Jermaine
Second to last show in NYC
"Good morning Nigga! tonight is the night!" Ibrahim yelled and I rolled over. I turned on my back and kept my eyes closed "NIGGA ITS THE BIG NEW YORK SHOW AT IRVING PLAZA"
"Nigga, I'm up"
"So I just got a email?"
"About what?" I groaned.
"You have six interviews today" I exhaled loudly "three before the show and three after the show and the show sold out my nigga!"
"the show sold out?!" I got up
"Yeah nigga and they standing outside already" he spoke and then I smiled and then both got happy and started jumping and shit.
"Aye you finally told this nigga the news!" Bas came in with a bottle of henny.
"Let's take some shots" Cozz came in
"Hold up! hold up! How about we step out of my room" I laughed " and I brush my teeth and shit!"
"Alright nigga" Omen was about to walked in walked out. I laughed then walked in the bathroom. Instantly brushing my teeth and turning on the shower. I was looking in the mirror as the shower steamed.
"Damn I really sold out New York City!" I smiled and rubbed my hands. I already sold out in my hometown in Fayetteville, North Carolina which is next week, that show sold out first before anyone on the list.
This experience has truly been amazing. Every day I can not believe I'm living this dream; its crazy when life is so good it feels like you dreaming. During this whole process I have truly became myself, and found who I was. Or maybe I'm just settling with myself growing every step of the way.
"Nigga what was you doing praying?" I stepped out my room and Bas was standing in the hallway as the noise from the living grew louder.
"Yeah" I laughed then walked into the living room.
"Amir bring your little ass here" I heard Ib say to him.
"No!" He said and I caught him putting his middle finger up at him. They all laughed as ran around the house in till he saw me.
"Come here!" Ib yelled "I'm going to tell you daddy on you!"
"No! No! I don't like you!" He said in his stern voice than ran away laughing "fine tell him!"
I couldn't help but laugh and I grabbed him and picked him up.
"You acting out?!" He looked at me and shook his head.
"Ibrahim bugging out!" He said and he sounded just like his mother that I couldn't help but to laugh. I put him down. She's at the age where is catching on to everything that is being said and done around him.
"Amir here" I heard her voice and she came around the corner I looked up.
"Thank you mommy" he walked over to her and she picked him up as she grave him a cup of juice.
"Give me kiss" she told him and he kissed her cheek, she then started to kiss him repeatedly all over his face.
"Congratulations Mr.BigShot sold out shows basically the whole tour" she spoke and I smiled as she walked over to me and I opened my arms for a hug. She returned a confused look.
"Okay I guess" she laughed and hugged me. I hugged her tightly and I inhaled her scent.
"Can I talk to you real quick" I asked her and she rolled her eyes playfully, and followed me to my room.
"Before you start, you told me you wanted Amir with you all day, today"
"Oh yeah I did say that"
"Yeah so you want me to take him?"
"Nah nah, I'll keep him but you want to come along?"
"Um no" she mugged me
"Please, I'm going to be busy but I need your help"
"With what?"
"I want you to style me for my interviews and the show and shit"
"So you ask me on the day of?"she shook her head "same ole Jermaine"
"Please?" I begged her, she crossed her arms against her chest and looked up at me.
"Ok ok, you going to give me like a credit card or some money.. I can max out with?" She started laughing and dancing and I stopped her.
"Nah you working with these clothes in this closet" I laughed at her and smacked my thigh.
"Ok that's cool, cause you barely wear any of this shit anyways. Always wearing sweatpants and shit"
"I don't like being uncomfortable and you know that"
"Calm down my nigga I'm kidding" she laughed and walked to the door and I grabbed her by her waist and pulled her close to me, so I could feel her on butt on the top of my thigh "get off!"
She giggled and yelled "can I get a kiss for all my success"
"Or I could just buy a bottle" she laughed hysterically at her own damn joke, "you want henny? Ace? What?"
