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Ashley POV

"Aiden Santana James" Bri says looking at the new born baby in her arms " hi cutie I'm auntie Bri". I smile as I eat some the food Sharon snuck in here for me.

"Ashley go ahead and get some sleep I got him" Israel says coming out of the restroom from showering. It's a little over 8 am and I haven't had a drop of sleep. So I listen to him and lay down and easily fall asleep.

I wake up to Izzy and King talking lowly on the other side of the room as Aiden begins to whine slightly in izzys arms.

There is a few knocks on the door before a nurse walks in.

" hi how are you. I hope I didn't wake up" she says washing her hands

" I'm here to assist you with getting your baby to breast feed" she says causing israel to bring him over. It didn't take much of her assistance for Aiden to quickly latch on and begin eating.

"Seems as though some one was hungry." The nurse chuckles as my son falls right back asleep. She soon leaves and Maya walks in joining the three of us.

"Hi parents" she says with gifts in hand. We all greet her as King gives her a peck before she comes over to me

"How you feel mommy" she says hugging me

" I'm fine now. Glad he's here already." I say honestly. Had she asked me that a few hours ago I would've chopped her head off.

"Wow he's is so handsome" she says looking at him in my arms. I look down taking in his features once again. He was so little weighing at 6 lbs and 5 ounces. His little cheeks were the cutest things and don't get me started on his hands. Israel noticed he was sleeping and decided to take him from my arms and place him in the bassinet.

" I'm sorry I haven't really been here for you during your pregnancy like Bri or Paris has. I feel like I haven't been there for you as a friend" she says looking down.

" I forgive you Maya I really needed to hear that. I wasn't sure where we stood. I felt like you were slowly distancing yourself from me and that felt terrible" I told her truthfully

" I'm sorry. I would never do you like that" she says before she hugs me.

" so you and Zonnique are friends..." I say curiously. I honestly never got to ask her about it so I wanted to know.

"We were... I don't know if we are now" she chuckles.

" why what happened" I asked my friend

" well at your baby shower she caught a attitude and was like that you was an attention seeker and you know I'm not with all that disrespectful shit" she says " and I'm sorry about that too... I didn't worry if that would affect you before putting you in that situation." She apologizes again

" Maya you are grown. I can't tell you who and who not to befriend but if she sitting up there talking about somebody who event she at then ain't no telling who she'll talk about" I tell her. After that everyone else that was here during labor began to pile back into the room. They all had went home to get some rest. As they began talking my mom came over to me.

" the priest is on his way, love" she says rubbing my hair that had fell out of it pony tail. It was a tradition in my family to have our priest come bless the baby as soon and they were born so I was prepared.

Izzy POV

Im tired as fuck. I dont know when im going to get some sleep but i hope its soon.

I had a chance to sleep earlier but i dont really like hospitals for a reason i try not to relive. But this time was better. Honestly Alexei was right. Once i heard my sons cry i felt like i had did something right for once. The way i blew up wasn't necessarily the right way and before i started writing n shit i turned to the streets cause that's the only thing i felt good at.

I look at my son as he sleeps just thinking about how he were to feel if all the shit i done did were to catch up with me and take me away. I break away from my thoughts as i here the door open and a white priest comes in. I agreed to Ashley having her families priest come and bless him when he first gets here so it wasn't a surprise. I watch as all of her family greets him in their other language.

"Отец это Израиль" Ashley says to him as he looks to me extending his hand to me.

"Nice to meet you Israel, I am Father Ivanov"

"Nice to meet you as well, Father" I aint gone lie i didn't think black people for real was catholic so i was a lil bit confused but i know these mufuckas crazy so ima keep that to myself.

He then began to bless Santana. We all watched in silence as he spoke over the sleeping baby. I looked to his hand as he placed some holy water on him. I noticed that both of his hands were covered in tattoos and looked to be going up his wrists. I then look up to his neck to see more tattoos peaking out for under his fitted suit.

Isn't that against the religion or some shit?

He then pulls out a tiny red string bracelet with the littlest cross i've ever seen on it and places in on Santana's arm.

