Under the Influence

Proof

Shawnie's POV

"What?" He looks around and sees my dad. "Mr.Roberts?"

"Yes. Hello, Drake."

Aubrey extends his hand to shake my dad's. They shake hands, and Aubrey looks at me.

"What?" He asks again.

"Give it back, now!" I demand.

He knows exactly what I'm talking about. He was supposed to leave it on the counter, but he threw me off with that relationship talk, and he never left it.

"Give what back?" He asks, acting like he doesn't know what I'm talking about.

"Aubrey, stop playing with me." I hold my hand out.

"Hell, I know what she's talking about," Chris says

My dad looks at him, "Well, I don't know what you're asking for? Enlighten me." He says

"He has a key to her house, and I'm sure she didn't approve of him having it." Chris says, "You just walk in here like this is your crib."

"She knows I have it."

"Then why would she ask for it? Give her the key." My dad says to Aubrey.

Aubrey looks at me while going into his pocket. He pulls out his keys, then takes mine off.

"Thank you," I say, taking the key out of his hand.

"So what's going on? What did I walk into?" He asks

"Aubrey, we were talking, and Chris said what he said because it seems like every time we take a positive step in the right direction, you always interrupt in some way. So, what can I help you with? I don't want to hear anyone's mouth about you being here. This is a conversation for the three of us."

"Well, I have the right to be here, unless you want me to go?" He says, looking at me.

"Yeah, you can go," Chris says, before I can answer, "This is a family conversation."

"You're not her family," Aubrey says. "Y'all not even together. I have more of a right to be here than you do."

"Alright, cut the bullshit." My dad says, annoyed. "Drake, I'm sorry I haven't met you yet, but right now is not the time. We're having a serious discussion. You being here is only going to complicate things because from what I can gather, you two don't get along."

"That's true," Aubrey says

"What both of you guys need to understand is, you both obviously care for my daughter, and you two need to realize what you're doing to her." He looks at both of them, but neither one says anything. "I'm gonna say this, then Drake, I'm going to ask you to leave. I don't look at all the media bullshit, but I do follow Chris because my daughter was with him. Shawnie was wrong for involving you in this, but you need to let them figure out what they're going to do with each other. I don't know anything about what's going on. It seems to me that all you're doing is making everything worse."

"I'm making everything worse because she wants to be with me, and he can't let her go? If anything, he's making things worse." Aubrey says.

"This isn't up for discussion, and I'm not saying anything for you to respond to me. I know the bullshit you're doing." He says to Aubrey, "I also know the bullshit that Chris is doing, too. I'm not on anybody's side, not even Shawnie's. I'm only speaking on what I see, and what I see is a bunch of bullshit and egos. All of you need to get your shit together. You're so used to getting what you want, you're all throwing temper tantrums."