jumped to her feet. âI know you ainât seriously considering having my manâs baby.â
âNo, Iâm not considering it!â London was now up on her feet screaming back. âI am having this baby. No matter how my child was conceived, God blessed me with this miracle! And not you or Storm is going to convince me otherwise!â
âIs you crazy!â Kenya, fist clenched, ran toward London ready to fight. Storm, who up until this point hadnât said a word, came between the sisters physically holding Kenya back. âGet your hands off me!â she demanded trying to break free.
âKenya slow down and calm down. Sheâs pregnant!â
âSo damn what!â Kenya ranted with malice in her voice. âTell her you donât want no baby by her! Tell her to kill that motherfucking unwanted bastard! Tell her, Storm! Tell her!â
âKenya, stop! That ainât right! Sheâs pregnant!â
âAnd?â
âAnd nothing!â Storm reasoned not wanting to take sides.
âAnd he donât want you hurting my little niece or nephew!â O.T. kept playing the role as instigator.
âShut the fuck up, nigga!â Kenya was in tears struggling to get loose. âAnd, Storm, you better let me go!â
When he finally let his woman out his grip, she ran out the room and down the stairs not even waiting for the elevator.
âDamn! She pissed!â O.T. ridiculed.
âYeah, I know.â Storm put both hands behind his head locking his fingers together as he slowly paced the room. âThis shit is fucked up!â
âIâm sorry.â London finally directed her words to her unborn childâs father while rubbing her stomach. âI didnât meanââ
âNaw, itâs not all your fault,â he conceded cutting her off. âAfter all I was drunk that night.â
âAw itâs so freaking nice to see Mommy and Daddy getting along!â O.T. was being a true comedian. âYâall having a moment! Dang, Storm, is you gonna go find Sadie Lynn and tell her she gonna be a grandmother?â
âCome on, dude, kill all that noise!â Stormâs voice took a harsh tone when his brother brought up their drug-addicted mother. He was fed up with his brotherâs antics and needed him to focus. âI want you to stay on top of that Royce nonsense. Iâm serious!â
âAll right then, big Bro. Donât worry. Iâm on it.â He heard the stern demeanor in Stormâs voice and stopped joking, especially about Sadie Lynn.
âOkay cool. Now, I need to get down there to the valet before they let her set my damn car on fire.â He headed to the door, which Kenya had left wide open, then stopped momentarily gazing back at London. âDo you need anything? Because if you do, donât worry. I got you. I ainât gonna leave you or your baby, I mean my baby, hanging.â
âGo on and jet, dude.â O.T. stepped up. âIâm here. I got her.â
Storm waited patiently for the elevator instead of taking the stairs knowing it was gonna be another long night at his house. He needed time to come to terms with impending parenthood. If he was gonna be forced to be a father, Tony Christian aka Storm, like most men, secretly hoped his firstborn would be a boy. The only obstacle that was sure to get in his way of being the so-called perfect parent was the most precious gift God had blessed him with thus far: Kenya. There was no way in hell she was going to let her sister have his baby!
Chapter 7
One Plus One
Tangled Webs
It was seven oâclock in the morning and Detective Malloy and Sergeant Kendrick were just getting in for the start of their ten-hour shift. The short-staffed police department had the team pulling double duty most of the time. When Malloy noticed the pile of new cases in the intake box, he couldnât believe all the disturbances that had taken place
Chantilly White
Robin Wasserman
Anna Craig
Tom Upton
Karen Kingsbury
Whitaker Ringwald
Sara Douglass
Brenda Rothert
Marcus Sedgwick
Cecily von Ziegesar