Just A Dream Series: The Party
By: Crystal
"So do you guys know what time you're coming to the house for the party?" I asked my friends Keondra, Misha, and Shaneia.
I was having this party back at the house, and it was supposed to be this big affair where family and friends were gonna be there. I was over my best friend Keondra's just trying to plan things out so that I knew where everything stood as of right now.
"We gotta have male strippers!" Misha said.
"Misha, what are you talking about male strippers? My DAD is gonna be there in case you didn't know, as well as a whole bunch of other people, and I don't think my dad would appreciate seeing a naked guy in his house!" I replied.
"Hey look, while you three talk and coordinate what is gonna happen at the party, I'm gonna call Danielle to see if her and Jesse are coming." I said.
I walked over to the phone and dialed Danielle's number.
"Hello?"
Danielle's boyfriend Jesse answered the phone.
"Hey Jesse." I said.
"Jesse, is Danielle there?" I asked.
"No, not right now...Do you want me to give her a message?" He asked.
"I just wanted to know what time you two are gonna come to the house, that's all." I said.
"We should be leaving as soon as she gets back. She had to go out and run a few errands, but she'll be back any minute now." He said.
"Okay then, well I'll see you two later." I said.
We hung up the phone.
"Hey listen.......I have to go you three. Dwayne should be bringing Simone over to the house soon, and I wanna be there when he shows up at the house." I said.
*******
"D! What's up?" I asked.
Dwayne was sitting in the kitchen as I entered the house, and I saw him all the way from inside the living room.
His daughter Simone came running out of the kitchen.
"Auntie Crissy!" She shouted with a huge grin on her face.
"Simone! How's my little Pebbles doing?" I hugged her, and then picked her up and carried her to the kitchen.
"You been keeping a look out to make sure your daddy hasn't been being bad?" I asked Simone.
"Simone, tell Auntie Crissy that your Daddy is good ALL the time!" D said while giving me a smart look.
Simone laughed at her daddy, and then I set her down so that I could get her something to drink. I got her a juice box out of the refrigerator, and sat down next to Dwayne at the kitchen table.
"So how long will she be staying this time?" I asked Dwayne.
Dwayne and I were really good friends, and because of the fact that he was on the road all the time, he hated the fact that Simone would be away from him. As a favor, I offered to keep Simone whenever he went on the road, and so it all worked out, so whenever he was gone, she'd be with me. He and his ex-wife Dany had went to court for a divorce, and while they were there, though Dwayne didn't want to do it, Dany insisted on them fighting for full custody of Simone. She had complete confidence going into the custody battle....in fact, a little TOO much confidence, if you ask me. Dwayne ended up winning the custody battle, and so he had 100% custody of Simone. Dany was hurt at first, and that was natural, because she was Simone's mother, but she quickly got over it, and moved on. She's remarried, and from what Dwayne and I have heard, she's trying to start another family with whoever this new guy is that she's with.
"Well, I'm gonna be on the road for two weeks starting Monday, so with it being Friday, I figured I would just drop her by today since I knew we were invited to this party here at the house. And by the way, I really appreciate the fact that you're doing this for me, really. You are just great with Simone, and she just loves you." D said.
I saw the sincerity in his eyes and I really could tell that he was thankful for everything that I was doing. We may be best friends and everything, but I thought it was actually kinda silly how we kept hiding our feelings that we had for each other. Simone was the one thing that brought us closer more than anything. I loved her like she was my own daughter, and I honestly think that Dwayne knew that with all his heart. But with the divorce and everything just ending, I didn't want to be anything but that of a good friend to him. Nothing more, nothing less. I was there for him and her, and that's how I wanted it to be, DESPITE the true feelings I knew we had for each other.
"It's no problem, and you know that I love taking care of her...." I said.
"JUST LET 'CHA SOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUULLLLLLLL!!!"
Danielle and her boyfriend Jesse were here.
My sister Danielle screamed that every time she came over to the house, because ever since we had watched the movie "Coming to America" we loved the jingle that was sung in the movie about their Soul Glo afro sheen.
I replied back, "Just let 'cha soullllllllllll gloooooooo! Just let it glo!"
Jesse and Dwayne looked at each other, and then they both acted like they were choking themselves to death from having to hear me and my sister sing.
Simone sat in Dwayne's lap laughing as she watched all the adults in the room act out, and be down right silly.
She looked up at her daddy and said, "Soul Glo!"
Me and Danielle started laughing, at hearing the words of Simone.
Dwayne looked down right terrified as he saw that his daughter had now just become apart of the horrible "Soul Glo clan" that had taken hold of his dear friend Crystal and her sister Danielle. His eyes got really wide.
"Don't EVER say that again Simone! Daddy says No!" Dwayne joked, as he acted as if he was scared.
"Don't worry, D....as long as Simone lets her soul glow she'll be alright..." I said.
"No!" Dwayne said as he covered Simone's ears, and she started giggling.
