❀HIS❀BRIDE❀

🎀THIRTY NINE🎀

Asher

Someone hit my arm but it was more of a hard push because I almost fall off the bed. I open my eyes to see Karen looking really pissed.
"So you still went on ahead to sleep on the bed huh?!"
"Chill..stop yelling. Someone will think I'm slitting your throat now!"

"Jerk!" She throws a pillow to my face and stands up, going over to the couch.
"Hey...why are you even pissed? It's not like I'm a ghost or something. Come —" I pat the space beside me. "Come sit Karen. You really don't have to avoid me like this."

I see her face. She is not angry, she is just putting up an attitude.

Girls...

"Come on baby mama.." I say, trying to get her to smile.
"Pff! Your romantic nature is so disgusting to the core that I'd prefer a pig's snort as my alarm every morning," she says and leaves the room.

"Woah! Just woah!" I say and face palmed myself.

When I get downstairs and to the kitchen, everybody is having their breakfast differently. Jamal and Janet are sipping wine and talking by the doorway. Ashton is talking to Raymond while they have biscuits, Kim is making pancakes and omelettes. Just why is everybody acting like we have nothing to do today?

"Hey guys," I greet.

"Yo! Wassam?" Kim replies.
"Morning folk," Ashton replies too. Others are just giving other random greetings.

"Where's Karen?" I ask.
"You supposed to know where your babe is mane," Jamal says. "Anyways, check the living room."

I grab a pancake before leaving. I head to the big living room and find her there switching channels.
I sit beside her and throw my hand across her shoulder. She tries moving away but I pull her closer.

"You better get used to it," I say. "Cause this is how we gon be leaving soon."
"Asher get off—"

"Heyyyyy! Wassam fam! We are back!"
I turn around immediately to see Junior coming in with Aina. Well, everyone calls her Lovely now.

"Mane!" I call. He comes to me and pulls me into the tight hug. Lovely and Karen are squealing.
Everyone comes in, hugging them and exchanging pleasantries. I am surprised Janet knows them too, and now I'm just remembering Sienna has not come down yet.

While they are still busy, exchanging pleasantries and talking about so many irrelevant stuffs. Junior has had his mouth packed with fried potatoes. I got up to Enna's room.

I knock on the door.
"Come in," she says from inside. Just when I step in, she looks shocked to see me here. "What now? I'm not causing trouble," she tells me.
"I didn't say you did anything. I'm glad everywhere is peaceful and if you want to stay here then it has to be this way," I say to her.

She exhales and walks up to me. "Asher I'm not giving up on you. I'm not letting that Karen girl take my place in your heart."

Did she ever have a space in my heart?

"Enna, just tell me the truth. Quan is the father of your baby huh? You are the only person not accepting the fact. Do you know I have a future to build with her?"

"She wasn't there when you was making your money, I saw you all through the way. Asher I secured you a job. I let those streets niggas leave you alone because you said you was tired of living that kind of life. You said you didn't wanna prove yourself to people as an irresponsible person. D'you think they was going to let you go like that? Do you know who made em leave you?"

"You. I know but you don't have to rub it on my face. If I was the father of your baby then I'd take responsibility for that because I don't wanna hurt another baby momma. But Enna you need to learn to accept the truth, if you do then I'm gonna let Quan back in the team."