I walked in Ashley's apartment, food in one hand, drinks in the other. She came out meeting me in the kitchen with a smile on her face, pecking me on my lips. "Hey baby!" She gushed out.

I smiled as I looked her up and down, she had on a bra and panties, nothing else. I pulled her into me as I started kissing on her face and down to her neck, whispering in the crook of her neck, "wassup baby?"

She laughed as she pulled away, going straight to the food causing me to shake my head and laugh, "your fat ass."

She smiled as she stuffed a fry in her mouth, "but you like it." I licked my lips as I nodded my head, "you right, I do."

I sat my keys down as I grabbed my food out of the bag and headed towards her living room to catch some highlights from a game. She came in sitting beside me. "How was setting up the crib?" She asked as I kept my eyes on the tv. I let a small laugh as I took a bite of my burger, "it was setting up a crib, how that shit supposed to be?"

She laughed, "you know what I mean."

I shook my head, "nahh, I don't."

She rolled her eyes as she stuffed another fry in her mouth, she was always so worried about Aria, but I couldn't act like I ain't understand that shit. She saw the worst of it when it came to it and she knew how much I fucked with her, so I got it. She needed reinforcement, but the shit blew me at times. I focused my attention on her, "Ashley, you know I only want you right?" She met my eyes as a small smile formed on her face.

"Matter of fact, she came at me on some bullshit today. Asked if we asked her friend to have a threesome with us." I continued.

Ashley made a face of confusion, "who?"

I took a sip of my drink as I sat back, "Kennedy, the shawty that Chris used to mess with."

"Still mess with," she added.

I chuckled, "whatever, that shit don't concern me."

"She told her that?"

I nodded my head, "apparently, said it was before we got together though. But I ain't never ask her that shit, so that shit made me hot. Literally bout cussed her ass out for even thinking I would do some shit like that or even let you do some shit like that."

Ashley sat back, biting her lip. Looking suspicious as fuck. "What Ashley?"

A small smile appeared on her face, "sooo, I kind of did ask her. But I was drunk as fuck and I didn't know it was her friend."

I turned looking at her, "when was this?"

"A longggg time ago. Like the shit isn't even relevant, why did she even bring it up? It isn't like it happened."

I shrugged my shoulders, "no telling. Why you ask her though?"

She shrugged her shoulders, "she was cute, and I thought why not try our luck."

I shook my head as I licked my lips, couldn't even really be mad at her for the shit. She ain't know, but the shit lowkey made me feel bad for how I spazzed on Aria. But fuck it, everything I said was truth.

"Don't be mad," she said as she crawled on top of my lap. I connected my hands to her ass as I smiled. She leaned down, pecking me on my lips, then slowly pecking me all over my face. Her sex drive was crazy, but I loved that shit. I ran my hands up her back, unsnapping her bra as my phone began to ring. "You going to answer that?" she whispered as she began sucking on my ear. I bit my lip as I just let that shit ring. She moved down to sucking on my neck as my phone started ringing again, she reached over silencing it, then went back to sucking on me only to stop again to completely silence my phone, causing me to smile. I picked her up as I headed to the room, tired of playing with her ass.

***

I woke up, not even remembering falling asleep as I looked beside me seeing Ashley on her phone. She turned looking at me, smile on her face. "Hey sleepyhead, I've been waiting for you to wake up."

I ran a hand down my face, "shit, what time is it?"

She looked at her phone, "8:32" I looked towards her window and could tell the sun was setting, meaning it was night.

"When the fuck did I fall asleep?" I asked as I started getting out of the bed.

She laughed, "after drowning in this pussy, shit we both did. I just woke up before you."

"Where's my phone?" I asked as I started looking around.

"We left in the living room last I remember."

I nodded my head, remembering the day's events. I walked out into the living room, grabbing my phone seeing thirty missed calls, five voicemails and multiple text messages. What the fuck. I looked at my calls seeing I had missed multiple calls from my mom, Jodie, Aria's mom and Chris. I went to my messages opening up the first thread from Jodie, reading it from the latest to the most recent.

