Is It Love?

Chapter 22 Pt.2

Title:"Is It Love?"
Chapter 22 pt.2

"New York, New York!" Tupac yelled out leaving the hotel lobby following behind David, who was laughing at him. They were walking on the busy streets of New York. "Shit, it's busy as fuck today, can't even get through the streets without bumping into somebody." The more they continue to walk the street, the more overcrowded the streets became. "Damn, what the hell is going on, damn did somebody die?" Pac questioned, as he begin to grow agitated because it being a lot of people everywhere. They walked a little bit longer before David saw the billboard of Janet as they were walking into Times Square. "I see why now." David spoke, "What?" Pac questioned, turning around looking at David with confusion. David pointed at the billboard screen letting out a light chuckle, "Yo girl is the reason why." Pac looked up at the billboard in awe because he didn't expect Janet's tour to be New York so soon. "She in New York already?" Pac uttered as he and David continued to walk through the crowd. "Yeah nigga, she in New York, which means her friends are in New York too." David smirked, "I'm tryna get to know Tish better." David joked, as he and Pac were stopped by the crowd of people in line. "Damn, what the fuck now." David edged out of the crowd to see what everybody was standing in line for, but Tupac was too agitated to wait on David to figure it out, so he just asked the person in front of him in line. "Hey, umm what ya'll in line for," He asked, making the guy turned around and be in shock that someone like Pac would be talking to him. "Aye, you're Tupac. Why are you in line?" The guy asked in awe of knowing that he was speaking to a celebrity. "That's why I'm asking you G, who are you in line to see?" Pac joked, "Oh, it's Janet Jackson, she's signing autographs." Pac had a look on his face that said read determination to get in the building. He looked down at the guy's hand to see that he had an album cover post and a CD with him and Pac immediately thought of a plan. "Aye G, what's your name?" Pac questioned, putting his arm around him. "John"
"Alright John, you ready to meet Janet." John's face lit with excitement as he and Pac started to walk toward the building. "C'mon David, yo ass coming too." David started to smirk, walking right behind them. "Shit, you ain't gotta tell me twice." As they were walking toward the building, people started to recognize Tupac, which led to a small commotion as they were walking inside the store. There she was, sitting down happy-face as she was signing autographs and talking pictures with fans. Janet was a woman who could wear anything and still look beautiful. She had on a janet.Tour half shirt with light blue high-waisted jeans and black combat boots. "Alright, Ms. Janet has to leave, so she only can take one more picture." stated by the owner of the record store. Suddenly, you could hear the groans and heavy sighs from fans who have been eager to see Janet. "I'm sorry guys!" Janet apologized, as the last fan made its way to the table. Minutes later, the fan started to leave with the biggest smile on its face, letting Pac know that can make his way to Janet. "You ready man?"...."Yeah" John spluttered out, as he started to get nervous. Pac noticed his nervousness, "Don't be nervous, be cool. She ain't gon bite." He chuckled, as they started walking toward the table. Janet had her back facing them gathering her things, so she didn't see them walking toward the table. Pac started coughing to get her attention. "Oh, I'm sorry we just got ended the autogr... Pac!" Seeing Pac, caught Janet by surprise because she didn't think she would see him so soon in NYC, even though she remembered that he would probably still be New York. "Hey Jay..." He spoke, "My man here John is a fan and he wanted to get your autograph." Janet smirked at Pac, while giving John a hug. A minute or two later, after Janet signed his cds and thanked Pac for letting him get to meet Janet. "Thanks Pac! This means so much." Pac smiled, as he dabbed him up. "No problem, glad to make it happen for you."
"I hope to see you at the show." Janet commented, while grabbing her backpack. John nodded his head in response to Janet. "Yeah, I'll be there." Janet laughed at his gesture, "Okay, see you tonight." Like any happy fan, John left the record store smiling from ear to ear, leaving Janet and Pac alone in the store, as the employees were fixing and cleaning up around them. "Sooo, can I get a hug?" Pac asked, with his hands out making Janet blush breaking the silence between them. "Yeah Pac."
