A/N: Before you read the chapter, I just want to explain something in the story. When it mentions 'the park above the park', where I live there is a park behind an Elementary school. it has several baseball fields and a football field. but across the street inside this park is another park up in the trees. this park has trails where you can walk your dogs, swing chairs that is tucked away surrounded by trees up where you can look over the park below, and then further down is the park near the library. This park has a tire swing and actually swings, the park below only has slides and monkey bars.
I just wanted everyone to understand the 'park above the park' because it is confusing if you have no idea what it is. so yeah I hope you enjoy.
I woke up in the bed alone. I felt cold and I missed Emily all night but I seriously was pissed at her. I'm still am. I climb out of bed and walk to the guess bedroom but Emily is not in there.
"Guess she went to work." I say shaking my head before walking to see if Gabby was still in bed. I open Gabby's door and she's not in bed. I close the door and head downstairs. I can hear faint sounds of the radio playing and I turn the corner to see Gabby and Emily dancing and singing to the radio while making breakfast. I stand off to the side staying quite watching them have fun with each other. a smile spreads across my face and when Emily looks up and sees me I wipe the smile off my face.
"Morning." I say quietly kissing Gabby on the forehead and Emily's cheek.
"morning." they say but I can hear the sadness in Emily's voice. "what do you want to do today? I'm off until we come back January 2nd."
"I'm going to the studio." I say pouring me a cup of coffee.
"Hungry?"
"Sure." Emily places a plate in front of me and I eat it before going upstairs to take a shower. I walk out the shower to Emily sitting on the bed leaning back on her hands watching the bathroom door.
"What?" I asked raising an eye brow.
"Can we talk?"
"nope." I drop my towel putting on my panties and my bra facing away from Emily. I turn around as I am slipping my tank top over my head. I pull on my skinny jeans and go back to the bathroom to blow dry my hair.
"Maya, we need to talk."
"no you need to figure your shit out then talk to me. until then I'm going to the studio to work." I brush pass her grabbing my bag and heading downstairs while pulling my hair up into a messy bun. "Gabs, I'm going to the studio. I'll see you later baby." I kiss her forehead before walking out the door with Emily hot on my tail.
"Maya!"
"Bye Em!" I throw my hand up getting and the car and pulling away. I drive to the studio pulling into the parking lot and grabbing my bag. I walk in going up to the fifth floor. I check my phone and seen I had four message from Emily. I ignore all of them and don't worry about reading them. I walk off the elevator and walk into the studio giving Mike a hug.
"What's with this session?"
"I got these songs I need to record. I wrote them late night."
"where it at?"
"on my phone. can I see your keyboard?" He nodded pulling out the keyboard and hooking it up the recorder. "Alright here we go." I start playing thin started to sing after ten seconds.
To the left to the left oooh
everything you own in the box to the left
in the closet that's my stuff
yes if I bought it please don't touch
and keep talking that mess that's right
can you walk and talk at the same time please
it my name that's on that jag so go move your bags while I call you a cab
standing in the front door telling me how I'm such a fool
talkin' bout' I'll never ever find a girl like you
you must be trippin'
you must not know bout' me you must not know bout' me
I can have another you in a minutes matter fact he'll be here in a minute baby
you must not know bout' me you must not know bout' me
I can have another you by tomorrow
so don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
you're irreplaceable
"Damn girl who you made at?" Mike laugh.
"how was that?"
"that's a hit. let me hear the other." I start thinking about the melody I want and start to play.
What goes around comes back around, my baby, what goes around comes back—
there was a time I thought you did everything right
no lies no wrong girl I must've been out of my mind
so when I think of there was a time that I almost loved you
you showed your ass and I saw the real you
thank god you blew it I thank god I dodge a bullet
I'm so over you baby good looking out
I wanted you bad I'm so through with that
cause honestly your turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
you turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
and I'm gon' always be the (best thing you never had)
I bet it sucks to be you right now
"Seriously, who pissed you off?"
"is it good or not?"
"it's another hit. everyone is always looking for break up songs."
"so you think we can record them?"
"yeah." I walk into the booth and we start working our magic.
Emily POV:
"Gabby let's go to the park then go to the studio to see mama for a bit."
"okay." I grab Oreo and we headed to the park down the street from our house.
"Mommy, why were you and mama fighting last night?"
"because mama told me what you told her."
"oh, I didn't mean to make you guys fight."
"Gabby it's okay. You were right I don't spend enough time with you and I am extremely sorry for that. And mama made me realize that I was hurting you. Our fight last night was mama's way of knocking some sense into me." I smiled down at her and she smiled brightly at me.
"are you mad that I told her that?"
"no, I just wish you would have told me."
"I wanted to but I didn't know how."
"you know you can always talk to me about anything right?"
"yeah I know." we walked a little more until we were on the side walk heading to the park above the park. We started to walk Oreo along the trail and he kept trying to pull away to chase the squirrels that where climbing the trees. "Mommy can we go sit on the swings?"
"yeah." we sit on the swinging chairs and look over at the baseball field. everything looks small up here but it so peaceful and calming.
"Mommy, can I ask you a question?"
"yeah what is it?"
"what is sex?" I choked and looked at her.
"What?"
"What is sex?"
"umm lets talk about that with mama okay."
"why?"
"because that's something that we want to talk to you together about."
"I kind of already know what it is I just don't understand something."
"and I will love to help you understand but I want mama to be there to help me in case I can't answer a question okay?"
