Newborn Love (BWWM) (Interracial with Baby) by Cristina Grenier Page A

signs of the tears she had been shedding, Ashley did not care anymore—she was ready to hear what Adrian had to say. She realized the knocking had stopped minutes ago, so she pulled herself up off of the floor to rush outside to see if she could catch Adrian before he left, if he hadn’t already. As soon as she opened the door she saw that Adrian was sitting in front of her door, now facing her—both had alarmed looks on their faces not sure what to say to one another. Ashley remembered that she was the one who deserved an explanation so she stood in place and gestured for Adrian to come inside, which he did while carefully watching Ashley.
                  “So speak. I would love to hear what excuse you have about last night, or should I say this morning. Because I left your place early in the morning and you weren’t back,” Ashley said as she closed the door behind them and took a seat a few feet away from where Adrian stood in the living room.
                  “Baby, yes I should have handled this better and communicated with you, but really it’s not what you think. I was not out cheating or being unfaithful to you,” Adrian explained.
                  “Ok, so what happened?”
                  Adrian went on to explain to Ashley that as soon as he and Lila hit the highway headed home that Lila opened up to him about the unhealthy relationship she was having with her boyfriend and how she deserved better, someone that was more together and on top of things like Adrian. He explained that the conversation seemed innocent, just an old friend opening up and being honest about her feelings and how her emotions had gotten out of control and got her to this point. Adrian went on to explain to Ashley that once he got her to her parents place, that Lila continued to talk and clear the air while they sat in his car.
                  “Baby, I swear, I was sitting there ready to tell her I had to get back, but at the same time I thought we were getting to a good place where we were being adults and making things right with our friendship but then things took a sudden turn,” Adrian said.
                  “What happened?” Ashley asked curious but still suspicious of the validity of his story.
                  “After almost an hour of getting everything out in the open and just being a listening ear to her about her relationship, she leaned in for what I thought was an innocent hug. Then she kissed me without warning. It was then that I realized I could not trust her, and I was ready to put her out my car.
                  Ashley became angrier because she had been thinking all along that Lila could not be trusted, but she pushed those thoughts to the back of her heart in an attempt to not rock the boat. “So, you did right?”
                  “I didn’t get the chance to before her crazy-ass boyfriend came out of nowhere and started trying to get inside my car to get at me and Lila. He started kicking the door on her side, so I jumped out ready to kill his ass,” Adrian continued explaining.
    Ashley got a little delight and amusement out of this considering the pain she had been feeling these last few hours at the hands of Adrian, as she convinced herself. She did not try hiding it either.
    “So you got in a fight and got your car dented up because of that bitch?” Ashley snidely questioned with a smirk.
    Adrian just stood there as if evaluating the question.
    “Like I said in my note, I hope she was worth it,” Ashley continued without even giving him a chance to answer.
    “Look Ashley, I was just trying to do the right thing and I got burned in the process. I would have never put myself in that situation otherwise but I was just trying to be a good guy. And in all the excitement that took place I failed to contact you. It never crossed my mind that you might be worried. I was too busy pissed at the