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“You’re gonna be cold outside.”

“But—”

“Amari.”

She sucked her teeth.

I looked at her.

Her eyes widened.

“Did you just suck your teeth at me?”

“No.”

“That’s what I thought.”

I grabbed Serenity’s little hat from the table.

My phone rang

I snatched it up.

Xay?

Nope.

Nesha.

I declined it.

Wrong fucking time.

I had Serenity’s car seat in one hand, diaper bag over my shoulder and was halfway to the door when I caught movement through the little window.

I stopped.

“What the…”

Levin was standing outside.

And beside him?

Zion.

“Oh, shit.”

I put the car seat back down.

“Everybody stay right here.”

I buzzed them in and opened our apartment door.

A minute later, I heard them coming up the steps.

And that’s when my stomach did some stupid shit.

Because I hadn’t seen Levin since Playroom.