Should Have Kissed You at the Park

CHRIS POV

I rolled over to wrap my arm around Taylor, but got nothing but mattress. I slowly opened my eyes, set up and looked around. The bedroom door was opened and there was a suitcase sitting against it. I grabbed my basketball shorts off of the floor, slid them on. The house was oddly quiet. I peaked my head around the corner into the kitchen, no Taylor or Matthew. I headed for the stairs, voices in the back yard stopping me as my foot touched the first step. I turned around to see Taylor sitting on the porch swing with Christmas in her lap, and Matthew playing with is helicopter as DD ran around his legs. I walked over and opened the door. The breezy air hitting my chest and face.

“Hey babe” she smiled up at me

“Sup shawty?” I kissed her forehead taking a seat next to her. “I see you packed your bag” I chuckled

“Yeah” she blushed

“Did you even rest Ro?”

“Yeah, I fell asleep for a little while, then I got up and packed our bags”

“So Matthew’s all packed up too?”

“Yeah, why do you think we’re sitting out here?”

“I figured you were just chillin” I shrugged

“No, he helped me pack his bag, well actually, he already had it packed, but I just went through it to make sure he had everything” she laughed

“Did he?”

“NO” she laughed “ he had like a pair of jeans, a shirt, some socks, and his red vans, the rest of it was mostly his video games, Transformers, Ben10 Alien stuff and of course his Elmo”

“Well at least he tried to pack his stuff” I laughed shacking my head and watching him play with DD and his helicopter “Are you taking Christmas with you?” I softly petted her head as she lay in Taylor’s lap.

“I dunno, you know I want to, but I was thinking about leaving her here with Caitlin, but she’ll be moving in a week and I don’t want her to have to worry about taking care of Christmas too” Taylor shrugged

“Ro, just bring her with us, DD’s coming, so bring Chrissy”

“You sure?”

“Babe, she’s your dog, bring her” I kissed her cheek before heading back into the house.

“There’s a plate of waffles, eggs, and bacon in the microwave for you”

“Ok, I’ll heat it up and eat before I take a shower” I smiled

“Hey Chris” Matthew called across the yard

“Hey buddy” I smiled before walking in the house.

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I grabbed the watch that Taylor had just given me for Christmas off of the nightstand and put it on. I took my phone off of the charger and stuffed it in my pocket as Taylor came out the bathroom in just some boy shorts panties and a matching bra.

“You getting ready to head to the arena?” she glanced up at me

“Yeah, but you’re making it hard for me to leave”

“How?”

“You can’t just come out of the bathroom looking like that all willy nilly and expect me to just leave and shit” I smiled as I rested my hands on her either side of her hips.

“Why I can’t?” she laughed holding on to my arms.

“Whateva Ro” I chuckled kissing her lips “I gotta go, I’ll see you when you get there”

“Oh you wanted to see me before you hit the stage?” she smirked

“Ha Ha Ha, you got jokes today I see” I leaned over, kissing her lips

“No jokes, dead ass serious” she tried not to blush

“Sure” I chuckled leaning over kissing on the crock of her neck, letting my hands travel to her azz, squeezing each of her cheeks in my hands

“Mmm, go, you have sound check and M&Gs in a few hours, I’ll see you when I get there bae” she softly moaned as I sucked on her neck made circles with my tongue, she slowly slid her arms around my neck, caressing my head with her hand.

“Mkay” I grinned against her skin, then looking at the small purple mark that I had left on her neck. “I can take Matt with me if you want me to” I smacked her azz as we came out of our embrace and she turned to go in her closet.

“That’s fine, I mean if he wants to go with you, that’s cool. I have to wait for Cai anyway, so that’s fine”

“Ok, I’m gone, love you” I called heading out the room

“Love you too” she yelled back

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“Hey baby” mama said as she gave me a hug “Where’s my girl?”

“Hey mama, she’s on her way in a few minutes, she’s waiting for Caitlin”

“Hey Mama J” Matthew smiled up at mama

“Heyyy baby, I didn’t know you were here” she smiled bending over and giving Matthew a hug as he wrapped his arms around her neck “You hungry?”

“Yes I’m hungry” I rubbed my stomach

“Boy, when are you not hungry. I was talking to Matthew” mama laughed

“I’m a lil hungry” he smiled

“Well, c’mon, lets see what we have back here for you to eat” she said taking his hand and leading him to towards the arena

I opened the car door and let DD out as I grabbed my bags from the trunk. Justin was going to take my car home from the concert so that it wouldn’t be sitting there until I came back.