******
After the incident that happened in the kitchen, the guests had started arriving to the house. A lot of celebrity friends of the family showed up in addition to other friends and family members, so it was a full house. My dad was with the guys on the back patio, as he barbequed, and laughed and joked with them.
Us girls were in the kitchen cooking. Vivica Fox was there and she was preparing some potato salad, while striking up a conversation with me. We were friends, but sometimes, she could get nosey.
"So Cris.....tell me what's going on with you and Dwayne, cause I know that you like him girl. You taking care of his daughter ain't all that's going on....You may be 16, but hey....girls these days don't care who they go with....." Vivica glared at me while cutting up some potatoes.
"Whatever Vivica.....you know just as well as everyone else that knows me that I'm very mature for my age, and that's more than what can be said about these chicks out here. I have a liking for kids, and as a favor to my FRIEND Dwayne, I offered to take care of his daughter Simone, who I love very much. I'd do anything for that little girl that's asleep in my bed right now, dreaming her little heart away. You need to stop being so goddamn nosey and mind your own business for once..." I said angrily.
Just as she was about to say something, the doorbell rang. Saved by the bell...
My 20 year old friend Keondra stood at the door with her husband Vin Diesel and their 3 kids. Keondra had one daughter in each hand, and Vin had their baby son in his arms.
"Hey sweetie!" I exclaimed, hugging Keondra.
"How are my babies?" I asked reaching out to hug her daughters Xaida and Marie.
They hugged me, and I led them outside so that they could play on the swing set that my dad had built for Simone. I walked back over to Keondra and Vin, took their baby son Mark in my arms, and looked at them with an annoyed look.
"I am so glad you guys came when you did, because Vivica was totally trying to piss me off, by asking a whole bunch of damn questions about me and Dwayne, like it's her business to say anything....Oh Vin, I'm sorry, the guys are all on the back patio with my dad. You can go back there if you want." I said.
"Thanks Crissy." Vin said as he made his way out back.
I made my way back to my room to check on Simone. I had Keondra and Vin's son Mark with me, and so I laid him down on the bed next to Simone. He had started to become fussy, and so I decided to sing him to sleep. Within minutes he was out, and so I just sat there on the side of the bed, rubbing my hand up and down Simone and Mark's backs, and singing to them.
I didn't hear Dwayne come in the house, but the door to my bedroom was cracked, and Dwayne stood in the doorway watching me with Simone and Mark. He opened the door and walked in.
"Hey...what you doing?" Dwayne asked.
"Something YOU should be doing.....I'm here with your daughter, Poppa Johnson." I said smiling. I was just being smart with him, and he knew it.
"It's NOT that serious, Crissy, calm down...." Dwayne said.
"And WHY you gotta be taking my words like that?" I asked.
Simone started to stir, and she rolled over, almost getting ahold of Mark. Luckily, she didn't trample him.
"See, why you gotta be loud like that? If you wake up my daughter, you're gonna get hurt..." Dwayne warned.
"Really? I'd like to see you try it," I said, challenging D.
I got up in his face, seeing if he was gonna be true to his word and do anything. He looked at me and started laughing, as he was about to say something, but he stopped in mid sentence.
We looked at each other for a few seconds, not saying anything to each other, and then out of nowhere, Dwayne kissed me. Soon enough, up against the wall he had me, kissing me passionately.
We were soon interrupted by Simone's waking up. She apparently had a nightmare, because she was yelling for me while crying. Dwayne stopped kissing me, and I went over Simone to see what was wrong.
"Honey, what's the matter? Did you have a bad dream?" I asked, looking into Simone's brown eyes.
I held her in my arms as I glanced over at Mark, who was sleeping, and I could feel Dwayne looking at me. I looked up at him while holding Simone, and sure enough, he was smiling at me.
"Auntie Crissy.....the monster was gonna get me!" Simone said, looking as if she was scared for her life.
"Simone, it's alright sweetie. Noone is gonna get you. Me and your daddy aren't gonna let anything happen to you." I reassured her.
Dwayne made his way towards us, and he crouched down in front of us. He looked at Simone with a sympathetic look.
"Is my baby crying? Who made my Pebbles cry? Daddy will get 'em no matter who they are. You just tell daddy, and he'll make sure they never bother you again." Dwayne said as he took Simone from me and into his arms.
It was so cute how he acted with Simone. He was such a good father, and he would do anything in the world for his baby girl. The love he had for her was definitely always gonna be there, no matter what happened. The bond he had with his daughter was just that strong that it was so obvious that nothing was going to break that chain. And I loved it.
v "Daddy, it was the monster!" Simone said to Dwayne. "Monster, huh?" Dwayne asked his daughter.
"Where was this monster coming from? Can you tell me that?" D added.
"He lived under Auntie Crissy's bed!" Simone answered.
"Well I'm glad you told me, because if you hadn't he may have just gotten to Aunt Crystal later on...." Dwayne said.
"Oh no!" Simone grabbed me tight, and didn't let go.
