myself missing the friendship weâd had. She was the only person I could call a friend. Getting back to checking the messages I noticed Gabriel had called me but I quickly stopped playing his message and turned my machine off when Jaimeâs voice popped up.
âYou ready to talk now?â Aric asked from behind me and almost made me jump out of my skin.
I turned to him and nodded before I followed his lead to my front room. He took the loveseat and I took the sofa.
âLooks like we may be having a baby coming soon,â he started.
I smacked my lips and rolled my eyes at the âmay beâ part.
âI donât really care how you feel about it, until we get DNA it will always be a possible, maybe,â he said again.
âAric, did you not hear that woman say I was twelve to thirteen weeks pregnant? You were the first man I ever had sex with twelve to thirteen weeks ago,â I said, annoyance clearly laced in my voice. I propped one leg under me and plopped down on the sofa again.
âI donât know that,â he countered.
âYou have some nerve. Are you calling me a whore?â
Both my brows raised as I stared pointedly at him.
âIâm saying that I saw you fucking another man. The same man that was in my damn office building with gifts and shit tonguing you down on your birthday! Say what you want, until I get the blood work, it is what it is.â
I didnât even know what to say to that. He had been having sex with April, whoever else, he had a wife, and he wanted to act like this with me?
âI guess that means I should be asking you to see your HIV status and such huh?â I asked.
âWhat?â
The look on his face was skeptical as if he couldnât believe I had just asked him that question.
âYouâre asking me for a DNA test and I am asking you about your status. You were having sex with me, April, your wife, and only God knows who else, so proof of your status would be nice to go along with my proof of paternity.â
âKiss my ass, Chyanne! You werenât asking for any of that shit when my dick was inside of you. You didnât care about any of that when my face was in your pussy either. So fuck what youâre talking about and get me a DNA test then we can talk.â
I cringed at his choice of words. He was always so brash and I was not about to sit and go tit for tat with him.
âYouâll get your DNA test when I get my info on your status,â I said as I stood to walk to my bathroom hoping that he wouldnât get mad enough to come behind me.
I needed and wanted a long hot shower. Being in that hospital had me feeling like I wasnât fully clean. So many things were running through my mind. I wanted to ask a lot of questions about him and his wife, but I didnât want him to evade the questions. Knowing him, he would answer a question with a question. I guess the first thing I needed to do was to calm down because I was so worked up. As I tried to walk past him, Aric grabbed my wrist and pulled me down onto his lap. My nerves shot up and my body overheated. I inhaled and exhaled with my eyes closed biting down on my lip to contain my emotions as his arms enclosed around my waist.
âI really donât want to play this game with you Aric. I really donât.â I heard my voice crack so I knew he had heard it too.
âWhat game?â he asked.
His voice had dipped an octave and it was working every nerve ending in my body right along with the way his eyes gazed over my face. It would have done me some good not to forget what this man had done to me.
âAric, you are a married man and youâve hurt me enough in these last past couple of months to last me a lifetime.â
âOkay, look. Youâre right. Iâve hurt you. I know that, but if this baby is mine, we will always be a part of each otherâs lives. You have to get used to that.â
âThat, I can deal