“Sup bruh” Mijo said dapping me up as I lit a cigarette “Does Taylor know that you smoke those?”

“Sup. Naw, she don’t know”

“You plan on telling her? I mean she’s about to be on the bus with us for a week or so, you might wanna tell her”

“I know, I will. But I don’t smoke a pack a day or nothing like that, maybe a pack a week or so, but…..”

“Say Chris ,my bad, but there’s some dude up front asking to speak to you” Pat interrupted

“Who is it?” I raised an eyebrow

“He said his name is David or something like that”
“Ok, here I come” I replied “I be back” I directed to Mijo

I could feel my face starting to burn and my jaw clench when I saw his face as Pat hung behind me in case anything happened. I could always depend on Pat to have my back. He’s been with me since day one and there’s nobody else that I would let or trust to have my back, other than Mijo that is. “Mr. Brown, this gentleman is requesting to speak with you” the arena security said as he headed my direction

“That’s fine, let him in” I nodded in his direction as the guard at the gate opened it for guy to walk in.

“What do you want?”

“Can I talk to you for a minute” he said stepping to the side and out of the way of the gate

“For What?”

“Look, I just came to apologize about yesterday. I was angry and hurt at the same time, and I had no right to lash out at you. As far as I know, you’re a cool dude. I know I’ve fucked up things with Taylor and that’s my fault, not yours, I had no right to take it out on you. Taylor loves you man, I can tell by the way she looks at you. She hasn’t looked at me like that in a long time. A girl like Taylor only comes around once in a lifetime, and if you’re blessed enough to get her, you treat her right and don’t let go of her. I’ve learned that the hard way. I just wanted to apologize to you. No hard feelings?” he held his hand out for mine

“Naw, man, no hard feelings, we good” I shook his hand

“I gotta get going, I have to prepare for court in the morning. Plus I don’t wanna be here when Taylor and Matt get here, I don’t want to upset her” he half smiled.

I debated on whether or not I should tell him that Matthew was already here. He is his father, and I never want to come between them “I can go get Matthew if you like, he’s already here” I nodded towards the back of the lot

“Really?!? That would be cool, I mean, if you don’t mind” he smiled

“Naw, it’s cool, lemme go get him”

“I’ll get him” Mijo said as I turned to head back to the buses. I didn’t even know that he was standing there, but it didn’t come as any surprise. Donovan and I stood there in and awkward silence while he lightly jogged to get Matthew.

“Dadddyyyy!!!” Matthew yelled running towards his father

“Heyyy buddy” Donovan smiled as he knelled down to be on his level. Matthew threw his arms around Donovan’s neck. His eyes lit up as Matthew hugged him. Donovan’s actions may have been questionable, but by the look in his eyes, he really does love his son.

“I didn’t know you were coming to the concert too” he smiled coming out of their hug

“Nooo, I’m not. I came to see you” Donovan smiled as he took a knee to keep his balance.

“You did? Why?”

“Welllll, I just wanted to get another hug before you left, and to tell you to have a good time”

“Ok dad, I will”

“And maybe when you get back, I’ll try to take some time off of work and we can go camping or something, how does that sound?” Donovan asked

“That sounds good” Matthew smiled big

“Well, you behave yourself and fun. I look forward to hearing all about your trip when you get back. I love you” Donovan smiled wrapping his arms around Matthew, pulling him into a tight hug.

“I love you too dad” he smiled

Donovan kissed Matthew’s head as he stood back up then Matthew took off running behind Mijo back to the buses.

“Thanks Chris” he smiled watching Matthew

“He’s a great kid Donovan, just do right by him, try to keep your word” I said side eyeing him

“I know, I will. I got get going” he said turning to walk towards the gate “Again, I apologize for yesterday. I’d tell you to take care of them, but I know that you will. Thanks for letting me see Matthew” he offered his hand

“No problem man” I shook his hand

“Have a safe trip” he said as he turned to leave

CAI POV

“Mmm, do you have to go?” Jermaine whined pulling me closer to him.

“Yeah baby I do, I gotta get home and get ready for the concert” I smiled as he kissed my cheek

“Oooo ok, I guess I can let you go, for NOW, but you’re coming back after the show” he smiled looking into my eyes.

“You mean the after party? Did you forget, there’s an after party at the Spot tonight”

“No, I didn’t forget” he blushed

“You sooo did” I laughed as he pulled me into a tight hug.