"Oh my gosh, Pac you're killing me right now." David interjeted, shaking his head in agitation of Pac, which caused Janet to laugh, "Hey David." she spoke, while trying to hide her laughter of David's mannerism. "Heeyy Janet, still looking fine as ever girl." He joked, sounding like a female. "Thanks boo." Janet said, going along with David making Pac speechless at the both of them, causing Janet and David to bust out in laughter. "Pac, why you looking like that." David asked, as he was containing his laughs in, "Shit, because nigga." David interjecting between Janet and Pac helped break the awkward tension that was noticeable between the two of them. "Uhh Janet, ya friends around?" David asked in curiosity. Janet smirked, "You mean Tish?" David chuckled before answering, because he was trying to ease himself into that question. "Yeah, she's getting ready for tonight. Y'know, if you come to the show, you'll get to see her." David started to smile, as he was listening to Janet. "Yeah, I'm coming tonight most def." Janet looked at Pac, asking him was he coming to the show as well, making Pac shrug his shoulders at the question. "Well, I don't know about this one." David spoke, point at himself, "but I'm going." David noticed that Pac was giving that look, which made David realize that it was time to go. "Well, uhh I'm bout to head back to the hotel, I'll see ya tonight Janet." He spoke, throwing up his deuces as he was walking out the record store. "Alright D" Pac spoke. Janet smiled and waved goodbye to David. Pac turned around to make sure that David had left, to then around and face Janet. "So, can I get my hug now?" Janet began to nervously blush, connecting her arms around Pac's neck, as Pac embraced her small petite frame with his muscular arms. Both Pac and Janet missed each other, and it really showed in their hug. "So um, how you been?" Janet coughed, ending their hug to stop her reminiscing thoughts. "Alright. We just wrapped up the movie, so now it's back to the music now. What about you babygirl?" Janet pointed at her shirt, which was janet. your shirt. "This tour. It's pretty hectic right now so far, but I'm enjoying it, so I can't complain." Janet spoke. "But it can get tiring though." Janet begin fidgeting with ear, as she agree with Pac. Pac started to notice that Janet was being really shy with him. "Babygirl, I know you being acting shy around me?" He jokingly questioned. "I'm not.." Janet laughed, focusing her attention on Pac. "You sure bout that? I mean I know you well enough to know that.."
"Know what?" Janet blurted out, cutting Pac off mid sentence. Pac began to look appalled, pretending to clutch his imaginary pearls "Just cut me off then Janet." Janet chuckled, "I'm just saying.", as she shrugged her shoulders. "Janet, are you ready? Rehearsal is in 30 minutes!" Her assistant spoke, walking up to Janet and Pac. "Yeah, just give a few more minutes."
"Okay. We'll be waiting in the car." The assistant responded, making Janet nodded her head in agreement. "So, I guess you leaving me now." Pac murmured, pretending to be sad. Janet playfully rubbed his face, "You'll be okay, besides if you want to see me tonight you know where to go." Pac smirked, "Oh yeah, where?" He uttered, leaning in closer toward Janet. Janet smiled, slowly walking backward before turning away from Pac. "You know where." She turned around and started walking out of the record store.
"No goodbye." Pac jokingly shouted.
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"We're backstage, seeing all of the action take place before they hit the main stage from the dancers, the band, production crew to just everybody. Celebrities, athletes, man everybody is up here, getting ready to see Janet perform tonight. So stay tuned for more for live action coming your way." Bill said, before they exit into commercial break. Anybody that you think of famous was in the Garden waiting to see Janet perform from her brothers to professional athletes. But more importantly, there were two people in attendance for this show in particular, Tupac and Gary.
