I don't get you. Why now? I've been tryin to get you to say we're dating for, shit I don't even know how long anymore. But you kept hitting me with that shit I just said. Now all of a sudden you show up unexpectedly and start tossing that word around knowing it's what I've been wanting and... I just don't get it Robyn. What changed since the last time we talked? Is it because you sensed I was moving on?" Drake was no longer tipsy. Seeing that chair in the middle of the room and thinking about Adriana and all the things his mom, Chubbs and Noah said to him made him sober up quick.

She raised an eyebrow at him. "So you are moving on?"

Drake put his hands on top of his head and sighed. He remained silent for a moment looking at anything but her. When he was finally ready to talk he put his hands down and looked at her again. "This morning, before you showed up I thought I knew exactly what I wanted. I was about to..." He shook his head. "It doesn't matter what I was about to do. You showed up with that damn word and I didn't know anymore. I waited so long Robyn. It was bittersweet. I felt like I was finally getting you but losing someone who's managed to get in here in a short amount of time." He said gesturing towards his heart. "We've been friends for so long now and you know I love you Robyn. I.... It's no secret that I'm crazy about you. But I don't want to do this back and forward shit anymore. If you want to be with me, really be with me, we can make that happen. You know I can't tell you no when you want something from me. But if you're only here because you felt like I was moving on, or if you're planning on leaving again when things get hard or you don't like something, then please, don't make me waste my time. I'm tired of being lonely Robyn."

Rihanna remained silent for longer than Drake would have liked. Once again he thought how this wasn't like her. She was one to just pop off at the mouth. She didn't take shit from anyone. She walked up to him and planted a kiss on his lips. "I shouldn't have come here. You should go see her Aubrey. You should fix it."

"Seriously Robyn?" He asked with furrowed eyebrows. Her answer surprised him.

"I can see that you really care about her and I'm not ready to give you what  your asking. So you should go to her."

"If you weren't ready why did you show up telling her I was your boyfriend?"

"Isn't it obvious? I was jealous!" She hated to admit it but it was true.

"You we're jealous of Adriana?"

"Don't repeat that shit again. But yes, I was. I'm not stupid Aubrey. When you posted that picture of her I knew it was from the show in Vegas and I immediately regretted not being there. I also realized she's the girl you brought on stage at the show here at Staples Center. She wasn't just a random fan and I wasn't crazy when I thought you enjoyed kissing her a little too much on that stage. I noticed your whole crew followed her in Instagram so she had to be spending a lot of time with you. You stopped checking in on me as much as you used to and that bothered me because I realized that effort was going to someone else."