The next day it was Asia's turn to get the kids. Brandon came over and really met the kids.

"Ya know... even if we do work out... will I still be their uncle or???", Brandon asked.

"I didn't even think about that", Asia said.

"Mmm", Brandon said.

"What?", Asia asked.

"Nothing", he said.

"...I saw what you did to josh",  she mentioned.

Brandon didn't say anything.

"You don't even have a scratch on you", asia said while observing him.

"He didn't hit me", Brandon said. "He just stood there. He even said he deserved it. That's unlike him"

"Well he did deserve it", asia said.

Brandon looks down. "Y'all still married? Aren't y'all?", he said.

Asia slowly nods.

"Asia listen... I have enjoyed my time with you since I got here. Seriously. I missed you a lot but... I been seeing all these signs and the signs are telling me I don't need to be here", he said.

"What?", Asia said.

"Listen. I never forgot about you, you always had and still do have love in my heart did you but... I think my time is too late", Brandon says.

"What did Josh say to you?", Asia asked.

"What? Is it something he said?", Brandon asked.

"No... I just wanna know why you're doing this right now. He took time away from us and now that you have that back you want out?", she asked.

"Asia... honestly. I don't know if you even know what you want", Brandon said.

Asia was silent because she didn't know.

"I guess I'm right since you're silent", he said. "Listen Asia I-", he got cut off.

Asia starts to kiss him and Brandon was shock for a moment then he begins to kiss her back.

Asia pulls away and looks at him. "You're here with me now so something must be right", Asia said.

Brandon was silent because he was mostly still thinking about the kiss.

One of the babies start crying.

Asia got up. "Be back. Kobi is probably hungry", she said as she walks upstairs.

Brandon sits back.

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As Asia walks upstairs she gets a call from Jayla, so she answers it.

"Hello?", Asia said.

"Hey, lets go to the mall", Jayla said. "Need some shoes"

"Um.. Brandon's here", Asia said as she picked Jakobi up.

Jakobi stops crying.

"Ooooh. How are things?", Jayla asked.

"I don't know... I'm just so confused", asia said.

"What you mean?", Jayla asked.

"It's like things go so good with me and Brandon and then he does it says something and I start thinking about Josh", Asia said.

"Maybe because you just got out of a relationship with him", Jayla said.

".. I don't know. I just know if I don't make up my mind I'll have neither one", asia said.

"If you ask me I think Brandon is waaaayy better. He's not aggressive or demanding... he don't bring much toxicity", Jayla said.

"Josh isn't all that either.. he just had his moments. He's way better now", Asia said.

"But if you really wanna ask me. Zay is a good one. He's single and he rich.. come on now", Jayla said.

Asia chuckles. "Zay's sweet and all. But... I don't really see myself with him", asia said.

"I do", Jayla said.

Brandon walks in the room and notices you're on the phone.

"Jayla I'll you call back", Asia said then hung up. "What's up?"

Brandon hands her a baby bottle. "Just noticed to you didn't get one", he said.

"I just think he was lonely", Asia said looking a Jakobi.

Brandon looks at Jakobi.

Asia looks at Brandon and Brandon looks at her.

"Asia I gotta tell you s-", he gets cut off by loud bangs at the door.

Asia jumps.

Brandon walks down the hall and down the stairs and looks through the peek hole. He goes back toward the stairs but Asia is coming down.

"Who's that?", she asked.

"Isis", he said.

Asia hands Jakobi to Brandon and opens the door.

"Isis?", Asia asked.

"Where's Josh?", she asked.

Brandon looked confused.

"Why? What happened? Where's Junior?", Asia asked.

"He's... with my mom.", Isis looks at Brandon and her eyes got wide then back to normal. "Hey"

"Hey", he said.

"Are you guys... back together?", Isis asked.

"Isis? Why do you wanna know where Josh is?", Asia asked.

"I just... wanted to talk to him. But I guess he isn't here", she said. "I'll just call him"

Asia was silent.

"Good seeing you", Isis said as she walked out.

Asia makes a face and shuts the door.

"Why she looking for Josh?", Brandon asked.

"Well... they have a kid together. But she don't want him to see his kid so I don't know", Asia said.

"Dang... didn't know that", Brandon said.

"Yea.. me neither.. until we moved up to Charlotte", Asia said.

Brandon nods. "But I gotta go real quick. You'll okay? Do you need something?", Brandon ask.

"I'm fine. See you later", she said.

"iight", Brandon said as he left.

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Isis pulled up to Josh's Condo.

Josh walks outside and Isis gets out the car.

"I don't want you here unless you got my son honesty", Josh said before he looked at Isis, who had tears flowing down her face. "What happened?", he asked.

"Joshua.. he's.. he's gone", Isis said.

"What do you mean gone?", Josh asked.

"Some dudes.. they barged in the house and they took him... said they looked just like you too", she said looking at josh with anger.

"What? Nobody even knows I have a kid especially up there. I don't know anybody up there", he said.

"Well bitch one of put a gun to my head and asked about your fucking ex wife", Isis said. "Because of that bitch and YOU, my son is gone"

"Wait first she ain't my ex wife, we're still married", he said.