"Aah snap, Pac..PAC!." Bill yelled out trying to get his attention. Pac heard his name being yelled out, so he turned to see where it was coming from and right off he saw that it was Bill. "What's up man!" Pac spoke, as they dabbed each other up. "They got you wearing suits now B." Pac laughed, popping Bill's collar. "Aye man, now look, I only wearing it because it's an important event. That's it." Bill replied, shrugging off Pac's hand and readjust his suit. "Alright man, my bad." Pac chuckled, as he still try to retain his laughter. "Nigga, why you laughing. Laugh on this interview that we about to do in one minute." Bill cackled, getting two mics for both him and Pac. "Man, what the fuck? Give me the mic then Billy Bob." Pac joked, taking the mic gotta Bill's hand.
"What's up y'all. We back with the rapper and a friend of mine Tupac Shakur." Bill commented, as Pac threw a peace sign to the camera. "'Sup Mtv! I'm outchea in the Garden ready to see Janet perform tonight like everybody else is." Bill laughed at Pac's demeanor and mannerism toward the camera. "What! Oh my god." Bill chuckled out, as he try to compose himself and try to attempt to do an interview. "Alright Pac, word on the street is that y'know you and Janet are longer together." Pac smirked, as he heard the question being asked. "Oh word? I didn't know that." Pac replied, trying to change the topic. "Yeah P, the people want to know!" Bill commented back. Pac started to scratch his face while hesitating on answering the question. "Uh..me and Jay we cool. Y'know, I'm here to support her tonight, and that's all y'all nosey people need to know." Pac spoke, giving out a light chuckle. "Alright y'all, that's his answer. Get out they business!." Pac dabbed Bill up letting him know he was leaving me. "Alright Pac. I'll see ya later. And for Mtv, we'll be back after the break."
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"I got one more song I want to do, before I end the tour tonight here in New York, but there's one problem, I need a guy to sing this song to." Janet said to the crowd. All you heard was the sounds of men in the crowd of wanting to be that lucky guy on stage with Janet Jackson. Janet started to walk toward the edge of the stage looking for the lucky guy. "Who will it be?" She questioned, as the audience grew louder. She turned to right and walked down two steps on the stairs, "You! Come here." She pointed to Gary, who was completely shocked as the security escorted him into the stage. "You're something else." Gary mouthed to Janet, as he started to smile as one of the security guys placed him into the chair. "Well hello there!" Janet flirted, sounding very seductive as she turned toward Gary. "Are you having a good time tonight?" She asked Gary giving him the microphone to answer. "I am." Gary smiled, while Janet to sit on his lap. "Well, I have a special, special song for you tonight." Seconds after she said that, 'Anytime, Anyplace' started to play, making the audience go crazy. "In the thunder and rain, you stare into my eyes, I feel your hands..." Everyone in the audience was enjoying watching Janet and Gary's interaction and chemistry with each other stage, everyone except Pac who was in the audience with major frustration on his face watching Janet and Gary on stage. Rage entered into him watching them being intimate. "What the fuck" Pac muffled under his breath, balling up his hands into fists. Meanwhile, the crowd entertained by Janet and Gary, as they were slow dancing. "Fuck this and her." Pac mumbled. Pac motioned to David that he was leaving, making David confused as to why. "Pac... Pac..." David shouted, as Pac ignored him and walked through the crowd leaving the show. All David could do was just shake his head as he watched Pac leave and just focus his attention back to Janet. Minutes after, Janet ended 'Anytime, Anytime' smiling and grinning with her hands intertwined with Gary's. "Thank you New York! Y'all give it up for Gary. I love you. Goodnight."
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"Yeeeeaaaa...I'm proud of you. The show was crazy awesome. But I think the best part was me and you on stage." Gary spoke, handing Janet a glass of champagne. "Thank you Gary." Janet smiled, as the click the glasses together. "Enjoy yourself tonight, you deserve it." Gary suggested, kissing her on the cheek. "I will."
Once again, there was another big party thrown for the success of the tour and also because Christmas was around the corner, meaning that they would have a little break before the New Year festivities began. But nonetheless, everyone and everybody was enjoying themselves at the party.
