On her way to greet him with morning breath, the whiff of whatever he was cooking up made her stomach revolt in a drastic way.
The only thing she could think to do was make her way to the nearest toilet and fast. Within seconds, the lo mein and sesame chicken that they had for dinner last night came tumbling out of her mouth in huge chunks.
She threw up everything that her stomach contained. The sound was violent.
Jio appeared in the doorway, concerned about his girl.
“Babe, you okay?”
She closed her eyes as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. One half of her body hung over the toilet. “I’m fine,” she muttered as best as she could.
“You sure about that?”
“I’m positive,” she snapped.
He hesitated before speaking again, but he had to say it. “Baby, you keep throwing up… you either need to take a test and see if that mother fucker is POSITIVE or go to the doctor.”
Nina rolled her eyes. She didn’t want to hear this same spiel today. She wasn’t in the mood, physically or mentally.
“You need to stop trying to diagnose me.”
He turned his face up. “I care about you little girl.”
Jio handed her a bottle of water that she reluctantly accepted.
“I probably just have a stomach bug.”
“Yeah if you say so.” He wasn’t convinced and she shouldn’t be either.
“You don’t believe me?”
“Babe, you don’t believe yourself either, but it’s okay. Freshen up and come eat.”
Nina rolled her eyes so hard they nearly got stuck.
By the time she wandered into the kitchen after a shower, breakfast was cold, but it was the thought that counted.
“Thank you for cooking for me.” She always made sure to let him know how appreciative she was.
“You welcome, babe. How you feeling?”
She motioned her hands in a so-so manner. It was best if she took it easy and just stuck to the coffee for now and maybe something salty if her stomach could handle it.
“Are you feeding a football team?” She commented since he made way too much food for only the two of them.
Jio’s eyebrow hiked. “Uh… I know you don’t like to think you do but you can knock back half of that by yourself,” he said with a big smile.
“I do not eat that much!” she squealed.
Jio patted the couch where he was comfortably sitting with a mug of tea and a book in hand. Slow mornings were becoming his favorite way to start the day. “Yeah yeah, come lay next to daddy so I can rub your belly and make you feel better.”
Nina happily obliged because he gave the best stomach and booty rubs in the world. The day lingered along and Nina slept through the majority of it. She barely responded when Jio told her he had a few moves to make. She didn’t care as long as he brought food back. Nina didn’t have any plans for the weekend and she was relieved. No galas to attend, no meetings, lunch dates, community service, photo shoots, or speaking engagements. However, this was the calm before the storm because the next few weeks were jam-packed with any and every type of event.
When she woke up, somehow her head was back in Jio’s lap. She cracked one eye open and caught him scrolling through whatever on his phone.
“What are you doing?”
He looked down and kissed her nose. His hands made their way under her shirt to her bosom. “Working.”
