Page 19 of Mister Fireman

Oh. Okay. So she calls me V when she is upset… Good to know.

The only reason I answered was because she left the room. “Yeah?”

Robin cleared her throat. “V… are you okay?”

“Yeah, but you caught me at a bad time. Is this important?”

“I wouldn’t be calling if it wasn’t. I’m back in Memphis. Can you come to my parents’ house?”

That gave me cause for concern. Robin had moved to Chicago for her job a year ago and was so busy I hadn’t seen her since she left. If she had randomly come back home, something had to be wrong.

“Is everyone okay?”

“Yeah, just get here as soon as you can.”

“Aight, I’m on my way.”

After disconnecting the call, I showered and got dressed. By the time I was done, Enjell was walking back into the room. Her eyes scanned my frame before she went to the closet and replaced the towel around her body with a robe.

“I’m sorry, baby, but it actually is an emergency. I’ll call you and let you know if I’ll be able to come back.”

“Okay. Well, keep me posted either way. I hope everyone’s okay.”

Without giving her any details, I nodded and gave her a kiss before briskly leaving her home. I’d told her about my friendships but was unsure how she’d feel about me leaving her to see to Robin. She didn’t strike me as the insecure type, but until I knew what was going on, I’d be careful of what I said and when. My relationship with Robin had always been platonic, and I didn’t want Enjell doubting that while I was away.

When I arrived at the Baxter residence, I didn’t know what to expect. The door was already unlocked, so I made my way inside and went straight to the living room. At the sight of me, Robin hopped from her seat and rushed over to me.

“Dejvi!” she squealed, wrapping her arms around me.

Seeing that she was physically okay filled me with relief as I hugged her. “What’s going on, Robin?”

Releasing me, she took my hands into hers and led me over to the leather sofa. We sat down, close enough for our knees to brush against each other.

“I need you, and we don’t have a lot of time.”

“Time for what?”

“Our pact.”

I looked around the room as if there would be clues to what the hell she was talking about. Robin and I had been friends since we were in high school, and I had no idea what she was referring to. Massaging my temple as my head shook, I pulled in a deep breath. I was seconds away from being back inside of Enjell’s wet, warm pussy. Now, I was playing Clue with Robin’s ass.

“Okay. I need you to break down exactly what you’re talking about, woman.”

With a giggle, she set her hand on my thigh… a little too close to my dick for my liking, but I’d let it ride.

“Okay, so you remember what happened our senior year? Sonya had a baby and ended up having to drop out of school because her parents and baby daddy didn’t want to help?” I nodded my agreement. “And we said if we weren’t married by thirty-five, we’d have a baby together to avoid having kids with the wrong person.” Oh shit. “We said by thirty-five, we’d be secure and established enough in our lives to have a baby. So… I want to cash in.” Oh God. “Your birthday is in three months, so we have to do this now. I want to be pregnant by then.”

For a while, I just stared at her. When my mouth finally opened, it was with boisterous laughter.

“V!” she yelled, pushing me. “Be fucking mature! This is a serious situation!”

“Wait.” Pulling in a deep breath, I tried to reel in my laughter. “You’re serious right now? You really called me over here for this bullshit?”

Sucking her teeth, she crossed her arms over her chest with a pout. “It’s not bullshit, Dejvi. I’m serious about this. You promised me a baby, and I want to cash in. My birthday was in July, and the only reason I didn’t bring it up then was because I thought I was going to have a fair chance at a stable relationship. That’s dead now, so I want us to do what we promised each other we’d do.”

The tears in her eyes let me know just how serious she was. “We signed a contract,” she continued. “I thought you were just as serious as I was, but it’s clear I was wrong. You were just playing with me all along.”

Taking her hand into mine, I sighed.

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