Everything I Expected

Chapter 23

Dinah POV

My eyes flutter open due to the sunlight hitting my eyelids. Once my eyes adjust, I lift my head up off of Y/N's bare chest. I look up at her to see her already looking at me. "Why must you be a creep and stare at me in the morning?" I let out. "I just woke up with you. I let the cleaners in and and told Theo to let them out. I took my ass right back to sleep." She says and I let out a giggle. "You wore me out. Remind me not to get you high. Shit, I probably beat Sean last night. I think I made you cum 12 times." She says and I laugh. I start to draw circles and shapes on her skin. "Hmm. I guess that's what happens when you haven't had good sex in a minute. Once you get it, you don't want to stop." I say and she lets out a chuckle. "I definitely know what you mean." She picks up her phone and looks at the time. "Ugh I gotta get up for this interview. I'd rather just stay here with you." She says as she rolls her eyes.
"I have to get up anyways. I have to get Lia and pack her bag for Nicki's." I tell her as I sit up and she sits up too. "Nicki done went shopping for a whole room for that child. She doesn't need to bring nothing. Just have her here and Nicki will just pick her up." She says as she gets up. I glance over her body as she stretches. "Uh uh you had enough last night. My shit is sore Dinah." She complains and I laugh. "I wasn't even thinking about any of that. You just look good naked." I say as I slowly try to get out of bed. I move my legs to the side of the bed and I instantly feel pain shoot up between my legs. I let out a groan and Y/N comes over to me and helps me up. "You look good naked too." She says with a chuckle. "Can you set me up for a bath? I can't stand to take a shower." I say. "I can do that. Just sit back down. I'll come get you when it's ready." She says as she sits me back down and walks into the bathroom. Not before placing a kiss on my cheek.
I hear a phone ring and I see that it's hers. I try my best to reach over and get it. To my luck, I succeed. I see Benny's name across the screen and I answer it. "Hello?" I say. "Hey sis, is she ready?" He asks. "She's setting up my bath and then she's getting in the shower. She should be ready within the next 20 minutes or so." I tell him. "Alright. I have to get Yon breakfast anyways. Her hungover ass wants a burger." He says and let's out a chuckle. "She should be done when you guys get here." I say. "Aight bet. I'll see you guys in a few." He says before he hangs up. "Who was that?" Y/N says as she comes out of the bathroom. I look at her, "Benny. He was asking if you was ready. I told him you'd be ready by the time he gets here. He went to get Yonni a burger since she's hungover." I say as she walks over to me. She picks me up bridal style and walks to the bathroom. I peck her lips. "Mmm give me another one." She mumbles and I giggle and peck her lips again. She places me down into the tub and pecks my forehead before hopping in the shower.
"I put epsom salt in there. I remember you used to put that in there to help your pain." She yells from the shower. "Thank you. Is the interview the only thing that you're doing today?" I ask her. "Honestly, I don't know. I gotta meet up with somebody though." She says. "Who?" "Just somebody." She says back. "You can't tell me who?" I ask with an eyebrow raised. "No because if I tell you then it won't be kept secret." She says. "Is it somebody I know?" I ask as I start to feel the soreness go away and I get up and remove the stopper from the tub allowing it to drain. I get up and grab my towel drying myself off a little before getting out the tub. I walk over to the shower and get in. She watches me as I open the door and close it and stand in front of her. "You kind of know them. Not all the way. I'm grabbing Ashley from your moms though. She's coming with me and I'll bring her back." She says as she starts to wash me up.
"Why is it such a secret?" "I honestly don't want to go, but I have to. You'll be mad at me. It's for healing purposes. I'll tell you how it went when I get back. And if you see any headlines with Jhené just know she's coming with me." She says. "Okay." I let out softly. I feel her finger lift my chin up and I look her in the eyes. "I ain't cheating. What I'm doing is far from it. I ain't like him, you know that." She says. I nod my head. "What are you doing today?" "After getting Lia, I'm going to get Viv and going to the studio." She nods her head. "Come on." She says once we both rinse off. She turns off the water and I get out holding the door open for her. I grab my towel and hand her hers. We walk into the closet. She goes to her side and I go to mine.
I pick out a simple business casual outfit and turn around to look over her outfit. "Where are you going dressed like that?" I ask her. "Girl this is a simple ass outfit. What are you talking about? Ain't nothing special about it. You look good as hell right now." She says as she looks over my outfit. "It's not fair. Anything you wear it looks good." I whine. "Me? You don't see yourself? I'm bringing you to the office more. Especially dressed like that." She say as she walks over and hooks her fingers on my belt loops and pulls me closer to her. She pulls me into a kiss and I kiss her back. Before she can deepen it I hear a horn go off twice. She pulls away and pecks my lips once more.
