Fame & Fortune 2: Suffering From Stardom

Chapter 10: The Red Alert

After what had happen with Darryl, Goby has been the target by everyone. The press, his fans even some of his own team members. After getting off from a press conference, the baseball player is now back at his house with his three-month pregnant girlfriend Deema. The female was holding something in her hands hoping it would at least take his mind off of it.

"Hey baby," she said.

"Hey," a sadden Goby replied back.

"I got you something." Deema pulled out a basket that looks like flowers, but it happens to be a fruit basket from Edible Arrangements.

"From Edible Arrangements?"

Deema nodded. "Mm-Hmm. I figure since you like them, I thought of ordering a basket that would hopefully take your mind off this whole thing.

Goby did except the basket. "Thanks, sweetie," he said before kissing the pregnant female. "This whole thing with everyone saying I purposely throw that ball at Darryl is just…crazy." The couple sat down on the sofa in the family room.

"Yeah I know," Deema replied back. But there was also something that was on Deema's mind for she had just took back Goby's brother Jermaine (who is a Sports Agent with his own company called SportsCo) as a client behind his back. Speaking of Jermaine, the house phone rang. The blonde got up and see it was Jermaine who was calling them. She answers the phone and began talking to her brother-in-law.

"Hey Jermaine," she answered.

"Hey Deema. Is Goby home?" Jermaine asked on the other line. He was in his office working.

"Yeah. You need to talk to him?"

"Uh-Huh."

"Hey Goby. It's your brother."

"Put it on speaker," Goby said. "Hey bro."

"Hey Gobes you might want to check out B.J. out on channel 15," Jermaine said. B.J. (or Brian Junior) is Goby and Jermaine's oldest brother. Together they are the only three sons of their later parents. The three brothers called themselves the Three Stooges from the 20th Century's hit show. B.J. had also focus on their family's sports history and started his own sports show on ESPN called B.J. Talks About Sports.

B.J. was also someone that ignores Goby and Jermaine mainly because he often bullies them when growing up. Goby turn the TV on and see his oldest brother all dressed in a black suit with two of his co-stars talking about him.

"Okay. I'm out here on the field," B.J. trying to mimic what Goby did while at the middle of the game. The cast was trying to do their own little reenactment of what had happen between Goby and Darryl. "This my Goby voice." B.J. always try to find ways to make fun of his siblings.

"Okay. I'm so mad at Darryl. What I'm going to do with that fool? Oh look. There goes the ball."

An angry Goby toss the fruit basket on the floor. Deema was surprised by this and felt a little scared.

"I caught the ball," B.J. said. "And I see Darryl." The older brother then pretends to toss the ball at his co-host who was playing Darryl. She then "falls" down on the floor.

"And there you have it, folks. Goby Brantley-The Redman of Baseball who purposely injured Darryl Chestnut."

Goby didn't even know what to expect. All he did was just walked away to another part of the house after being humiliated on live television by his own brother. Deema just continued to watch the show, but eventually changed it filled with disgusted on her brother-in-law.

…

The couple was now at a gas station where Goby is seen pumping gas in his Dodge Charger. Deema was in the car talking to Molly. It was also night time.

"What's going on with you and Gil lately girl?" Deema asked her friend.

"Well you know I'm pregnant right?" Molly asked on the other line. Deema answered yes to the question. "Well I didn't want to put a hold on my plans on re-releasing my album."

"Oh yeah," the blonde said. "Speaking of which, congrats girl. I heard it was certified."

Molly's solo project Daddy's Little Princess was recently went Platinum in only one month of its release. Four of the album's singles had made their way to the Top 20 of the Billboard Charts and each of them were at least certified Gold. For an album or single goes Platinum, it went to sell 1,000,000+ copies.

""Thanks Deema, but I want to do re-released it by putting out an EP. I was supposed to do a music video, but Gil told me no.

"Why?"

"He said that I need to take it easy since I'm pregnant now. And then he went on to ask me am I even pregnant. Can you believe that?"

"Well Molly. He's just looking out for you and the baby. I'm sure Gil is just being over protected. He wants this baby just as much as you do right now."

"Well enough about me and Gil. How are things with Goby right now?"

Deema sign."Well, every time I want to talk about it, he just walk away."

"I can't believe they would constantly said that Goby meant to knock Darryl out. This could really effect his career."

"Well don't you worry. I have a surprise for him when we get home."

"Deema please don't tell me you two are still having sex. Now that you're pregnant."

"No girl. I baked a pie for him and I know he loved his Southern Pecan Pie."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"wEll you should be." The blonde then see Goby finishing pumping gas. "Okay I have to go. He's coming back in the car." The two childhood friends hanged up just before Goby got back in the car. "So…how was it?"

"What? Pumping gas?" the male asked in confusing. The pregnant girlfriend just shrugged. "It was…pumping gas."

