A Match Made In Heaven by Brea isome (good beach reads .TXT) 📕

-Ashton-

I smiled holding up my one year old daughter Shy. She was just smiling way as she used her soft hands to pinch my cheeks and shit. " look at daddy's princess." i cooed.

My little sister Anastasia walked into the living room rocking Shy's twin, Shawn in her arms. Anastasia had gotten back from Somalia a year ago- right when my twins were born- and moved in with me, which i didn't mind. It was nice having her around, especially when i had the kids. She was a mother herself, but her son had died from Malaria when he was just a baby.

" please," Anastasia sat Shawn on the couch right next to me. " get him. I know you hear someody knockin' at the door."

" well, now that you mention it-" I pulled Shy in close to my body, pretending to listen. " nope, i don't hear anything."

She knocked me upside my head, making me laugh and went to answer the door. I was curious to know who it was, Anastasia was standing directly in my line of view. I could hear her talking to somebdy though as i played with my kids.

" - he's busy and- who are you- can't talk- no visitors." And then she slammes the door and came into the living room to plop on he loveseat.

I placed Shy and Shawn on the floor so that they could play together. " who was at the door."

" oh, some girl." She rolled her eyes. " i ain't know you was still messin' with these hoes."

" ion mess with no hoes, and even if i did they wouldn't know where i lived."

" yeah right! You should have seen the clothes this girl had on. Them shorts was shoved so far up her crotch any man would give her their bank account information."

I laughed." you stupid, Asia.What she look like."

" why you care. Dang. She had light skin, hazel eyes, this long silky jet black hair- she was beautiful.I'm not sure how you got her ass."

My head snapped from watching my kids to her direction." you sure she had hazel eyes."

" yeah, how could i not be sure. They were so bright, and-"

" can you watch the kids a minute." I asked her. Well, really, i told her. Thatface, it just sounded so familiar. I was sure when i saw it, it would probably all come rushing bac to me. Something was just pushing me to figure out who the woman was that had came knocking at my door so early on a Saturday morning.

-Saphire-

The woman slammed the door in my face and i couldn't help but feel a little taken back. There i was, standing on Ashton's porch, trying to make a mends or whatever the hell i was supposed to do, and i was gettin' treated rudely. I didn't even know ol' girl for her to be doin' all that to me.

I walked to the edge of Ashton's green lawn and turned my back to the house sso that i could watch the passing cars.

I pulled my phone out and dialed the number to Ian's hotel room. He answered on the second ring. " Ian speaking."

I giggled. ' why you gotta sound like some old white man."

" practice. In about 30 years i will be a old white man. I might as well get used to it."

I laughed again. " oh, whatever. So how is your ma-cation."

" great!" He exclaimed like a child. " do you know, that they give full body massages in the spa downstairs."

" boy you betta not be lettin'' them lil' girls touch all on you."

He paused for a minute before he rushedme off the phone, saying that he had a pedicure lined up.I said whatever and hung up, shoving my phone back into my pocket.

I swear, this neightborhood was nice, nothing like the quiet farm ground that Silver owned but it was nice. Quiet. People were getting their mail, and walking their dogs. I could remember when Ashton first broguht me to his house, i was in love witht he neighborhood, in love with the nice spacious house- in love with him. I probably would have followed his ass to the end of the earth, before he broke up with me.

" Saphire."

Damn, his voice wwas like silk when it hit my ears. It had me ready to practically lay up with the boy, but of course, that wasn't about to happen.

I turned around to face Ashton and he looked even better than i remembered. His body was more "grown man", more sculpted. His face was harder, stronger. His brown eyes were shinning, but somehow they were darker.

" nice to see you, Ashton." I said.

" what you doin' here, Saphire. I ain't seen yo' ass in ova' two years"

" and i didn't have any plans on coming back, either. It's just- do you even know why i left."

" yeah, i know everything." He folded his arms across his chest. " i talked to Jas. A wekk after i broke up with you i went to appologize and explain eveything. I was goin' through it,everything was crazy. When i knocked on the door, Jas answered and she told me what was up."

" have you spoken to Jas."

He paused for a moment beofre taking a few steps back. " i'm goin' to go back inside, my kids are probably lookin' for me.You should go."

I grabbed his arm to keep him from leaving. " kids. wait, have you spoken to her- i mean- what's goin' on. I came back for closeure, to get everything on my mind resolved. Can you please, just tell me everything."

