R.I.P Chadwick Boseman 🤧🥺🙏🏽

I feel like the song LIKE I WANT YOU by GIVEON goes really well with the chapter.

Third POV

Izzy sits in the room tapping his foot in anticipation. A nurse came and got Ashley so they could run a few tests less than 20 minutes ago. He sat quietly as everything Ashley said replays in his head.

" I-I can't keep doing this." Ashley leans over the counter rubbing her stomach "we have another child on the way. Literally in a few months. You obviously don't realize the stress I'm under and you are never even here. Every time I try and tell you about it you not tryna hear it" Ashley says looking at izzy though the mirror

"Alright mom lets get you laying down" the nurse says as she rolls Ashley back into the room. Izzy hops up from the chair and helps her back into the bed. "The doctor should be in, in a second okay? If you need anything press this buttons right here." The nurse smiles before walking out.

"How you feel?" Izzy asks Ashley as she adjusts herself to get comfortable

"The pain has died down im just a bit nervous." She says looking down at her nails. Izzy stares at her taking in her appearance. Her thick hair is currently pulled up into a high bun, dark eyes have formed under her eyes, as well as the bridge of her nose had spread wider.

"Knock knock" the doctor says knocking on the door before coming in. The couple sat quietly as they waited for the doctors results. Ashley let go of the anger she felt and took Izzys hand in hers in anticipation.

"So the baby is completely fine it just seems as though you have been experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions." The doctor says before they both lets out a large breath. "After reviewing your charts I do believe it's best you go light on any lifting, on your feet and anything that could rise your blood pressure since you are hyperglycemic. Because of the rate you are at you will be put on bed rest by the beginning of your third trimester. We want a healthy delivery come time the baby is ready and not any time earlier."

"We have an 8 month old how would that work ?" Ashley says curiously.

"Well ma'am if course you'll still be able to take care of your other child but you'll need to keep track of your stress, trying not to pick your other child up as often. Mainly just keeping in mind your Unborn"

" I also want you to make more frequent trips to your primary care physician. So instead of every month around 2-3 times a month and when you get to the 8 month mark about every week or if needed more." The doctor says as Izzy runs his hand down his face. He couldn't help to feel as that this is his fault and this could've been avoided.

"Thank you" Ashley thanks the doctor before he exits out leaving the two alone.

"Ash..." Izzy speaks breaking the silence. "I'm sorry ma... I should've listened to you this shut my fault" he says as she peaks up at him.

" it's not... I shouldn't have let my self get that worked up I just been feeling real alone lately and I-" she chokes up as she tries to hold the tears in her eyes back.

"It's okay Ash it's not yo fault" Izzy moves onto the bed hugging her. "We gone figure this shit out. Ima make sure everything straight so I can spend more time with y'all at home and-" she cuts him off.

"I think I should still go back to my apartment. I know for a fact you aren't going to just drop Everything you are working on..." She says to him

"Ash I just told you we gone figure this shit out." He says

"And you've been saying that Israel I can't keep stressing myself or this baby out. We have to do what's best" she looks away as her voice cracks and a tear falls. She quickly wipes it away. Although Ashley doesn't want to leave the house there is so many reasons why she should. She understands that they haven't even been together a full year and already have two children and the way that things are going aren't for the best.

Izzy takes a deep breath as he thinks over the whole situation. He realizes that she is right although he hates to admit it.

"Okay...." he says. "I don't think you should go to the apartment tho that shit too small and you gone need more room than just them two rooms for when the baby come. Plus I still want to be close to y'all in case of anything " He states. " You stay in the house and I'll stay in the pool house or some shit. Hell I'll go back to your apartment. and before you say anything think about it" he says as he realizes she is about to say something.

"You can't even do any moving right now and having to deal with moving out and Aiden that's a lot. I understand what you saying n shit so ima give you the space to keep you stress free but ion think you should move out." He says as Ashley thinks over what he is saying.

Ashley POV

Izzy just told me that I shouldn't move out and I get what he is saying but I just don't know.

