“Nyomi, you want Knox and me together so bad that you’re seeing things. I wasn’t smiling, and my eyes were not dreamy.”
She smacked her lips. “Whatever, girl. If I find out y’all been sneaking around behind my back, I’m finding a new best friend.”
“I’m not worried because I’m irreplaceable. I gotta go, though. I’ll talk to you later. Love you.”
She pressed her phone screen before tossing it on the couch. I hadn’t moved from near the patio doors, so she came to me, smiling the way Nyomi had just accused her of doing. Her arms went around my neck, and she kissed my lips.
“I’m sweaty,” I told her, not that I needed to because it was apparent.
“I just wanted a kiss. Did you get a lot done today?”
“I got what I wanted done, so I’m satisfied.”
“Good. I ordered a pizza. It should be here by the time you finish showering.”
“Bet. I’m starving.”
“Do you want to watch a movie or play the new game for couples I bought yesterday?”
“Will we end up naked with my face in your pussy after the game?”
“My period came this morning.”
“Oh, shit. How do you feel? Do you need anything? A heating pad, some ibuprofen, some chocolate?”
She giggled. “I’m good, but its sweet of you to offer. There is something I want to talk about, though.”
“Is it serious? Do you want me to shower first?”
“It could be serious, but I don’t want it to be,” she said, her voice filled with concern.
“I’m listening.”
“We should have talked about this when we decided to do this.”
“Talked about what?”
“I’m in great physical health and have no reason to believe I can’t get pregnant or carry a child to term, but I’m almost thirty-eight. I took birth control pills until my late twenties, then had an IUD for five years. I haven’t been on any birth control since I had it removed, and as I said, I have no reason to believe conceiving will be a problem.”
“But . . .”
“Before we go any further, I need to know you’re okay if it is.”
Is having a child more important than spending the rest of my life with a woman who gets me, who I get, who is the yin to my yang, who matches my energy, who I’ve already fallen for, and who has fallen for me?
“This might be hard for you to believe because the whole reason I didn’t pursue you after our first date was because we didn’t have the same desires for our futures. I waited almost a year to stop thinking about you, to stop wanting you, to stop dreaming about you, and to stop comparing every single woman I dated to you. The fact that, at the time, you didn’t want what I wanted didn’t matter, because I still couldn’t get you off mymind. Nothing worked, Skye. I believe you’re my person, and I’ve had visions of what our future looks like. Children can be a great addition to our lives, but they don’t have tobeour lives. If we aren’t blessed with a child, we are still blessed with each other, and that’s enough.Youare enough. Nothing can change how I feel, so the answer is yes, I’d be fine.”
A tear fell from one of her eyes, and she quickly wiped it away.
“Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?”
“I’m not crying. I’m good.”
I chuckled. “I won’t press you, but do you still want to play the game?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay. The game it is.”