"That could work" I laughed as she did too, running her long acrylic nails down my arms "Get them claws off me"
"Get off of me" she whined and laughed "And their called Dick Grabbers not Claws"
"Why you never grab my Dick?" We both laughed and then I whispered in her ear "But give me a kiss"
"You don't deserve that" she wiggled out my hold and turned around to face me. I can see her mood quickly change as she scratched down her neck and grabbed it. I knew she was uncomfortable. Her eyes moved down to the floor.
"I thought we were putting all that behind us"
"We did... I mean I did" she spoke "Well I'm trying, and I don't want to feel rushed by you or anyone else... Or rush into something I think I'm not ready for... Well I know I'm not ready for"
"Whatever happened to returning to your comfort zone?"
"I'm here ain't I?" She shrugged her shoulders
"Nah, remember when we weren't talking and you came over and we had sex, then you decided you wanted to leave, I got mad and you said you was returning to your comfort zone because you wouldn't want to fuck no one except me"
"Was I drunk?" She laughed "fuck anyone except you? I can name a few I would ..."
"Stop playing" she laughed then stopped
"Yes I remember, but this is different"
"Nope, it's not" she rolled her eyes as I grabbed her hand "just a kiss, I ain't asking you to suck my dick"
"Both sound horrible" she put her hands up like a balancing scale, and we both laughed.
"You really giving me a hard time?"
"I like seeing niggas beg" she joked
"Ok" I spoke and proceeded to walk pass her. When she grabbed my hand and stood on her tippy toes and pecked my lips "damn I wasn't ready"
"Too bad" she laughed
"Come on, try again" I told her, she rolled her eyes then went to kiss me and I grabbed her neck and mashed our lips together. She closed her eyes. I parted her lips with my tongue and she added hers.
I held on to her face as I stopped then pecked her lips.
"Can I kiss you again?" I asked her lowly and she nodded her head with a smile, I grabbed her face and pulled her bottom lip in my mouth. Her soft giggles vibrated against my mouth.
"Mommy...mommy..mommy" Amir yelled and stopped, moving away quickly to meet him at the door in five seconds before he actually got in the room. Man, he always cock blocking!
"Yes pumpkin" she spoke
"My stomach hurts" he spoke and she nodded.
"Go lay in your father's bed" she spoke and I side eyed him as he smiled and jumped on my bed with his vans on. I almost dragged him off my bed so quick.
"Get your ass over here, I'm not playing with you" I grabbed his arm. Taking his shoes off and then throwing him back on the bed, he laughed as I ran around the bed chasing him.
"He's been really acting up lately, being a real clown" she spoke "just like his father"
"Oh you got jokes"
"No but seriously he has"
"You spoiling him"
"I am not, I think he just misses his dad being around 24/7" she spoke as she grabbed the remote to open my closet "really? Do you ever open the stuff people send to you"
"If it's clothes? Nah" she laughed and started dragging boxes out the closet to open them "so I got six interviews and the show then the after party"
"Six interviews?! Yes high commodity" she laughed and nodded "I got you"
"Mommy" Amir got up grabbing on to her thigh.
"Amir go to sleep, take a nap or something while I do this"
"I'm not sleepy" he said rubbing his eyes
"Come here" I told him, taking his jacket off and giving him some basket ball shorts to put on. He put them on . He climbed up in my lap and hugged me around my neck. That's when I knew he was tired. All this hanging on me, he does that when he's trying to fight his sleep. I rubbed his back and he settled down quickly. Laying his head on my shoulder. I picked him up, and walked out of my room.
"You taking these shots or what?" Ib said already with a red cup in his hand. I nodded quickly as I held up one finger.
"I'm putting him to sleep first" I spoke
"Putting him to sleep? That nigga sleep" Bas laughed and I stopped rubbing his back to walked to my room. I laid him in the bed, then I walked to the closet.
"Having fun?" I asked her
"Um, actually yes. Can I borrow this, this, this , this and this?" She pointed to some things she had laid out and I nodded as I walked away from the closet.
"Yo, let's toast to one of the most successful niggas of our generation, in due time!" Steez spoke and we raised our red cups.
