Up to You

Chapter Twenty-five

twenty five arielle

 I laid in bed, smiling at Chris. The sun peered into the room. He pecked my lips, smiling. He pulled me closer to him, caressing my cheek. I smiled. Last night was so magical. It felt so damn good. The sheets covered us both.

 ‘’Why are you so beautiful?’’ He asked. I shrugged my shoulders. My voice hurts from all of the yelling I did last night. ‘’Did papi make you lost your voice?’’ He questioned, smirking.

 ‘’Nigga, shut up.’’ I said, in a raspy voice. I got up, sliding into his tee shirt. I walked downstairs to the kitchen. I decided to make breakfast. I grabbed the bowl of fruit. I opened the fridge, grabbing the pancake mix. I poured the mix into a bowl then put water into the bowl. There was a knock on the door. I walked to the front door, opening it. There was a woman standing in front of me. ‘’Can I help you?’’ I asked.

 ‘’Is, Chris here?’’ She asked, looking down at her hand.

 ‘’Yes, what do you want with my fiance?’’ I asked, folding my arms over my chest.

 ‘’Can you just get him please?’’ She asked. I walked upstairs to the bedroom. Chris was laying there in a pair of grey sweats.

 ‘’Chris there is a woman here for you.’’ I said. I walked back downstairs to the kitchen. I continued to cook breakfast. I put the mixture into the frying pan. I began cutting strawberries, oranges, and apples. Chris walked into the kitchen, looking down. ‘’What was that about?’’ I asked, dicing cutting up the fruit.

 ‘’That was Karrueche’s sister.’’ He said, looking at the knife in my hand.

 ‘’And?’’ I asked, turning around.

 ‘’Karrueche’s pregnant, and there is a possibility I could be the father.’’ He said, looking away. I dropped the knife, looking at him blankly.

 ‘’Can you repeat that again?’’ I asked, stepping closer to him. I picked my knife back up.

 ‘’Karrueche’s pregnant and I could be the father.’’ He said, backing away. I turned around, going back to cooking the food. ‘’Aren’t you gonna yell or shout, like you do any other time?’’ He questioned.

 ‘’I’m tired of yelling and shouting Chris. I’m done.’’ I said, flipping over the pancake. I put my fruit into a bowl. ‘’Cook your own breakfast.’’ I said, walking away. I’m tired of yelling and fighting with him. I’m tired of all of it. I walked to the living room, sitting down on the couch. I turned on the TV, then began eating my fruit. I sat there, just thinking. What if the baby is his? I got up, slipping on my Adidas slides. I walked out of the door, to my car. I got in, driving away.

 chris

 I sat there, eating in total silence. She say she’s done. I expected her to yell and scream, but I guess she’s fed up. There was a knock on the door. I got up, walking to the door. I opened the door to see Ty.

‘’Why you look depressed?’’ He asked, walking into the house. I closed the door then we walked downstairs to the man cave. We sat down then I sighed.

‘’Karrueche’s pregnant and there is a possibility that the baby might be mine.’’ I said. Ty looked at me, shaking his head.

‘’Does Arielle know?’’ He asked, looking down at his watch. I nodded, looking down at the floor. I could lose Arielle because of this.

‘’When I told Arielle, she didn’t yell or scream at me. She didn’t fight. She looked as if she got her heartbroken all over again.’’ I said.

‘’How would you feel if she got pregnant by one of her ex’s? You gotta see it from her point of view. Chris, she puts up with all of this. Your superstar life and the paparazzi harassing her. She has made so many changes in her life for you. If that baby is yours, that’s another thing she gonna have to make time for. Chris, stop fuckin’ up. Arielle is a great girl. She’s loyal and faithful. The sad thing is that you can’t even be the same to her.’’ Ty said.

‘’Your right, Ty.’’ I said, feeling so damn ashamed.

‘’Then prove me wrong, stay loyal and faithful even if it’s hard. Turn the other way. Where is she anyway?’’ He asked.

‘’I didn’t know. Man what if this baby is mine?’’ I asked, putting my head into my hands.

'’You need to man up and be a father to that baby.’’ Ty said.

 '’Man, I done fucked up. What if Arielle leaves? What if she doesn’t wanna get married?’’ I questioned.

 ‘’Understand her feelings. The man she loves, her soon-to-be husband might be having a baby by his ex-girlfriend. You know you won’t be having that.’’ He said.

 ‘’I know, man. I need to get my shit together.’’ I said.

 ‘’Yeah, but I need to get going. Chyna and I are taking King to Disney this afternoon. I’ll talk to ya’ later.’’ He said, getting up. We did our handshake then he left. Bruh, I just need to stop my old ways. I heard the front door open. I got up, walking upstairs. Arielle walked past me, but I grabbed her arm.

 ‘’Chris let go of my arm. I’m not in the mood.’’ She said, quietly. I let go of her. She walked upstairs, I followed close behind. She grabbed her luggage, unzipping one of the bags.

 ‘’Arielle, where are you going?’’ I asked, put my hand on her arm.

 ‘’We need a break, Chris. I just need to know if I actually wanna marry you. I still love you but I just need sometime for me.’’ She said, putting clothes into her bag.

 ‘’Baby, I’m sorry. Just don’t leave.’’ I said, looking her into her eyes. She looked away, zipping up the bag.

 ‘’Chris, I need this time for me. I don’t even know the man I’m about to marry. I’ll be back whenever, if the baby is yours then there is your first child. I thought when you’re engaged to someone that means that your gonna have their first everything, but for us that might not happen. I want a man that is honest and trustworthy. Goodbye, Christopher.’’ She said, grabbing her bags.

 ‘’Arielle, stop.’’ I said. She stopped and turned around to face me. I pulled her in for the most passionate kiss I’ve ever given to her. She turned then walked away. I punched the wall, sliding down it. I can’t believe I might be losing the love of my life.

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