Page 37 of Kissed By the Trillest Thug 2

“Hold on.”

Immediately her smile faded because she knew there was more. She sat right back in her seat, and once she was settled, I opened my mouth.

“There will be no more sneaking around.”

“Okay,” she nodded.

“No more disappearing.”

“Okay,” another nod.

“And if that boy so much as breathes wrong, I want to know about it.”

“Daddy.”

“I’m serious.”

She rolled her eyes, and I ignored it.

“And I need to know where he lives.”

That got her attention immediately. Her expression shifted.

“I can show you one day.”

I narrowed my eyes.One day.I’d deal with that later.

For now, I let it go. Then another thought crossed my mind. I leaned back in my chair and pointed toward the door.

“You need to start setting a better example anyway.”

“What?” she frowned.

“A baby about to be in this house.”

The confusion on her face was immediate.

“A baby?”

I couldn’t help smiling.

“Yeah.”

Her eyes widened, then widened again.

“Wait.”

She sat up straighter.

“What?”

I laughed. A real laugh this time. Finally, I made it very clear what’s going to come.

“Your mama pregnant.”

For a second, Maliah just stared at me. Like the words hadn’t registered. Then her mouth fell open. And just like that, the conversation stopped being about Tahari entirely.

“Ahhhhh!” she squealed, “I need to go talk to Mama!”