Page 54 of Rhodes to Love

I nodded. I just hoped Aunt Tiff didn’t let this fester for too long. It would make it that much harder to come back from. She was so hotheaded, but I knew that she had a soft heart as well. Grandpa’s death had taken a toll on everyone, but I felt like, for some reason other than Milana’s bullshit, it had affected her more.

“How’s that?” the tech asked.

I glanced down over my belly at my toes and wiggled them. The light purple color was so beautiful on them. I rarely got pastels, but today was the day for it, not to mention the spring season. It represented just how soft I was feeling. “They’re beautiful. Thank you!”

Cassie had just slid on her flip flops, and Mekayla was standing from her chair. Today had been amazing. I just wanted to go check on my family and see what else my baby had in store for us. We hadn’t had sex since we went to Austin, and I was suffering. I was begging him for the dick Sunday. I had straddled him and everything, sliding my heat all over his erection, and he still turned me down.

He wanted to make sure I was okay first. After my doctor’s appointment yesterday, and my other appointment yesterday evening, I was way too tired for those festivities. Oh, but today? Today, nigga? I was gonna rape his ass if he didn’t give it up freely. After getting my Nike slides on, I was ready to run out of there. He’d dropped all of us off this morning, but I wasn’t sure if he was picking all of us up.

We thanked our techs, and we all headed out. When I opened the door, I had turned to talk to Cassie, but when I saw her eyes widen, I turned back to see what she was looking at. There was a red carpet leading to a limo, and our men were all standing there with their shirts open and single roses in their hands. My eyebrows lifted.

Looking at their slacks and white shirts, I glanced down at my leggings and T-shirt and felt disgusted. Instead of focusing on that, I walked toward my man as did Cassie and Mekayla. Rhodes wore tan slacks, KJ wore navy blue, and Jacob wore gray. They all turned to the car and pulled out dresses to match their pants.

My face brightened. The dress was gorgeous. It was long and the belly area was open. I giggled when I saw it. Once I got to Rhodes, I was about to kiss his lips, but the big KD on his chest caught my attention. My eyebrows lifted for the second time in two minutes. I opened his shirt more and saw my name in cursive,Karima Denali,across his chest.

“Rhodes, it’s beautiful,” I said as I slid my fingers across it. “I guess we were on the same wavelength. Remember when I left for a while yesterday evening after my appointment?”

“Yeah. You got a tattoo?”

I lifted my shirt so he could see the words ‘Rhodes to Love’ on my chest. They were situated in a V, indicating further south was where the ‘Rhodes’ led.

He smiled big and said, “That’s why your ass insisted on taking a solo shower when you got home! That’s fire, baby! Did your uncle do it?”

“No. His protégé, Darius, did it. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable with Uncle Ryder staring at my chest. Cassie came with me so I wouldn’t be alone with him, although I know him well. Plus, it’s temporary until I can get the real thing after pregnancy. I just wanted to show you what I would be getting after I had the baby. Did Uncle Ryder do yours?”

“He did it while you were here.”

“I love you so much, baby.”

“I love you too, KD. Go back inside and get dressed so we can go to dinner. There’s a makeup artist in there for you too.”

I kissed his lips and allowed it to linger. “Mm-hmm. Where we going after dinner?” I asked.

He bit his bottom lip, flashing his grill and said, “I’m gon’ have you traveling all these Rhodes to love, ecstasy, and euphoria, baby.”

The End

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