August 19th
"You're getting on my nerves." I said with a sigh, watching her walk around with my sharpie.
"Sh." She mumbled and held up her hand, head tilting as she looked the model up and down before shaking her head. "Change the jacket to.."
I groaned and dropped back on the chair. Every unit I picked, Robyn had ten things to say about it. This collaboration was a lot more of a headache than I thought I'd be. And this wasn't the first day.
"Okay no." I said when I saw her put the beige jacket to the side. I wrapped my arms around her waist and picked her up before dropping her on the couch. "Stay puppy." I said and patted her head, making her slap my hand away.
I simply chuckled and moved back to the model. "May I?" I asked with a smile and once she nodded, I helped her put the jacket on before buttoning the top two buttons. I stepped back and tilted my head at the black pants before clicking my tongue.
Sometimes too much beige could be overbearing.. unless it was faux leather beige ya dig.
I grabbed the pants from the rack and handed it to her, stepping back as she pulled them on after taking the black pants off. "Ooo." Jen mumbled from her spot in the corner with a nod. "That's a nice paring."
"Right?" I looked back at Rob as she walked over with a pair of scissors. "What are you doing?" She crouched down and grabbed the bottom of the girls baggy leather pants before cutting up. I watched her make a slit from the ankle to about mid way on the side of her knee. "Oh okay.."
"Imagine with a little layer right here.."
I crouched next to her and nodded, uncapping the sharpie I had behind my ear and making two points. "Two snap buttons right here as an option to wear it open or buttoned." She smiled and nodded. "You a genius, RiRi."
"All you baby." She said and pecked my cheek before standing up. "Okay Jahleel, a few changes boo boo." As she went to talk with her other close friend-slash-designer, I sat down and looked over the other pictures of the models that were taking wearing the clothing.
With it being August, the next big season was fall. It was my favorite season to be honest because I loved layers. So the plan was to have everything set and done by the end of September. Robyn has pull (of course) and got the line to be dropped during Fashion week Paris. Fashion week Paris was September thirtieth.. six days after our anniversary.
Adding that planning with my planning was kind of hectic. This whole week I've been going in and out of a meeting with a jeweler for the perfect ring. It had to be perfect. It was Robyn we were talking about here.
I was usually assisted by Melissa since she was actually one of the biggest helps. Thank God for her because I'd have no idea what I was doing if she wasn't in Robyn's life.
Like, I knew my girlfriend to an extent but rings? That shit went over my head. I'd just say get the most expensive one with a rose gold middle and boom. But she had a certain taste in rings according to Melissa.
"I'm gonna get the lunch, alright?" I said when I got a text from Mel. I stood up from my spot and she gave me a thumbs up, distracted anyways.
When I walked outside to the lobby, I smiled as she walked in with the bags of McDonald's. "Life saver." I said and gave her a quick hug. "So what'd she say? Any date on when it would be ready?"
"Mhm." Her smile widened as she fished into her pocket and unveiled the black box. "How about today?"
My heart skipped a beat. "You're kidding." I breathed out and grabbed it from her with wide eyes. "It's done?" She nodded happily and I exhaled lightly. I had the ring in my hands.. slowly cracking it open, I shook my head at the ring that was specifically made for Robyn. "Holy shit."
The original band has a circle diamond but after I found out she wasn't keen on circle rings, I had the diamond replaced with the emerald cut. And it truly looked even better. "It's perfect huh?" Mel said, looking at the ring with a nod. "She's gonna freak, Y/n. I can't believe it's finally happening for her."
"I know." With reluctance, I closed the box and slipped it into my jacket pocket. "You really think she'll love it?"
She nodded assuredly. "One hundred percent boo, she's gonna cry I'm sure of it." I pouted before pulling her into another hug. "I'm just happy it's you proposing. There's no one else I'd rather my best friend get married with."
"Thanks Mel. This whole process would've been a lot harder without you."
"What is this?" We both pulled back and I saw Robyn walking out of the building with squinted eyes. "Don't tell me I gotta kill both you bitches." She then added with a playful smirk. "Cause I would."
"Girl nobody want this nigga, relax." I chuckled and grabbed the McDonald's from her hands and handed it to Jen who grabbed it. It seemed like she was doing her assistant duties but I knew she just wanted her food. I didn't blame her.
Once we went back up the stairs, I let Robyn take the reigns a bit as I fiddled with the box in my jacket pocket. I couldn't believe I had it in my possession. It was taking everything in me to not jump the gun already to be honest.
Only had to wait thirty seven more goddamn days.. sheesh.
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"Holy shit yo." Dante mumbled as I showed him the ring, his eyes wide. "You dropped a bag.. how much?"
"Fifty large." I said and nodded when he gave me a perplexed look. "It would've been forty but I had them change the actual diamond to another shape. It's worth it though."