"I got something for you," she said.

"what's that?"

"You'll see." As the two was talking, two Red Sox fans (a father and son) noticed Goby in the car as one of the pitchers from the Red Sox. They also recognized him as the one who threw that ball at Darryl. The two walked up to the car.

"Oh come on baby. Don't leave me hanging. Just…" Before Goby could finish, the son spit something on top of windshield. Deema sees this and gasped.

"Oh my God," the female said.

"What the hell?" Goby added.

"Way to throw the ball on your own teammate…loser," the son said.

"Hey son. He's not a loser," the father said. "He's a disgrace." Soon he too spit something on the windshield, obviously pissing off Goby, who began to get ready to get out of the car as the two walked away. But he was stop by Deema who remembered him that he shouldn't be getting into trouble. "Are you crazy? Goby, baby, use your head. Don't fight back. And used the windshield wipers. You don't want to touched that. It looks awfully bronco like."

Goby started the car and turn on the windshield wipers which began spraying water on the windshield.

…

Back at their place, Goby can be seen in a white tank top T-shirt, a pair of shorts and a black doo-rag on his head. He lifted the sheets off just as much to get up underneath them. He signs in relieved.

"What a day," he said to himself. "I'm so glad its now over." Deema made her way in the bedroom with a white T-shirt and pink pajama bottoms. Her three-month belly can be seen popping out of the shirt. The soon-to-be mother slowly lay on her back on the bed.

"Same here," she said. "So what do you think about your little surprise."

"I loved it. That was the tastiest pie I ever ate."

"Well I'm glad you liked it."

As the female was about to g to sleep, her boyfriend slip his hands around her until they was touching her baby bump belly. "I'm gonna love it though," he said.

"What are you talking about?"

"You still ticklish." Deema shook her head no. But the truth is she was still ticklish just like back then when Goby had pin her on the floor and tickled her like nonstop.

"Well let's just see about that," he said. His hands began to move and started scratching her stomach, causing Deema to giggled.

"Goby stop," she would giggled. "Knock it off."

"I thought you wasn't ticklish." The dark skinned male grab two pairs of handcuffs and used them to cuffed Deema's hands on the headboard. He got on top of her and started tickling her again.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. QUIT IT. HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE. NO MORERERERERERERE."

"You lied to me so I'm gonna continue tickling you until you promise you won't lie like that."

"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE OKAYAYAYAY. I PROMISESESESESESE."

"I'm not convince."

"I PROMISE! I PROMISE! JUST MAKE IT STOPOPOPOPOPOP." Goby traced his hands underneath her underarms, her side and her pregnant belly. After a while, he went to blowing on her belly and leaving kissing marks on top of it. Goby uncuffed his girl and the couple shared a kiss before they both went back to their side of the bed and went to sleep. But during that time, both of them wanted to confess something that was make a sharp turn in their relationship.

In the morning, Deema was already up for she was in the kitchen and was eating food like a hungry animal since she was mainly eating for two now. It wasn't until she hears the large grand piano in their living room playing music. The pregnant blonde walked to the other side of the house and see it was Goby who was playing.

"You're up early," she said.

"Yeah I couldn't sleep," Goby replied back.

"Goby there's something I wanted to tell you."

"Good because I have something to tell you."

But Deema and Goby were both talking at the same time and so fast. Deema confess that she took Jermaine back as their client and Goby admitted that he did purposely threw that ball at Darryl. Both of them were shocked at one another.

"Wait a minute, you did what?" Goby asked.

"You did meant to threw that ball at Darryl?"

"Deema I told you I don't my own brother representing me."

"I don't care about that now. Goby, I can't believe you would do something this cold."

"Look Deema. I have a family to think about now and I'm not going to let anyone get in my way."

"And this was your way of handling it? Darryl might not even play the rest of the season. I can't believe it."

"And I can't believe you would go behind my back and have Jermaine representing me."

"He's a sports agent with his own company."

"Look I don't care. Do you know how bad its going to be if I have my family member representing me? You know I don't do stuff like that."

"Goby…"

"No Deema. I'm not having Jermaine as a client. End of story." He pushes some of the keys down on the piano before walking to another part of the house. All Deema did was just stood there thinking about what just happen.

The next chapters will focus on Molly and Gil. Here's a hint about the next one. Read what did Molly said what her and Gil are fighting about. That should give you a hint on what's gonna happen next. Okay the new year is just around the corner and that means new year resolutions. But I'm not going to asked what are everyone's resolution is. It's really none of my business.

But I can say is that I have a whole bunch of new stories coming up soon. 2013 was my debut year and I'm pleased to see how I'm turning out on this site. But I'm ready to kick it up a notch. I'll be back to give you all a few details on the stories I'm working on and what's gonna go on. But for now, keep those replies coming and I'll see you soon in the new years. HAPPY NEW YEAR!