"I gotta go. Call me before you leave? If Saweetie texts me about her car, I'll call you to see where you at." She says and I nod my head. "I love you mama." She says. "I love you too papi." I say back as she leaves out the closet and into the room. I follow her and watch her as she grabs everything she needs before she leaves out the room. I sigh and head to the bathroom to start on my hair. I hear my phone ring and I run to the room to grab it off the nightstand and I see Melanie FaceTiming me. I answer as I walk back into the bathroom and set my phone up on the counter. "Hey Melanie." "Hey Dinah, quick question. Are you around Y/N?" She asks. "No, she just left out the house. What's wrong?" "I have to go back to Chicago." "I thought Y/N and Jared handled everything?" I ask her. "They did. Sort of. He still wants me to come out there. Just for two months." "Mel.." I see tears threatening to fall down her face. "I know. I know. I thought it was going to work. He's threatening to kill Y/N and Chey. I can't risk that. You can't lose Y/N. Neither can I, no matter what we argue about or disagree on. I can't lose my princess. I'll never forgive myself. I haven't even told Richard yet." She says.
I look at the screen to see her looking at me with hope, yet broken. "I'll deal with her. You just make it the quickest two months ever. What are you going to tell Chey?" I ask. She shrugs her shoulders. "I'll probably tell her that her grandmother is sick and I have to take care of her. She can't come because she's in school." She says and I nod my head. "I still think you should tell Y/N, but I won't tell her because you held mine." I say. "Thank you Dinah. I know we weren't seeing eye to eye before but I appreciate this." She says. "Melanie to be honest, I'm over the whole thing. We're both mothers. I understand where you're coming from. You was just worried about your child. If it was vice versa I would've been the same way." I tell her.
Truthfully, I was over it. I did understand where Melanie was coming from. If Richard was doing what Odell did and knowing that I let my kids stay over there, I would've been worried too. It was just the way that she went about the whole thing that was wrong. "I have to go get Lia so she can go with Nicki, I'll talk to you later." She wipes her face and nods her head. "I have to go bring Chey to sign up for gymnastics. She told me Ashley wanted to do it too. I'll text you the information for it so you guys can sign her up." "Okay, thank you." I say before she hangs up. I straighten my hair and that takes about 30 minutes. I do a light make up and clean up my vanity. I get up and go into the room and put on my sandals. I go to the closet and grab by brown Louis Vuitton bag. I walk back in the room and grab everything that I need for the day. I pick up my bag and make my way downstairs and to the garage. I look on the wall for the keys to the Jeep and I don't see them. I look up and don't see the Jeep either. I pull out my phone and FaceTime Y/N.
She answers on the first ring. "Hey baby." "Babe where's the Jeep and my car?" "Oh that? I gave it to Jared and I think Sammie took the G-Wagon. She said something about going out with Antonio. I didn't read the text thoroughly." "Why would you give the Jeep to Jared if that's your only child safe car?" I ask her. "Babe you can put the kids in the lambo. You don't drive fast anyways." "Y/N! That's not the point. The kids car seats are in there. All three of them at that." I say. "We didn't have space for all those cars in the garage. Ayana didn't leave hers?" "No I think she took it or Ana took it." "So you're not going to drive the Lambo? I can have Jared drop off the car seats." I give her a glare through the phone. "Alright, I'll tell Jared to drop off the Jeep." She says. "Just tell him to drop the car seats off. You're getting a car for these kids by the end of the day. You better schedule that into your day." I hang up the phone giving her no room to disagree. I grab the keys to the lambo I bought her and unlock the doors. I get in and put my bag on the passenger seat.
My phone rings and I look at it to see Jared calling and I answer it. "Yo sis I didn't know the car seats were in the back. I should've checked before I grabbed the veh. Y/N told me that you're going to your moms, I'll meet you over there. I gotta go around there anyways. Just send me the address." He says once I answer. "It's fine Jared. It's not your fault anyways. Nobody told her to give out cars anyways. I'll send you the address." I tell him as I put my seatbelt on and start the car. "Ooooouu I like the way that shit sounds. I need one of those. Dinah, can you-" "No, Jared. I'm not getting you one too. You helped me get the car like this. Maybe for your birthday, but not Christmas like you're thinking. I still have to get everybody's Christmas gift." I tell him as I press the button to open the garage doors. "Fine Dinah Pain, but I'm holding you on that. My birthday is in February. I'll run your pockets then." "Please tell me it's not near the twins birthday?" I say as I start to drive out the garage and towards the gate. "Okay then I won't. I'll let you take an educated guess." He says with a laugh. "February 20th?" "Nah but that's very close. Literally the 21st. Two days after them." He says. I let out a groan and he laughs. "Okay I'll see what I can do. Theo, I think Y/N's family will be back later. Just let them in and unlock the door if it's Drea. She doesn't have a key. " I tell Jared then Theo. "You're the best, but let's race. The first one to your parents house gets $100." He says before he hangs up.
