Page 40 of Loving a Libra
She dried her hands on the towel and turned to face me, leaning against the sink while I stood in front of her.
“That hasn’t changed, but this is happening fast. Are we ready to get married and be somebody’s parents? We’re still new, and?—”
“Are we?”
“Umm, are we what?”
“Are we new?”
“You don’t think so?”
“The sex is new, but besides that, what’s changed between us since we crossed that line?”
“Nothing.”
“Exactly. You’re still my favorite person to do everything with. Baby, that won’t ever change.”
The timer went off, and she grabbed my shirt, letting her head fall against my chest.
“You look and tell me what they say.”
“You sure you don’t want to look together?”
“I can’t. I’m too nervous.”
“Okay.”
I wrapped one arm around her and rubbed her back, while using the other to pick up the first stick. The excitement I felt as I read the first test, then the second, and finally, the last one, had me grinning like a little ass kid on Christmas.
“Baby.”
“Yeah.”
I chuckled at the nervousness in her voice before giving her the news. “You’re having my baby.”
She looked up with wide eyes. “What? Are you serious? You better not be playing with me.”
“I know how much you want this. I would never play with you like that.”
She turned to look at the sticks, each of which showed a positive pregnancy test. Her hand flew over her mouth as she gasped. I watched her in the mirror as she picked up one of the sticks to look at it more closely. Tears fell from her eyes as she took it all in.
“I’m actually pregnant,” she whispered through tears when she uncovered her mouth. “I’m having a baby.”
I wanted to tell my parents right away, but Devyn talked me into waiting until after our first doctor’s appointment. It made sense because we didn’t even know how far along she was. While she wanted to wait to tell them, she couldn’t do the same for Ginae.
Her best friend was just as excited as she was, and I was glad she had someone besides me to share the moment with. Her mother had been dead for most of her life, and her relationship with her father was strained. While they were on FaceTime, theycame up with how she would announce it on social media once she was ready.
As she ended the call with Ginae, my phone rang. I sighed when I saw Maurice’s name. Unfortunately, I couldn’t ignore his calls or block him like Devyn did.
“Wassup?” I answered on speaker.
“You ain’t gon’ believe this shit.” The sound of his voice got Devyn’s attention.
“What happened?”
“Devyn packed up her shit and left me.”
“Word?”