"Cheers to success and greatness!" I smiled as I threw the cup back.
"Congratulations! My nigga! I'm more than proud" Mark spoke and I nodded and smiled.
• • •
"so, what's your rituals before a show?" He asked and I shrugged my shoulders than laugh.
"I'm actually still working, I might make some beats, and sit with a cup of henny. But right before I go on the stage we pray and I stand alone to get my mind straight"
"Damn, I thought you was about to say drink some tea or something"
"Nah, nah" I laughed
"Being from Fayetteville and then coming here, becoming so big in both city and now all over the world. Having sold out shows in basically every city, but how does it feel to have a sold out shows in New York City and Fayetteville?"
"That shit is amazing bro. I'm a person that loves growth, being in Fayetteville was almost like a trap for me, I felt physically trapped in my hometown. But once I got here I learned that I wasn't physically trap, I was mentally trap because if you set your mind up to believe you trapped and you can't do nothing then you will stay boxed in. So my job is to let the kids in small towns know that you don't have to live with the small town mentality, because there is always a way out"
"But I love my hometown and always beat myself up about not doing enough for them" I continued
"You definitely got time... Hov believes you will be around for a long time"
"Yeah, I'm not going no where no time soon" I chuckled
"But seriously, how is the celebrity life, the girls, the money, houses, cars?" He asked and I laughed at how the outside people are so naive about the being a so called celebrity.
"Temptation is exactly what it is and distracting, the girls and worrying about all that will have you caught up. Like the females, damn, the females can drive any nigga crazy. They everywhere and how do you turn so many down" I laughed "I have been living in the same crib for years now and driving my same cars so I wouldn't know about those two."
"You talking about girls, you not with your baby moms anymore?"
"Um.. Nah we aren't together anymore" I swallowed "we ended on slightly good terms and I still love her to death"
"She didn't take the Rihanna rumors so well"
"Rihanna rumors? What Rihanna rumors?" I laughed and Ib laughed as he shook his head. He placed the phone up to his ear like he was talking.
"Rumors surfaced that you guys were dating or messing around"
"Damn media do shorty so dirty, always putting some nigga in her bed, she hardly be knowing the niggas" i joked "nah, none of that. She love my baby moms like that's her girlfriend. She would definitely have her before she would ever want me. We family so those rumors are now dead"
"So, I wanted to talk to you all some real hip hop shit"
"Ok ok, this what I have been waiting for"
"I just want to let you know that Friday Night Lights could most definitely be an album. That shit is solid! I read that your label wouldn't let you drop it because that was supposed to be the album"
"So, I got signed after the Warm up dropped and I started recording for my album. I was sending the songs that I recorded to the label and they wasn't feeling it or it wasn't commercial enough for the first album, so instead of letting that shot sit in my laptop and shit I dropped it for the fans"
"And that shit did wonders! Everybody loving that shit"
"Thanks man I appreciate it. But yeah it did good and the label didn't expect it to do so well"
"See, what I likes about you. You humble and I respect that" he told me "you remind me of Nas"
I chuckled and thanked him. I get that shit a lot, a lot, but no one can be Nas. I can only hope to be that damn good.
"Last question, biggest influences dead or alive?"
"No order" I said "Pac, Nas, Biggie, A Tribe Called Quest, Ice Cube, Ghostface Killah, L-Boogie, Andre, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Common, Slick Rick of course, Mos def I couldn't forget, Q-Tip, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, and of course Jigga"
"Damn I fuck with the list"
"Oh and some new cats out now, My nigga Wale, and Kendrick! The New World of Rap!"
"Dope Dope!" He laughed "Congratulations on the sold out show tonight"
"Thank you! Thank you! And make sure you come out tonight"
"Sure thing brother" I dapped him and we got up to leave. I was more than happy to be done with all my interviews in till tonight. Tonight I had interviews with Hot97, Breakfast Club, and
Complex.
I had a few hours before the show to chill and then get ready. I went to get my haircut at my house, Teyana was styling me, and I needed a nap.
I pulled up to the crib and all these niggas hopped out the car behind me.
