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ordered. She kissed Ashley's cheek then exited the room, Lil Dave and her mother in tow. She didn't want to leave her twin but it was only right that she gave the new parents time to bond. She stopped walking and turned around to her fiancée. "Let's go home, babe. This son of yours has kicked my ass and celebrated more than me when Charity popped out, killing my eardrums with her wailing," she blurted out, tickling her mother. Melissa laughed out loud, interrupting the quiet of the birthing unit. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry but that was funny. I'm going to head home and get some rest. I'll see you all tomorrow." "Ok mom. I love you," Aubrey followed, kissing her mother on the cheek. "Alright, Ms. Crenshaw. I'll see you tomorrow," Lil Dave interjected, hugging his soon-to-be mother in law. "Y'all go straight home and text me when you're settled," Melissa instructed. "Ok." Ashley grabbed Lil Dave's arm and wobbled out of the hospital's exit, exhausted. She'd been at the hospital since her twin sister started having contractions ten hours ago. Her body was beat. Her feet were pained. Her uterus was going crazy as her son protested the happiness of his cousin being born today. After watching her sister transform into a mother within hours, she knew that she was ready to take on whatever motherhood brought about. * * * * * Ashley looked at Gary, and ran her eyes up and down the length of his body. After one year, he still wasn't becoming the man that she knew he could be. After losing his job and being evicted from his aunt's basement, Ashley allowed him to move in to help with their child. She didn't expect his presence to bother her during the pregnancy and she hoped that her overbearing hormones were settled enough to allow him a chance to be a great father. Gary pulled his head up from his daughter and genuinely smiled. It was a vision that Ashley hadn't seen in months and it tugged at her heart. "Why you looking at her like that?" Ashley queried, breaking the deadly silence in the suite. "Because I'm marveled at what we created. She has your lips and eyes. She's perfect," Gary admitted. Butterflies fluttered in Ashley's tummy as she listened to her child's father. His words touched her soul as she watched the bond being created by father and daughter. "She got your big ass forehead, tho," Ashley shot back then laughed. Gary shot his child's mother a middle finger then smirked. "Big ass brain like her daddy, too." Ashley cocked her head to the side and rolled her eyes. "Clearly, the intelligence came from my genes." "Anything to make you sleep at night, baby mama. But you did good, yo. I'm sorry I wasn't here." Ashley gazed at Gary without words or any emotion. She studied his face trying to figure out how she got here. She recalled a year ago when they first met, and how he swept her off of her feet within twenty-four hours. "Aye, Red, check it out," an unknown voice yelled from an idle car. Ashley turned around, frown lines painted in her forehead, as she scanned the mall's parking lot for the disrespectful owner of that cat call. Finding nothing, she began to continue her stride into the mall. "Red, don't act like that," the voice yelled. Ashley turned around, ready to chew someone to shreds before her eyes caught sight of the finest man in the city: Gary Brock. She'd been waiting for him to notice her since she was eighteen years old. With her 20th birthday tomorrow, she thanked the Universe for the early birthday gift. "What's up?" she seductively greeted, flashing her million-dollar smile. "Oh, you checking for me now? I just tried to get at you but you kept walking," Gary added. "You needed a better presentation. This is better," she informed him. He chuckled. "Yeah I guess. What's up with you? Aren't you one of Melissa twins?" Ashley cocked her head to the side and stared. "Excuse me but how old are you to call my mom by her government?" 8 Gary fell into laughter. "Baby girl, I know everything. Which twin are you? I got a fetish for Ashley," he admitted, rubbing his hands together while licking his lips. Ashley instantly blushed as a flood of emotions raced to her inner haven. She didn't want to let him win that easy so she used her twin powers to push all of his buttons. "Ashley?" she repeated. "I don't know about that. You seem like a lame. You might bore her," she joked. Gary looked her up and down with a smirk. "Yeah I'm lame as fuck but I bet she becomes my lame ass baby mama." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a few bills. He looked her in the eyes then stuffed the bills in her shirt. "I put money on that!" He turned and walked away, leaving Ashley in a daze. After all of these years that she crushed on Gary, all it took was one conversation to lock her in for life. She removed the money from her shirt and placed it in her purse. Gary didn't provide his phone number but Ashley knew exactly where to find him. Ashley blinked back the tears as she watched her daughter and her man. Although he was a headache, she wouldn't trade him in for anything. She'd fought the extra bitches, and held him down while he did nine months in the county jail. Now that Charity was here, she expected unwavering loyalty, and for Gary to be who she fell in love with. Gary looked up and caught her eyes. "What?" he asked. "Us. Our family is finally complete." Gary nodded his head with an arch pasted in the middle of his face, showcasing his open faced bottom grill that made his smile that much brighter. Aubrey took the bad with the good and still thanked the Universe for her miracles. Contact/Advertising Inquiries: www.KanePresents.com www.BookTeas.com Email: [email protected]