"okay. Can we go get some food I'm hungry?" I nodded my head getting up and head back to the house to get the car. we drove to Chick-Fil-a and got us and Maya something for lunch. I turned the radio on listen to the music until we pulled up to the studio. I walked up to the desk and smile at the lady sitting there.
"Can you tell me what studio Mike is in?"
"Studio Five."
"thanks." we get on the elevator riding it up to the fifth floor. we walked down the halls until I hear music playing. I open the door quietly stepping inside and listening to Maya sing.
So sad your hurt boo hoo did you you expect me to care
you don't deserve my tears I guess that why they aint there
when I think of a time I almost loved you
you showed your ass and I saw the real you
thank god you blew I thank god I dodge a bullet I'm so over you baby good looking out
I wanted you bad I'm so through with that
cause baby your turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
you turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
and I'm gon' always be the (best thing you never had)
"Emily!" I heard Maya say but I walked out the room with tears rolling down my face. Maya comes out the room and grabs my arms before I can reach the elevator. "Gabby go in there with Uncle Mike for me."
"We brought you food."
"go in there and don't let Mike eat it." I smiled at her and she left. I pulled her back into the sound booth and told Mike to cut the sound.
"Em, its not—"
"what? that's your break up song to me?"
"baby no, that's not what it is. yes it's a break up song but not for us. When we got into it last night I wrote two songs off the emotions I was feeling. The songs have nothing to do with us."
"it sound like it."
"Em, why the hell would I do some mess like that to you? we been together how long now?"
"eleven plus years."
"exactly. now would I do some bullshit like this? that's a shitty way to call it quits but I'm pretty sure you know that since you're the one who left me in high school."
"really? you're bring that up. I apologize so many times for that. I said I was sorry what else do you want Maya. Me to kiss your ass for the rest of my life for leaving you like that. for leaving and not saying anything. Well, guess what? I regretted it every day. I left my soul mate behind because I was too scared to come out of a damn closet and be who I am and with the person who makes me happy. So please hold that against me!"
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said it."
"you're right you shouldn't have but you did so—"
"Look baby, the song wasn't what you think. I love you too much to break up with you. Not like this anyway."
"so you plan on leaving me that's what you're saying?"
"I told you it's us or your job."
"that's not even an option you should have given me! you know I will choose my family every time!"
"Really I couldn't tell." She laughed sarcastically.
"you know what, forget it." I threw my hands up and turned to walk away. I stopped before I open the door. "Act that way, I'm leaving." I open the door only for her to jerk me back and shut the door.
"Leaving? Where?"
"oh now Ms. Maya cares." my eyes were cold but hers held fear. "Scared I might actually leave you?" I could see the pain in her eyes and I soften my demeanor.
"Emily." she whine and her eyes filled with tears. "I don't want to fight." with that my eyes filled.
"I don't either. I know I don't spend enough time with her and I'm sorry. I apologized to her for it. And to make you happy I'm quitting. I'm quitting in May after Gabby finishes and we are moving back to Rosewood. I talked to Mrs. Hastings and I'm going to her company. Less hours and I can work from home most of the time. I want to have another baby and I want to be there for Gabby and be so much more that—that ship she passes in the night. I'm sorry." I whispered the last part and pulling her into my arms. I put my face and her neck and let the tears fall.
"Emily, shh baby girl." she rubbed my back. "I'm sorry I went off on you." we stayed in each others' arms for a while before I pulled back and we wiped each others' face. I kissed her lips softly but put all my love for her into it. she open her mouth and I immediately did the same. we were standing in the part of the booth that was near the door and my back was against the wall away from the huge window.
"I'm sorry." I whispered again with my forehead against hers. "For everything I did wrong."
"I'm sorry too." we pecked our lips before walking out. "What did you get mama?" she asked Gabby as we walked into the studio.
"Chicken Sandwich with waffle fries."
"Thanks. Mike play the songs back I want them to hear them." Mike moved some things before the first song started to play. "This is called 'Irreplaceable'." when the song was over the next started playing. "This is 'Best I Never Had'." when the songs finished I smiled at her.
"these songs are going to be hits."
"that's exactly what I told her. I don't know what you did to piss her off to get this type of emotion but i might need you to do it more often."
"Mike, shut up she didn't do anything." Maya scolded him. "And that's why she didn't bring you're a—I mean behind no food."
"well, if you are done here, can I go?"
"yes you may and thank you." Maya stood up kissing his cheek giving him a hug before he kissed both mines and Gabby's cheek saying goodbye.
"Can we go home now?" Gabby asked and I nodded.
"Oh we have to see Cassandra tomorrow before we leave. She somehow convince the social worker to let her see Gabby because she has something for her for Christmas and wanted to give it to her personally." Maya told me.
"whatever." I said and lean forward remembering Maya and I need to talk to Gabby about sex. I whisper in her ear. "It's time we give Gabby the talk." Maya shook her head no. I only nodded yes before whispering back in her ear. "She asked what it was when I took her to the park." Maya sighed before nodding her head.
"Can't we let Hanna do it or Spencer?"
"nope." she groan before walking off the elevator. "See you at home." I said getting into the car and backing out. I was happy Maya and I had that little talk back there. But more importantly the actual make up tonight is going to be mind blowing.
A/N: you actually thought you were about to get some sexy time didn't you? LOL. No that is next chapter with the sex talk with Gabby. Also Cassandra seeing Gabby before they leave for Rosewood finally!
Some might think she is too young to be getting the sex talk but I don't. Today kids are growing up fast and are getting pregnant younger and younger because they don't get this talk. Not every kid because I am one of those kids who never got the talk and I don't do anything of that nature so yeah, I'm one of few.
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