“Hello to you, too, Christopher. I was getting her cleaned up,” I said, rolling my eyes while handing her over to him, along with her bag.
“Bye, Mommy’s princess. I’m going to miss you, my sweet potato pie.”
“Bye-bye, Mommy.” She gave me the open and closed wave.
I kissed her forehead. “Have fun,” I told her.
“I’ll bring her back next Sunday,” Chris just had to say to me, like I didn’t know the schedule.
“No shit?”
“Whatever, Autumn.” His eyes roved over my frame, and he subconsciously licked his lips.
I laughed. “You wish you could taste it, don’t you?”
A smirk lifted on his face. “I know you miss it.”
“Tuh. Take you and your mediocre tongue and go. Peace.” I slammed the door in his face and shook my head. His nasty asswould never touch me again, no matter how many flirty eyes or slick comments he made.
He had his chance, and he blew it.
If it wasn’t about Taylor Amore, then he could kick rocks.
Later that night . . .
I shut off the light and walked out of the bathroom after doing my nightly routine. I picked up my phone to FaceTime Kenzi, then turned down the blankets, climbing into bed. I could feel the bed conform to my body and instantly felt relief.
A few rings later, Kenzi’s face popped up on the screen.
“Hey, girly,” she said, smiling in the camera.
“Hey. Are you all settled in?” I asked.
“I am. We just left my brother’s house about an hour ago. Autumn, the baby’s room is sooo stinkin’ cute!” She gushed.
I smiled. “Aww, I know you’re excited.”
“I am! I can’t wait until she gets here.”
I laughed. “I bet you can’t. With the way you spoil Taylor, I have no doubts that your niece is going to be rotten.”
“You be knowing!” She laughed. “What’s going on, though? Is everything good at the office?”
“Aside from Tyrik Richards barging in on tip, everything went okay today.”
“Oh goodness. I think you might need to switch his medication. This isn’t the first time he’s done this.”
“I know, but I don’t think it’s the meds. I just think he overthinks and forgets shit way too much. I have no doubt that he forgot to take his meds before thinking about killing his daughter’s mother. He admitted to forgetting that she told him she was taking their daughter to Florida.”
“See, he can’t be forgetting important things like that. He needs someone who’s going to stay on top of him taking his meds.”
“True, which leads me to why I called in the first place. I think it’s time we get security in the building. We deal with a lot of patients that have mental health issues, and that episode with Justin trying to choke my ass out, I don’t need it happening again. I’d shoot the next person who comes near me like that again.”
“What episode?” I could hear her fiancé ask in the background. I could see Kenzi cringe a little before she spoke.
“There was a situation that happened a few months ago where a patient tried to choke Autumn?—”
“And you didn’t think to tell me that, Mona?”