Asia and Josh left the hospital that late  night and Asia never said a word since Josh found her in the room. That night they found out that Asia had a miscarriage. Asia laid in the bed by herself, crying silently. At that moment she hated her life. Everybody that seems to be close to her dies, she couldn't stand it.

Asia finally wiped her tears and went in the bathroom to rinse her face off and looked in the mirror and saw bruises on her face and closed her eyes. She turned the light off and walked out of the bathroom looking for josh who was in the living room with multiple bottles of alcohol in front of him. Asia hated to see him like this.

Josh gulped the rest of the bottle down. "I know", he said. "It's my fault"

Asia didn't say anything.

"See", Josh said and suddenly throw the bottle that he just finished at the wall and it shattered.

Asia jumped.

"Why aren't you saying anything? You ain't say shit since we was at that fucking house", he said as he got up.

Asia took a couple steps back. "Come to bed"

"Is it my fault?", he asked angrily.

Asia shook her head.

"Speak when spoken to", he said.

Asia was a little nervous because she never seen him this mad. "No, Josh. It's not your fault", she said.

Josh starred at her for a couple of seconds and looks away as he walked to the couch.

"come to bed josh", she said softly.

"I ain't doing shit", he said as he sat down and opened another drink.

Asia stood there and folded her arms.

"What?", he asked.

"I feel like I need to leave", she said.

"Leave?", he questioned.

"Yes", she replied. "I..I ... I need to be to myself", she said. "It's a lot going on"

Josh took a sip of the bottle and chuckled. "Go to bed, don't let me have to tell you again"

"Stop drinking", she demanded as she snatched the bottle from his hand.

Josh grabs her shirt and pulled her to him, as she fell on his lap. "You ain't going no fucking where, you understand me and I mean that. You stay here at all times. Leave this house and I got something for that", he said in a stern voice.

Asia didn't say anything she just looked at him.

"Not even to the fucking mailbox", he said.

Asia got off of him.

Josh picked up his blunt and lit it then smoked it. "Go to bed", he said.

Asia walked back to the room.

Josh's hand started shaking as he smoked because he was so mad about the whole situation.

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The next day Jayla drove up and two guys approached her.

"Who you shawty?", one guy asked.

"Don't question me", Jayla said.

The guy pulls his shirt up a little to show his gun. "Who you?", he asked.

"Jayla", she said with an attitude.

"Ay bruh, that's the name he said", the other guy said.

"You lucky", the guy said as they got out her way. "You cute though, what's your number?", he said.

Jayla rolled her eyes and walked past them and knocked on the door.

Asia opened the door.

"What the fuck is that?", Jayla asked as she walked in.

"I don't know. Josh did that", Asia said.

Jayla stares at Asia with a confused look.

"What?", Asia asked.

Jayla walked to Asia and looks at her face closer. "What happened? I can see bruises"

Asia didn't say nothing.

"Did he hit you again?", Jayla asked.

Asia told Jayla what happened last night.

"What!? My niece or nephew is gone!?", Jayla said with tears rolling down. "I'm sorry you had to go through that", she hugged Asia tight.

"Ouch", Asia said as she pulled away. "It's okay... I'm just worried about josh... he's been... different. He thinks it's his fault"

"Well it kinda is", Jayla said.

"Jayla", Asia said.

"It's true. Nigga need to get a real job. That drug dealing shit ain't it", Jayla said. "And I said what I said.

Asia didn't say anything .

"Shit ain't right. Especially when you got a child on the way", she said.

"I tried to tell him that", Asia said sadly.

"See", Jayla said. "But come on we gotta go"

"We can just stay here", Asia said.

"Umm, no. We gotta go to the warehouse", she said.

"I can't Jayla", she said. "I need to be in bed rest", she said lying.

"Oh that's right", Jayla said. "I'll just go myself"

"You sure?", Asia asked.

"Yes", Jayla said as she hugged Asia. "Love you girl. Feel better hun"

"Thanks", Asia said.

Jayla left

Asia locked the door and rolls her eyes. She was mad and she was debating on leaving. She knew that she he was only acting like this because of what happened, she thought that maybe it soon pass over and that he'd be back at his regular self.

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A couple hours later Asia looks in the fridge and doesn't see any food so she grabs the keys and walks outside.

"Where you think you going?", One of the guys said.

"I'm hungry", she said as she walked to the car.

