Zahra nodded, crying harder. “Yes.”
Saint sucked in a breath like it hurt. Then he grabbed her fast, pulling her into him like he needed to feel her to believe it. He kissed her face, forehead, and cheeks.
“Damn,” he whispered again. His eyes stayed on her, shining, stunned, almost scared to believe it. “You’re having my baby? I’m going to be a father?”
Zahra held on to him, laughing and crying at the same time. “Yes, Saint.”
He pulled back just enough to look at her again, eyes full of love I wished I knew how to feel for a woman. “I’m about to loveyou so good for this. You hear me? I’m about to take care of you. I’m about to take care of both of y’all.”
Zahra nodded, wiping her face. “I know.”
Saint looked down at the onesie again and then held it to his face for one second like he couldn’t help it. Then he looked around the room, eyes still glassy, and said, “I’m a father, motherfuckas!”
SINCERE BELLAMY
After Zahra made her announcement, me, Reek, Big A, Icon, and Legend closed in around him, patting his back, pulling him into quick hugs, and talking over each other.
“Welcome to the club,” Legend said, grinning hard. “Fatherhood gon’ humble your ass.”
Saint laughed, still holding that onesie like it was a trophy. “Man, you still in a league of your own with all them damn kids. Don’t welcome me to shit.Yourun the whole department.”
Big A shook his head. “Legend got enough kids for a football team.”
“I’m telling y’all right now,” Saint said still laughing. “I’m not having that many kids.”
I looked at Legend, taunting him. “You sure it ain’t twins this time?”
Legend’s smile dropped into a frown. “Don’t jinx us like that, bro. There was only one baby on the 3D ultrasound.”
Icon’s eyes cut to him. “Y’all only saw one baby on all the ultrasounds last time too.”
Legend stared at Icon like he wanted to punch his ass. “Aria not letting that happen again.”
“How you know?” I asked.
“Because she’s been on the ultrasound techs’ asses,” Legend replied. “Every appointment, she’s telling them to look in every nook and cranny of her uterus for a hidden baby. She don’t trust nothing or nobody.”
Saint laughed, wiping his face like he was still trying to pull himself together. “So, when y’all finding out what the sex is?”
“We’re doing the gender reveal at her baby shower next month.”
Saint looked down at the onesie again, shook his head, and muttered, “I’m really about to be somebody daddy.” Saint grinned and didn’t hide how emotional he was. “I’m about to love my wife and kid so bad. Y’all don’t even understand.”
Legend laughed. “We understand.”
Suddenly, Icon got our attention with the way he was staring at his phone with his brows touching together.
“What’s going on, bro?” Legend asked.
Icon looked up, as if he finally remembered that he was in a room full of people. “I just got a text from Jamir. Kai was just found murdered.”
My eyes bucked, but Saint and Legend looked unbothered.
“What happened?” I asked.
“He was found in his condo shot to death.”
“That had to be the Crown,” Legend said.