“I’ll see you at the concert babe” he kissed my lips as I headed out the door

“Ok, see ya later”

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“Hey T, I’m home” I called walking in the front door almost tripping over her pink Louis V luggage and Matthew’s Nike duffle bag. Taylor loved Coach bags like most chicks loved Louis V bags. She said they were more practical, so I was surprised when I saw her using the Louis V luggage. “I’d ask if you were ready to go, but it looks like you are” I laughed as I closed the door behind me.

“Hey Cai. Girl I’m trying to get ready, but I have no idea what to wear. I wanna be cute but casual, not too dressy, you know what I mean?” she said looking stressed as she came out of her room.

“How about some jeans and some cute boots or something? Do you have your clothes packed for the after party tonight?” I followed her into her room as she searched her closet for an out fit for the concert.

“You know I do, I just need to figure out what to wear to the concert”

“Well, what time do we have to be there?”

“I told him that we’d get there before he took the stage, but I don’t want to miss Tyga and Bow’s performance either. Chris has sound check and meet and greets in about 2 hours, so I guess we better hurry up” she shrugged.

“I already know what I’m wearing, so I’ll help you pick out something so we can get outta here” I smiled

“So, how was your evening?” she smiled as she came out of the closet with a pair of ripped jeans

“It was nice. Whose this?” I blushed, picking up the puppy sleeping on her bed

“That’s Christmas, Chris gave her to me for Christmas. You know I haven’t let you off the hook yet. Are you going to tell me what happed with you and Magic Mistletoe Lover, or Mr.MML?” she giggled, poking her head out of the closet

“Magic Mistletoe Lover? Where did that come from? Are you taking her with you. She’s so puurrty” I bust out laughing

“Well, ya’ll did hook up on Christmas Eve, and I saw you give him a kiss under the mistletoe at the club, so that’s what I call him now. Yeah I’m taking her with me”

“You are a mess, a HotMess.com How you just give your own cousin a nickname like that?” I shook my head

“Well, what happened? Plus, that’s good compared to the ones we used to give each other as kids” she pressed, as I put Christmas back on the bed and headed into her closet as she walked out and took the seat that I was sitting in, picking up Christmas and petting her head.

“Nothing” I blushed “Here, put this on” I handed her a I <3 Chris Brown shirt, “and put this over it” I handed her the red F.A.M.E sweatshirt. “You gotta show your support for your man” I smiled

“Ooo, thanks, I’ll wear it with these jeans and my red Vans” she smiled holding up the jeans that she had just pulled out of the closet

“Cool! Lemme go get showered and dressed so we can go” I said heading out of her room before she could ask any more questions about Jermaine “Where’s Matty?”

“He left with Chris a while ago” she called back

Thirty minutes later I was ready to go and so was Tay. We looked HOT but casual. I just know Chris is going to be grinning from ear to ear when he sees her in the F.A.M.E sweatshirt! He gave it to her when the CD dropped, but she hasn’t really worn it yet.

“Look at you” I smiled

“Yeah, Look at me now” Taylor sang and danced in her outfit

“You are so silly, let’s go. You got Christmas?” I grabbed her duffle bag and Matthew’s suitcase.

“Yeah,I got her” Taylor grabbed her purse and her suitcase and Matthew’s duffle bag. She closed and locked the door behind her. We loaded the luggage into the trunk of my CTS, got in the car and headed for the arena.

“Well, when are you going to tell me what happened?” Taylor pressed as she got in the car and buckled her seat belt

“Oh my GAWD bestie” I sighed “Ok, I’ll tell you” I chuckled at her excitement

“Ok, I’m listening. I’m gonna be gone for a week or so, I need to get all the girl time in that I can get right now” she laughed

“Ok, well, when we left the club, we dropped Mariah off and went back to his house. He put my bag in his room, as I watched TV. He had changed into his basketball shorts and came to watch TV with me. He told me to get comfortable, so I went and changed into my pajamas” I started

“Which ones did you pack?” she grinned

“My supergirl ones”

“Oooo, cute and sexy. Get it bestie” she laughed

“Anyway” I shook my head “when I came back in the living room, he had lit some candles, turned the TV off, and had some soft music playing in the background. I asked what all of was for, and he said the he wanted to talk to me. I turned around to sit down, and he had propped a stuffed Elmo up against the pillow for me. I thanked him and gave him a big hug. Then we exchanged gifts.”