"Okay" I say biting my lip.

"Okay what?" He says. I swear he is slow.

"Okay I'll stay in the house." I state before the room door opens as our families burst in the room

" oh my goodness how do you feel baby " Ms Sharon comes over to me feeling my head and looking over me.

"We are okay ma" I say to her before she hugs me.

"Okay now that we know y'all okay... come on Aiden show your parents what you did" my mom says sitting Aiden on to the floor.

"Mom please get my baby off this dirty..." I'm cut off by her helping him up letting his hands go. I gasp as I see him take his first step towards Israel. He takes three full steps before he falls onto his butt and Izzy gets up and scoops him up. Izzy begins to cheer him on and tickle him in excitement as everyone smiles. Izzy brings Aiden over to me as I kiss over his face.

"Good job bubby I'm so proud of you" I blow his cheeks.

What a day this has been.

After being discharged from the hospital Izzy drove the three of us back home. We listened to the car run as Aiden lied asleep in his car seat. I watched as Israel places his hand on my stomach rubbing it. I didn't feel the need to move it. I still feel a way about the way everything has been going but the only thing we can do is work on it and go from there. He has to understand why I feel the way I do and how we can fix it.

As we get to the house I go straight to the bed room as Izzy takes Aiden to his room. I take in my bags that I began to pack before making a mental note to put them back up. I'm honestly so tired I don't want to do anything. After a quick shower I hop into bed and shortly falling asleep.

I wake up to the slight sound of things moving. As I open my eyes I see Israel putting my clothes back up and cleaning up the room.

"Go back to sleep ash" he looks to me "I'm about to go I just didn't want to leave this stuff out" he says placing the last bag in the closet before coming back out and grabbing a large duffel bag.

He walks over to me before placing his lips onto my forehead. "I love you Ash" he states as he places his head onto mine. I watch as he kisses my stomach before turning and walking towards the door.

"If you need anything call me ash." He says reminding me of when he found out that Aiden what his.

I nod my head and he walks out closing the door softly leaving the room. I toss and turn as i listen to the soft rain begin to grow stronger. I jump as the lightening sounds through out the house causing a loud scream from Aidens room. I toss my legs over the side of the bed, touching the cold wooden flooring. I listen to my feet softly padder onto the ground as my sons cries grow louder. Upon entering the room, i turn on the lamp in his room before scooping him up.

"i know bubby... its okay" i say placing him on my shoulder to calm him down as i checked his diaper. Turning off the light i walked slowly back to the room as Aiden is back breathing steadily. As i enter the room lightening flashes silently, lightening up the room revealing Israel sitting in the chair closest to the bed.

I jump a bit in surprise before closing my eyes.

"you cant do that" i say in almost a whisper before traveling over to the bed and laying Aiden down before placing his pacifier in his mouth.

"my bad... i just know you scared of the lightening. I just wanted to make sure yall was good." he says as i turn on the tv which the light from it gave me a better view of him. He was dressed in some grey sweat pants, a simple black hoodie and some slides. I stayed quiet as i walked over the mini fridge to grab some water. I felt his eyes travel with every move i made but i ignored it the best i could. I began to drink the water before a loud smack of thunder finally hit causing me to spill the cold water over the large graphic tee i stole from Izzys closet.

"shit" i curse lowly as i make my way over to the closet before quickly disposing of the tee shirt.

"i figured youd need to dry off" izzy says from behind me causing me to turn around exposing my bare chest to him. Due to his close proximity I bump into him, placing my hands onto his chest and causing him to grab ahold of my waist out of instinct. I slowly look up to his glossy eyes. I try my hardest to look away but im trapped inside of them. my body paralyzed to his touch. My eyes travel down to his thick pink lips as his tongue runs over them. We slowly move in towards one another meeting our lips. Time felt as if it had stopped and my heart began beating faster with every movement. I gasp as i feel my feet being lifted from the ground and my bare bottom being placed onto the cold island counter top. He gently lays me down on my back without breaking the kiss. My back arches against his body as i pull his hoodie over his head revealing his toned chest. He takes his time kissing my shoulders and breast, not missing a spot.

