“Hey girl, what you doing?” Shelly asked, startling me. I jumped slightly and turned to look over at her. When I had first arrived she wasn’t standing in the front so she may have been in the back or running a little late. I locked my screen, placed it face down then smiled sheepishly.
“Over here planning a trip for me and my boo,” I blushed and she laughed loudly.
“I know I’m doing it on company time, mind your business,” I smirked and she mimicked zipping her lips, locking them, and throwing the key over her shoulder.
A few hours later, Co walked into the gym with his bag slung over his shoulder looking fine as hell. I swooned looking at him as my stomach did flips. I rubbed my stomach to let the little bean know that he could calm down. I pulled my phone from my bra and typed Cozart’s name. Pulling up his contact, I smirked because it wasn’t saved under anything cute. I had trained myself not to want him like that. For a year of fun, it had been no feelings and no expectations. There was no need for a cute contact name and photo.Until now.I changed his contact name to an emoji with a baby bottle by it, a pregnant womanemoji and the double heart eyes emoji. I pressed the call button, and he picked it up on the second ring.
“Yeah?” he answered calmly.
My throat suddenly felt tight, like my body was trying to stop me from speaking. “I need to talk to you, it’s important,” I whispered into the phone while looking over my shoulder to make sure that Shelly wasn’t listening. She was running her mouth with one of our other members and not paying me any attention. There was a pause on Cozart’s side then a sigh.
“Trallis, we are at work. I can try to get a room for us later, but my wife may have something planned so I can’t make any promises,” he began before I cut him off.
“This can’t wait,” I repeated, firmer this time.
“Come to my office. I have a few minutes before my next meeting,” he said before ending the call in my face like I was annoying him.
I smiled, locked my computer, and walked over to Shelly, “I have to go to the back and handle something. I will be back,” I told her. She nodded her head and waved me away as she continued to talk to one of our members about the new juice bar. I walked away from the desk and through the rows of equipment. The gym was loud as usual, weights clinking, machines whirring, and the loud smell of sweat and disinfectant. His office door was slightly open, and I took a deep breath before pushing it open all the way.
“Well come on in,” he smirked. He was sitting behind the desk, phone in one hand, gym schedule in the other. He looked up at me, but his face didn’t change. He didn’t look happy to see me or disappointed that I was here. He just looked indifferent.
He said, “Talk to me,” like he didn’t want me to waste a second of breathing his air. It felt like he was saying “what doyou want” without saying it. I stepped inside and closed the door behind me. My hands were shaking and I was nervous.
I put on a sexy smile before speaking, “I booked us a little two-day trip to Miami so we can get away together. I paid for everything and even rented us a car. I overheard Brick telling you that she would cover for you with your wife when we were together the other night, so I figured she could cover for you again,” I shrugged as I leaned against the door.
“You heard that?” he asked as his eyes went wide.
“Yes, she and I were in a meeting about the new juice bar when you called,” I retorted.
“What else did you hear?” he asked as his eyes shifted nervously.
“I heard her say that you were with some thick shit, but that was about all before she put me out,” I told him honestly.
He visibly relaxed, making me wonder what else they discussed when I left the room. Did he tell his sister how he felt about me and he was nervous about me finding out? I wished that he knew that he could tell me how he really felt because I felt the same way. I decided to lay it on the line instead of trying to get him to go away with me. We could still do the getaway to spend time with each other, but I didn’t want to hold this information from him any longer.
“I’m pregnant.” I said the words that I had been scared to say aloud. The room went so quiet, you could hear a mouse pissing on carpet. Cozart leaned back in his chair slowly, then exhaled through his nose.
“Are you sure?” he asked as he turned his head to the side quizzically.
“I took a test and it was positive,” I retorted while placing my hands on my hip.
“Those tests aren’t one hundred percent. How many did you take?” he questioned.
“I took one test and it was positive. I know that it’s right because I missed my period, I have been nauseous, and hungry, and you are the only person I’ve been with for an entire year,” I told him angrily. He stood up from his chair and walked to the window.
“One test isn’t enough to be sure. You have to go to the doctor to be one thousand percent sure. I don’t think you are, but if so, I will help you get rid of it,” he said blankly.
Hearing him say that felt disgusting.Get rid of it.Like it was an inconvenience for him. My chest tightened as he cleared his throat and rubbed his jaw like he was annoyed.
“This ain’t what we do,” he added.
“Whatwedo?” I repeated.
“This was never that,” he said flatly. “You knew I was married. I told you from day one what this was. I have two kids with my wife. I’m not hurting her and bringing in outside kids.” He looked at me like I was dirt on the bottom of his shoe.
“You weren’t thinking about hurting her when you were fucking me in a hotel room every other night. Now all of a sudden, her feelings matter? You can’t act like I’m some random bitch you picked up at the gym,” I said angrily.
“You’re not a random bitch I picked up, you are someone I enjoyed.”