"That's alright, Daddy's gonna get him." Dwayne said.
Dwayne kissed Simone's cheek and then dropped to the floor and went underneath my bed to look for the "monster."
"I got him!" Dwayne yelled.
He started making a lot of noises and shaking the bed to make it seem like he was really underneath the bed doing something.
"Daddy, be careful!" Simone yelled.
Dwayne emerged from underneath the bed about 2 minutes later, and he pretended to look exhausted. He wiped the fake beads of sweat from his forehead, and looked at Simone.
"That monster was BIG, girl! Why didn't you tell Daddy he was as big as he was?" Dwayne asked.
"I'm sorry Daddy....did he hurt you?" Simone asked, as her eyes got extremely wide.
"A few scratches, but nothing major. He was a tough guy! But don't worry, because just as I told you, Daddy ain't gonna let nothing get to his Pebbles." Dwayne scooped up Simone in his arms and kissed her all over her face.
"What about Auntie Crissy? You won't let any monsters get her, will you Daddy?" Simone asked, looking at me with a scared look on her face.
"Nobody is gonna hurt Auntie Crissy either." Dwayne looked at me smiling, and then Simone hugged him.
Dwayne had just made Simone's day. Imaginative Monster Slayer was just added to his requirements as a father, and he had no problem with it, whatsoever. It was just something else that was added to his list of "jobs" that he needed to follow through with.
"Daddy, I'm hungry," Simone whined.
"You know what? After beating up all that monster butt, Daddy's hungry too! Does Aunt Crystal think she can whip us up some of her famous Peanut Butter and Jelly samiches?" Dwayne and Simone both looked over at me. They were too cute together.
" I don't know....." I said, playing around with them.
"Oh, Simone....she's done made us have to do the sad face! Do the sad face! Come on!" Dwayne said to Simone.
The two of them did what they CALLED a sad face, and they looked so incredibly adorable that I wasn't able to stand it too much longer.
"Oh no you two didn't! You KNOW I'm a sucker for the sad face!" I whined to the two of them.
I took Simone in my arms, and we all started to make our way down the hall, as we walked out my room. I was almost to the kitchen, when a voice made me stop dead in my tracks.
"Crystal!"
It was my mother!
"Mom?" I asked. I hadn't seen my mom in a while, and I missed her.
I turned around, and my mom's happy face soon turned to that of a horrified one as she looked from me, to Simone who was in my arms, to Dwayne who was standing next to me.
"Mom, what's wrong?" I asked her, as she started to cry.
"You're 16 and you have a daughter already? I KNOW me and your father taught you better! I cannot believe this! I expected for maybe Danielle to have a baby now, with her being 23, but I NEVER though my 16 year old, my BABY, was gonna have a baby of her own! No!" My mom was really crying now.
Dwayne and I looked at each other with puzzled looks on our faces, and Simone looked at my mom.
"So how old is my grand daughter, and what is her name?" My mom asked.
"Mom, she's 2 years old, and--"
"What the hell? You had a baby when you were 14 and didn't tell me! You're gonna wait until 2 years AFTER the fact?!" My mom was pissed.
"Mom, she is NOT my daughter! I don't have any children, I just baby sit one! Damn!" I said to my mom.
Dwayne had to step in. He had seen enough.
"Robin......I don't think we've met. I'm Dwayne." Dwayne outstretched his hand to shake my mother's.
"Who the hell are you, and what are you doing with my daughter? How old are you anyway?!" My mom asked Dwayne.
I didn't mean to leave D out there with my mom, but I had enough. I walked into the kitchen and started making PB&J for Simone, as I got her a juice box out of the fridge, and she sat down.
"Who's that lady out there, Aunt Crissy?" Simone asked me.
"That's Aunt Crystal's mommy," I answered.
"I'm just a friend of Crystal's. JUST a friend. We're close, but just as friends, I assure you. You may have seen me on television, I'm also known as WWE superstar The Rock....but anyways, I'm 30, and with me on the road all the time, I hardly get a chance to see my daughter Simone. At least when she's with Crystal, I'm certain that my daughter is safe, and that she's cared for by a person that loves her very much, and someone that she gets along well with too." D said, sitting down in the living room with my mom.
"Why is MY daughter caring for YOUR daughter when Simone's mother can be doing it instead?" My mom asked, getting somewhat smart.
"Things didn't go too well between myself and my ex-wife. We got a divorce, and she insisted on going to court for custody of Simone. She wanted to see who was going to get custody of her, and to be quite honest with you, she went into the whole situation with more than just a little bit of confidence. Anyway, to make a long story short, the judge ruled in my favor, granting 100% custody to me, and so I have Simone now. And as a single father, it can get hard. I didn't ask for her help, but your daughter, with the kind heart that she has, offered to look after Simone whenever I went on the road. She told me all about her great experience with children in detail, and she had fallen head over heels in love with Simone ever since that first day when she saw her. So, that leads us up to where we are now. As a matter of fact, I told Crystal that starting Monday that I was going to be on the road again for approximately two weeks, and so I figured I would bring Simone by today, seeing as the fact that we were invited here to the party in the first place." Dwayne said.