I zoom through the gate and start to make my way to my parents house. As I head towards the highway, I get a FaceTime call from Nicki and I answer it. "Hey Nicki." "Hey Dinah. Y/N told me that you was picking up the princess. Is Chey there too?" "No she went to her mothers house last night. She's staying there until we come back from Jamaica. Hold on, let me add Mani to the call since she's calling me." I add Mani to the call while fixing my phone on the stand. I go back to paying attention to the road. "Where are you going?" Mani says. "No Mani, the real question is who's bed are you in?" Nicki says. And I look at the screen quickly to see Mani not at her apartment. I stop at a red light and look at the camera to see Lauren is sleep on her chest. Nicki laughs loudly and it makes Lauren groan. "I thought you guys were done?" I ask her. "We are. I was drunk and she offered me a ride home after watching me like a hawk all night. Except my drunk ass told her to take me to her house. Nothing happened though. She thought we was going to." Mani says as she shrugs. I start to drive heading onto the highway. "Y'all are too much." Nick says as she laughs. "I'm behaving. I could've gotten head last night but I didn't." Mani says. "You could've gotten more than head." We hear Lauren mumble and me and Nicki laugh. "Wasn't nothing going to happen. Not with you at least. I became celibate after you. I don't even want another relationship." Mani says matter of factly. "Oop." Nicki says. "This is why you don't date other girl group members." I say.
"It's not my fault honestly. It literally just ended up happening." Mani defends herself. "So are you guys going to keep sleeping around which is going to lead to problems or are you just going to end it?" Nicki asks her. "We just ended it. Lauren is trying to keep sleeping around, and I know she hears me, but I don't want to. I think we should just stay as friends for now. It keeps all the arguments and feel of a relationship away. We know how it ended and our plans post break up. We just ended up here. This isn't good for us. Us laying here together is a problem, but me and her will have that discussion. I'm celibate though, so nobody is getting some." Mani says. "So you didn't give any to Chris?" Lauren asks. "Lauren for the last time, no! I did not. We just agree to do couple shit to get you jealous. I seen you watching me since you walked in. I knew it would get you mad. I'll call you guys later. I have to deal with Edward." Mani says before she hangs up. Nicki starts cackling and I laugh.
"Wooo, they are a mess. You know that's Y/N's cousin she acts just like her. Always want to roast somebody." "Speaking of Y/N, you know she gave the jeep with all the car seats to Jared?" "So you guys have none of the car seats?" Nicki asks and I slam on the breaks when the car in front of me stops unexpectedly. I hear tires screech behind me and I prepare for impact, but I hear a collision in the distance. I let out the breath I was holding and feel my chest get tighter. I feel my throat tightening up as it gets harder to breathe. I grab at my chest and my throat trying to breathe. "Dinah are you okay?" Nicki asks and I look at the screen to see her worried face and I shake my head. "Put the car in park! I'm going to call Y/N." She says and I just continue to gasp for air. I roll the window down to let air in and I smell smoke and roll it back up.
"Hey Nic what's up?" I hear Y/N's voice boom through the speakers. "I think Dinah is having a panic attack or an anxiety attack." Nicki says. I look over at the phone and see Y/N's face fade with color. "Babe!? Dinah!?" I hear Y/N say and I continue to breathe heavy. "Is mommy okay?" I hear Ashley in the background. "Baby follow my breathing." She says as she breathes in and out slowly. "She's on the highway and she slammed on her breaks and then she started breathing hard." Nicki says. "Yeah there's traffic on the highway I'm sitting in it right now." She says as she goes back to breathing with me. My breathing slowly starts to match hers and then I hear more screeching and collisions happening. My breathing starts to pick back up. "Shit, this isn't working. Benny what's Dinah's location?" I hear Y/N say. "We can't go anywhere, Y/N. We're in standstill traffic." Yonni says. "She's not too far from us. She's 1.5 miles behind." Benny says. "Yonni, take the wheel just in case traffic moves and call the station. Just say something happened." Y/N says before I see her get out the car and start running. "Dinah open the window to let air in." Nicki says. "Can't...... smoke..... fire." I say through breaths. I start to hear muffled sirens come from behind me as everything starts to get blurry. "Babe hold on for me okay!? Don't go to sleep! I'm coming for you okay?" I hear Y/N say.
I slowly nod my head as my eyes begin to get heavy. "Dinah follow my breathing come on!" Nicki says as she starts to do the same thing Y/N was doing. I try to start breathing like Nicki. I hear people yelling Y/N's name through the speakers.