"Ya coming too?" I asked and turned around
"I mean unless you trying to be alone with Teyana?" Bas laughed and I looked at him seriously "welp I guess we see your ass right before the show"
"Pussy nigga think he going to get some, he must not know Teyana" Steez said laughing and the rest of them laughed all the way to the car then rolled down the windows and kept laughing.
"And Amir home? This nigga can't possibly think" I faked chucked then stopped, walking to the door then the elevator.
Stepping off the elevator and instantly hearing yelling. Welcome to mi su casa, I thought to myself. Amir ass dragging on this terrible two's shit for too long.
"Amir I'm not playing with you!"
"Mommy I'm sorry" I walked in and she looked straight at me then Amir. I knew that was the handle that face.
"Amir when the last time you had your ass whooped?" I asked him as I laid my keys on the coffee table.
"I don't know" he whined and I knew he feared me a little when I get serious with him.
"You don't know? That means it been too long" I spoke "fuck up again hear? She shouldn't have to keep repeating herself over and over again. we all know your ass can hear, and I know you heard her the first time. You keep playing if you want too"
He just nodded sadly and walked to the couch and sat down. I took my jacket off and walked over to her and she looked stressed.
"What's wrong?" I asked her
"Um, I had a lot of shit to do and I'm just trying to do it all" she spoke "papers, a project, get me and Amir's outfit, get your shit together, and you tell me you will have him for the day and then you don't so I had to work my schedule around him now and he's driving me crazy"
"Shit and I have to take him to get his damn hair cut!" She cursed and pulled her hair back tightly as she looked at her phone
"Look I got that, and I got that. Do whatever you have to do for yourself and I got everything"
"Ok, i finished my paper, the project, I got all our outfits for tonight. I'm basically done I'm about to take a nap I guess"
"Thank you for everything" she nodded, I looked behind me and seen her walking to the couch. She laid next to Amir "you going to sleep on the couch? Just go to my room"
"Um no"
"Suit yourself"
"Suit yourself" Amir mocked me and we both laughed. He followed me to my room. I turned on the tv and climbed in my bed. I love the feeling of when I know I am about to get some bomb ass sleep. I closed my eyes and Amir finally stopped moving, so I can fall asleep. I heard footsteps and slight movement, then I felt the bed shift.
"Mommy" Amir whispered loudly and she shhh him, and he laughed.
"I thought you was too good for my bed now" I told her and she laughed. I opened my eyes as she laid her head on my pillows facing me.
"It was too cold on the couch" she laughed.
"Nah you just wanted to wake up to my face"
"Um no boy" she laughed "I wanted to wake up to my baby's face"
She kissed his forehead and he paid her no attention as he grabbed her hand and placed it on his stomach, she started rubbing his stomach. Like I said, he's spoiled as fuck.
"You don't got to lie, I know you wanted to" I laughed and she ran her fingers through her hair.
Seeing her face right now, had my emotions all fucked up. I would dream about her face in this direction while I was lonely. I missed her in my bed and missed her smile.
"Can you take your street clothes off in my bed?" I asked her
"What you trying to see me naked?" She laughed as she rolled out of bed.
"I wouldn't mind a little show or something before my show" I rubbed my hands together as I turned on my back.
"Boy! Shutup" Amir paid us no mind as he watched cartoon. I looked to my right to see her putting on my one my shirts. She turned her back, so her bare back faced me. I laughed "what's funny?"
"You hiding like I never seen your body before"
"Nah I'm making sure you don't get no ideas"
She took off her pants with her back still facing me. I squinted my eyes as she lifted her shirt up. She had little words tattooed coming from the top of her hip all the way to the beginning of her thigh.
"You got a tattoo?!" I asked her and she laughed then turned around.
"Yeah" she spoke and I noticed the redness of the tat meaning she recently got it.
"Let me see?" I asked her and she walked over in front of the tv then walked over to my side of the bed.
