Under the Influence

Second Hand Love

Chris POV

After we were done, we cleaned up and talked. We were back sitting on the hood of my car.

"So what am I supposed to do now?" She asks

"Don't bend over and let everyone know you don't have any panties on." I laugh

She playfully hits me on the arm, "I only do shit like this with you. You always have me doing some crazy shit."

"I kind of like that you're that way. My baby does what I say." I laugh a little.

"I don't. I feel like you have control over me sometimes." She says

"Good. Now that I've proven you wrong, about wanting my dick, I have something else in mind I wanna do."

"Like?"

"First, let's go get something to eat, and we'll go from there. The night has gone so well so far, I wouldn't want to end it so soon. So let's keep this energy and enjoy each other's company. I haven't spent time with you like this in a long ass time."

"I know, right. I like it. I forgot how much I love being around you." She says, and I smile. I've missed this woman so much.

"I haven't seen you smile in forever," I say, pulling her close to me.

"I know." She says, and I see the sadness in her face.

"Let's keep you smiling." I hug her, and she hugs me tighter. "You wanna know something?"

"What?" She asks, pulling away.

"I fell in love with you on our first date," I confess

She smiles, but doesn't say anything.

"I know you know that. And if you don't want to be with me, let me know. I know you don't want to hurt me, but it's okay, babe. Tell me." I say

"At first, right after we broke up, I didn't, and I was forcing myself to get over you, but as some time had gone by, I realized I'm fighting a losing battle. You cheated, and you lied, and people seem to forget that. I was hurt, not only by your cheating, but also by the fact that you put yourself in that situation. I feel like you should've known better."

"You weren't wrong. Anyone would be upset about what happened. Anyone can say what they will do if it were them, but when they're in the situation, they might do the same thing. You felt you needed to leave. I don't fault you for that." I say, trying to validate her feelings. I really don't fault her; I didn't want her to break up with me.

"Thank you for that. Your fans are killing me on social media. I'm literally getting hate DM's, and I'm constantly blocking people. I can't blame them, though. They love you, and I guess just looking out for you. I've had a lot of time to think, and I love you, and I want to be with you, Chris. I can't keep fighting this." She says, and I smile.

"Okay."

"No. Look at me." She says, and I look into her eyes, "I want to be with you. I'm yours."

I see the seriousness in her eyes. She's ready.

"I acknowledge that I messed up. I made everything worse with Drake—."

I cut her off, "There's no need to say all of that. I know. You messed up, I messed up, we'll work through this for real, as a couple. How it should've been from the beginning."

She nods. "I like that idea."

"Clean up loose ends, and we can move on," I say, referring to Drake. "We can have a fresh start."

She nods her head again. "I will.

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Once we left the beach, we headed to this new spot I've been wanting to try called Death & Co. I knew Shawnie would like it, and I wanted to take her to it. It opened while I was on tour, and when I got off, I was going to take her, but all of this shit happened, so I jumped at the opportunity tonight.