Page 55 of Rude Boss' Secret Baby
I pointed. “There she is. Everything okay, beautiful?”
Suri wrinkled her nose. “What did you just call her?”
Leslie groaned. “Out here, now.”
Suri pointed at me. “We’re talking later.”
Rori giggled. “Oh, Trey’s introuble.”
I sighed dramatically. “A man says one thing and all of a sudden, he’s in the doghouse.”
Rori shook her head. “Tragic.”
Suri giggled. “The two of you are much too dramatic for your own good. We’ll be right back, okay?”
I nodded. “I’ll be here with Rori. I’ll make sure she’s taken care of.”
Suri kissed Rori’s forehead. “You better.”
Then, the two girls disappeared out into the hallway as my curiosity piqued.
“What do you suppose they’re doing?” I asked.
Rori shrugged as her eyes turned back to the television. “I don’t know. They always sneak off and giggle about stuff.”
But I wasn’t too sure about things. “Rori?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m going to go snatch one of the nurses to come in here with you for a little bit.”
She whimpered. “But why?”
I walked toward the room door. “Don’t you want to know what your auntie and mom are up to?”
Her eyes twinkled with delight. “Are you gonna go spy on them? Can I come?”
I shook my head. “You need to rest. But, I can do the spying for us and report back, General Rori.”
She got up onto her knees and saluted me. “Godspeed, Sergeant Trey. Make us proud.”
I barked with laughter before I slipped outside and beckoned for one of the nurses to come and check up on Leslie’s little girl. I saw Leslie tugging Suri around a corner, and I made my way down the hallway, trying to silence my footsteps as much as possible. I peeked around the corner they had turned only moments ago and saw Suri’s foot disappear into a hole in the wall. As I approached, I noticed that the two of them were crammed into a waiting room restroom.
So, I perched outside the door and folded my arms over my chest.
“Are you gonna take two tests?” Suri asked.
My eyes bulged as Leslie responded in a hushed whisper, “Don’t talk so loudly. I don’t want anyone to hear.”
I drew in a quiet, sobering breath and knew I needed to back away. This was one of those moments I didn’t need to be privy to, so I eased myself backward. I turned on my feet, my mind spinning at a million miles a second as I tried to still the anxious rumbling of my gut.
But then, I heard a door rip open behind me.
“What are you—Suri! What the hell?” Leslie asked.
I whipped around, standing only a few feet from the door, and saw Suri glaring at me.
“How much did you hear?” she asked.