"It says, There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you, by maya angelou in cursive in ink that was water based so it's light and natural looking on my skin"
"Dope" I said putting my hands between her leg and grabbing on her thigh, looking at the tattoo. She jerked as I moving my hand up her thigh.
"Stop"she spoke softly moving my hand and i did as we both laughed. She climbed over top of me and rolled in her space.
"Ow mommy" Amir said rubbing his head.
"I barely touched you" she spoke pulling his head on her chest and rubbing through his curls that she's really letting grow out.
Teyana
"Daddy in there, you want to stay here while I go get Uncle Bas" I asked him and he shook his head no. I shrugged my shoulders and grabbed his hand, he was acting grumpy right now because he was mad he had to wake up from his nap.
"Wait Teyana, you have to meet the crew" Ib grabbed my arm and I rolled my eyes playfully. He passed me two All Access Passes. I placed one around Amir's neck and one around mines. This would be the first time I would be meeting Jermaine's whole tour crew, because they have grown twice the size since his previous tour.
He opened another door and the room was packed. People walking in and out, I grabbed Amir close to me as we walked through the tight doorway into the spacious room. I moved some hair behind my ear as I walked close to Ib.
"Yo! yo! Ya need to meet somebody real important" he turned and looked back at me. They all seized the communication and looked over at us, "all ya need to know Cole's Wife and Baby Moms Teyana and their Son Amir."
"I didn't even know he had a girl" I heard somebody say and I laughed
"I'm not his girl" I laughed as Amir held on to my bare thigh and laid his head on my dress.
"Ya be faking on each other like OD" Ib said " this Roger Raymond the music director, Adam Roy the creative director, KC Saney the tour manager, Elijah Shaw is head of security, Cedric brown is stage manager, DJ dummy the DJ of course, Ron and Irvin keyboardist, mike the tour producer and engineer, and the rest of them aren't in here."
"Nice to meet you all" I spoke and Amir waved then I felt a hand on my waist.
"Likewise" they said with a genuine smirk.
"Ib introduced you as my wife didn't he?" He whispered in my ear as they started to talk amongst themselves again. I nodded then laughed.
"Wassup Big Head" he put his hand over Amir's freshly cut head. He bent down and spoke to Amir briefly and they just laughed and talked.
.....
It was a few minutes before Jermaine's set and I stood backstage looking out in the crowd, seeing so many damn people. The smoke lingered from the fog machine, and the colored LED lights circled around the stage as Bas performed. The crowd vibes out as he rapped.
I swayed my body side to side to the last song as he rapped. I knew the whole Dreamville's lyrics to all their shit. I held on to Amir's hand as he watched in amazement.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned around.
"You scared me" I spoke as I held my chest.
"My bad, but here" he passed me a red cup and I smelled the henny on his breath as he spoke closely so I could hear him clearly.
"No I'm fine" I spoke shutting down his offer, and pushing the cup away. Returning my attention back to the stage.
"It's a celebration" he laughed, and I smirked. I shook my head and he nodded, letting it go "how about some champagne when we toast, please?!"
"Ok" I agreed. Bas's set ended and we all walked back to Jermaine's dressing room. The room with his day one supporters, friends, label mates, and family. We all stood around congratulating and hyping him up before his set.
"Yo! yo! Turn the music down real quick" Jermaine spoke with the cup in his hand "I just want to say thank you, fucking thank you to everyone in this room. Y'all made this shit happen, if it was you pushing me through this shit, or actually paying for shit, but I want ya to know that all that shit is appreciate and the love and support will be reciprocated as time goes on, because ya not going no where. I love ya and thank you again"
"Toast to this nigga's success and forever humbleness" Steez spoke and we raised our cups and glasses. We sipped afterwards, then momma said prayer.
"Showtime in 5" Ib spoke warning us all, I grabbed Amir's hand because we were going to watch from V.I.P. Box on top of the stage on the side.
"Come here" Jermaine spoke, grabbing my waist.
"Yes"
"Give me kiss for good luck" he spoke with a smile and I sucked my teeth.
"Luck is of the devil, have a blessed show" I joked and he wouldn't let me go.
