The following 6 weeks I spent each day in the studio, ate dinner with my daughter, sleep. Studio, daughter, sleep. Studio, daughter, sleep. Marshall and I would send sweet texts throughout the day and if I were lucky, I'd actually get to have a conversation with my boyfriend for more than a few minutes. If I were extra lucky, Marshall and I would get some privacy to engage in "textual relations" or "phone bone." This long-distance relationship was taking its toll on both of us. It was not until his break after Marshall performed at Lollapalooza that he flew me to Detroit for a long weekend. Just me, Nevaeh stayed back in New York with Kyra.
I walked down the steps from the jet, suitcase in hand. Marshall was standing next to the escalade waiting for me and I ran into his arms, wrapping my legs around him and devouring his face in kisses.
"Baby I missed you." I whispered into his lips.
"You're even more beautiful than I remember." We smiled at each other, excited for our weekend. "C'mon, let's go."
Marshall threw my luggage in the vehicle and helped me climb in. We proceeded to exit the gates of the airport and got on the highway. He kept looking over at me and grabbed my hand to kiss it as we drove.
"So, how you been baby? Watchu been up to?" He asked.
"It's been alright. Been recording every day. I feel bad cuz I don't get to spend much time with Nevaeh."
"Yeah? How she doin?"
"She's fine. She asks when she's gonna see you again."
"Let's have you meet my kids this weekend, next time we'll get everyone together. You're the first woman I've introduced my girls to as "my girlfriend.""
We pulled into the driveway of his gigantic house and he got out and came over to my side of the car. We didn't worry about my bags or showing me around. Marshall picked me up and kissed me, carrying me straight to the bedroom.
Marshall laid me on the bed gently and started peeling off my clothes. He unhooked my bra and threw it to the floor before attacking my breasts. He then kissed up my neck, rubbing my clit between his fingers. I couldn't help moaning in pleasure.
"I missed this so much" Marshall whispered against my throat. "How good this can feel."
I pulled his shirt over his head and stripped his pants and boxers off his body. We laid on our sides holding each other tight in naked ecstasy. I flung my leg over him as he rubbed and groped my ass.
"I wanna kiss you," I whispered to him. "All over."
I kissed Marshall's mouth desperately and moved down to lick and suckle his neck as his hard dick dug into my thigh. I licked down his chest as he ran his fingers through my luscious locks, and I made my way to place little kisses descending to his tattooed abs. I finally found his member and played with him for a minute, licking and kissing his manhood. I then went for the plunge engulfing his entire cock in my mouth and sucked him forcefully. I peered up at Marshall's face and was pleased to find a look of pure pleasure. His eyes were rolling back in his head as he bit his lower lip and groaned. I was so turned on. Before I knew it, he flipped me around and was lying on top of me.
"You got me so horny, I don't wanna bust before we even get started girl."
"That's ok."
"Nah, I wanna fuck you." Marshall whispered, kissing me. "I wanna make you cum baby. You want me to make you cum?"
Um...Is the sky blue??!!!
I nodded my head as I guided his dick into my wet pussy. We fucked fast and hard until we both erupted in pleasure. It had been a while for both of us, so it didn't last long, but it was amazing!
We showered off and got dressed quickly before he showed me the rest of the house. It was impressive! Marshall held me on the couch for a bit before he brought up one of the main reasons I was here this weekend...meeting his kids.
"I gotta pick up the girls in an hour." He stood up. "Is pizza ok?"
"Pizza's fine." I answered in a nervous tone.
"You'll be aight baby. They don't even know that I'm seeing RayLynn Knight. I just told them I got a new girlfriend. I didn't tell them your name."
"You have it easy; I only have one child and she's 3 years old. I have to win over a seven-year-old, a tween, and a teenager."
"Just be your regular little rookie self. They'll love you."
I laughed. "Why do you always call me that?"
"Cuz I know you secretly love it." Was his sarcastic answer.
I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, just know that I am nervous." I told him.
"I know you are baby, but you perform in front of thousands of people. I'm sure you can handle meeting 3 little girls."
I stood up to put my arms around his neck. I needed Marshall to hold me for a moment to gain some strength.
"Hey," He looked me in the eyes, "I love you. I'd never put you in a position you couldn't handle."