Nigga, answer your phone. Aria went into labor.

Yo, like what the fuck is you doing? EVERYBODY is trying to reach you.

Nigga they said she 8cm dilated, I don't even know what that shit mean. Apparently she about to have the baby.

NIGGA YOU BOUT TO MISS THE BIRTH OF YOUR DAUGHTER.

My eyes widen at the last message, fuck. I ran into Ashley's room grabbing up my clothes, quickly throwing them on. "What's wrong?" she asked, panicking. She got up, "Landon, what's wrong?"

"Where the fuck are my keys?" I asked ignoring her questions.

"In the kitchen," she had a look of confusion on her face as she started throwing on clothes too.

I ran to the kitchen grabbing my keys as I started to call Jodie making my way to the door. Ashley came running out behind me, "I'm coming, what's wrong?"

I didn't even give a fuck at this point, I just was trying to get to the hospital. I didn't have time to argue with her. Jodie answered the phone screaming, "nigga! What the fuck! Where the fuck you at?"

I unlocked my car doors, "I'm on the way, fuck. When did she go into labor? How dilated is she now? Man I need them to keep Ava in there until I get there."

I quickly started the car as I heard Ashley ask me if she's about to have the baby, I ignored her listening to what Jodie was saying, it was obvious as fuck she was about to have the baby.

"She still at 8cm nigga, just get here as quick as you can. Apparently she went into labor after you left the house earlier."

"Shit," I muttered under my breath "keep me updated, I should be there in like ten."

I ended the call as I pushed it on the highway. "Who called when you silenced my phone?"

She shrugged her shoulders, "I think your mom." Couldn't even fuss her out for that shit, I silenced my moms calls all the time. But fuck, if she wouldn't have put my phone on silent all together this shit wouldn't have happened.

As soon as I got to the hospital I impatiently went through the process of getting a tag with my name and picture on it and ran to labor and delivery. As soon as I hit the floor I saw my friends and Aria's sitting in the lobby. They all stood up upon seeing me, telling me the room number as I rushed towards it.

I walked in seeing Aria's mom holding one leg and my mom holding the other, Aria was laid back looking like she just finished pushing and was trying to catch her breath. She looked at me then looked away.

I looked at my mother who motioned for me come towards her and I did. She gave me Aria's leg to hold as well as her hand as the doctor begin to tell her to push again, she looked like she was in hella pain. She was sweating as tears poured down her face, I looked down seeing the head crowning. She leaned back, catching her breath again as she turned looking at her mom saying she couldn't do it. I watched as her mother patted her forehead with a wet towel telling her she could. I didn't know what to do all this shit was too much.

The doctors began to tell her to push again, encouraging her, telling how close she was. She pushed and it was a good push as Ava's head came further out, it was surreal to watch this shit. With one more final push her head was all the way out as the doctors pulled Ava out, she started crying and they placed her on Aria's chest as Aria cried heavily, wrapping her hands around her. The doctor looked at me asking if I wanted to cut the umbilical cord which I did with no hesitation.

Aria looked at me and then her mother, stating she was feeling lightheaded and dizzy. Her mother reached over to grab some water for her as the machines started going crazy as Aria's vitals dropped like crazy. The doctor and nurse got wide eyed as they grabbed Ava and the doctor said some code into his walkie.

"What the fuck is happening?" I panicked as I looked at Aria who laid in the bed still. I was screaming, "what the fuck is happening?" My mom was trying to calm me down but they weren't answering me as a squad of people came in the room with another bed transferring Aria on it, I was losing my fucking mind. My mom and Aria's mom were both try to tell me to calm down, whole time I could see the panic in her moms face too.

This shit couldn't be happening. I couldn't lose Aria, there was no way in hell I could do this shit without her.