Stripping Asjiah II by Sa'Rese Thompson. Page A

at me and smirked, “Nah, not at all, but if I had known all it would take was a little fresh air and a view of the ocean; I would‟ve taken you to Miami a long time ago.”
Before I knew what happened I slapped him across the face. I stared at him daring him to hit me back.
“I told you about putting your hands on me Asjiah.” His jaw clenched as his temper threatened to boil over.
“What‟s gonna happen CJ; you gonna hit me back? Pull this car over and post the fuck up then.”
“You better chill the fuck out A‟.”
“Fuck you. You know what this year has been like for me, you know my story; everything that I‟ve lost and you suggest an abortion like you‟re offering to buy me new shoes or some shit.”
“I‟m just trying to look out for you.”
“Look out for me? Are you serious right now? Where the fuck was you at when I got raped? Where the fuck was you at when my brother had a gun to his head and I was running for my life?”
I clasped my hands together as if I was getting ready to clap for him as the answer to my questions came to me. “Oh, never mind; I forgot; you were fucking Corey.”
“I understand you‟re upset A‟ which is why I‟m not paying attention to all the greasy shit you‟re saying right now but you need to calm down. I never said I didn‟t want a kid, I just don‟t think it needs to happen right now.”
“Funny how you can say that when I clearly told you that I wasn‟t on anything; but I guess your nut couldn‟t wait; oh that needed to happen right then didn‟t it?”
“I don‟t know why you‟re making a big deal out of it when you‟re obviously fucking that nigga Money anyway, how do I know that it isn‟t his baby?”
“Money, I‟m fucking Money?”
I don‟t know if I laughed because what he was saying made absolutely no sense or because he accused me of cheating to throw shade to all the dirt he had done.
CJ hadn‟t looked at me the entire time he was driving but as we sat on the corner of Lee and Harvard waiting for the light to change he turned to face me with eyes cold as ice.
“Yeah I heard about y‟all kicking it when I was down in the Nati. It sure didn‟t take you long to start giving my shit away.”
“You can‟t be serious right now. I‟ve been around you all day every day since we found out I was pregnant; so unless I managed to figure out a way to magically remove my vagina and loan that shit out, I don‟t see when I could‟ve possibly had the time or the opportunity to fuck him. Even if I did get it in with Money, you‟re not in any position to say shit about it, not after all the bullshit I found out about yo‟ ass.”
Bear ran up to the gate and began to bark as we pulled into Marie‟s driveway.
“Asjiah…A‟ look at me. I‟m sorry. We‟re both scared and we‟re saying a lot of hurtful things to each other. I didn‟t want you to have an abortion but I didn‟t know what else to do.”
“You could‟ve stepped up, been a man about it and took care of yours.” I continued to look out the window as he talked. “I didn‟t sign up for this shit CJ, let me out this fucking car.”
“A‟, babe…” CJ gently placed his hand on my chin and turned my face. “I‟m sorry, and if it‟s not too late, I want to be there; for you and our child.”
I turned and looked in his eyes and for a second I believed him. I wanted to put this day behind us and move on. I didn‟t want to do this alone but how could I be sure that when things got hot he wouldn‟t try to walk away?
I felt his phone vibrate and before he could press ignore I snatched it away from him snickering as I looked at the caller ID.
“What the fuck do you want?”
“Bitch, put CJ on the phone, I didn‟t call to talk to you.”
“Bitch? You real muthafuckin‟ bold when you‟re on the phone, you must‟ve forgot I know where you live at.”
“Whatever, bring yo‟ bright ass down here if you want to and you gonna get yo‟ ass beat white girl.”
“Word, I‟m on my