Page 72 of Breaking the Rules
“I’ll be there.”
“You sure? Everything you got going on?”
“I will be there,” he assured, standing up and placing her to her feet. “I need your social too.”
Savanhi’s brows creased. “Why?”
“Adding you to my insurance.” Noble tapped her hips. “No talking back either.”
TWENTY-THREE
“At least let me make you something to eat before you go,” Savanhi whined, trying to get out of the bed Noble just put her in.
Lawryn, who was placing the warm blanket over her, chimed in with Noble.
“He can feed himself,” Lawryn spoke in tandem with Noble.
“I can feed myself,” Noble said. “Do you know what just happened to you?”
“Yes, the doctor looked up in my cooch and pulled my implant out,” Savanhi huffed, aggravated that the only thing she could take for the pain was Tylenol.
“The uterus that should be closed because you’re pregnant. The very thing holding my baby inside. You’re thinking about me and Areli, and I need you focused on you and our baby. No dancing, no picking up Areli, no prolonged standing, no trying to go through the boxes from the apartment. If you need help getting up, Lawryn and Remi are here,” Noble stated firmly.
Savanhi huffed. “I don’t like the way you talkin’ to me right now.”
Noble moved closer to her and kissed her face. “I need you to listen to me. This is serious, baby.”
“I know. I just wish you didn’t have to leave. You’re turning into a whiney brat,” Savanhi whined. “I sound like babygirl.”
“You do. I know you’re going to go stir crazy on bed rest. But I’m serious. This ain’t the time for you not to listen. I will call you when I touch down, okay?”
“Okay. I love you. I’ll be watching the game from right here in bed.”
Noble kissed her and looked down at her. “Lawryn, she listens?”
“Only with you,” Lawryn chimed. “I would say I don’t know what you did to her, but I think I’m looking at the evidence.”
Noble gave Savanhi another parting kiss and went to find Areli. She was hopping from couch cushion to couch cushion. Remi gave him an apologetic shrug.
“Someone had ice cream,” Noble stated.
“With sprinkles!” Areli beamed.
“In my defense, we were all a bit stressed and needed to take the edge off. One thing you’ll know for sure is that Areli will sleep throughout the night,” Remi shared. “Areli chill out, girlfriend.”
She huffed and plopped down on the couch. “Fine, fine.”
“Lemme holla at you real quick, Rem,” Noble started after scooping up Areli from her seated position, kissing her face and tickling her. “You be good. If I find out you in here showing out, we gon’ have some big issues.”
“How many big issues, Deucey?” Areli challenged, holding his face.
“Like all these toys and princess shoes you get every time you leave the house gon’ come to a halt. Real fast.”
Areli gasped, covering her little mouth with her kiddy manicured nails.
“And your manicures kiss them bye-bye. All those playdates I have planned for you and the Saxon twins, out of here. Do not give Rem or Sassy a hard time. Sassy cannot pick you up, and you can’t sleep in the bed with her until I get home. Aight?”
Areli poked her lip out and dropped her eyes. “Why? Is Sassy still sick?”