"Right...Well, I'm sorry for the big scene back there just a few moments ago, but you have to understand that when I saw the three of you together......." My mom's voice trailed off.
Dwayne smiled at my mom. "You don't even have to say anything. I think that if I ever walked in and saw my daughter at 16 holding a child and an older man was at her side, I'd get a little suspicious too. But you have nothing to worry about."
I walked out the kitchen and into the living room. I had just taken Simone outside to play with Xaida and Marie. I smiled at the sight of my mom and Dwayne hugging.
"The war finally over?" I asked sarcastically.
D and my mom laughed.
"Where's your father?" My mom asked.
"Where else? You saw the smoke coming from out back when you pulled up to the house, didn't you? He's out back barbequing." I said.
My mom left the room, leaving me and Dwayne by oursleves.
"So......" I said.
"So......" Dwayne mimicked.
"What was that? You know, back in my room some time ago? You kissing me...." I said glaring at Dwayne with much curiosity.
"My feelings for you and everything you're doing for me I guess just kinda got to me...I'm sorry if I caught you off guard." Dwayne said.
"Oh no.....it was great. I didn't mind the kiss at all, actually. But um, for me to stand here and act as if I don't have feelings for you would make me just look like a total ass. So I won't lie to you. I have feelings for you too, but I didn't wanna impose on anything, seeing as the fact that we're such good friends, you just did this divorce thing, and....." My voice trailed off as soon as Dwayne made his way over to me.
"Shhh..." Dwayne said.
He kissed me softly on my lips and took me in his arms.
"What if someone finds out about us?" I asked.
"Noone has to know anything at all. Just act like you did before when we weren't going together....Noone has to know anything unless you want them too. Trust me, everything will be okay." D kissed me on the top of my forehead.
"I'm about to fuck this bitch up!" I heard my sister yell, as she came in the house.
"Danielle?" I said, rushing into the kitchen.
"That bitch Vivica Fox! She wanna be out there fucking making smart ass comments about you and Dwayne over here, and I ain't putting up with it! She's damn lucky them kids are out there! Cause if they weren't I would fuck her up so quick....she don't know how lucky she is!" Danielle was furious. I hated seeing my sis mad.
"Dwayne, can you stay here with Danielle and occasionally go check on Mark in my room please?" I said, making my way out the back door.
I walked out the back door, and looked around through the large group of people for Vivica. I found her talking to George Clooney and Will Smith, and so I walked over to her.
"Can I steal you for just a second, Vivica?" I asked smiling.
"Sure girl....George, Will, I'll be back." Vivica said.
The two of us made our way to the side of the house. I wanted to give her a piece of my mind that had definitely been due to be exposed for some time now.
"What did you wanna see me about?" Vivica asked.
"Where the fuck do you get off talking all kinds of shit about me and Dwayne like that? What the hell is your problem?!!! I told you that nothing was going on between me and D, and you just should've left it at that, but NO! You gotta take it upon yourself to completely embarrass me AND him in front of my entire family and friends!" "Who are you getting loud with, little girl?" Vivica asked.
"Give me ONE reason why I shouldn't let my sister fuck your ass up right now...one! That's all I want!" I yelled.
"If that bitch wants me that bad, you tell her I'm right here waiting!" Vivica said.
"Bitch? Oh, my sister's a bitch now?" I asked, narrowing me eyes at her.
*Smack!*
Will Smith saw me smack Vivica, and he ran over to where we were to restrain me.
"Will, you better KEEP that little bitch away from me, or else!" Vivica said, wiping the blood from her lip.
I was struggling to get out of Will's arms because she had pissed me off so bad. He was getting frustrated though.
"Crystal! Calm down!" Will said, restraining me.
Vivica laughed at the sight of me struggling to get out of Will's arms, and as she walked away from us, she muttered one last thing as she was about to get into her limo.
"Hey Will...you better watch yourself! If Lil' Crissy's man Dwayne sees you all up on his girl like that, he won't be too happy..." She said while laughing.
"BITCH!" I screamed.
Will still wasn't letting me go, and it was pissing me off even more. "CRYSTAL! She's gone! Damn!" Will shouted.
"Now, I'mma let you go, but you gotta promise you won't hit me or nothing...I saw how you popped V right in her mouth, and I gotta say that it looked like it really hurt, and I ain't trying to be the next in line to get it...." Will said.
I laughed. "I'm cool....She just really pissed me off."
Will said, "Don't even worry about her. She's known to be nosey anyways, and besides the fact, everyone could see that she had a little too much to drink, so noone really paid any attention to her."
"Really?" I asked.
"Girl, I ain't gonna lie. Now come on- there's a party going on, girl! You need to have some fun....Get jiggy wit' it!" Will said.
Will and I made our way back, and for the rest of the night, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, and we just partied the night away, not having a care in the world.