I gasp as i feel him enter me. Slowly pulling away and entering my hot core. With every push i feel myself begin to gush more onto him. With every push i lose the breath i just caught. I wrap my hands around his back trying to ground myself from pushing him away. I caught my self folding my lips in to try and muffle the sounds that desperately wanted to come out.

"fuck" he sounded.

"i fucking love you Ashley" Izzy whispered in my ear sending me over the edge in pleasure. My mouth opened but i couldnt release a sound as i felt myself release over him. My legs began to shake as he took his final few strokes inside of me before i could feel him release his warm substance inside of me.

We stayed in that position for a few moments as we tried to catch our breath. After he slowly removed himself he grabbed the towel he had brought with him and wiped me off.

"thank you" i said lowly as i watched him grab another shirt before placing it over my head and picking me up bridal style. He carried me back into the room before placing me on the bed. I looked over to see Aiden still sleeping before closing my eyes. behind me i felt a dip in the bed and a pair of arms wrapping around me. I know this is going against my argument but right now i dont have the energy to argue or start problems.

I listen to the rain still coming down as i drift off. Lightening smacks down once again but this time i dont jump or get startled. I feel at ease with every sound of thunder before falling into a deep slumber.

Waking up i hear the loud ass birds chirping. I turn over to see that i am in an empty bed. I place my hand over my face as the events from last night begin to flood through my mind once again. I dont feel bad or regret anything but i am disappointed in myself for not standing my ground. If i continue to let Izzy come back like nothings wrong then he will not realize that he needs to make some changes and we are back to square one.

I hop out of the bed before slipping on my slippers and going into the bathroom. After taking care of my hygiene i travel downstairs. As i grow closer i hear the television on coco melon. I walk into the kitchen to see Izzy cooking at the stove, without a shirt on. Lord give me strength.

"well good morning" he says not turning around with Aiden in hand.

"good morning" i come up beside him and grab Aiden from his arms

"mama" Aiden says. Im glad he says mama now because i was getting tired of just hearing dada, yes, no, and milk.

"yes my love" i say to him as i walk over to the stools before sitting down and touching his growing hair. We stay in silence before izzy finishes cooking and brings over my plate of pancakes, eggs and bacon before we begin to eat.

"since when you know how to cook" i ask

"since all you do is add water" izzy says as he pour syrup over his entire plate. I dont say anything else but i begin to eat and i give Aiden a little egg since he was basically begging.

"about last night..." i speak up

"what about it" he says not taking his eyes off his plate.

"i dont want you to think that changes the way i feel..." i say. i begin to feel my heart race in anticipation to what he is going to say next.

"i figured you was gone say that. I wasn't planning on going against how you felt n shit i just aint want to leave this morning without saying anything. Plus i knew you was gone be hungry" he says cleaning his plate.

"oh okay well-" im cut off by the doorbell ringing. Izzy gets up and goes to answer the door. Its not long before i hear a familiar voice yelling throughout the house.

"ashley!" i hear Chris yelling out "scream if your hurt" he says coming closer.

"Chris why are you yelling in my house." i say standing up.

"you havent called or texted me back i thought something happened to my big sis." he says hugging me.

"im okay Chris. How did you even get my address?" i ask him

"i had to call maya, who also hasnt heard from you and she gave me Bri's number who told me you went to the hospital before she gave me your address after i wouldn't stop blowing her phone up." he says making me chuckle. "and you rude. Why didnt you tell me your boyfriend was a rapper." he says i swear this lil boy is a mess.

"My bad" i laugh "chris this is my boyfriend Izzy, izzy this is my wild ass little brother Christian" i introduce them before they dap each other up.

"well im sorry for having you worried. Lets go to the mall of something ill make it up to you" i say to him

"okay but i have a private session with my coach in a few hours." he says looking to his phone

"okay and how long is it ?" i ask sitting aiden down before he gets up and tries to walk all the way back to Israel.