"Asia, don't leave", he said.

Asia ignores him and touches the door, suddenly she sees Josh pull up and she pauses.

Josh gets out the car and looks at Asia then at the guys. "Do I have to find somebody else to do they fucking job?"

"We are", one guy says.

"Leave", Josh said.

The two guys got in their car and left.

"Where you going?", he asked.

"I'm hungry, Josh", Asia said softly.

"Mmm, iight, get in the car", he said.

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Later that night Asia gets a FaceTime from Zay, while josh is in the living room drinking a beer.

"What's up", Asia asked.

"Nothing much", Zay said. "How are you guys?"

"Josh and I are .. good", she said.

"I wasn't really talking about him but why you say it like that?", Zay asked.

Asia shrugs.

"Sorry it ain't none of my business .. but how the baby is what I was asking", he said.

Asia was silent and suddenly starts to tear up. "There is none", he voice was cracking.

"What?.. what happened?", he asked.

Asia told him what happened.

"Oh hell no. What the fuck?! Where was Josh??", he asked.

"He couldn't find me", she said.

"Let me talk to him"

"No", Asia said quickly. "I don't need that right now. Zay I'm fine." Asia hears josh coming down the hall. "I'll talk to you later", she said before she hung up .

Josh walks in the room.

Asia looks at him.

Josh looks at Asia looking at him, "what you up to?"

Asia shakes her head.

Josh grabs his charger and walks back out the room. Suddenly Asia sees something fall so she goes to pick it up and she sees a beautiful ring. Asia makes a face and walks in the living room.

Josh looks at her, "what's wrong?"

Asia holds up the ring. "What's this Josh?"

Josh didn't say nothing . He just sat up.

"You fucking around on me??? Cause this ain't mine", she shouted.

Josh shook his head.

"I'm done", Asia said as she threw the ring and started to walk toward the door.

Josh got up and grabbed her arm slightly to stop her. Asia had a feeling of PTSD from the first time he hit her in the same location. Asia kneed him in his private area.

"Shit", Josh said in pain. You how see every vein in his neck he was so mad and in pain.

"Bitch", she said as she grabbed the doorknob.

"Listen real quick", he said trying to get his strength back.

Asia stopped.

"That.. that was for you". He finally wasnt in so much pain.

"For what josh??", she asked.

Josh was silent.

Asia shakes her head. "If you was gone duck around on me, at least do where I don't lay my head", she said.

"I'm not cheating on you! Why would I do that when I wanna marry you!", he finally said.

Asia was silent .

Josh slowly got on one knee. "Asia... since you been in my life I never felt this way about anyone before. I was gone ask you this before all that crazy shit happened but... will you marry me??", he asked.

"Josh... before I give you an answer. I need you to stop being so over powering... having me locked up in the house all isn't going to change the fact that I got raped or make it does happen again"

"I know.. I just... I just got scream, you know. I just never had no shit like that happen around me before", he said. "Especially with my baby inside", he said as he looks down trying to calm himself down.

"We can always have children josh", Asia said. "It's never too late"

"Yea... this time imma do it right. Imma stop drug dealing and we're going to move", josh said.

"Seriously?", she asked .

"Yea.", he said.

Asia smiled.

"Now baby will you marry me?, he asked.

"Yes", she said as she bend down to kiss him and as he stood up to kiss her back.

Josh walks over to get the ring then puts it on her finger.

"It fits perfectly", she said excitedly. "I never thought I'd even hear that question being asked to me"

Josh smiles.

"I'm about to call Jayla", she said.

Josh picks up his bottle of beer.

"Don't drink that", Asia said.

"It helps", he said as he took a sip. "Especially after that. Me just imaging that shit. It's fucking with me. This the only thing that helps.", he said.

"So what? You wanna be drunk until this just becomes a faded memory. Josh I was the one who went through it, you don't seen me drinking", she said.

"Yea but it was my fault!", he shouted then started to lower his voice. "I see how you look when you walk around here. You usually smile. I ain't see that shit yet, only just now and I know what what's a real smile.... that shit fucked up", he said.

"It's not your fault", she said.

Josh drinks down the rest of his beer and puts it on the coffee table. "Don't argue with me, you know I hate that shit bae", he said.

"Well you need to hear it", she said as she walked in the room.

Josh took another bottle out the case and popped it open.

TO BE CONTINUED......