THE END
By: Crystal
"So do you guys know what time you're coming to the house for the party?" I asked my friends Keondra, Misha, and Shaneia.
I was having this party back at the house, and it was supposed to be this big affair where family and friends were gonna be there. I was over my best friend Keondra's just trying to plan things out so that I knew where everything stood as of right now.
"We gotta have male strippers!" Misha said.
"Misha, what are you talking about male strippers? My DAD is gonna be there in case you didn't know, as well as a whole bunch of other people, and I don't think my dad would appreciate seeing a naked guy in his house!" I replied.
"Hey look, while you three talk and coordinate what is gonna happen at the party, I'm gonna call Danielle to see if her and Jesse are coming." I said.
I walked over to the phone and dialed Danielle's number.
"Hello?"
Danielle's boyfriend Jesse answered the phone.
"Hey Jesse." I said.
"Jesse, is Danielle there?" I asked.
"No, not right now...Do you want me to give her a message?" He asked.
"I just wanted to know what time you two are gonna come to the house, that's all." I said.
"We should be leaving as soon as she gets back. She had to go out and run a few errands, but she'll be back any minute now." He said.
"Okay then, well I'll see you two later." I said.
We hung up the phone.
"Hey listen.......I have to go you three. Dwayne should be bringing Simone over to the house soon, and I wanna be there when he shows up at the house." I said.
*******
"D! What's up?" I asked.
Dwayne was sitting in the kitchen as I entered the house, and I saw him all the way from inside the living room.
His daughter Simone came running out of the kitchen.
"Auntie Crissy!" She shouted with a huge grin on her face.
"Simone! How's my little Pebbles doing?" I hugged her, and then picked her up and carried her to the kitchen.
"You been keeping a look out to make sure your daddy hasn't been being bad?" I asked Simone.
"Simone, tell Auntie Crissy that your Daddy is good ALL the time!" D said while giving me a smart look.
Simone laughed at her daddy, and then I set her down so that I could get her something to drink. I got her a juice box out of the refrigerator, and sat down next to Dwayne at the kitchen table.
"So how long will she be staying this time?" I asked Dwayne.
Dwayne and I were really good friends, and because of the fact that he was on the road all the time, he hated the fact that Simone would be away from him. As a favor, I offered to keep Simone whenever he went on the road, and so it all worked out, so whenever he was gone, she'd be with me. He and his ex-wife Dany had went to court for a divorce, and while they were there, though Dwayne didn't want to do it, Dany insisted on them fighting for full custody of Simone. She had complete confidence going into the custody battle....in fact, a little TOO much confidence, if you ask me. Dwayne ended up winning the custody battle, and so he had 100% custody of Simone. Dany was hurt at first, and that was natural, because she was Simone's mother, but she quickly got over it, and moved on. She's remarried, and from what Dwayne and I have heard, she's trying to start another family with whoever this new guy is that she's with.
"Well, I'm gonna be on the road for two weeks starting Monday, so with it being Friday, I figured I would just drop her by today since I knew we were invited to this party here at the house. And by the way, I really appreciate the fact that you're doing this for me, really. You are just great with Simone, and she just loves you." D said.
I saw the sincerity in his eyes and I really could tell that he was thankful for everything that I was doing. We may be best friends and everything, but I thought it was actually kinda silly how we kept hiding our feelings that we had for each other. Simone was the one thing that brought us closer more than anything. I loved her like she was my own daughter, and I honestly think that Dwayne knew that with all his heart. But with the divorce and everything just ending, I didn't want to be anything but that of a good friend to him. Nothing more, nothing less. I was there for him and her, and that's how I wanted it to be, DESPITE the true feelings I knew we had for each other.
"It's no problem, and you know that I love taking care of her...." I said.
"JUST LET 'CHA SOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUULLLLLLLL!!!"
Danielle and her boyfriend Jesse were here.
My sister Danielle screamed that every time she came over to the house, because ever since we had watched the movie "Coming to America" we loved the jingle that was sung in the movie about their Soul Glo afro sheen.
I replied back, "Just let 'cha soullllllllllll gloooooooo! Just let it glo!"
Jesse and Dwayne looked at each other, and then they both acted like they were choking themselves to death from having to hear me and my sister sing.
Simone sat in Dwayne's lap laughing as she watched all the adults in the room act out, and be down right silly.
She looked up at her daddy and said, "Soul Glo!"
Me and Danielle started laughing, at hearing the words of Simone.
Dwayne looked down right terrified as he saw that his daughter had now just become apart of the horrible "Soul Glo clan" that had taken hold of his dear friend Crystal and her sister Danielle. His eyes got really wide.
"Don't EVER say that again Simone! Daddy says No!" Dwayne joked, as he acted as if he was scared.
"Don't worry, D....as long as Simone lets her soul glow she'll be alright..." I said.
"No!" Dwayne said as he covered Simone's ears, and she started giggling.