"Stop playing, we don't have time for games" I nodded and he grabbed my neck, lacing his lips on my mine. It was a peck, it was gentle, soft and sweet. He did his handshake with Amir, and we walked out the room, last side by side. He was putting his ear plugs in and checking out mentally to prepare himself.
We came to a stop, when the left side read "V.I.P box" and the right side was labeled "Main Stage Entrance" he looked at me in a whole different demeanor, I nudged over, kissing his lips and walked away.
"Have a good show daddy!" Amir yelled and ran over to him, hugging him. Jermaine hugged him back and Amir ran back over and grabbed my hand "daddy about to have a good show, I know it"
"Me too, baby" i spoke and pushed over the grey door, entering the lit box. The smell of chicken tenders and buffalo wings filled my nose, as everyone spoke amongst themselves.
"baby" Jermaine's mother spoke and I spotted the empty seat next to her.
"Nana" Amir spoke and hopped in her lap. I sat down in relief.
"Hi ma" I spoke hugging her, and she looked at me.
"Hey baby" she spoke "you seem tired and exhausted"
"I am, I have been working all day for Jermaine, Amir and I. Finishing my school work, styling Jermaine's clothes for interview and the show, and Amir was being a pain in ass"
She chuckled surprisingly, then covered her mouth once she noted my face.
"Seriously, I'm fit to be tired"
"I see baby, but on the bright side, you can say you helped a lot with this amazing show that's happening" she spoke "he's about to come, live in the moment"
I nodded, taking in her every word. Amir pulled himself on my lap, as he laid his head back on my chest. I fixed my light denim jacket over my drapery sweater, black tight turtle neck knee length dress. I looked down at my nude Alexander McQueen Perspex heel leather ankle boots, and yellow bag sitting beside my feet. I fixed my necklace that Jermaine gave me, pushing my hair behind my ear and situating myself for the show.
"Ya ready for J.Cole?" DJ Drummy spoke, and my stomach started to turn. I knew he was so damn nervous and that was making me nervous. Steez brought me a drink and handed it to me. He returned to go backstage.
"He's coming on in a minutes" i nodded as I heard someone say. They hyped the crowd, as the crowd anticipated his arrival.
I placed my drink in the cup holder, and the box darken as the stage lights brighten. The Friday Night Lights cover projected on the stage wall. Then they started to hype the crowd, they screamed. The Too Deep for The Intro started to play.
As soon as he walked out from stage left, the crowd went crazy. Everybody up in V.I.P. stared down at him, making noise to cheer him on. It grew quiet as he calmed the crowd with the melody instrumental from Too Deep for The Intro played
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! I want to thank all of you for coming out!"'he smiled and then I seen his eyes fill with so much love and happiness. I couldn't help, but to smile. Love to watch his growing success.
Watching him share his untold story with the strangers of our world, who have became family and dear ones to him. He fearlessly express his love and hurt through each word. I looked down at the many kids in the front enjoying the show, and then looking in the back to see the same look on those kids faces. The energy travelled through the room and told so many stories. I was so proud of him. Words could not explain.
"What up? I hope I didn't miss too much" Hov walked in a NY hat and black timbs, regular New York City nigga.
"Only the first thirty" somebody replied in the back, causing everyone to return with laughter. He walked around greeting everyone and my eyes stayed glued to Jermaine's performance, and so did Amir's.
"Wassup Teyana, hey lil Cole" Hov hugged me then dapped Amir up. He sat up front and the attention soon returned to Jay's performance.
Song after song we cheered him on and the crowd got hyper. It's always exciting to see him work at his craft and share it with everyone. He's really pushing his dreams and getting shit done and that couldn't make me happier.
"Aye Teyana, Cole wants you backstage" Ib came up and whispered in my ear. I made a face when I looked back and he nodded with his red cup in his hand "and Amir"
"Right now?" I asked him as I gently moved Amir off of my lap. I stood to my feet, and grabbed Amir's hand as we followed Ib backstage. My heels clicked against the floor as Amir put his hands on everything we walked passed, and niggas looked me up and down.
