She put her hand on her big belly and smiled huge.“Yeah.Due very soon, in case you couldn’t tell by howgigantoI am.”
“I’m so happy for you!”I exclaimed.
Her smile remained in place.“Thanks.We are too.”She tookin my dress and noted, “Killer duds, babe.That dress ishot.”
I grinned.“Thanks.”
“I told you it was all good and you didn’t need to gocrashing into Darius’s house,” Lee butted into our exchange to aim this atAlly.
“She was taking forever to get over it,” Ally said back.“Ithought she was over here, taking her sweet time to ream his ass.”
“When has Malia ever reamed anyone’s ass?”Lee asked.
Liam raised his hand.
“Put that hand down, Liam Clark,” I snapped.
He smiled at me.
Darius gave me a squeeze.
Lee looked to Darius.“Roam and Sniff are in the controlroom.They saw her car here.They made a deal with Ally they’d tip her off ifMalia got near you.They tipped her off.I tried to talk them out of it, but wewere having dinner together and Indy fed into Ally, and you know how it goes.”
Indy and Ally, everyone knew how it went, and for me, it hadbeen nearly two decades, and still, I knew.
“Remind me to ream their asses next time I’m in the office,”Darius said to Lee.
“I don’t know, seems like an excuse for a party.I’ll callJet.She can bring the cashews,” Indy said.
“Righteous!”Ally cried.
“Fuck,” Darius swore.
“Best begettin’ your ass backdown to the reserve, Liam.And break out some more glasses,” Lena ordered.
Liam looked to his dad.
Darius nodded.
Liam headed out of the room.
I got up on tiptoe and asked in Darius’s ear.“How do you dothat?”
“I got a dick,” he answered.
I scrunched my face.
Even so, he kissed me.
I could swear I heard someone sigh.
The problem was, I thought it was Kenneth.
“Girl, you gotta lose your pad,” Toni, now examining theAfrican mask, called.“It’s alright.But this place has got character.”
I looked up to Darius.
I leaned into Darius.
