Ashely POV

The sunlight hit me as I woke up with a head pounding.

I take in my unfamiliar surroundings, to see a large pair of tatted arms around my waist. I look up to see the boy from the club last night. Awkwardly looking around, I quickly put together a game plan in my head and grab my phone from the side table and order a lyft.

" Great 10 minutes. I can do that" I say in my head. I slowly move from his grasp, so that i wouldn't wake the man up. That took like 4 minutes in itself. I quietly make my way to the bathroom in hopes of finding some mouth wash but not before pick up my belonging and putting my clothes back on. Finding the mouthwash without problem i complete the task easily. Without looking back I hurry out of the room and head towards the lobby.

Getting back to my house I go straight to the bathroom to shower off the events from the previous night. I can't help but to remember slight memories of the way he pumped in and out of ... you know what never mind. Let me get back to my normally scheduled program.

Five And a half weeks later

Two surgeries down and one more to go in about an hour. Today was an average day at the hospital, everything went on schedule and on time. I'm sitting in the break room eating the Mexican food that we have catered. I ate so much I didn't even know I was hungry. Finishing up my burrito I look at my ringing phone answering.

" well hello my daughter who never calls" my mother answers the phone

" mom I just called to like yesterday" I laugh at her dramatic self. I talk to my mother almost everyday and if not i am at her house. Im truly a mamas girl because i can't be with far from her for too long.

" yeah yeah yeah. Anyways I miss you baby girl I haven't seen you in forever"

" I'll come see you after I get off so at about 5. Is that fine mom?" I ask her

"Yes that is fine my dear. I'll be counting the seconds" she says happily as she hangs up.

Getting up I throw away my trash feeling my food coming back up. I run out of the break room with my hand over my mouth and pass the nurses station where Paris is going over paper work catching her attention causing her to follow me. As I step into the nearest bathroom I almost didn't make it to the toilet throwing up what feels like my insides as Paris holds my hair rubbing me back.

"Here gargle and then drink some watch darlin' " she says letting out her true southern accent holding some mouth wash and a bottle of water

I smile back at her and begin gargling. I look up into the mirror to her smiling to me. "What girl" I say to her before drinking some water

"You're pregnant" she says causing me to spit out my water

"Girl you play entirely too much." I laugh as she keeps a straight face.

" ok if you say so. But to be sure take a test before you get off and I'll personally deliver the results tonight." She smiles.

" i mean I know I'm not so why not" I agree. I let her know what time I get off and I go get set up for surgery.

After a very simple procedure, I make my way back to the nurses station. " hey could you page nurse Paris Williams for me" I ask one of the other nurses. After about 10 minutes she shows up giving me a cup with a lid to pee in. I give her the urine sample and go to my mothers house.

Driving into her driveway I turn of the engine of my Mercedes and make my way in. Using the key I have I open the front door.

" Ma где вы (where are you) " I say in my second language

" in the kitchen" she says with a giggle. As I make my way into the kitchen I realize there is another voice.

"ALEK !!" I scream tackling my 6'5 cousin.

"I've missed you too малышка (little girl)" he say hugging me back.

I am related to Alek due to him being my uncles son. My mother is half African American and Russian if that helps. Alek is my best friend other than Bri, who he cannot be around each other due to their "situationship" they had a few years back . I haven't seen my cousin in over a year and it was driving me insane. He is from Russia but has been trying to move his business to the states and its been taking some time considering his line of work.

" I am not a little girl and why didn't you tell me you were coming" I hit his arm.

" ow you really hurt me" he stumbles back onto the wall sliding down.

"Your so dramatic Alek I cannot" I reply going to greet my mother who was so amused by us.

" how are you ma, beautiful as ever" I say giving her a kiss on the cheek.

" I can say the same to you, you're glowing princess" she says smirking

" am I mommy? I didn't notice" I say walking around her getting a plate about to fix some of the food sitting on the stove.

" food smells delicious" I mumble as Alek and my mom talk before piling food on my plate. Grabbing a sprite from the fridge I sit down at the large island with the two and begin eating. I was so hungry I didn't even notice the two staring at me.

" you sure you can eat all of that двоюродный брат (cousin)" Alek states looking at me confused

"And slow down it's not going anywhere" my mom says.

"My bad y'all I'm just hungry I haven't eaten since lunch" I said in one breath

" and when was lunch? Last week" Alek stares at me

" haha really funny" I say sarcastically. Before I knew it I was finished and they were still staring at me like I had eight heads.

" umm princess are you okay?" My mom asks in concern.

" yeah I'm fi-... I'm" next thing I know I'm running to the bathroom yet a damn gain. This time with my mom holding my hair and Alek standing at the doorway.

" your pregnant." Alek states

"No I am not." I reply defensively.

" that wasn't a question" he snaps back crossing his arms. Not only was alek my cousin and best friend but he was like my older brother that I never had. Growing up alek stayed with us until he decided to go into his fathers business due to his mother abandoning him as a child. In the same manner I never met my father and my mom never had any other children so before he had me she took Alek in because she did not want him around his fathers reckless ways so young. Alek was always there for me even when he decided to work for his father. He put me through school, gifted me with with my town house and wanted to get my car but I insisted that I had to do something for myself. He always told me I could do whatever I wanted to and be whoever I pleased but I should never want for anything and he held his promise.

I could see the hurt in his eyes which made me question myself.

Am I pregnant?

Alek Yahontov (Ashley's cousin age 27)

Melyssa Ford (Ashley's mother)