******
After the incident that happened in the kitchen, the guests had started arriving to the house. A lot of celebrity friends of the family showed up in addition to other friends and family members, so it was a full house. My dad was with the guys on the back patio, as he barbequed, and laughed and joked with them.
Us girls were in the kitchen cooking. Vivica Fox was there and she was preparing some potato salad, while striking up a conversation with me. We were friends, but sometimes, she could get nosey.
"So Cris.....tell me what's going on with you and Dwayne, cause I know that you like him girl. You taking care of his daughter ain't all that's going on....You may be 16, but hey....girls these days don't care who they go with....." Vivica glared at me while cutting up some potatoes.
"Whatever Vivica.....you know just as well as everyone else that knows me that I'm very mature for my age, and that's more than what can be said about these chicks out here. I have a liking for kids, and as a favor to my FRIEND Dwayne, I offered to take care of his daughter Simone, who I love very much. I'd do anything for that little girl that's asleep in my bed right now, dreaming her little heart away. You need to stop being so goddamn nosey and mind your own business for once..." I said angrily.
Just as she was about to say something, the doorbell rang. Saved by the bell...
My 20 year old friend Keondra stood at the door with her husband Vin Diesel and their 3 kids. Keondra had one daughter in each hand, and Vin had their baby son in his arms.
"Hey sweetie!" I exclaimed, hugging Keondra.
"How are my babies?" I asked reaching out to hug her daughters Xaida and Marie.
They hugged me, and I led them outside so that they could play on the swing set that my dad had built for Simone. I walked back over to Keondra and Vin, took their baby son Mark in my arms, and looked at them with an annoyed look.
"I am so glad you guys came when you did, because Vivica was totally trying to piss me off, by asking a whole bunch of damn questions about me and Dwayne, like it's her business to say anything....Oh Vin, I'm sorry, the guys are all on the back patio with my dad. You can go back there if you want." I said.
"Thanks Crissy." Vin said as he made his way out back.
I made my way back to my room to check on Simone. I had Keondra and Vin's son Mark with me, and so I laid him down on the bed next to Simone. He had started to become fussy, and so I decided to sing him to sleep. Within minutes he was out, and so I just sat there on the side of the bed, rubbing my hand up and down Simone and Mark's backs, and singing to them.
I didn't hear Dwayne come in the house, but the door to my bedroom was cracked, and Dwayne stood in the doorway watching me with Simone and Mark. He opened the door and walked in.
"Hey...what you doing?" Dwayne asked.
"Something YOU should be doing.....I'm here with your daughter, Poppa Johnson." I said smiling. I was just being smart with him, and he knew it.
"It's NOT that serious, Crissy, calm down...." Dwayne said.
"And WHY you gotta be taking my words like that?" I asked.
Simone started to stir, and she rolled over, almost getting ahold of Mark. Luckily, she didn't trample him.
"See, why you gotta be loud like that? If you wake up my daughter, you're gonna get hurt..." Dwayne warned.
"Really? I'd like to see you try it," I said, challenging D.
I got up in his face, seeing if he was gonna be true to his word and do anything. He looked at me and started laughing, as he was about to say something, but he stopped in mid sentence.
We looked at each other for a few seconds, not saying anything to each other, and then out of nowhere, Dwayne kissed me. Soon enough, up against the wall he had me, kissing me passionately.
We were soon interrupted by Simone's waking up. She apparently had a nightmare, because she was yelling for me while crying. Dwayne stopped kissing me, and I went over Simone to see what was wrong.
"Honey, what's the matter? Did you have a bad dream?" I asked, looking into Simone's brown eyes.
I held her in my arms as I glanced over at Mark, who was sleeping, and I could feel Dwayne looking at me. I looked up at him while holding Simone, and sure enough, he was smiling at me.
"Auntie Crissy.....the monster was gonna get me!" Simone said, looking as if she was scared for her life.
"Simone, it's alright sweetie. Noone is gonna get you. Me and your daddy aren't gonna let anything happen to you." I reassured her.
Dwayne made his way towards us, and he crouched down in front of us. He looked at Simone with a sympathetic look.
"Is my baby crying? Who made my Pebbles cry? Daddy will get 'em no matter who they are. You just tell daddy, and he'll make sure they never bother you again." Dwayne said as he took Simone from me and into his arms.
It was so cute how he acted with Simone. He was such a good father, and he would do anything in the world for his baby girl. The love he had for her was definitely always gonna be there, no matter what happened. The bond he had with his daughter was just that strong that it was so obvious that nothing was going to break that chain. And I loved it.
v "Daddy, it was the monster!" Simone said to Dwayne. "Monster, huh?" Dwayne asked his daughter.
"Where was this monster coming from? Can you tell me that?" D added.
"He lived under Auntie Crissy's bed!" Simone answered.
"Well I'm glad you told me, because if you hadn't he may have just gotten to Aunt Crystal later on...." Dwayne said.
"Oh no!" Simone grabbed me tight, and didn't let go.
"That's alright, Daddy's gonna get him." Dwayne said.
