Page 45 of Love, Restricted
Shadow and Cashmere were protective over their sister, and they would let us know when she cried. Sometimes, Shadow would notify me before Karisma even had the chance to cry. I wasn’t sure how he knew, but he did. It came in handy when Mycah was trying to sleep, and I wanted to keep the house quiet.
“Sounds like you had a good day. Do you need me to do anything for you?” I asked once Mycah went over everything she did for the day.
“No. I napped when she did. Everything is clean. I just need to pump, but you can’t do that for me.” She giggled.
“You know I would if I could.”
Mycah didn’t have to work, but she did everything around the house to make our lives easier and comfortable, all the while breastfeeding and keeping our baby safe. Now that Rizz could crawl, she liked to be all over the place. Mycah had to keep up with her, and I knew some days were more tiring than others. I did whatever I could to make her life easier. If I had to do laundry, clean, or cook, I did. When Mycah needed to rest, I took Karisma with me. Sometimes we would just go in the backyard with the dogs, or I took her to see my parents. We’d even gone to the beach a few times. My baby loved the sand, so we tried to go at least every other week during the summer.
“I know you would, and I appreciate you for that. How is the assistant coming along?”
Since Mycah was out, I hired an assistant temporarily. It was a guy who was qualified, but he wasn’t Mycah. Maybe I was being biased because I really enjoyed having her there.
“He’s good. It’s not the same as when I would look up and find you sitting there.” I chuckled. “He’s been helpful, though. Why, are you thinking about giving your spot up?”
Mycah looked off to the side and bit her bottom lip. Karisma sat on the side of her, playing with one of her toys. She was in her own little world.
“Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know what I would do, though.”
I shifted toward her and rubbed my hand over her exposed thigh. Since she had been in the house all day, she only wore biker shorts and a shirt. I already knew she didn’t have a bra on, because she didn’t wear them in the house. She said it was easier for her to feed Karisma when she needed to. I wasn’t sure if she didn’t have panties on either because she hardly wore them when she didn’t have to leave.
“You don’t have to decide now. We have a couple of months before Rizz turns a year old, but even then, if you haven’t decided, that’s okay. We are good.”
“You won’t be mad if I didn’t come back?”
I leaned forward and pecked her lips. Karisma dropped her toy and got in Mycah’s face, then kissed her cheek. She acted like she always had to kiss her mom whenever I did.
“Mad, of course not. I’d miss seeing you at work, but I see you every day before I leave and when I get home. I also have pictures of you in my office, so regardless, I can see that pretty face.”
At some point during her pregnancy, people found out we were together. Nobody even cared, but we still kept things professional at work. Since I no longer had to hide her, I putmultiple pictures of her around my office. Most of them included Karisma or Mycah by herself.
“Okay. I’ll figure it out. I might want to stay with her a little longer.” She ran her hand over Karisma’s hair.
My baby had a head full of hair that she hated whenever someone tried to comb. Mycah did it most of the time when she was asleep. She only combed and brushed it so it didn’t tangle. Sometimes she’d put a headband on her, but that was it.
“Whatever you want to do, love. In the meantime, we have a date tonight. How about I go lay her down, then I come back and lay down with you?”
“Sounds good to me.” She picked Karisma up and kissed her cheeks before passing her to me.
Karisma and I left the room and walked down the hall to her room. She was down to two naps a day, and it was the perfect time for her to take her second one. She would only sleep for about an hour or so, but it was long enough for me to get my fill of Mycah and rest a little before we had to get ready for our date. Mycah and I had to find different ways to spend time with just the two of us at times.
The date I planned was special. Mycah didn’t know it, but I planned on proposing to her. I wanted to do it before, but her pregnancy and Karisma were the top priority. With Karisma approaching a year, I wanted us to get married soon so we could work on baby number two. She was adamant about not having another baby until we were married, and she deserved that.
Once I got Karisma settled, I went back into the room and spent time with my love.
A few hours later, Mycah and I were on our date. Karma had come over to babysit Karisma and the dogs. She said she would stay the night if we wanted her to, but neither of us could decide if we wanted to be away from our baby that long or not.
Since we woke up from a nap, and the whole time we got ready, I had been nervous about the rest of the night. Everyone knew what I had planned, so I had multiple messages wishing me luck and congratulating us before I could even ask the question. Mycah had no clue, but Karma convinced her to get her nails done the day before. She disguised it as some girl time, but she told me that she wanted to make sure Mycah’s nails looked good for pictures. I loved the friendship they had because I knew Mycah missed having Chanel around. Chanel came to visit a few times, but it wasn’t the same. Karma never tried to take her place, but she filled in the gap when she wasn’t around.
“Are we going on that?” Mycah asked when we approached the hot air balloon.
“We are.”
Her eyes lit up, and a bright smile covered her face.
She looked so beautiful with her hair up and two loose curls hanging on each side. Karma talked her into wearing a black dress that sparkled, but it wasn’t overkill. There was a split on the side that went up to her thigh, and she wore six-inch heels. She kept it light with her jewelry, only wearing a necklace that had a locket on it with a picture of Karisma, and a pair of diamond earrings I had gotten her one random day when I was at the mall with my brother. Mycah never asked me to buy her anything, but I did it anyway. I paid attention to the things she liked and got what I thought would look good on her.
“I’ve never been on one before. This is exciting.” She clapped her hands.
