Chapter 34

Marshall POV

She sat puffing on the joint next to me sitting in my t-shirt.

She was beautiful, no doubt.

Possibly one of the most beautiful fans I've ever met.

I was confused as to why she wanted to still hang with me when I was in my current ballooned state, I mean shit I knew I was famous but she wasn't exactly asking for anything else other then my company.

We had so much in common I thought it was a vivid dream or long-ass trip on the drugs, I couldn't believe that someone like her could even exist.

"Are you zoning out Superman?" She giggled handing me back the blunt.

"Baby girl, you damn well know I'm past zonin' out, yo've got me fucked up"

She straddled me, sitting on my lap swigging out of the beer she held in her hand.

Joint in one hand, my other now resting on her ass "Ay look at you, barely been at it since last night and you a fiend for it, baby you gonna have to give me a moment so I can catch up"

She blushed and bit her lip "Has it been okay?"

"Awh Nah, don't be embarrassed, I ain't expecting you to be a porn star off the bat baby, I'm lovin' every moment, ain't every day someone gives me somethin' like that"

"Will you remember me?"

"I could never forget you and that's a promise baby" I said pulling her down, kissing her lips softly "Matter of fact, give me your dog tags"

I pulled my dog tags I was wearing over my head, unclipping it pulling the tag off placing it on her necklace and putting it back in her hand.

"You gonna remember this weekend forever"

She looked down at them in her hand and then started pulling one of her own tags off, placing it on mine.

"Something to remember me by" She said, showing me, it had a name etched into it with a date.

The drug high hitting me again, euphoria spreading through my body with intensity.

"Whose name?" I asked, curious.

"My nickname, only to those who are close to me" She said, a shy awkward smile on her lips.

"I dig it" I said licking my lips, kissing her, wave after wave of the opioids giving me a head rush.

"Didn't mean to disturb your cute little moment but we arrived 10 minutes ago and the rest aren't far off..."

I open my eyes, confused haze of the dream thick in my mind, seeing Alec's amused face and Monica's curious grin.

Realising my hand is wrapped around a moving body.

Letting go as Laila sat up, also sat up "We must have fallen asleep at some point, people so that you know"

"Were y'all already cuddling when that happened?"

"Well, no"

"Looked mighty cosy from over here"

I rolled my eyes "We fell asleep just talkin'

"Mmmhmm" Monica hummed "Makes sense since she's wearing your clothes"

Sitting in my t-shirt.

"Whatever" I sigh and standing up "it's not what it looks like, Leila care to enlighten them of your trip?"

She nods at me as I walk to the bathroom and closes the door behind me.

That was the most vivid dream I had in a while, the girls face was blurred, but I felt like it meant something of significance, there was something eeriely familiar about it.

It almost felt like a memory.

I splashed my face with water and wiped it with a towel.

The Dejavu had me rattled.

While a lot of my memories of those years got erased I do sometimes get tiny fragments.

Opening the bathroom door I am greeted by Denauns presence, looking flustered

"What the hell happen here?"

"What do you mean?"

He looked behind himself then back to me "Yall didn't hook up?"

I shook my head "No?"

"But she's in your favour-"

"She fell over outside and hurt herself so I gave her some loose clothing, that's all"

He eyes suspiciously.

"Alright, if you don't mind, I'm starving" I said as I shoved past him.

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Later that evening we all sat down in the living room after playing a few rounds of cards against humanity.

Just my type of game really.

I watched as Alec and Monica played with each other, joking, laughing.

They were a good match, if there have ever been two people together that we're more perfect together, it was them, they were fluid.

Sure Stella and I had that, but now that I think about it, as much as I hate to admit it, we lacked that connection.

It was still disappointing to me how I could never seem to even have a healthy relationship and not be bored.

It was kinda sad really.

Is be lying if I said I was never envious.

"I'm glad she found someone after what happens with her ex"

I look to my side seeing Denaun stating in their direction.

"It's lonely, I get it, I mean I manage to run every girlfriend off" I say with an awkward smile "healthy or not"

"I guess we're destined to be eternal bachelors, we for each other for the rest of our lives" he continued with a shrug.

"You ain't about to propose that we get married when we both 50 and still single are you?"

He looks at me and snorts "You'd be lucky to marry me, Marshall"

"Lucky? Niney, please, I know you only marry me for the money anyways"

"Whos getting married?" Monica asked.

"We are"

"I fucking knew it" Royce joked "One too many lingering looks backstage.

"We are not" Denaun said laughing and rolling his.

"Well this is awkward, wasn't you big spooning with Lala on the couch this morning?" Alec said with enthusiasm.

"We weren't spooning" Leila said glaring at Alec.

"Wait, they what?" Royce said, pulling his sunglasses off.

"Here we go, good fucking job" I said pointing to Alec, picking up the deck of cards and flicking them at him, who just laughed out loud.

"I thought it was crazy that she was wearing his favourite hoodie"

"His what?" Leila said confused, looking at me

"Marshalls favourite hoodie, Halie bought it for him a couple of years ago as a sobriety gift"

"It's just a hoodie, so calm down"

"Ay Denaun remember when we were in Australia and you forgot your jacket and you borrowed that same hoodie cause he had it sitting on the hotel couch while we waited for him and then Marshall just about had a fucking break down over it?"

Denaun laughs and nods "That was a meltdown to remember"

My jaw clenched "It's just a hoodie, shut the fuck up"

I turned to see Leila standing up, reaching for the bottom band of the hoodie, lifting it over her head, her tank top rising up a little, baring the skin on her waist and handed me the hoodie.

"Here, thanks for letting me use it"

"For real, it's just a hoodie, you can wear-"

"And I'm sure it is superman" She said with a smirk sitting down next to Monica again "Chivalry ain't dead in you"

"You know the worlds about to freeze over when Marshall Mathers starts being chivalrous" Royce said with an amused undertone to his voice.

"Actually" Leila said after a sip of her drink "He can be very chivalrous..." she then trailed off stopping what she was saying, as if she thought the better of it.

I looked at her confused as everyone else laughed at her thinking it was a joke.

It had been a long confusing day.

The dream.

Waking up cuddling Leila.

This trip has got me fucked up.