"only a hour so we can go after" he says

"okay cool so ill go with you. You can just chill here until then." i state before going to clean up the food. "your parents know your here?" i ask him

"dad does..." he says scratching the back of his head

"why you didn't tell that lady" i ask laughing

"she dont care no way so im saving all the drama" he says sitting down.

"Ashley told me you play basketball and football" Izzy says to him

"yeah i do" chris says smiling

"i used to play basketball in school..." israel says making me turn my head

"i didn't know that" i say as i wipe off the countertop

"i thought i told you that ma" he says licking his lips and looking me up and down. "stop" i mouth to him so that he would stop being nasty infront of my little brother

"but you should come play with me sometime" Chris says to him

"bet just let me know when and where at. Ill come fasho" he says.

After i cleaned up some i went upstairs and got my life together. By that i mean i straightened up the room as well as got ready to go. I stuck to something simple by wearing some stacked joggers, a graphic tee and some jordan 4s. I wore my hair in a slick back, some diamond studs, and my a necklace adorned my neck. In the mist of all of this i some how found a way to put Aiden down for a nap. As i walked back downstairs i walked into the living room only to see these two children playing the damn game.

"man you cheating like hell" chris says to israel.

"naa you just mad im whopping yo ass" he says back laughing. I just stand there texting my girls group chat back before Chris gets up and lets me know that he is ready.

"you want me to drive?" i ask him going towards the key rack

"naa you good Izzy told me what the doctor said" he says making me roll my eyes. Now im going to treated like im disabled.

"yall be safe" izzy stretches still with no clothes on.

"you aint gotta work today?" i ask him

"naa im probably gone go take Santana to see my parents where ever they at" he says before kissing me on the forehead. "dont be tryna do no extra shit ash" he says placing his hand over my stomach looking me in my eyes

"im not Israel" i say to him before grabbing my purse off of the counter and heading over to the door where Chris is waiting. We walk out and hop into his 2020 Mercedes. Im not gone lie i miss my old mercedes now.

"he seem cool" Chris says as he starts the car up.

"im glad" i say chuckling. I honestly wouldn't know what to tell this lil boy if he didn't like him. It didn't take us long to get to the gym honestly. Traffic wasnt bad and Chris was a very good driver. I honestly thought he was going to be reckless but hell his parents probably put him in driving lessons too.

As we walked in you could tell that the gym was fairly newer to the area. Although it was the middle of the day it had a decent amount of people in it. Chris led us to a set of double doors that led to a basketball court. I took a seat on the small bleachers as Chris sat his things down beside me.

"hey coach" Chris says as i look up to see his coach Jordan come out in some basketball shorts and a tight tee.

"wussap man" he daps Chris up before looking over to me. "its nice to see you again, Ashley right?" he asks me holding his hand out. At this point Chris has walked away and is stretching.

"yes it is" i smile as i extend my hand out only for him to place it on his lips. I gently pull away sending a small smile.

"alright lets get started chris" Jordan says as he walks away sending me one last smile before i pull out my phone getting on instagram.

Honestly Chris was pretty good at basketball from what i was seeing. I cant wait to actually see him in a live game. I hope i can make a quick recovery because ill be having the baby during his season. At least ill be able to go to a football game in a few weeks.

It wasnt long before they were done and Chris went off to go take a quick shower, leaving coach jordan and i alone.

"I think you are the only one out of Chris' family that has came with him to a lesson in the past four years i have been coaching him" Jordan says dribbling the ball.

"really? that's surprising" i say sarcastically to myself. I honestly could tell that but i didn't want to say anything about it.

"yeah and i dont think ive ever seen your mom at a game maybe one" he says

"oh she's not my mom" i clarify. Im glad that she is not because then i would have to put up with her bitching.

"oh my bad. " you know that lady is not my mom you just tryna make conversation.

"do you have another session after this or other people need to come in here because i can go wait in the car" i state causing him to laugh