"under no circumstances shall this be removed" his thick russian accent seeps through. "This shall keep him away from the evil in our world and in the views of gods eye" He says as he is finishing the blessing.

To keep it a buck, I thought you get your kid baptized when they get a little older but this was some new shit.

Soon after, he leaves out with Alexei and the nurse comes in telling us that she is going to get discharge papers and letting us know that we can leave whenever we are ready. Being that i honestly was ready to leave i already had all of our stuff ready to go. Within 2 more hours i am buckling Santana into the car and helping ashley in. I can tell that she is still tired so ima stay over there with them tonight, i just wish she still had her town house cause a nigga back gone give out sleeping on that damn couch.

"can we stop for some food?" ashley asked from the backseat.

"yeah what you want" i ask and in no time were we pulling into Zaxbys. After our short trip we head back to her house. I grab Santana and the bag containing their clothes and we head up the elevator. I look down to see Santana looking at me quietly with a mean mug on his face .

"damn you aint been here 2 days and you already ready to fight, huh?" i joke to him waiting for the elevator to get to their floor.

"dont do my baby, Israel" Ashley says sternly as the elevator door opens. We get into her apartment and i head straight for the couch sitting his car seat down as Ashley goes to the bathroom.

"lets see what your momma got in here to drink" i say to him before going to the fridge and pulling out some tropical juice. I pick up my food and head back to the couch to see a still awake Santana. Ashley walks out the bathroom and heads straight to pick him up.

"i just know you gone spoil him" i say teasing. I can tell already she can't help but to hold him every second. I know he just got here but he aint finna be no arm baby.

"im just about to feed him" she says before burping him and getting up to go put him in his nursery.

"i got it" i take him from her as she agrees sitting back down before grabbing her food and a blanket. I successfully lay him down in the crib and leave out the nursery leaving the door open.

"oh god im so hungry" she says moaning as she eats a chicken strip. I just laugh and sit back down. I watch tv for a while before i feel myself getting sleepy.

" i think he's going to be a quiet baby" Ashley says breaking the silence.

"ion know... i guess we will see" i say truthfully. yeah he was good today but we dont know how he gone be until that time come. "either way i think we got this" i tell her

"you right... we do" she says before yawning.

"gone head and get some sleep Ash you aint got to try and entertain me" i say to her as i know she tired so aint no need for her to try and stay up.

"okay ill be in my room" she says before getting up and heading to her room. I take the blanket she left out and place it over me before getting comfortable and heading to sleep.

Ashley POV

I am woken up out of my sleep to a loud cry. I hop out of bed and place on my thigh length robe and a head to Aidens room. When i get there the lamp is on and Izzy is standing with his back to the door changing our childs diaper.

"thank you god" he says exaggeratively. "im glad its only pee or we would've had to go get your mama" he says lowly. Aiden just lays there looking at Israel. "now i think im doing this right.." he says mostly to hisself as he properly changes him diaper.

"i can't get a smile lil man" he says strapping the new diaper on gently. "awe come on... you gone hurt my feelings" he said before Aidens lips curl up into a slight smile. I can't help but to chuckle a little as im standing on the door post causing him to turn around.

"see now you got your mama laughing at me... i see how it is" Izzy says before picking him up. I stay where im at just watching. He then rocks him standing up before he was back to sleep. I couldnt help but to smile because it was a beautiful sight.

A man caring for his child. You could tell that he wanted to be apart of everything already and Aidens life had just started.

It isn't long before he places our son back into him crib and turns to walk out.

"you good at this already" i say to him allowing him to exit. I noticed that he was changed into another pair of sweats then before and smelt fresh soap still on him as he passed by.

"thank you... those articles really came in handy" he mumbles the last part.

"you read over it?" i ask him as he sits on the couch. He then looks at me and try to divert his eyes else where. "awe you did" i say before coming to sit on the couch. "you dont have to be embarrassed." i say pulling his cheeks.

"man ashley stop" he says back before laying down.

"you aint gotta be mean, damn my bad" i laugh at him again. Before heading back to my room and getting back into bed.

I think we got this.