“Yeah. And I don’t want to hear no fucking lip about you not liking it because I do and it’s here to stay,” I joked. McKay tilted her head as she pressed her lips together, challenging me as if she would just like to argue.
“I meant what I told your mom. It only made sense to me. It was almost triple M for McKay, Marie, and Mickey, but when I caught on that you call the baby Peanut, it was settled.” I shrugged as I switched feet.
Also for McKay Morgan, the name I pray I can give you.
My thoughts were getting ahead of me. But I didn’t care. I wanted McKay in that way… Shit, in every fucking way.
“Now I feel pressured to find you a super cute pet name besides baby or BK.”
“One, BK ain’t no damn pet name, not when it comes to you. Everyone calls me that. And if baby is all you got for me, I’m fine with it. I just want you to get used to using it when you call me.” She didn’t say anything back, just motioned to set down the container and spoon but I leaned up and took it before putting my attention back on her foot.
There was another pregnant pause between us before she broke our silence.
“And these foot massages have to stop,” she moaned as she now had her eyes closed and head tossed back.
“Do you want me to stop now?” I asked, already knowing the answer but wanting to hear her say the words I knew were coming.
“Uh uhn, hell no. It feels so good. I was just saying, you’re spoiling me, BK. I’m going to want this every day for the rest of my pregnancy. You’re making this hard already for this to end in three months,” she teased.
It doesn’t have to.
Of course I didn’t say that out loud. McKay wasn’t ready for that conversation but I wanted to reassure her that we didn’t have to end this after three months.
“Don’t worry, I promise I’ll make sure you’re good before we say goodbye in the new year.” That was all I said as I watched McKay’s body fully relax. with her falling asleep not long after. I sat there for a minute before I maneuvered us enough to get up and carry her to her bed, tucking her in under the covers. Much like the majority of the night, my mouth landed on her forehead.
“Good night, I’ll call you tomorrow.”
She mumbled something right as I turned to leave the room, making my way back to the living room to clean up our trashbefore I locked the door. We were only a week down and I swore my heart already knew I wanted this with her forever.
Chapter
Fourteen
McKay
“Tell us how the announcement went, heffa!” Hollis said as we were at the nail salon with our feet fully submerged in the power jet bowls doing our monthly mani and pedi sessions. I looked around to see who was here besides the workers and noticed it was just us.
It was the day after my night with Burkeley and my mind was still trying to fully process everything that happened—from making arrangements for Burkeley’s parents to meet mine to Chris and Burkeley exchanging numbers to this man rubbing me to sleep then carrying me to bed.
“It was good. Chris and Kat loved him until we dropped the baby bomb, then Chris started with fifty thousand questions but Burkeley handled it like a pro, even getting me together at one point. Y’all, I had a whole panic attack at the table in front of them. Had he not been there to calm me down I might have fucked this whole thing up before it could even actually get started.”
I caught Hollis’s silly smirk. “What you mean he got you together? You fucking this man, Mickey?”
My eyes stretched wide in shock. I looked around and noticed one of the technicians working on my feet giggling.
“What! No, Hollis. I just meant he did breathing exercises with me last night to help calm my racing nerves. Leave it to you to make it nasty for no reason. BK was the perfect gentleman.”
“I don’t know, Mickey, those breathing exercises ain’t sounding too good for you right now. Where were y’all when he was helping you breathe?”
I flipped her my middle finger while Johnni only laughed.
“We were at the table. Again, nothing happened that shouldn’t have happened. We have rules and that’s at the top of the list.”
“Rules? Pssh, you take the fun out of everything. If you don’t give that man some to tide you over until you drop Peanut. I mean, unless you plan to date after him.”
“No, Hollis. I’m not even thinking about sex. That’s what got me into this fucked up situation now. I’m damn sure not in a rush to add another man to the equation. After BK I’m just going to focus on getting everything together for Peanut. They are going to need my full attention and balancing new mommahood, the suites, and the herbs will be enough. Plus Chris made a comment about the condo not being the best place to raise the baby so now I have to put that on the list of things to handle, especially when BK agreed on the matter.” I groaned my frustration.
“Move? And why would BK’s opinion on the subject even matter if he won’t be around anyway?” Johnni asked, stumping me as I opened and closed my mouth several times. I wasn’t sure why BK’s opinion held weight.
