Page 45 of Quasim II: King Inferno

She shrugged. “Why do I feel like I’m being ganged up on?”

“Cause you are.” Blaze replied, taking a bite of a cookie, I knew he swiped from downstairs before coming up here.

Capri roped her arm around Anjo and leaned her head on her shoulder. “Wouldn’t it be a relief to just know?”

“I was pretty fine before… it’s you three that’s worried about my uterus.”

“With the way you were screaming in Bali… it’s our uterus now, B.” Blaze continued, and I shook my head while laughing.

I walked over to her and kissed her cheek. “We don’t have to take one if you don’t want to.”

She smiled as she leaned her head on me and stuck her tongue at Blaze. “I don’t like your brother.”

“Don’t gotta like me, B… you love me.” He pushed past us and went into the bathroom with his nosey ass wife behind him.

“Well, I am going to come in, too, because I started this mess,” Gams poked her head into the room.

“Seriously, Gams?”

“Suga pie dropped one of the tests while she was digging in the pots.” She shuffled on by to go into the bathroom with the rest of them.

Anjo laughed while I remembered the kids. “Where the kids?”

“Elijah is back to chasing frogs and Papa was telling him about frog legs and how they taste like chicken… they stayed.” Capri yelled back.

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Anjo headed into the bathroom first and snatched the test from Capri as they all sat on the edge of the tub.

Me and Anjo went into the water closet and closed the door behind us. She looked up into my eyes as I leaned against the door.

As much as I didn’t mind my family being in the bathroom, shit was weird, but I wanted this moment for us. I watched as she did her thing on the stick and then capped it before putting it on the back of the toilet before cleaning herself.

“Here goes nothing.”

“Timer is set.” Capri yelled from behind the door.

I took her hands in mine, not thinking about the fact that she just pissed on a stick. She looked into my eyes before bowing her head along with mine. “In this moment, my heart is full of emotions, hope, anticipation, and being real, a little fear. No matter how this goes, I place my trust in you and the path you are laying out for me and Blair. You know our hearts and the silent prayers that we have prayed, the faith that we have in you. You also know what is best for us, even if we can’t see it yet. It doesn’t matter the outcome, father, I trust you. I trust your guidance that you have shown, leading us into each other’s lives, healing my baby and giving her a second chance at life.” I took a deep breath as tears fell from my eyes.

Anjo sniffled. “Your timing is always right. We believe in what you have in store for us, and we thank you for continuing to give us a new day to make it right… another day and anotherchance to do what we’ve both been called to be… parents. In God’s name we pray.”

“Amen.” We both opened our eyes when we heard Capri, Gams, and Blaze say amen.

I looked at her. “Amen.”

She kissed me as I hugged her.

We remained held up in the small water closet, hugging as we waited for the minutes to count down. Anjo had her face in my chest while I rubbed her back. The timer blared from Capri’s phone and we both remained hugging until she pulled away to grab the test.

She slowly grabbed the test, and I opened the door, allowing us to step out into the bathroom. Blaze had his head leaned on Gams, while Capri was biting her nails, staring at us.

Even with three other people in the bathroom with us, it felt like it was just me and my love in here together. She leaned on the sink, as she stared into my eyes and looked down at the test. Her legs gave out as she dropped to the floor, and I caught her, getting down on the floor with her as she showed me the test.

The wordpregnantwas staring back at us.

My chest felt tight, and my throat was burning from the emotion that was coming through. “It’s positive, Simmy.” She whispered, as she cried into my arms.

I held her tightly as I kissed her head. This moment would forever be etched in my mind. We both had lost a child, and to be blessed with another one – together…

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