Isis cuts him off. "Well your brother sure is over there ...sorry her ex. and you're living in a whole different place.", she said.

"Listen. We'll get Joshua back", he said.

"We better", Isis said.

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Asia put Jakobi in the crib and turns around to walk out the room but a somebody is standing in front of her. Asia starts to panic because it's Sean.

"Gave you a few months off.. now it's time I make up for the time beautiful lady", he said.

"But.. but... you're supposed to be dead", Asia said crying.

"No... but one of my poor dear triplets is... bless his heart", Sean said.

"How did you find me?", she asked.

"That girl.. she lead me right to you. All because I have her kid", he answered. "People will anything for their kids", he said looking at the twins.

Asia shakes her head. "Hey, listen you will not touch them", she shouted.

"Yea... we'll just have their dumbass father come get him. He's on the way over now, sure Isis has told him already", he said.

Asia tries to run and get passed him but he grabs her. "Where you going?", he asked.

"Let me go", she said.

"Nah.. see I can't do that. I was light on you before. Now it's time to get strict", he said.

Asia didn't say anything.

He grabs her by her neck. "This should bring back some memories", he said.

Asia slowly fell asleep.

Sean picked her up and took her to his car and put her in the back seat with Junior.

"Asia?", said Junior.

"Come on kid. It's your stop", Sean said as he grabbed junior and took him out the car. "Go inside, keep your brother and sister company", Sean said.

Junior ran in the house.

Sean got in the car and drove off.

A few minutes later Brandon pulled back in because he forgot something. Brandon got out the car and knocked on the door. He twisted the knob and it was unlocked.

"Asia?", he called. "I forgot my wallet, just coming back to ge-", he stops in mid sentence because he sees Junior sitting in the corner. "Who are you?", Brandon asked.

Junior crying. "I want my mommy", he said.

Brandon walks to him and he notices he looks just like Josh. "Is your mom named Isis?", he asked.

Junior nods.

"How did you get here", Brandon asked.

"Bad man. The bad man has Asia", he said.

Brandon eyes get wide. He runs upstairs and looks in all the rooms as he shouts Asia's name. All he sees is the twins.

"Holy shit", he says. "Think think think", he said to himself panic and pacing back and forth.

Suddenly the he heard the door open and Josh's voice and jogs downstairs.

"Mommy", Junior said as he ran to her.

"Oh my gosh. I was so worried about you baby", isis said hugging him tight and kissing his forehead crying.

Josh looks at Junior then at Brandon.

"If Junior's here then that must mean...", josh got cut off.

"I left for like ten minutes and she's gone. He said somebody took her", Brandon said.

"Where are my kids?", Josh asked.

"They're fine, they're upstairs", Brandon said.

"What the fuck bruh", josh said before paused then he looked at Isis. "Hold up" , Josh said. "Something ain't right"

Isis make a face. "Come on Junior", she said.

"Hell nah. You set her up", Josh said.

"What? No I didn't", She said.

"If anybody good at setting people in this room it's you", Brandon said, talking to isis.

"I don't know what y'all are talking about. I just came here for help to look for my son", she said as she walked toward the door.

Brandon stood in front of her. "Who is he", Brandon asked.

"Who's , who?", Isis asked. "Listen, I'm not about to get interrogated by y'all. I'm leaving"

"Isis... me and you both know I'm not somebody to play. So don't play with me", Josh said.

"... I don't know his name. He just said he wanted to get the love of his life back. And that he was going to let y'all know he ain't dead", Isis said.

Josh and Brandon look at each other.

"Nah bruh. Can't be", Brandon said.

"Who else then??", Josh asked.

"I shot him in the head!", Brandon shouted.

"Sorry I didn't see that, I was too busy dying", josh said sarcastically.

"What?", Isis asked.

"Don't worry about it. You done enough", Brandon said.

"... listen I'm sorry", she said. "If you had a child you'd do anything for them.. I'm sorry".

Brandon looks down.

"Could've been another way", josh said.

"There was no other way!", Isis yelled.

"There always is", Josh said.

"I'm leaving" Isis said walking past Brandon.

"You gotta know his name", Josh said.

"If I tell you.. he'll hurt Junior and I'm not having that", she said as she left.

Josh followed her. "Listen I will not let that happen", he said.

"...Sean... his name is Sean", she said as she got Junior in the car.

Josh walked back in the house. "Well bitch you missed", Josh said. "It's Sean"

"I looked at him. He was DEAD.", Brandon said.

"Listen bruh. I don't care. I just need to find her iight", Josh said.

"Josh, she's my responsibility now", Brandon said.

"She's still my wife", josh said as he walked to the door.

"Yea and she could've been mine but you messed that up", Brandon said.

"If she left you over some rumors.. maybe she didn't love you like you think", Josh said.

Brandon didn't say anything.

"I don't even wanna talk about this rn. We gotta find Asia because that nigga crazy", Josh said.

"...only reason I'm working with you is because  it's Asia. Other than that, I don't fuck with you", Brandon said.

"Never fucked with you so you ain't hurting me none", josh said as he walked out and Brandon followed him.

"Oh shit the kids", Josh said as he went back in the house.

Brandon shook his head

TO BE CONTINUED....