"Umm, what is this?" Janet questioned, walking up to Tish and David. "I didn't know y'all were.." Tish interjected, cutting Janet off. "We not Jay. We just friends." Tish spoke. "Yeah, we just kicking it. We getting to know each other." David joked, putting arm around Tish. "We homies Jay." Janet smirked at Tish and David, "Uh huh. Oh okay. I got y'all. Umm...David, where's Pac? He didn't make it to the show?" Janet asked. David hesitated on answering the question, "Uhh, he was at the show, he just left early." Janet had a confused look on her face, "Why?"
"Think it had to with the last performance between you and dude on the stage." David addressed. Janet chuckled to herself. "Go figures. Alright, I'll see y'all later then." Janet stated with slight irritation in her voice. As she walked away from Tish and David, her whole attitude shifted because of what David told her, Pac leaving the show because of her last performance. "He has no reason to be mad, we're not together." She thought to herself. "So typical of him." She rolled her eyes, as she continued to have her inside thought. Irritated, she walk to the bar to have a seat and ease her mind from Pac. "Can I get a double of Hennessy?" Janet asked, looking up at the bartender as he nodded his head pouring her up a double shot. "Whoa, we still celebrating?" Gary blurted, as he came from behind her sitting in the empty seat. Janet let out a light chuckle, "Guess you can say that." Janet gave a half-smile as she focus on the glass shot of Hennessy, which made Gary hesitant to say something. "Uhh..do-do you want to leave and take your mind off of what's bothering you?" Gary asked, stuffing his hands into his pant pockets, waiting on Janet's response. "Umm..su-sure. Why not?" She answered, she chugged the double shot, grabbed her things, said goodbye to everybody, and left hand-in-hand with Gary
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"What's bothering you tonight?" Gary nudged Janet, as they walking in the hallway of the hotel making their way to Janet's room. "Oh nothing. I'm fine." She coughed, changing the tune of her voice, so Gary would stop questioning what was wrong with her. "Uh huh. I'm gonna figure you out." Gary cooed, grabbing Janet and swinging her around. "Gary, put me down." She cackled, struggling to get off of Gary "I gotta open the door." She stated, pulling the keys out of her pocket. "I got them." Gary smiled, taking the keys from her and opening the door. "See, told ya I got it." He joked, putting her down on level ground. "Yeah yeah, whatever." She spoke, as they walk toward the bed and sat down. "It's been a long day." Janet sighed and chuckled, pulling her hair away from her face. "Yeah, but you were awesome tonight. Everybody screaming your name. Janet, Janet, Janet!" Gary said, imitating the crowd making Janet laugh. "Gotta give the people what they want." Gary smirked at Janet, reeling in Janet onto his lap. "You know what I want?" He cooed, gently touching her hair, "You" She began to blush in embarrassment covering her eyes. "I-I-I don't know wh.." Janet mumbled as her eyes were still closed. Gary pulled her fingers away from her eyes one by one, making her look at him in his eyes. "You don't have to say anything right now. I just want to express to you how I feel right now in this present moment while I have you." Janet deeply sighed because she was touched by Gary's words, but she knew that she conflicted feelings when it came to Pac, and the last thing she wanted to do is string someone along when her heart is still conflicted. "Gary, I-I have to be honest right now." Janet mumbled, getting off Gary's lap and standing against the nightstand. "When you asked me what was wro-" Janet was interrupted by a pounding knock on the door. Janet sighed, as she walked to the door twisting the knob. "We need to talk now."
