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“Hosanna’s first appointment is today, and I want you there with me.”
She smiled as her eyes watered and head shook. “Bae…”
“As much as I wanted to have all my babies with you, if that won’t be the case, it doesn’t change the fact that I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you.” I took her hands into mine. “I want to do this with my person. My Shalom. My peace. I’m not going to let this rob you of yours, but you are mine. We are going to be together, and you will be just as much a part of this as I am. So I need you to get dressed so you can come to this appointment with me.”
“Okay,” she agreed softly before burying her face in my chest. “Thank you for not giving up on me.”
“I will never give up on you, Lom. I love you.”
“And I love you.”
She rested her chin on my chest and looked up at me with those eyes that made time stop. As much as I wanted to get lost in them, we had to go so we wouldn’t be late.
* * *
Hosanna’s demeanor changed the moment she saw Shalom with me. Her eyes rolled as she stood and walked over to us. We hadn’t even made it into the waiting room good and she was about to be on some good shit. It amused me a little, but I kept my expression blank. I felt like she really thought this baby would lead to us being in a relationship, but she was in for a disappointing surprise.
“What is she doing here, Mecca?”
“She’s my woman and I wanted her to be here with me.”
“But this is our baby.”
“You’re right, but she’s my wife, so she will be in our baby’s life as well. It’s best if you accept that now so the two of you can get along.”
Shalom looked up at me with wide, expressive eyes. We’d been talking about marriage, but this was the first time I’d actually called her my wife. I looked down at her as she smiled up at me. There wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do to keep that smile on her face. I was truly a man whose relational validation hinged upon the acceptance and approval of his woman, and I was okay with that. Being her man made me feel like a man, and having a child with Hosanna would not change that.
“Love,” she whispered, lowering me down to her for a kiss.
“Okay, no. You know what? You’re not even worth all this.” At the sound of Hosanna’s words, I pulled away from Shalom. “I’m not pregnant.” Sucking her teeth, she put her hands on her waist. “My cousin works here, and she was going to falsify the results of the pregnancy and DNA tests for me. I was hoping we would get together, have unprotected sex, and I’d get pregnant for real. But it’s clear you’re nose deep in this bitch’s pussy and…”
Shalom’s fist connected with her nose, causing Hosanna to fly back.
“Oh shit!” I whisper-yelled, trying to grab Shalom, but she was slippery, kicking Hosanna in her chest and causing her body to fly across the room before I had her lifted into the air. “Shalom!”
As I speed-walked out of the clinic holding her, I didn’t know if I wanted to be aroused, amused, or aggravated.
“The fuck was that?”
“She had youandme fucked up and I don’t tolerate disrespect.”
Her calm expression and tone made me laugh.
“I can’t with you, man. I don’t want you fighting anyone, do you hear me?”
She sucked her teeth just as Hosanna had done and crossed her arms over her chest. “She had it coming.”
“I don’t care. I want you soft with me always. No fighting.” Shalom rolled her eyes as I put her on her feet by my car. “Do you hear me?”
“I hear you,” she grumbled.
“Good. Now thank you for having my back, just like I will always have yours.” I gave her a quick, sloppy kiss before adding, “I love you, and I’m glad you decided to stick by me with this.”
“Yeah, well, she’d better be the only woman who can try and pin a baby on you for the rest of our damn lives.”
“She’s the last and only I swear.” I wrapped my arms around her. “You’re going to be my only wife and the only mother of my children. Fate brought us back together, and I meant it when I said nothing would stand in the way of our happily ever after this time.”
After getting her into the car, I took my time walking over to my side. I hadn’t even processed what Hosanna admitted to before Shalom rocked her. A part of me wanted to be frustrated that she planned to pin a baby on me, but I was glad she came to her senses. I couldn’t even be disappointed about not being a father because no part of me wanted that child to come from Hosanna. Shalom was a different story, though. I was enjoying us reconnecting, but I couldn’t wait to start my family with her. In God’s timing. I wanted everything between us to be done right.
