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voice. After kicking off his all white J’s, he lay back on the sofa and folded his hands behind his head.
    Ashanti placed her left hand on her back and leaned over to pick the remote control off of the end table. She angrily powered off the television and glared at Tyson. If he thinks he is going to keep giving me the silent treatment he has another thing coming!
    “Man, what the fuck!” he roared, clearly irritated. Tyson reached for the remote, but Ashanti was too quick. She slung the remote across the living room before he had a chance to grab it out of her hand.
    Ashanti hovered over Tyson with a scowl on her face and her hands propped up on her swollen belly.
    “Listen, you may as well get used to me being around. We have a child that will be here any day now. I know I fucked up, Ty, but I’m sure that we can find a way to get through all of this. I’m sorry for leaving the way I did, and I’m willing to do anything to make it up to you.” Tears escaped her eyes as her voice softened. She would give anything to have him back in her life.
    Refusing to look at her, Tyson closed his eyes and prayed that she would disappear. Ashanti had to be out of her rabbit ass mind if she thought for one second that he would even consider giving their relationship another chance. Unfortunately, when he opened his eyes she was still standing over him. Tyson sat up and ran his hands over his face in frustration.
    “Listen, Ma, the jury is still out on whether the child you’re carrying is mine or not. Like I said before, if the baby is mine then I will do what I need to do as a father to take care of my seed. But as far as you and I go, that ain’t happening. My heart belongs to Delaney and even if she never takes me back, I still won’t be with you. So you need to take heed to my words and dead any thoughts of us getting back together. It just ain’t happening.” The piercing stare he was giving her made the hairs stand up on the back of her neck. Ashanti had never seen Tyson behave so coldly before.
    Ashanti was crushed. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he meant every word, but still that wasn’t enough for her to give up. Once the baby was born, surely he would have a change of heart. The baby she was carrying was her only hope of getting Tyson back and she was going to use it to her advantage.
    “Ok, fine. Have it your way. Ty, but I know that you still love me, you’re just angry about the way things went down with us. I am truly sorry, and just so you know I never stopped loving you.” Ashanti bowed her head before turning around and heading upstairs to lie down. Her heart was broken and she despised herself for hurting the one man who was actually good to her. The decision to go back to her ex-boyfriend, Derek, turned out to be the worst mistake she’d ever made in her life. If it took every breath in her body, she was going to get Tyson back. If and when Delaney awakened from her coma, she’d better be prepared for a fight.
    Shortly after arriving back in Florida, she discovered that he was nothing but a big liar. Derek, her ex-boyfriend, told Ashanti that he owned several sports bars and he was making bank. He promised her a life of luxury. They’d spent hours on the telephone talking about the trips they were going to take and how much fun they were going to have living the good life. Derek even promised to place her in control of all of his finances, since she had a business degree in finance.
    Ashanti was so excited and couldn’t wait to get back to him. Little did she know it was all a lie. This nigga was still living with his mama and the sports bars he claimed he owned were really his homeboy’s spots and Derek wasn’t even a partner. She was devastated and felt like the biggest fool alive. Needless to say, she felt foolish and didn’t want to come back to Tyson holding her ass in her hands. She decided to move in with her mother for a little while until she could figure out her next move.