Page 76 of A King’s Obsession

Then his eyes dropped toward my stomach.

“Only thing we moving too fucking slow on is getting you to a doctor.” His expression shifted, and just like that, the sweet moment we'd been having was over.

There he went.

I pushed against his chest. “Damn, can your baby finish growing some organs first?”

“My baby got enough organs for you to make a fucking appointment.” He looked so serious about it that I couldn't tell whether he was joking or genuinely believed the shit coming out of his mouth.

I stared at him.

This nigga.

“Do you even know how pregnancy works?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him.

“Nope.” He kissed my forehead before stepping away, looking entirely too pleased with his answer. “That's why we going to the doctor.”

I laughed despite myself and reached for my phone. “Fine. I'll make the damn appointment.”

The second my screen lit up, I froze.

Eleven unread messages.

All from Jru.

“Oh, shit.” I stared down at the notifications, already knowing I wasn't about to like what I saw.

Malachi glanced over while fastening his watch. “What?”

I opened the messages.

JRU: BITCH ANSWER THE PHONE

JRU: YOU KNEW THIS CRAZY MF MOVED MY SHIT???

JRU: AND YOU LET MALACHI GET RID OF THE APARTMENT???

I bit the inside of my cheek, trying not to laugh.

Another message came through while I was staring at the screen.

JRU: ASHLYNN I SWEAR TO GOD YOU BETTER CALL ME BACK

“Your friend?” Malachi asked, glancing at the phone in my hand before looking back at my face.

I held the phone against my chest, refusing to give his nosy ass anything else to laugh about. “Mind your business.”

His phone started ringing before I could finish the sentence.

He pulled it from his pocket, looked at the screen, then looked at me.

“E.” He turned the phone slightly, showing me the name on the screen.

My eyes widened. “Don't answer that shit.” I pointed at him, already knowing exactly why Ezra was calling.

Malachi's smile came back as he accepted the call and put it on speaker. “What's up?”

I couldn't even hear Ezra's full response before Jru's voice exploded through the phone somewhere in the background.