One Thing Right | Post Malone

4

give me a run for my money

Waking up the next morning was almost impossible. I slept so well that I was practically dying from holding in my pee. Slowly I got up from the massive couch and tiptoed to the closest bathroom.

I stole some mouthwash and took in the beautiful home. It made me curious how long he had been 15 minutes away and knew it. When I came out of the bathroom Austin was sitting up rubbing his eyes for what seemed like ten minutes.
"Oh good morning," I smiled at him and sat on the couch next him.
"I haven't slept that good in I can't even tell you how long." He kissed my cheek and stood up while stretching.

"Do you want some breakfast?" More than anything.
"I have to really get back, but please promise me you'll text me now." He pulled me into a hug and offered to call and pay for the Uber.

We were waiting outside for my driver as Austin smoked a cigarette.
"Are you going to tell me that I smoke too much?" He asked me while sitting so relaxed in his grey sweatpants and a t shirt.
"No." He looked at me because he knew there was more. "If we are ever getting chased, you'll be winded first."

"That's evil." We laughed and fell silent. I felt his eyes on me but I just stared at the walkway ahead of me.
"How long have you lived here?" He stayed quiet and I knew I wouldn't like the answer.
"6 months."
"Are you kidding me?"
"I'm not but Natty listen," he stubbed the butt out and leaned forward while gripping my thigh. "I bought it 6 months ago. I've only been here a few days at a time with recording and touring. My first night here for a while was last night. And that's why I went out."

"Why here?" He furrowed his thick eyebrows together.
"Because I fell in love here." We kept eye contact as the Uber pulled up. I didn't know wether he meant fell in love here or with here.
"I'll call you and text you." Austin kissed my pouting lips as we stood at the car door.

"You promise?" He kissed me longer this time while he held my face.
"I swear."

When I was in the car, I dug through my purse and grabbed my headphones, then decided to be a fan girl for 15 minutes - no more or no less. I spent the time listening to his album and feeing a pit in my gut when I got to the first song I knew had to be about me.

'Buy me love, try to buy me love - Now I'm alone, Ice Box, Omarion.
Plenty sluts grabbin' on my nuts
Might have fucked, it was only lust
I was livin' life, how could I have known?
Couldn't listen to advice 'cause I'm never wrong
In the spotlight, but I'm on my own
Now they're all gone'

Natty 👑
You'll tell me?

Austin 😍
Aren't you dying to know 😉

How annoyingly cut could he be?
"Rachel, I told you the story 30 times. I'm done now."
"But it's Post Malone. How are you not losing your shit?"
"Because his name is Austin! The one I met 4 years ago. The one who didn't have 90% of the female population begging for his baby's."

"I'm coming over." I groaned as the doorbell rang. I did everything but run to it.
"Mommy!!!" Sophia ran into my arms and her little ones squeezed me so tight. Dalton smiled at our daughter but I just wanted to break his teeth.
"Did you have fun baby?" I asked her as I grabbed her jacket and bags.
"Mhmm!" She kissed me and hugged her father goodbye.

"So do we want to talk about child support?"
"Dalton please don't. We know you're the bread winner okay?" I looked behind me at my little girl already getting comfortable. "Don't take her away from me."

"Don't make me. It's a fight you'll lose, Natalie." I clenched my jaw and bid him goodbye as I closed the door and went to tackle my daughter. She is turning 4 in a few month, which meant she was starting preschool very shortly. My heart couldn't take it but I was so happy my life was the way it was. I wanted to show her happiness, sadly that was not with her father.

Rachel soon came with a bottle of wine and a play makeup set for Sophia.
"What do you want for lunch baby?"
"I want to go to Applebee's!" Like mother like daughter.
"What do you say we go to the playground first?" I asked her after checking the temperature on my phone. I loved seeing her eyes light up with so much joy - it's one of the best gifts I've ever received.

Rachel tagged along as we let Sophia play with some of her friends from the neighborhood.
"So last night.."
I glared towards Rachel and saw her smile. "Do not."
"All I want to know is if y'all fucked." My jaw dropped and I smacked her arm.
"No! Absolutely not." I folded my arms and felt my phone vibrating.
"Why the hell not? I mean it's not like he's not attractive."
"Rachel. I knew him two days before he became a world known artist. I knew him in two days." My eyes held a stare to the ground. He must have known exactly how to make a girl fall in love so easily. "I'm not going to sleep with him again unless I know him still."
"So you did before?!" Rachel was ecstatic, then pissed. "Why didn't you fuckin tell me?!"

I couldn't help but laugh as my phone repeated the vibration.

Austin 😍
What are your plan for tonight?
Austin😍
You're really gonna make me double text rn?

Sophia was a sweaty mess when she ran up to me and told me she was 'firsty'. I ran my fingers through her hair decided it was time to go home

Natty 👑
Hey. Sorry I've been a little busy today. Now I'm off home to relax!

I bit my lip and hit send before driving towards Applebee's, which was completely backed so we settled for McDonalds.

After we ate a late lunch, Sophia was talking about how much sweat was dripping off her body.
"Mommy, my butt is sweaty." I did not expect this from my daughter as she played with my hair from behind me.
"What did you just say?" Rachel was in tears as she plopped down next to her second best friend.
"She's got swamp ass." I couldn't help but laugh and asked her how she knew.
"I touched it!"
"What the hell dude and you've been touching my hair?" I got up and told her to wash her hands, trying not to show her how humorous this was.

"She is so your kid."
"That's all her father." I shook my head, looking out of the back door to the pool. "Baby girl! Get your swamp ass out here!"

Sophia came running, laughing like a wild man. "Mommy my swamp ass hands!" She put her wet hands from the sink all over me and Rachel could not stop laughing.
"Sophia! You can't say that word."
"Swamp?"
"No the other one."
"Ass?" I widened my eyes at her and put my hand over her mouth as my best friends was still dying.
"Yes. We don't say that, okay? Mommy shouldn't have even said it."

She nodded her head and charged at Rachel.
"Auntie Rach, will you help me pick out a bathing suit?"
"Sure thing, string bean." Rachel took my daughter by the hand as she led them upstairs and into her room. My room was downstairs, so I quickly changed and threw a cover up over it. I may be skinny but at one point I carried a 9 pound baby in me. I kept a couple extra pounds but also the stretch marks and cellulite.

I cleaned up the toys from the living room as my doorbell rang.