Ashton pulled away from me again as a car pulled into his driveway. " Jas is dead." That shocked me into silence.

When the car cut off, Ashton went to open the car door and i was shocked at who stepped out. " Mariah." I asked in shock.

Mariah was my tenth grade math teacher. And damn was i shocked to see her in Ashton's driveway. Was she the one who had given Ashton, "kids".

Mariah looked at me and smiled. " oh, Saphire, hey sweetheart, i haven't seen you in god knows how long. How are you."

" i'm fine. What are you doin' here."

" what are you doin' here."

" i'm here to see Ashton. I said, declaring that shit like it meant something, like he was my man who had been cheating on me.

" so am i, how do you know him."

" ex boyfriend. what about you."

Mriah turned her head to stare at Ashton like he had fucked up. " he's my fiance."

-saphire-

" so," MAriah slammed her car door and secured her purse on her shoulder. " I didn't know you were a pedophile, Ashton. Dating my student to get back at me is a bit childish of you so I guess you guys are actually on the same level."

I rolled my eyes. " don't talk to him like that. you actin like you own him."

" I might not own him, but I'm closer than you'll ever be." she waved her left hand in my face showing off a diamond ring. the shit was huge, had my was squinting when it caught light.

" a ring don't make you a wife."

She smiled and sighed. " but cleaning up, and taking care of him and his children does. God knows I never wanted kids."

" then why didn't you close ya damn legs then, Mariah. Ain't nobody tell you to lay up with Ashton without a condom. Stupid."

" and that, is where you're mistaken. I have no children, little girl." She grabbed Ashton' s hand and they walked into the house. Ashton didn't even look at me, didn't look back at me. I couldn't believe I actually liked her funny lookin ass when I was in school. She seemed so different in class. But now, she just seemed stuck up and overly possessive.

her ass made my skin itch.

I flipped my hair over my shoulder. what was my next move? that chapter with Ashton was obviously closed. I mean-not that I was trying to- you know, get him back. when I saw him I just thought, maybe. but that was clearly a stupid thought. I had Ian, someone who loved and cherished me. What the hell could I have possibly been thinking.

AJ!

I could go visit AJ ass.

I went back to my hotel, that was only 2 blocks from Ashton, in the same neighborhood. It was pretty nice, bit cheap, which was all I cared about. I changed in a summer dress and chucks and caught a cab to Heaven.

It looked odd to me, but exactly the same. Something about the way it made me feel just standing in the parking lot had me ready to leave. But I stuck to it. Hell, I didn't put $23.45 in that cab drivers hand for nothing.

The bouncer was the same. His nasty behind called me a pretty girl and let me pass, not before giving me a pat on my butt. Nasty, is what I wanted to scream at him. He had his eyes trained solely on me and I was sick by it.

Completely and utterly sick.

I couldn't remember him being so much like a animal!

when I walked in the doors though I didn't see anybody I knew. All the dancers were different, as well as the servers and the bartender.

And something I noticed was the fact that they all looked young as he'll. Like way younger than I looked when I worked there.

The dancers were looking at me like I was there to replace them while they shook their asses to the beat. uhun, no boo. You couldn't pay me to take that many steps back. Besides, I didn't need the money. Although it was good money, it just wasn't worth exposing myself.

Over the years I learned to accept my body for exactly what it was- my temple. I was special,my body was special, and if everyman saw it and conquered it then what was really special about it.

Yupp, Silver taught me that.

" come in!" A voice screamed from the inside. It was a woman's voice though.

I opened the door to find a woman sitting behind AJ' s desk, counting money like she owned the place. What was up with these miscellaneous women popping up. She looked up at me with a hard face. " and who are you?"

" I'm Saphire. " I said a bit slowly, taken aback by her tone. " I'm looking for AJ."

" what you need with him? Shouldn't yo ass be out there dancin or something? or changin yo clothes."

" Oh no, sweetheart, I don't dance! you might have me confused wit yaself. But where is AJ?"

She rolled her eyes right when I heard a toilet flush behind the door to my left. " He in the bathroom, duh."

" girl you got a smart-"

The door to the bathroom swung open and AJ stepped out, walking like he couldn't really get his footing with these glassy eyes. 'crackhead' was the first word