I stood on the side of the stage with the curtain closed. I picked Amir up, placing him on my hip as I swayed side to side as he performed 'workout', he looked over and smiled at us. I seen people in the front pointing over at us, they smiled and waved at Amir and I. The song concluded and he played the music lowly in the back.
"So I see ya pointing over on the side of me"
He laughed and I shook my head no "do ya know who these two very important people are?"
Screams of yes's filled the room and I smiled.
"Well for those who don't know, I will introduce ya"
"Go out" Ib spoke and I laughed as I shook my head no. Jermaine came over and I placed Amir on the floor. He grabbed my hand as I held Amir's hand. He pulled me on stage and the crowd started purring and yelling excitedly. Amir grabbed on to my thigh and hid behind me. He was in a bad mood as it was and the screaming and staring was bugging him out surprisingly.
"Everybody, these two people literally have my heart, and y'all know I don't like putting my personal business out there but I couldn't help myself. You guys always share your stories with me and I wanted to share something special with you guys. My two hearts. My son and his mother, she truly has my heart grasped in her hands. Say hi, Amir"'he spoke and Amir waved and smiled, they were cheering so loud. They kept screaming and I kissed Jermaine on his cheek when they kept screaming. I walked off the stage, while holding Amir's hand. I watched from the side of the stage. I was so impressed with his performance. It soon came to a end.
"Thank you all so very much for listening to my story and showing me nothing but love!" He spoke. He jumped down from the stage and started grabbing them into hugs, signing things, and taking pictures.
"Teyana!" I heard my name being called and I turned around quickly. I swallowed at the breathy voice of a female.
"Grace" I spoke and she nodded with a smile. I was hoping I wouldn't have to be met with this situation until I moved to California.
"Auntie Grace!" Amir jumped down from my arms and ran to her. She picked him up, hugging him so tight. She kissed all over his face with her purple lipstick. Amir is going to need a cleansing bath tonight.
I walked over, and noticed we were all moving to the rooms backstage. Grace stayed close with Amir hand in her hand. I rolled my eyes childishly as she made jokes about not being able to see him because he hasn't been over Jermaine's mothers' house in a while.
"So we got Cole this congratulations cake! He don't know but yell congratulations when he come in here" Ib spoke and we nodded as we packed in this room, basically on top of each other.
"So how have you been? You haven't been answering my calls? I just wanted to check up on you" she spoke and I nodded.
"We'll talk later" I stopped her mind from even wandering about where this conversation was going to go, because for all I was concerned, it was going no where. I looked forward as the door opened and Jermaine walked in. They threw confetti and brought in balloons as we yelled 'congratulations' loudly.
He smiled from ear to ear as he looked around at everyone.
"Thank you, thank you!" He spoke as he walked around hugging and dapping people up.
The whole night was just beautiful, as we watched the smile on Jermaine's face brighten as the night went on. Sad part about it was that, they had one more show tomorrow so there wasn't any time to party. They had to get on the road now. They took me home and Jermaine got out the car with a sleeping Amir in his arms.
"Do you want to come?" He asked and I shook my head no, quickly.
"You should go and be with your family, you haven't been there in a while. It's your time to do so"
"Suit yourself, big head"
"Be safe and have fun" I grabbed Amir out of his hands.
"You be safe beautiful" he spoke and I shook my head at him spitting game.
"Ok see you later, don't be gone for too long"I joked and he laughed.
"Come with me" he dragged his deep raspy voice out. I shook my head once more.
"I can't, I have stuff to do"
"Like what?"
"Stuff before we move Jermaine. I can't keep living in this imaginary magical world, with you being my prince"
We stood silently for a while, and he chuckled nonchalantly.
"Ok I gotchu baby" he placed his hands in his pockets as he gave the doorman the nod to finally open the door for me. He kissed me on my forehead and on Amir's cheek. I nodded and walked to the door.
"Ayy Teyana" he yelled as I stood in the middle of the doorway, "what's life without a little magic and imagination"
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