With instant shock written on her face, she couldn't believe that he was standing in front of her. "Why are you here?" Janet huffed, propping against the door. Tupac sighed in irritation, "Because we need to talk! That's why." Pac scolded
"Maybe, she don't won't to talk to you." Gary sneered, walking up to the door giving Pac eye-to-eye contact. Janet pulled on Gary's arm trying to get him to back away from the door. "Naw, Janet!" You don't won't to talk to him, so he need to leave." Gary grimaced, nudging away his arm from Janet showing that he wasn't going to back down from Pac. "Nigga, I wasn't talking to you!" Pac bickered, moving toward Gary. "Okay, y'all need to stop." Janet uttered, getting between the both of them before it got any more crazier what it already was. "You know what Janet, go and talk to him, because it probably some bullshit anyway!"? Gary grunted in frustration, staring down Pac as he left the room. "Gary, Gary, Ga.." Janet yelled, watching him siren off into the elevator. She turned around facing Pac, in disgusted with him, she pushed him out of her way walking back into the room. "Oh, so it's like that." Pac spat, walking into her room slamming the door. "Yeah, its like that. Knocking on my door like you the fucking police, then coming at me crazy with attitude in your voice, so yeah its fucking like that." Janet snapped with an aggressive tone in her voice. "You wanna snap at me, then you're fucking playboy wanna come at me crazy. Fuck HIM!" Pac yelled. Janet stared, as she stood up off the bed, realizing his sudden anger had everything to do with her moving on from him and he can't take it. "You're mad because I moved on, and you can't fucking take it, but forgetting you were the one who broke with me." After what Janet said, Pac got 38 hot and started to pace himself in his head before he did anything crazy, "Fuck you!" He sputtered out, walking away from Janet, but Janet was not having it with Pac. He was going to hear what she had to say before he walked out the door, so she ran in front of him and pushed him back. "No. You are going to listen to what the fuck I have to say. Pac, full of rage and anger, even with him and Janet yelling at each other, he still tried to control himself. "Janet, get out my face."
"No! You can't take it Pac, just say it." Pac balled up his hands, walk over and sat down on the bed. He had his hands covering his face as he sighed deeply, "I can't take it, and I'm frustrated with the thought of somebody else loving you , when its suppose to be me." He finally confessed, "Seeing you onstage happy with him filled me with rage because I wasn't ready to see that." Janet walked over the bed, but sat on the opposite end holding the tears in her eyes from streaming down. "You don't think my heart is still conflicted Pac, because it is, and I can't even ignore that it is." Janet sniffled, wiping the tears away. "I still love you and..." Janet lost her words and started to let the tears fall, as Pac turned around and saw Janet crying and immediately felt bad and moved over toward her to comfort Janet by putting her hand in his shoulder and his hand. "Jay.....I know I hurt you and I'm sorry, I'm deeply, deeply sorry, but I will not apologize for loving you, because that shit was real to me despite my flaws in the relationship." Pac addresses to Janet. Janet sighed, as she stood up from the bed and walk to the nightstand looking in the mirror at the reflection of Tupac. "Even when I'm with him, you're still able to cross my mind." Janet mumbled, turning around facing Pac, while he gave out a half smile. "And I have somebody who wants to be with me and love me, I won't let him because I still think about you." Pac reach out his hands to Janet and she connected her hands to his. He looked up at her, with the water forming in his eyes. "Then let me go Jay. As much I don't won't to say this shit...give that nig-..give Gary that chance." Pac murmured, standing up still hand-in-hand with Janet. Janet pulled Pac into a warm embrace, as they both tightly held each other in their embrace where they both did not won't to let go of. "I'm sorry for how I came at you tonight. The show was dope though." Janet softly smiled, breaking away from their hug. "Thank you Pac." After she thanked him, the awkward silence crept in between them as they stand in the room looking at each other. "I-I-I'll get going." He spoke, walking up to the door. "I think we both everything out, we really wanted to say to each other, even through the yelling matches." He joked, making Janet laugh breaking the awkward tension. "Yeah, we did." She said, pulling her hair back. "Well...umm, enjoy your Christmas Jay and your New Year." He stated, as he turn the knob and opened the door. "You too Pac." Pac turned around and gave a half smile, slowly raising his hand up to say goodbye. "Goodbye Jay." Seconds after, Pac left the room making the noise creep out as the silence creeped in, making all the thoughts play in Janet's head as she sat on the bed with the hand on her face as she exhaled all of her draining energy. The way conversation ended with her and Pac and how his demeanor was when he said goodbye made her feel like tonight was really the end of them, even as friends she felt like and only the thing she and he could do is accept the situation for what it is now.
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