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“We don’t know yet.”
“What the hell happened?”
“You know how Shy is. She is hardheaded. Doing too much, and she hasn’t been able to eat or keep anything down. I was walking next to Chaz, getting ready to play some baby shower games, and I heard her scream. Next thing I know, she passed out.”
“Oh my God.”
“She’s okay. She has to be okay,” Nesha soothed. We both loved Satisa like a sister. I know there wasn’t much I could’ve done, but the guilt of not answering my phone was getting to me. I could have been here earlier. Fuck Devin, and something told me to stay when I saw her a little pale in the shower. He just had me ready to get a clear place to curse his ass out.
Nesha started to lead the way, and we spilled into the small waiting area. There it was, Chaz in the corner. Pria was there too, sitting next to her big brother, Prince. How could he look even better than he had a few hours before? I don’t know what happened, but the shirt that he had on at the shower was gone, and he sat there in only a pair of slacks and a tank top that strained to contain his beefy upper body. Our eyes connected, and I stayed planted, begging him to free me from his gaze.
“She’s stable. Everything is okay y’all,” I heard Priest’s voice, and when I saw the look on his face, I had no doubt how deep his love was for my girl. He was going through it.
“What happened?”
“She just got a little overheated and overworked. She hasn’t been eating as much as she should’ve either, but all that shit is coming to an end. She on bed rest.”
“Just tell us what you need, brother. I can come down and take care of her if you have to travel,” Pria added standing.
“Us too. We just gone have to start poppin’ up on her ass a lil’ more. I guess a call ain’t enough because she didn’t tell me she wasn’t eating,” Nesha added, and I nodded in agreeance.
“I appreciate y’all, but I’m not traveling a damn place. I already made a call and grounded all my plans until she has a safe delivery. She told me she was eating, too.”
“Can we see her?” I asked.
“It will probably be best to come tomorrow morning. They have a few more tests and they say it will take another few hours before they let y’all back. Its already after visiting hours so we already breaking all the rules.”
“Fuck the rules. We here until we make sure sis’ okay,” Prince’s deep velvet voice chimed in, and I closed my eyes. When they popped open, Nesha was giving me thatbitch if you don’t get it togetherlook. Priest said something to Prince that I missed, and he was out of the waiting area as soon as he came in.
“Lesha, congratulations. I wanted to tell you after it happened, but you left so soon after it happened that I didn’t get a word in. Just know I am starting to do some wedding planning on the side, so if you need anybody, I got you.” Pria smiled so proudly that I couldn’t bear to crack her face and tell hereverything was a farce. Plus, Prince hovered around, catching my every response ominously.
I gave her a stiff nod, and my desire to get out of there took over as I tried to leave the room.
“Ahh,” the sound came out like a mumble more than a scream when I felt Prince’s hand reach out and grab me as I tried to snake past. He startled me, but my need for a quiet moment quickly absorbed my shock. I snapped my head around, and no one seemed to react. Everyone was as they were, and my pulse calmed. Then I felt him. The roughness of his soft grip. His large hand made mine seem like a toddler in his. A gentle hold but one he didn’t let go of. Clearly, he had no intention to.How long had he been sitting in this waiting room, and this man still smells this damn delicious?My brain fought against my natural reaction to want to be closer, and I stepped back. He still held my hand, and it felt…I couldn’t place how it felt, but it certainly didn’t feel like I wanted to disconnect any time soon.
“Ain’t you missing something?” He placed my hand near his face. That made me snatch my hand away quickly. I had to get away from him. I looked over my shoulder again to make sure no one was watching. I walked toward… I don’t know where the hell I was going. The bathroom. Yeah, that’s where I was walking to the bathroom. I felt his heavy steps behind me. Like I could feel his eyes burrowing into my back. My legs became wobbly, but I’d be damned if I fell. I couldn’t believe I was lowkey running from this man, but I had to face that reality when I walked to the end of the corridor, and it was nothing but a dead end and an elevator.
I turned around, giving him a mug while bracing against the elevator door. If I had been thinking, I would have stopped before we got here. The small space was so intimate. His handsome face blazed with confidence and a slight hint ofhumor. The evidence was the way the corner of his mouth rose slightly on the right, showing a dimple I could get lost in if it wasn’t for his sleepy, stern eyes. He was the type of height that coaches had to call his mother when he was a teenager, begging him to be on the basketball team. He was so much more solid now. Damn near a brick wall standing in front of me, but not much intimidated me. I craned my neck up and gave him my best annoyed face, finally realizing what was happening between us.
“Prince, what is it that you want?”
“You ain’t fucking with him like that.”
“You must be hoping huh?” I shot back.
“I know the woman I’m claiming will be wearing the rock I proudly gave her. Especially just hours after I dropped on one knee.”
“You got a comeback for everything. But guess what? I do, too.”
“I ain’t worried about that, either, because I’m just getting started.” He stepped forward, and the temperature around me changed dramatically. He was just inches from me, and he wasn’t close enough.
“You think I’m something to handle? Some little toy like some of the other chicks you play around with. I, for one, am not threatened or impressed by games because every man runs them, Prince.” I stepped forward as well. Wobbly legs be damned. I couldn’t stand feeling like he was always the one getting the upper hand in our brief conversations. I was affected by him but I was just reminded of one of my late mother’s favorite songs by the iconic Tina Turner. It’s only the thrill of boy meeting girl. What’s love got to do with it? I could make itsimple. Keep it physical. That was the only thing I could offer and exactly what I would need to get over Devin.
He reached up and gently pushed my hair behind my ear. My mouth opened slightly as I felt my skin tingle at the place he touched. I clamped my lips shut and he brushed them with his. Nerves shot through my body. I felt his touch down in my toes. It wasn’t exactly a kiss, but enough to make my body explode with need. In that moment, he possessed me. He had no right to touch me this way.
“It’s only so many times I’m gone let you put that pretty ass face in mine without doing exactly what you want me to do. You calling to me, and in a minute, you gone wake me up, Le.”
“Wha- What?” I asked stepping back and trying to gather myself.
