"Audrey, Walter, Hi. How are you?" I said timidly walking through the front door not expecting to be bombarded by the whole Parker- Nichols clan.
"Ashlee he's beautiful." Audrey cooed staring at Colton smiling in her arms. "He looks just like Drake when he was a baby."
I smiled at her faintly, I felt as if I had walked into a parallel dimension. She was so mad at me last time she came down and blamed all Drakes problems on me. I felt as if I had to walk on egg shells around her at all times.
"Umm… tomorrow is another visiting day and Drake would like to see you guys, he wants you guys to bring the baby up with you. I mean if you want too."
"Why aren't you going?" Walter asked with a little concern in his voice.
"Well he would like to see you guys and I thought you would want some time alone with him. Plus I have a lot to do tomorrow."
"We weren't planning on seeing him." Audrey said flatly.
"Wait… why? I thought that's why you guys came down here."
"No Megan has a huge recital with the schools band that's why we came down here we really don't want to see Drake like that."
"Okay well I guess I'll go up there then. Listen, can you watch Colton for a little bit more I need to gather up some things to bring Drake tomorrow."
"Yeah sure if you want us to take him for the night we will, and we'll watch him tomorrow for you so you don't have to drag him back down there."
"Umm… actually that sounds great I really need a break. Doing this alone has totally tired me out. Well Drake still has everything here that you'll need. But let me clean up his room before you go up there."
"Ash don't worry about it I already did it." Megan finally broke her silence towards me. I was starting to think she would hate me forever.
"Thank you Megan." I trotted up the stairs walking into my old bedroom. The picture of Drake totally out of his mind flooded my brain time and time again. I opened the closet looking for his guitar it was no where to be found.
"Megan do you know where his guitar is?" I yelled down the steps.
"No it wasn't up there I figured he took it."
"Okay I'll call Josh and ask."
I went out to the balcony off of the bed room and called Josh who had no clue where the guitar was. I searched through out the whole house for over an hour. Finally I gave up it was already 7 pm and I had a busy day ahead of me tomorrow again!
"Okay Audrey, Walter you have my cell number I'm staying at a friend's house so if you need me for anything just call. He pretty much sleeps through the night I set up the monitors for you and his crib is all made. I'll call you guys before I leave to see Drake tomorrow."
"That sounds great Ash. We should have no problem we might take him to Megan's recital."
"Okay well if you do there is a car seat in the hall closet and another in Josh's car. I love you little man be good for your grandparents."
I drove around for a while just listening to the radio turning it up every time I heard one of Drake songs I just sat at the red light bopping my head back and forth letting the music and his words just take over my body. I didn't care what other people thought this was the first time in a long time I was actually content with where I was in life.
I finally got to Jared's house I prayed to god he wasn't home but he was sitting on the couch with the same little blonde he had over the day I moved in.
"Hey Ashlee where's little man?"
"He's with Drakes parents they took him so I could relax a little bit. I'm just going to bed."
"Well Brittany was just leaving you don't have to run away." He flashed one of his school boy smiles my way but my heart didn't melt not like it did every time me and Drakes eyes met or the way my skin tingles in the best way when Drake touched me.
"Oh… no please don't leave on my account I'm seriously ready to fall out."
I walked upstairs not waiting for an answer I changed into my pajama's and buried myself under the covers. Just as I was about to pass out I heard Jared coming up the stairs.
"Ash is there something wrong?"
"Yeah but I really don't want to talk about it right now." I said pulling the cover over my head like intolerable child.
"Did he do something to you?"
"No you did. You made me choose!"
"I didn't think it would be a hard decision!"
"Are you kidding?" I screamed scrambling to my feet. My body shivered as my bared feet hit the cold floor. "Choose my best friend who wants more or the father of my child, the guy have been with for over 2 years my fiancé."
"Ash you know what maybe we should talk about this in the morning."
"No I don't think so it's easy either you stay my best friend and that's it or we can't see each other anymore." I sat on the edge of the bed trying to calm myself down.
"Are you kidding?"
"No…"
"Well then I don't think we could be friends anymore."
"Fine… I'm just going to go to a hotel tonight and tomorrow I'll get someone to get me and the babies stuff."
"Fine!" He said as he stormed out of the bedroom.
"Fine!" I said to a closed door.
I packed a few things and walked out of the house and went to the closest Hilton. I walked into the suite and just flopped onto the neatly made bed. I didn't even change out of my close I just wanted this day to be over. I laid my head on my pillow and just drifted away with no problem. It wasn't that my brain wasn't wracked with what to do about everything, Drake, Jared, Colton, Audrey and Walter, it was just it had so much swirling around it just made it one big mess that I wanted to shove in the closet until tomorrow or maybe never.
"this maybe the last thing that I write for long can you hear my smiling when I sing this song for you and only you!"
I sat up wondering what the hell was that I checked the alarm clock it was only 10:30, I would have thought it was 3 am. My cell phone did a little dance while it vibrated across the night stand. I checked it first I didn't want to talk to Jared right now but it was Drake he had told me he would call, where did the ring tone come from? Drake he always did little things like that for me. That was one of his favorite songs. But it fit perfectly into the whole little disaster we were currently in.
Me- Hello
Drake- hey baby
Me- Hey
Drake- I just got done my meeting I was going to call it a night.
Me- I like the ring tone.
Drake- All American rejects… I love that song.
Me- Drake is your guitar at the studio or something? It wasn't at the house I looked every where for it.
Drake- Ash I seriously don't remember the past week and there were some sleazy people coming and going.
Me- So what do you want me to do? You want me to get you another?
Drake- I guess so just use the card I gave you. So where are you?
Me- I am at a hotel. I thought it would be better for all of us. Your parents took the baby for the night. But there not coming tomorrow. I'm gonna come up if you want. There going to take Megan to her recital at school.
Drake- Shit I forgot about that it! I told her I would come.
Me- I don't think she minds she actually talk to me.
Drake- Well that sounds good. Listen, you can either go out and get me a new guitar or you can pick one up from the studio, I need papers from there anyways. I need to sign a whole bunch of stuff for the tour.
Me- That's right are you going to be out on time?
Drake- Yeah I hope you're still not mad about it.
Me- Drake this is your job and I know you love it. I'm not mad, it's okay. I'm proud of you.
Drake- I love you.
Me- I love you too, I have to get some sleep I am completely depleted.
Drake- Okay good night I'll see you tomorrow.