“Ok, get to the juicy part, I wanna know how ya’ll got to the more than friends part” Taylor rushed me.

“I’m getting there, calm down chica” I laughed “He said that he wanted to talk about us and our relationship. He said that I meant more to him than just friends, and that he wanted to take our relationship to the next level, but if I wasn’t ready then he would just settle for being friends with me”

“Welll, what did you tell him” she smirked

“I told him that he should never have to settle for anything, especially when it came to us. I said that I felt the same way that he did, and was ready to take the next step” I blushed

“Wellllll, what happened?” she shrieked

“What you mean?”

“Caitlin, don’t leave me hanging? What happened next?”

“Nothing, he gave me a big hug, and we laid in each other’s arms until we fell asleep” I laughed

“So, ya’ll didn’t do anything right?”

“Of course not. Just because we’re together now doesn’t mean that he can just get my cookies just like that”

“Oh ok. There’s nothing wrong with that. Me and Chris were together for like 2-3 weeks before we did anything, so there is nothing wrong with that. Plus, if he cares about you, he’ll wait. I know he’s my cousin and all, but at the end of the day, he’s still a man, you know what I mean?” she finished as we pulled up to the back of the arena where the buses and trailers were parked. The security guard radioed to the back for clearance to let us in before opening the gate. We pulled in and parked next to Chris’s Charger. We could hear the music coming from the stage.

“Well, I’m glad that you two finally got it together” she smiled getting out of the car

“There’s my girls!” Mama J smiled as we got out of the car

“Hey Mama J” we said in unison. Taylor wrapping her arms around her, giving her a hug

“Don’t you look cute”

“Thank you” Taylor blushed as Mama J gave me a hug

“Both of you look cute” she smiled big “Here, these are your back stage passes, and you can either sit with me up by the sound booth or you can sit in the pit. Pat will be in the pit, so it’s up to you guys”

“Yes ma’am” we said in unison making her laugh

“If I didn’t know the two of you, I’d think ya’ll were sisters. Where’s the bags?” she laughed looking around

“Oh, they’re in the trunk” I pointed as Mama J motioned for 2 of the roadies to come get them. I opened the trunk and pulled Taylor and Matthew’s bags out, sitting them down on the ground

“Put these on Chris’s bus” she directed to them

“Here, you can take her too” Taylor said handing one of the guys Christmas, who was in her little pink carrier.

“Awww, she is too cute. Chris gave her to you? What’d you name her?” Mama J said peeking in the carrier at the puppy

“Yes ma’am he did. I named her Christmas”

“Aww, that’s cute” she smiled “Put her in Chris’s dressing room” she directed to the guy holding the carrier “DD’s in there too” she told Taylor

“Yes ma’am Ms. Joyce” the guys smiled taking the bags and heading off to do what she asked them to do.

“C’mon we can go listen in on the sound check” she said taking our hands “Matthew is in back playing with Shad and Michael, Chris will probably let him come sit on stage during sound check”

We walked up around the back of the venue which was really an amphitheatre. The line for Chris’s M&G’s was being formed inside by the dressing rooms. As we walked up the side of the venue, girls got excited seeing Mama J. They stopped her to ask for hugs and pictures, and she gladly let them.

“Are you Taylor?” a young girl came up and asked me and Taylor with a mile long smile on her face

“Yes” Tay smiled at her

“You are so pretty. OMG, you are the luckiest girl in the world to have Chris” she exclaimed “Can I take a picture with you?”

“Sure, I guess so” Taylor smiled confusingly to me. I took the girl’s camera and snapped the picture.

“Thank you so much. TeamBreezy is crazy about you, because you STAN for him just as hard as we do” she smiled

“I have a confession” Taylor smiled leaning over to the girl like she had a secret to tell her “I’m a huge fan of his. I STAN all day every day. Team Breezy, yeah we reppin it, we the shit boi, so don’t step in it” Taylor sang the last part, making the girl sing with her. “What’s your name sweetie?”

“Michelle”

“What’s your twitter?” Taylor asked pulling out her phone

“MCBreezy” the girl smiled

@MsTae4Ever: Now following @MCBreezy TeamBreezy all day, every day babygirl  Taylor tweeted “Enjoy the show Michelle” she gave her another quick hug before we walked off. Mama J was still taking pictures with some of Chris’s fans. We walked to the center section and took a seat in the middle of the section. Mama J joined us a few minutes later, we just listened to him rehearse and talk. Mama J is so cool.