Dwayne kissed Simone's cheek and then dropped to the floor and went underneath my bed to look for the "monster."
"I got him!" Dwayne yelled.
He started making a lot of noises and shaking the bed to make it seem like he was really underneath the bed doing something.
"Daddy, be careful!" Simone yelled.
Dwayne emerged from underneath the bed about 2 minutes later, and he pretended to look exhausted. He wiped the fake beads of sweat from his forehead, and looked at Simone.
"That monster was BIG, girl! Why didn't you tell Daddy he was as big as he was?" Dwayne asked.
"I'm sorry Daddy....did he hurt you?" Simone asked, as her eyes got extremely wide.
"A few scratches, but nothing major. He was a tough guy! But don't worry, because just as I told you, Daddy ain't gonna let nothing get to his Pebbles." Dwayne scooped up Simone in his arms and kissed her all over her face.
"What about Auntie Crissy? You won't let any monsters get her, will you Daddy?" Simone asked, looking at me with a scared look on her face.
"Nobody is gonna hurt Auntie Crissy either." Dwayne looked at me smiling, and then Simone hugged him.
Dwayne had just made Simone's day. Imaginative Monster Slayer was just added to his requirements as a father, and he had no problem with it, whatsoever. It was just something else that was added to his list of "jobs" that he needed to follow through with.
"Daddy, I'm hungry," Simone whined.
"You know what? After beating up all that monster butt, Daddy's hungry too! Does Aunt Crystal think she can whip us up some of her famous Peanut Butter and Jelly samiches?" Dwayne and Simone both looked over at me. They were too cute together.
" I don't know....." I said, playing around with them.
"Oh, Simone....she's done made us have to do the sad face! Do the sad face! Come on!" Dwayne said to Simone.
The two of them did what they CALLED a sad face, and they looked so incredibly adorable that I wasn't able to stand it too much longer.
"Oh no you two didn't! You KNOW I'm a sucker for the sad face!" I whined to the two of them.
I took Simone in my arms, and we all started to make our way down the hall, as we walked out my room. I was almost to the kitchen, when a voice made me stop dead in my tracks.
"Crystal!"
It was my mother!
"Mom?" I asked. I hadn't seen my mom in a while, and I missed her.
I turned around, and my mom's happy face soon turned to that of a horrified one as she looked from me, to Simone who was in my arms, to Dwayne who was standing next to me.
"Mom, what's wrong?" I asked her, as she started to cry.
"You're 16 and you have a daughter already? I KNOW me and your father taught you better! I cannot believe this! I expected for maybe Danielle to have a baby now, with her being 23, but I NEVER though my 16 year old, my BABY, was gonna have a baby of her own! No!" My mom was really crying now.
Dwayne and I looked at each other with puzzled looks on our faces, and Simone looked at my mom.
"So how old is my grand daughter, and what is her name?" My mom asked.
"Mom, she's 2 years old, and--"
"What the hell? You had a baby when you were 14 and didn't tell me! You're gonna wait until 2 years AFTER the fact?!" My mom was pissed.
"Mom, she is NOT my daughter! I don't have any children, I just baby sit one! Damn!" I said to my mom.
Dwayne had to step in. He had seen enough.
"Robin......I don't think we've met. I'm Dwayne." Dwayne outstretched his hand to shake my mother's.
"Who the hell are you, and what are you doing with my daughter? How old are you anyway?!" My mom asked Dwayne.
I didn't mean to leave D out there with my mom, but I had enough. I walked into the kitchen and started making PB&J for Simone, as I got her a juice box out of the fridge, and she sat down.
"Who's that lady out there, Aunt Crissy?" Simone asked me.
"That's Aunt Crystal's mommy," I answered.
"I'm just a friend of Crystal's. JUST a friend. We're close, but just as friends, I assure you. You may have seen me on television, I'm also known as WWE superstar The Rock....but anyways, I'm 30, and with me on the road all the time, I hardly get a chance to see my daughter Simone. At least when she's with Crystal, I'm certain that my daughter is safe, and that she's cared for by a person that loves her very much, and someone that she gets along well with too." D said, sitting down in the living room with my mom.
"Why is MY daughter caring for YOUR daughter when Simone's mother can be doing it instead?" My mom asked, getting somewhat smart.
"Things didn't go too well between myself and my ex-wife. We got a divorce, and she insisted on going to court for custody of Simone. She wanted to see who was going to get custody of her, and to be quite honest with you, she went into the whole situation with more than just a little bit of confidence. Anyway, to make a long story short, the judge ruled in my favor, granting 100% custody to me, and so I have Simone now. And as a single father, it can get hard. I didn't ask for her help, but your daughter, with the kind heart that she has, offered to look after Simone whenever I went on the road. She told me all about her great experience with children in detail, and she had fallen head over heels in love with Simone ever since that first day when she saw her. So, that leads us up to where we are now. As a matter of fact, I told Crystal that starting Monday that I was going to be on the road again for approximately two weeks, and so I figured I would bring Simone by today, seeing as the fact that we were invited here to the party in the first place." Dwayne said.
