Pregnant

Chapter 17

Things have gotten better, and my mother has been helping me at my house. Odell has been gone either at practices or playing in a game. I can not keep up, especially with having a baby. I want to attend one of his games with our daughter. It is almost as if he is embarrassed to have us out in public. I haven't heard from him in weeks. 

"I'm sure he is busy," my mother said. 

I decided to have a conversation with my mother. She is wiser than I am and has gone through something similar to my situation with my father. I haven't heard from August either; he has been partying and fucking every girl he sees, at least that's what the tabloids are saying. I've been texting him, but he won't respond. After the fifteenth ignored message, I gave up. If it weren't for my mother, I would have given up by now.

"Mom, he's in town. He has not had a  game or practice. I-I asked some of his teammates," I replied.

"Maybe, you should show up at his house," She blurted out. 

I looked at her, and we both burst out laughing. The more I laughed, the more I thought that it was a good idea. It was a brilliant idea, one that I'm going to do. I went to my room and grabbed some fresh underwear. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. I got out and lotioned up and then put my indigo Victoria's Secret underwear set on. I went to the closet and got my sexist red dress out, and put it on. My mother came into the room, and her mouth dropped.

"Damn, you look fantastic. I came to tell you that Odell was last seen at a club. I sent it to your phone," she told me.

"Thanks, mom." I brushed my hair. My hair cut it to my shoulders. 

I grabbed my hoops earrings and put them on. I applied light makeup, not too much. I wanted to look as natural as possible. I was all for natural beauty. I sprayed perfume and then went and grabbed my silver pumps and put them on. I then looked in the mirror, and I did look good. 

"Show him what he is missing," my mother said when I walked into the living room. 

"Definitely."

I kissed her and my daughter; I grabbed my clutch and left the apartment. I got in my range and pulled up the club on my phone. It took me about ten minutes to get there. On the way there, all I could think about was showing my ass. I still looked good even after having a baby three months ago. When I pulled up, there was a line; I got out and turned the car off. It was a private club; only those who were celebrities could get in. I walked up to the bouncer, and he glared down at me.

"Move," I demanded. The bouncer just looked at me.

"You are?" He asked me? 

I felt somewhat offended, but I didn't get out much, so I understood why he wouldn't recognize me.

"Ashlyn!?" Someone yelled! I turned and waved. Then other people started calling out and yelling for me. Without thinking, I walked over and started meeting people. They started asking for photos, so I took photos with some. They even asked for my autograph, which I signed; I did not want to be rude. I finally walked back to the bouncer. He looked surprised. 

"You can go in," he huffed. 

I locked my car and looked at him, "Make sure nothing happens to my car."  Then I turned on my heel and walked inside the club. It was loud and dark, hard for me to make out anyone. I walked up to the bar after I found it and waited. Finally, someone came up to me, and they looked surprised to see me. 

"Ashlyn, you look amazing," the guy said. Was I supposed to know who he was?

"Odell. I'm looking for him," I said. He then looked surprised again. "What?"

"I thought you were here for your brother." He explained. So August is here too. They are probably together.

"Where?" He pointed to the VIP section. I nodded and walked over there. There was a bouncer again, but he let me through right away. I guess he recognized me; I smiled at him and kept walking. I could feel eyes on me.  I found August; first, he was lying on a couch, and some chick was riding him. Does he have any class, Gabby, must have meant a lot to him if he is this fucked up? He happened to look over at me, and he sat up and pushed the chick off him. He stood up and stumbled over to me.

"Ash...w-what are y-you doing h-here," he asked? 

God, could he be any drunker? I grabbed a nearby robe and wrapped it around him, then I walked over to the couch and sat him down. He was so out of it, and I needed to help him before he fucked himself over. God, I hope he hasn't gotten anyone pregnant. I got up and walked over to one of the guards.

"Take him to my car. It is out front. Put him in the back seat and wait for me there" The guard nodded. I looked at August one more time, and he was asleep. I walked out of his room and into the next, except Odell wasn't in that one. It took me five more different rooms before I found him. I opened the door, and there he was. He was in an exotic room, but the room had a bed in it. Clothes were everywhere, and when I looked up, there were at least three different bodies that I could see. I walked closer to the bed, and they were going at it.

"Well, it looks like your enjoying yourself," I said. They all jumped and looked up at me. When Odell looked at me, his face was filled with guilt and sadness. At this point, I did not care, and I was mad. Here I was taking care of our child, and he was having sex with God knows how many different people. 

"Ashlyn..." He trailed off. What could he say? He accidentally fell into bed with two different women. 

"I'm taking August home," I told him. I did not want to have anything to do with him, and I needed to leave. I turned and started walking for the door. I heard shuffling, and so I started walking faster. I was opening the door when a hand grabbed my arm and pushed the door closed again. I turned and saw Odell look down at me. His face was full of sadness.

"Ash...". I looked up into his eyes, his sad eyes. I wanted to feel what he was feeling, but he went to the world instead of coming to me. 

"Odell, I have to go." 

He pulled me closer to him, "Stay." 

I shook my head. " I can't. Not with this Odell, this is not the Odell that I lo- care about". 

His eyes got big; he knew what I wanted to say. I pushed him back slightly, God how I missed his arms being around me. I missed us being this close. 

"I love you, Ashlyn," he admitted. 

"I love you, Odell, but we can't be together. You will never change. I-I can't marry you either." 

"Ash, please," he begged. I could hear so much pain in his voice, and then I felt the first tear roll down my face. I needed to leave before I gave into this man. I pushed him back, and he lost his balance. I took that chance and opened the door. I looked back at him, meeting his gaze, then I left the room and the club. As I was making my way through the club, I could feel people watching me. After I made it out of the club, the guard was still standing next to the car as I asked. He nodded to me, and I smiled at him. I got in the car and took August back to his home. I texted my mother and asked her to take Avalon back to her house for a couple of days. I needed to help August. She agreed.