“I think baby wants us to try another angle.” She highlighted a few other parts and confirmed that my little one was doing justfine –– a strong heartbeat and very active. “Still want to hold off on knowing the gender?”
I thought about Pryce.
“No. I still want to wait,” I assured her.
“Okay. Let me get you some good pictures for your baby book, and you’ll be good to go.” She maneuvered the wand some more and pressed buttons on the machine. “Oouu, this is a good one. Baby is sucking their thumb.”
I sat up a little to get a better look, and it was the clearest photo I’d seen to date. “Awww. Look at my Baby Boo.”
“I know, right?”
She captured two pictures before the baby moved again. “Any questions for me?” she asked, wiping the gel from my stomach and pulling my tank top down.
I always dressed casual for my exams. Today was an Aritsia tee, cargo shorts, and Chloe sandals. Not only was my stomach growing, but my hips were spreading. I was already a thick girl, so the extra weight just made me extra juicy in all the right places. I wasn’t letting pregnancy work me. I was working the pregnancy.
“Yeah. I have one. Am I able to fly?”
“Sure. I don’t see why not. Baby’s good. You’re good. You haven’t had any complications. Are you traveling anywhere far?”
“Just back home to New York for a little bit.”
“Oh, okay. Yeah, that’s fine. Do you have an OB there that you can see in the event you need to before you come back here?”
I nodded. “I do.”
“Perfect. Do me a favor. Give the OB’s information to Jada, and I’ll fax over your chart just as a safety measure.”
“Okay. Will do.”
“Alrighty then. You have a great day, and I’ll see you soon.”
“You too, Dr. Harris. And thank you.”
She waved and left the room. Hearing that I was clear to fly eased my worries. Despite the warning that Pryce had given, I had to make sure I was good before I did anything. Ebone had booked my business class ticket for tomorrow morning at 9:15 a.m. Nervous was an understatement.
After scheduling a follow up appointment, I walked outside into the warm Houston air. Crossing the parking lot to my car, I got in and leaned back against the seat. It felt like this trip back home would turn my world upside down again. On one hand, I was scared as hell. On the other, I knew I needed to come clean in order to breathe easy. Hiding from Pryce didn’t make me feel good, especially hiding something as serious as a pregnancy.
Starting my car, I sat my purse in the passenger seat and pulled out my phone to connect it to the Bluetooth. No sooner than I put the car in drive, the phone rang with an incoming call from Trill. I rolled my eyes and sucked my teeth. The man couldn’t even give me seventy-two hours of no contact. Pulling out of the parking lot, I tapped the screen to answer his call.
“Hey,”I spoke in a dry tone.
“What it do, bae?”He slurred a little.“You feeling better today?”
“I said I needed a couple days, Trill. And why do you sound like that?”
“I know, but I was thinking…”
My phone beeped, indicating an incoming call. I glanced down at the screen and swallowed hard seeing Pryce’s contact.Did Kyiris tell him she spoke to me?I thought, completely tuning Trill out.
“Adai. Adai.”He called my name, but I was too busy trying to focus on the road and the incoming call.
“Let me call you back, Trill.”I didn’t wait for him to respond, just clicked over before Pryce could hang up.
“Hello,”I let out slowly as I pulled up to a red light.
“What time your flight land tomorrow?”His voice came through, deep and controlled.
“Huh?”I let out as I melted into my seat. My heart beat loudly, and my pussy throbbed. It didn’t make no damn sense how turned on I was yet scared hearing his voice.