He smiled and clapped my back softly. "Proud of you man, you really doing the damn thing." I thanked him with a smile before sliding the ring back into my backpack pocket.
He was in LA for a few days because he had a preseason game against the Rams.. I believe? So I decided to stop by his hotel and show my love. "What are you doing?" I mumbled when I saw him typing Chris Brown in his Instagram search bar.
"I gotta show you something." He said with a soft laugh. "This nigga man.." He clicked a video that I saw was posted forty minutes ago. "Ya boy got a little mouthy."
I leaned forward and watched the video of Chris who seemed to be walking around the front of his house or something. "Ima just keep it real with y'all. When someone come at you, then you come back twice, and they still don't reply.. it makes you look a little pussy, I'm just saying." I rolled my eyes as he shrugged cockily. "First the Migos was talking they shit, then Soulja Boy.. now you. I don't know what bitch juice they got down there in Atlanta but all y'all must've shared a sip 'cause I'm here, chillin'."
I chuckled, my head shaking as he leaned on, what looked like, a Lamborghini. "So how about this, blood." His tone got serious and I bet he thought he looked so damn hood. "You keep my name out yo mouth and stop talking about to me to your little homies cause I don't play that. If you gonna do something, do it. I'm waiting."
I gave Dante a look and he was trying to hold in his laugh, much like me. "I gotta beat his ass or something man." I said before pulling my own phone out and leaving a like on his video just because that's how serious I did not take this dude. "He said Atlanta bitch juice, this nigga really think he a blood.."
"He scream piru but crip walk."
I laughed and raised up from the couch, nodding in agreement. "He wishy washy bruh." I grabbed the blunt I was previously about to smoke and lit it, my eyes wondering over the room. "Aye yo.. I got an idea."
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Robyn's POV
"Oh my goodness." I mumbled, dropping my head as Melissa laughed her ass off next to me. "Why are they like this?"
I was minding my business and doing a little online shopping for some purses when I see this shit on my timeline. Y/n and Dante at the hotel pool dancing to Chris's new song Pills and Automobiles. But not only were they dancing to it, they were mockingly copying his dance moves too.
"She's so petty, I love it." Melissa said as she started the video over.. her fourth time. "Look, you can't say this isn't funny."
I gave her a look before glancing down at the screen and saw Y/n moonwalking like Chris before replicating his weird ass front flip. Then she grabbed a pair of my unreleased Fenty glasses and pulled them over her eyes with a smirk. A subtle nudge at the fact that I was hers. She was too damn much but it was funny. I chuckled and shook my head before pushing the phone away. "I can't deal with her."
"It's your fault." I made a face in disagreement and she gave me one right back. "Yes bitch, she learning the pettiness from you. She was not like this when y'all first got together."
"I.." I mean.. that was true. Old Y/n probably would've went off on a big ass rant or pulled up on him to be honest.. damn what was I doing to the girl? "Well shit, you may be right."
Another laugh left her. "I know I'm right. I know they say you become a reflection of your partner but damn. You dress like her now, she act like you."
I looked down at my baggy camouflage pants and the plain white tshirt before slapping her leg. "Stop readin' me bitch."
Just as I raised up and started to the kitchen, the doorbell rang and she pointed at me. "You're already up."
"No you just lazy." She flipped me off so I returned the favor before going to the front door and seeing Aniya through the peep hole. I was sure Y/n didn't have to pick her up for another couple of days.. I pulled the door open and smiled at her. "Hey Ni."
"Hi, I know Y/n just dropped her off but I was wondering if she could watch her for the night. I have a um.." I watched blush cover her cheeks. "I have a date."
Okaaaaay.
I smiled and nodded. "I'm sure she wouldn't mind. She's with Dante right now though, let me call her so she can come-"
"You can watch her, you know? I trust you." I smiled when she nonchalantly handed me the diaper bag. "Hopefully with you my daughter can come back with everything I left her with."
Y/n did always seem to lose at least one thing. Rather that be a pacifier, headband.. a whole ass bottle. "I'll make sure everything comes back."
She smiled gratefully. "Thank you so much. I just fed her so she should be fine until dinner time which is- I'm sure you know, she's been over here enough. Thank you again, I'll be back around ten, elevenish."
She then handed me Dahlia after giving her a kiss. "Bye Bye Lia, I love you." I watched Ni wave as she backed away, making her baby raise her hands cutely and do a open-closed motion with her fingers. Oh my heart.
"She came back with a baby." Mel mumbled when I walked into the living room.
"We're mommy's tonight!" I called happily and she cheered with me just because. What I wasn't expecting was Dahlia to raise her hands to my face and giggle-slash-scream cutely. "You are just the cutest thing. We're gonna have so much fun."
I sat her down on the couch and she sat up against the cushion like a big girl before watching Mel and I curiously. Almost like a 'where the fun at bitches?' This little girl and her old soul having self.
"Oh my goodness, I know what I wanna do."