Marshall left to pick up his daughters, so I fixed my hair a bit and put on some makeup. I was wearing a simple jeans and T-shirt and wore my glasses instead of putting my contacts in. I wanted to make a good first impression. I found paper plates in the cabinet and cleared off the island to prepare for the pizza then quickly scribbled down some lyrics that escaped my brain. A short while later I heard the door open and three little girls came into the room followed by a smiling Marshall.
"Girls, this is my girlfriend RayLynn."
"It's RayLynn Knight!" Hailie exclaimed.
"Oh my gosh!" Alaina yelled.
Whitney just smiled in awe.
"Hi." I walked over to shake their hands smiling. "Nice to meet you girls."
"Dad said he has a girlfriend now, but he didn't tell us it's RayLynn Knight!" Alaina exclaimed.
"I can't believe RayLynn Knight is in our kitchen!" Hailie laughed.
"You can just call me RayLynn." I told them. "Or Ray."
"Girls, Ray is extremely down to earth. Just talk to her and you'll see."
Marshall set the pizzas down and began to pass out slices. I asked the girls what they wanted to drink and started handing out sodas. We all sat around the island to begin eating and I think the girls were still in awe of my celebrity status.
"So, Ray, when's the new album come out?" Alaina asked.
"Soon. My team's getting annoyed with me because I keep adding songs and changing the order."
"Can we hear a song or two? A sneak peek? Pleeaasse?" Hailie begged.
"Maybe. After dinner let's go downstairs to the studio and I'll sing something for you."
"And she plays guitar." Marshall added.
"And I play piano." I told them.
"RayLynn Knight ain't no rookie." Marshall said as he gave me a flirty glance.
I cracked up laughing at his secret little love language.
After dinner we went downstairs and I sat down at Marshall's piano and played the scales, screwing around for a minute to warm up. The girls sat to the side of me on the couch eagerly awaiting their secret preview to the new album. Marshall sat behind them in a stool by the soundboard.
"Ok, I just wrote this one a few week's ago. It's called No One." I took a breath.
I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better
You and me together through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all I know is everything's gonna be alright
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feelin'
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
You, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain
You and me together through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all I know is everything's gonna be alright
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feelin'
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
You, you
Can get in the way of what I feel.
I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try
Try to divide
Something so real
So 'til the end of time I'm telling you there is no one
No one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feelin'
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Marshall POV
I knew after I heard the first verse that it was a song about us. I've never had a girl write a song for me before. I've worked with a lot of super talented people and RayLynn is one of the most impressive musical minds I've ever seen. She has a flair for putting every emotion she feels to music. It's so crazy that she wrote this about us.
(Back to RayLynn)
I played just that one song from the album for Marshall and his daughter's then I just started to play around. I sang and played piano to Was the Son of a Preacher Man, Family Affair, and Wrecking Ball. I didn't want to give the entire album away, but I wanted to have some fun with the girls.
The girls were having fun singing along to the music and dancing. Marshall kept his eyes glued to me as he still sat behind them and I could tell he was proud of me. After I finished our live entertainment portion of the evening, I promised them that I would get them all to one of my shows when I toured again. It probably would not be until the following year because I was going to begin filming a movie in 3 months...right after the album drops.
Marshall clapped his hands and announced to the girls that it was almost ten thirty and that meant bedtime. They one by one said goodnight to me and Laney and Hailie even gave me hugs. I'm sure that they were pretty excited that I was the mystery woman their dad had been dating.
Marshall and I retired to our quarters shortly after and I sat at the side of the bed lotioning my legs before slumber.
"I think it went really well." I told Marshall.
"It went awesome. They were so excited it was you, RayLynn." He kissed me. "So, that song, it's about us, right?"
"Yeah. I wrote it about a week after you left me alone back in New York."
He sat next to me on the bed and wrapped his arms around me to kiss my cheek. "That means a lot to me Ray. I've never had a girl like me for me. Ya know, the way you do."
"I love you Marshall." I corrected him.
He looked at me and gave me that half smile that makes me melt. "I love you too Ray."
I woke up around 7:30AM and looked over to Marshall still sleeping. I cautiously rose to pull on pajama shorts and a T-shirt then wrapped my robe around my body. I carefully made my way to the other side of the room, disappearing into the hallway and knocked on Hailie and Whitney's door before turning the knob.
