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“Not that we’ve gotten a chance to share this with Cayden and Cartier, we wanted to let you all know that we’re having a baby!” Justice shouted, and the entire group exploded with cheers and applause.

We all hugged her, but what made the moment even more special was seeing her brothers love on her. They were basically her first experience raising kids, and it was clear she had done an incredible job. Cayden was thriving in college, while Cartier was on the honor roll. I still couldn’t believe how fast everyone had grown up.

The men eventually moved into the living room while the women packed up, cleaned up the kitchen, and gossiped over some wine. With the exception of the pregnant women. It was crazy how much our family had grown over the years.

“You sneaky heffa. I knew something was up when I started my period and your ass didn’t say anything about yours. We’ve been synced since we were teenagers.” Janae squealed.

“I was dying to tell you, but your ass doesn’t know how to hold water. You and your husband gossip with two hens,” Ciyani told her.

“I can’t even deny it. Outside of you and Ren, Wise is my bestie. We sit up in the bed talking about the tea on the gossip blogs. He’s messier than I am.” Janae giggled.

My cousin, Wisdom was known for being the quiet, laidback one of the group, but Janae brought another side to him.

“I was wondering why you were so quiet when everyone was talking about birth control,” I pointed out.

“Girl, I was struggling. I’m in my second trimester, but this morning sickness is still kicking my ass. I zoned out through most of the conversations because I was trying not to throw up. Justice made sure I ate before I came because the smell of meat sends me into a frenzy. Y’all could have warned me about how ghetto this was. Justice has been waiting on me hand and foot, but I’m not sure if I want to do this again. My poor baby might just be an only child.”

“Why does it seem like I hadn’t laid eyes on you in hours?” Solomon whispered in my ear. I reached up to stroke his cheek. He wrapped his arms around me, and I instantly melted into them.

“It technically has been. I’ve been up here with the women, and you’ve been downstairs. I started to sneak down there, but my sisters are always clowning me about how attached we are to each other. They said we have separation anxiety when we’re apart too long.” I snickered.

“Hell, they might be right. I have to fly out for this show in a couple of days, and I’m dreading it. Two days feels like I lifetime when I’m not with you. There’s still time for you to change your mind.”

I became distracted as he peppered kisses along my neck. Solomon knew it was weak spot for me and he often used it to his advantage. I would come, but I only have a few more days to complete these two projects. I promise I’ll be at the next one.” I turned my head with my lips puckered. The moment our lips touched I forgot what we were talking about.

I twisted in his arms, with my arms wrapped around his neck. Nastily, I sucked on his tongue while he gripped my ass.

“You’ve got three seconds to separate before I mace both of y’all bastards,” Messiah shouted.

I buried my face into Solomon’s chest because I had gotten a little carried away and almost forgot where we were.

“My bad, it was my fault. I got a little carried away,” Solomon admitted as he held onto me. All I could think about were all the nasty things I wanted to do to him when we got back to the house.

“You’re lucky you’re family; otherwise, I would have tossed your ass out the front door like Uncle Phil used to do to Jazz on Fresh Prince. I can’t afford to make my wife mad because then she won’t give me any pussy and I’m not myself when I ain’t properly fucked.” Messiah quipped, with a serious expression on his face.

“Siah, don’t piss me off,” Yaya warned, rolling her eyes.

“See! Y’all tryna get me in trouble. I’m about to roll out of here. Come on, bae. I got your favorite pork rings and a king-sized Twix in the car waiting for you.”

Messiah winked at Yaya. I thought she would cuss him out or say something smart, but her greedy ass did a happy dance as she switched over to her man.

“Thank you, big daddy,” she purred.

“Y’all disgust me. Yuck.” I covered my mouth as if I was getting ready to vomit.

“Yeah, whatever. You just make sure you and that pretty boy mothafucka over there strap up. It’s bad enough I had to accept the fact that you aren’t a virgin anymore. If you make me an uncle, I’m killing both of y’all and raising the baby as my own.”

Messiah was full of shit, but I let him have his moment. We lingered a while longer until we all slowly trickled out of the house. I sat in the passenger seat like the passenger princess I was meant to be and stroked my man’s neck while he drove.

“I can’t wait to get home, take a shower, heat up my plate, and chill for the night. I hardly get the chance to sit down and relax like I used to. It’s a blessing, no doubt, but I’m ready to take a vacation and put my feet in the sand. Honestly, I want to take a trip out of the country. Maybe Bali or St. Maarten. What do you think about that?”

I got ready to respond, but my notifications were going off like crazy. I saw a message from my old college roommate, Tommie, and my heart sank. We hadn’t spoken in over a year, so I knew whatever it was must have been bad.

I got a video-call notification from the sister group chat, and I braced myself for whatever was about to happen.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Honesty, listen to me. Don't open any messages you see, and stay off social media. Jett called in a few favors, and we’re gonna take care of this. I don’t want you to see it because I know it’s gonna hurt.” Serenity warned me.