Silence…
“Sasha?” I called out.
“Ye-yeah, I’m here. Please tell me this is for Cadence and not some random hoe, Titan,” she fussed.
This wasn’t our first rodeo with pregnancy scares, but this one was different. I wouldn’t mind if the outcome was that Tink was pregnant. Hell, I’ve been careless as fuck with her while I was cautious as fuck with them hoes.
“Yeah, it’s for Tink. I was about to go myself, but I didn’t want the shit plastered all over the internet. I want this shit to be private whether she is or not.”
The line was quiet for a few seconds before she spoke again.
“Go back home, I’ll be there with the tests,” she uttered before hanging up.
Releasing the breath I didn’t know I was holding… I turned around and went back inside the parking garage. I hadn’t gotten far when I called Sasha, so I was basically doing a U-turn.
When I got back upstairs, I found Tink in the kitchen with Lani sitting at the island. She looked at me and I understood every word she didn’t verbally say. She was scared, and hell, if I’m being honest, so was I. I walked over to her and pulled her into my arms and held her close.
“How you feeling, Tink?” I sincerely asked.
“Like I’m about to throw up my lunch,” she responded, and I moved quickly.
“Don’t you throw up on me, Tink.” I frowned.
“You’re pathetic,” Lani laughed. “If the girl is pregnant, it looks like she’ll be on her own because your big ass about to pass out by just mentioning vomit,” she added.
“Man, shut your ass up. I’ain ask you shit.” I mushed the side of her head and gave my attention back to Tink.
“I’m good… just nervous,” she admitted. “What if I’m really pregnant? What am I going to do with a baby? Hell, I get mad when I can’t have my way… how can I raise a kid? I just graduated. I work at a strip club. Oh, God… I work in a strip club. My baby is going to think I’m a hoe,” she rambled, and I couldn’t help but laugh because she was really freaking out.
“Whoa… breathe, baby,” I coached her. “If you’re pregnant, we’ll be fine… I promise.” I kissed her temple just as there was a knock on the door.
“That’s Sasha,” I said to Lani so she could go let her in.
Sasha came in and sat a bag on the counter and took out a single box before she looked at the both of us.
“Under normal circumstances, I would be cursing you out for everything in the book by now, but this is different,” she stated.
“Damn, Sash. Tell me how you really feel.” I mugged her.
“And Cady, you have my sympathy if these tests are positive,” she joked to lighten the mood.
“That’s fucked up, Sash.” I shook my head and picked up the tests before grabbing Tink’s hand and taking her into the bedroom.
Once inside, I closed the door behind us and headed to the bathroom. I placed the tests on the counter and looked at her, and she looked like she’s about to pass out.
“Breathe, Tink,” I coached as I rubbed her back. “Baby, calm down for me.” I continued to rub her back. “Let’s just take the tests and go from there.” She looked at me with worried eyes before picking up the box and reading the instructions.
“You never taken one of these before?” I asked out of curiosity.
“Only the routine ones they give you at the doctor’s office,” she responded.
I nodded as I watched her read the instructions on the box before getting one of the cups I kept in here for mouthwash and peed in it. Once she was done, she wiped, flushed and dipped the sticks in the cup before washing her hands. Once she did that, I pulled her into me and circled my arms around her waist as she laid her head on my chest while I rested my chin on the top of hers.
My mind was running rampant, and my heart was beating out of my chest. I thought back to all the times I fucked on these hoes and was in this same position quite a few times, but I never felt anything remotely to what I’m feeling now. During those times, I knew those hoes were lying, or the baby wasn’t mine. Now, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that if Tink was pregnant,that baby was mine and I wanted it. Shit, I didn’t know what a condom was when it came to her, and the few times that I did pull out were a task within itself. I didn’t care about a Plan B, and I wasn’t worried about her trying to trap me. She didn’t want anything from me, including me at one point, so I knew she wasn’t planning to have a kid with me, but here we were.
We both stood here in silence for what seemed like forever, and I could feel her heart beating just as rapidly as mine.
“Tink,” I called her name. She looked up at me with so much worry in her eyes. I wanted nothing more than to erase that shit, but I knew she had to go through the emotions. “You know, regardless of those results, we’ll be alright… right?”