"Hey," I whispered into the room. "You girls wanna help me with breakfast? Meet me in the kitchen in 5 minutes."
The sisters smiled and slowly opened their eyes. I woke Alaina as well and told her to make her way downstairs. I was excited to spend some time with Marshall's daughters alone. I pulled my hair into a high ponytail, peed, and brushed my teeth. The girls stumbled down the stairs.
"Good morning RayLynn." Hailie beamed.
"Morning Ray!" Whitney and Laney followed.
"Hey ladies! When your dad stayed at my place, he made breakfast for me with my daughter, so I thought you girls could help me make breakfast for him."
"Oh, that's right! You have a daughter!" Hailie exclaimed. "She's really little, right?"
"She's three. Her names Nevaeh." I told Hailie.
"I think I've seen pictures of her online before." Laney said.
"Here." I held up my phone to show the girls all the latest pics I had taken of my little girl.
"She' pretty." Whitney said as she smiled at the pic.
"I can't wait for you all to meet her." I told the girls.
We looked through the cabinets and, in the fridge, and decided on chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, and I cut up some fresh fruit. I put my "girl power" playlist on and as the songs flipped through Beyonce', Rhianna, and myself, I serenaded them with my musical expertise. I'm pretty sure that they still could not believe that RayLynn Knight was in their kitchen, but they were becoming used to the idea that I am a regular person just like their father.
Marshall entered the kitchen and was all smiles. "Mornin fam." He kissed us all on the cheek and sat at the island. I winked at him and set his plate of pancakes in front of him. Everyone was in good spirits as we chowed down on breakfast. We had an easygoing day shooting pool and playing video games.
Later in the day, Marshall told me he was dropping the girls back off with his ex and I should ride with to get dinner afterward. The girls climbed into the back of the escalade and I sat in the front holding his hand as we drove. We eventually pulled up to a nice house, it wasn't as big as Marshall's but still lovely.
"C,mon girls." Marshall got out to help with their stuff.
"It was nice meeting you RayLynn!" The girls all took turns saying.
"Nice meeting you." I smiled and waved bye.
"Dad come in for a second. I want to show you my aquarium!" Hailie exclaimed.
"Hailie wants to show me her new fish tank in her room, it will just take a second." Marshall explained.
"That's fine baby. Take your time." He leaned over to kiss me before following the kids inside.
I looked down to text my sister. She had just sent me a pic of Nevaeh riding a tricycle. I smiled, but when I looked up, that grin was wiped off my face as a tall, busty, blond haired woman came out of the side garage door and started to approach me. I lowered the window to see what she wanted. She looked haggard.
"Why the fuck are you meeting my kids?" She snapped at me.
"Because I'm Marshall's girlfriend and we thought it was time to introduce me." I rolled my eyes at her.
"Don't fucking roll your eyes at me! I saw your junkie mother on TMZ, you and Marshall get high together? Pop some pills while you leave your daughter halfway across the country?"
When she mentioned my daughter, I jumped out of the car.
"You don't wanna talk about my daughter, trust me, you don't wanna fucking do it!" I got loud and pointed in her face.
"What you're just so in love with Marshall that you had to be with him? You know we just hooked up last week, right? He's never been faithful to anyone."
"Uh, last time I checked Marshall and I don't need anyone's permission to date."
"You need my permission! You don't wanna be on my bad side."
"Mothafucka I'm from Brooklyn, I ain't scared of anyone! Get that through your head, RayLynn Knight fears nobody! Now you betta back up! I don't want any problems, I would never disrespect your daughters, but you need to back the fuck up!" I yelled.
We both made this intense eye contact for a moment and I was positive she was going to swing on me until we were interrupted by Marshall.
"Kim, shut the fuck up!" He yelled as he hurried down the driveway. "The girls love Ray, there's no reason to give her shit."
"I'll be waiting in the car baby." I told Marshall as I glared at Kim before climbing up in the escalade.
"Kim, if you fuck this up for me, I swear to God!" Marshall told her before he walked around to the driver's side.
"You two deserve each other!" She shouted before walking back up the driveway.
"Fuck off!" Marshall yelled.
Kim turned around to flip him off. "Fuck you Marshall! Fuck you!"