Mel looked at me and it was almost like she had the same thought. "Y/n is gonna kill you.."
I waved my hand before picking Dahlia up and carrying her up the stairs to my favorite room in the house. "She'll live, she loves me." I said confidently before sitting Dahlia in the chair and watching her stare at everything behind me in fascination. "Now it's summer so I'm thinking.. drama." She eyed me with those pretty brown eyes and babbled cutely. "You agree? Perfect. Let's do this."
One hour and some cheesecake later
"Mm." I looked down and saw Dahlia lean forward, her tiny hands resting on my thigh as she licked her lips with her eyes on my plate of cheesecake.
"Sweet tooth just like her mama." Mel joked and I nodded in agreement before scooping a small corner of the spoon and holding it up for her.
"Mhm." I said in amusement, knowing how damn true that was. She wrapped her mouth around the spoon and pulled back with a happy smile. "Look at that smile. Her little teeth are growing in." I cooed out when I saw the two little white lines on the front bottom spot of her gums.
I pushed her hair out of her face (that seemed to be growing more and more everyday) before wiping the cream off of her lip. "So.." I looked up at Mel and she was giving me a knowing look. "Is this giving you more baby fever or cooling it?"
I hummed and tilted my head as I looked back at the baby who was now trying to climb over my lap to get more of my dessert. "Both in a way." I started. "Do I want a baby of my own? Yes. But this is also a good little practice, especially because I know deep down I'd like to be married before I have kids. Or at least engaged really."
Melissa nodded to herself before slowly looking away, a smile on her lips. I squinted. "What's that? Why you smile like that?" She looked back at me with raised eyebrows, a little flicker of fear in her eyes. "What? You don't think I'll be married before I have kids?"
She exhaled heavily and let out a small laugh. "Oh no no, Jesus." She rested her hand on her chest and I stared at her in confusion.
"Bitch what is wrong with you?"
Her hand waved. "Nothing. I was just thinking about you being pregnant and shit, married. All that." I hummed and moved my plate again when Dahlia reached for it. "So.. when are y'all getting married 'cause I'm in need of a bachelorette party."
I laughed softly and shrugged. "Girl I don't know. I was starting to think Y/n would propose for our one year anniversary.." Her eyebrows raised. "But then I was like eh I don't think so because she hasn't shown any signs of it. Like yeah she knows I wanna marry her but I don't think she'd do it this soon. I think she needs a little more time to be ready. Hopefully she propose as my Christmas gift or some shit."
Her mouth opened to respond but at the same time, the front door opened and I raised my head to see Y/n walking through with a bag of.. of course. In N Out.
"My favorite girls in one room? How'd I get so lucky?" Her smooth ass said as she walked in with a cute smile, her eyes finding mine first. Then she looked down. "Oh hell no." Mel covered her mouth to hold in her laugh.
She set the bag of food down and slowly walked forward, her eyes on Dahlia. "You like it?" I questioned and bit my lip to stop from laughing at her completely horror filled face.
Her head shook as she picked Dahlia up and examined her. "Why is there makeup on my baby's face- Robyn." She gave me a look before shaking her head again. "She's too young. I don't want her to.."
I cooed when I saw her pout. "She's still a baby, she's not growing up on you." I said with a chuckle when I realized what the pout was for. Raising up, I rested my chin on her shoulder and slid my arms around her waist from behind. "I love you." I found myself whispering, always wanting her to know and remember it.
She looked back at me slightly and smiled before leaning back and pressing her lips to mine. The smile that spread across my lips was inevitable when that familiar light flamed deep inside of my core and covered every inch of me. God I love her..
When I heard raspberries blown, I pulled back and shook my head in amusement when Dahlia stopped just as I pulled back. Then she smiled. "Daddy's girl." I mumbled when she grabbed Y/n's face, almost to keep me from kissing her again.
"And I love my babygirl." She said, lightly bouncing her. "And I love my baby without makeup." I sighed with a certain happiness looming over me as they walked out and to the bedroom.
"You know what?" I looked at Mel with a nod as she smiled to herself. "I may just be ready to settle my ass down.."
I laughed at her softly before dropping onto her lap and pulling her into a hug. "Yes, lets be besties in love togetherrr."
She groaned but wrapped her arms around me. "But I like dick."
"Bitch and you know I do too." I pulled back and gave her a smile. "But there's nothing like dick that makes you feel good without it even being in you.. trust me."
And I know how fucking weird that sounds but it was true. Good sex will always be good sex. But have you ever laid in bed with someone for hours on end, no sex included, and felt the same exact amount of bliss, if not more?
That's how Y/n made me feel. I could connect with her through silence and that's something I never had before.
And honestly.. I needed to start counting my lucky stars because who knows where I'd be if she had said no to joining me on tour.
When they say God works in mysterious ways.. they weren't lying. And thank God for that.
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