"Right...Well, I'm sorry for the big scene back there just a few moments ago, but you have to understand that when I saw the three of you together......." My mom's voice trailed off.
Dwayne smiled at my mom. "You don't even have to say anything. I think that if I ever walked in and saw my daughter at 16 holding a child and an older man was at her side, I'd get a little suspicious too. But you have nothing to worry about."
I walked out the kitchen and into the living room. I had just taken Simone outside to play with Xaida and Marie. I smiled at the sight of my mom and Dwayne hugging.
"The war finally over?" I asked sarcastically.
D and my mom laughed.
"Where's your father?" My mom asked.
"Where else? You saw the smoke coming from out back when you pulled up to the house, didn't you? He's out back barbequing." I said.
My mom left the room, leaving me and Dwayne by oursleves.
"So......" I said.
"So......" Dwayne mimicked.
"What was that? You know, back in my room some time ago? You kissing me...." I said glaring at Dwayne with much curiosity.
"My feelings for you and everything you're doing for me I guess just kinda got to me...I'm sorry if I caught you off guard." Dwayne said.
"Oh no.....it was great. I didn't mind the kiss at all, actually. But um, for me to stand here and act as if I don't have feelings for you would make me just look like a total ass. So I won't lie to you. I have feelings for you too, but I didn't wanna impose on anything, seeing as the fact that we're such good friends, you just did this divorce thing, and....." My voice trailed off as soon as Dwayne made his way over to me.
"Shhh..." Dwayne said.
He kissed me softly on my lips and took me in his arms.
"What if someone finds out about us?" I asked.
"Noone has to know anything at all. Just act like you did before when we weren't going together....Noone has to know anything unless you want them too. Trust me, everything will be okay." D kissed me on the top of my forehead.
"I'm about to fuck this bitch up!" I heard my sister yell, as she came in the house.
"Danielle?" I said, rushing into the kitchen.
"That bitch Vivica Fox! She wanna be out there fucking making smart ass comments about you and Dwayne over here, and I ain't putting up with it! She's damn lucky them kids are out there! Cause if they weren't I would fuck her up so quick....she don't know how lucky she is!" Danielle was furious. I hated seeing my sis mad.
"Dwayne, can you stay here with Danielle and occasionally go check on Mark in my room please?" I said, making my way out the back door.
I walked out the back door, and looked around through the large group of people for Vivica. I found her talking to George Clooney and Will Smith, and so I walked over to her.
"Can I steal you for just a second, Vivica?" I asked smiling.
"Sure girl....George, Will, I'll be back." Vivica said.
The two of us made our way to the side of the house. I wanted to give her a piece of my mind that had definitely been due to be exposed for some time now.
"What did you wanna see me about?" Vivica asked.
"Where the fuck do you get off talking all kinds of shit about me and Dwayne like that? What the hell is your problem?!!! I told you that nothing was going on between me and D, and you just should've left it at that, but NO! You gotta take it upon yourself to completely embarrass me AND him in front of my entire family and friends!" "Who are you getting loud with, little girl?" Vivica asked.
"Give me ONE reason why I shouldn't let my sister fuck your ass up right now...one! That's all I want!" I yelled.
"If that bitch wants me that bad, you tell her I'm right here waiting!" Vivica said.
"Bitch? Oh, my sister's a bitch now?" I asked, narrowing me eyes at her.
*Smack!*
Will Smith saw me smack Vivica, and he ran over to where we were to restrain me.
"Will, you better KEEP that little bitch away from me, or else!" Vivica said, wiping the blood from her lip.
I was struggling to get out of Will's arms because she had pissed me off so bad. He was getting frustrated though.
"Crystal! Calm down!" Will said, restraining me.
Vivica laughed at the sight of me struggling to get out of Will's arms, and as she walked away from us, she muttered one last thing as she was about to get into her limo.
"Hey Will...you better watch yourself! If Lil' Crissy's man Dwayne sees you all up on his girl like that, he won't be too happy..." She said while laughing.
"BITCH!" I screamed.
Will still wasn't letting me go, and it was pissing me off even more. "CRYSTAL! She's gone! Damn!" Will shouted.
"Now, I'mma let you go, but you gotta promise you won't hit me or nothing...I saw how you popped V right in her mouth, and I gotta say that it looked like it really hurt, and I ain't trying to be the next in line to get it...." Will said.
I laughed. "I'm cool....She just really pissed me off."
Will said, "Don't even worry about her. She's known to be nosey anyways, and besides the fact, everyone could see that she had a little too much to drink, so noone really paid any attention to her."
"Really?" I asked.
"Girl, I ain't gonna lie. Now come on- there's a party going on, girl! You need to have some fun....Get jiggy wit' it!" Will said.
Will and I made our way back, and for the rest of the night, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, and we just partied the night away, not having a care in the world.
THE END
