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I waved her off.

“Man, you ain’t know shit. But if you don’t need me, I’ma head back home so I can be close to my wife.”

She picked up her phone, texting someone before she spoke.

“I need about another hour and a half of your time. Just relax and tell me what’s the plan from here on out. I hope you put a ring on her finger too.”

“What you got going on?”

Kay pressed her lips together, shaking her head.

“Oh me, nothing. Just helping my cousin out.” I frowned as my brows furrowed together in confusion until it hit me.

Hollis.

CHAPTER 17

Hollis

“Did you take your test?” Mickey asked as she placed hers in the cup along with the others. Yup, we were playing pregnancy roulette. My damn idea and now I was regretting it as I nodded. My chest hurt so bad from my nerves rattling my entire body that I swore I couldn’t breathe. It was a miracle that I’d held my shit together when Luke was here.

I hit Kay up last night, asking her to get him out the house this morning, knowing she would come through. She had me on standby so I would know when he was on his way back.

“I’ma go first,” Callie said, getting up from the side of the tub.

And yes, we were posted up in the bathroom, CJ included.

Cami and Mickey were watching a movie and we had the baby monitor Mickey brought playing I-spy since we were upstairs.

We knew one for sure would be negative. Callie’s because she was cut and burned. She humored me anyway, participating in my antics.

Yes, I’d lied to Luke about my plans for today. My original plan was to cook his food before his game, then go to the house, but when I woke up the third day in the row not feeling good, those plans were cancelled.

I immediately hit the group chat with 911 and they came through.

“I don’t know why you’re nervous; it’s me who should be. Burkeley has been on my ass about giving him another,” Mickey said as the timer went off just as Callie reached for one, but I stopped her.

“Wait! We need to mix them the hell up! They’re in order still,” I shouted, going for a plastic bag underneath the sink, grabbing the cup, dropping them inside, and shaking them around, thankful the caps were still on.

Callie rolled her eyes as she huffed, popping her hip out. I didn’t care about her annoyance, this was a serious situation.

“There,” I said, offering the open bag to her.

“I don’t think it matters. What’s going to be is done, but whatever.” She pulled out the first one, keeping it turned down. Johnni reached in next, all smiles like this shit was a game.

Mickey followed and I went last.

I blew out a heavy breath as I counted down from three.

We turned them over at the same time and I was holding a negative one.

“Oh shit!” I heard as I looked at Johnni who was showing Callie her test while Mickey was quiet too.

“Mickey, what you holding over there?” I asked.

“A negative.”

“Okay, me too. Johnni?”