"I thought I was perfectly clear. The practice facility and the restaurant are off limits." I whispered harshly into the phone as I sat in the closet. "I know Ry but shit got hot for a second. You know their trying to piece together some things to add to Fabian's case because it's falling through the cracks. We needed some place to put it while they were sniffing around the shop." Redd said into the phone. "I don't give a fuck. You left 18 kilos of cocaine in my motherfucking restaurant. How am I suppose to explain to my six month pregnant wife that we can't host her grandmothers birthday dinner there because my incompetent ass workers fucked up." I said annoyed. "We on the way Ry. It should be gone by the time y'all arrive." Ace added. "Should be? No nigga it better be." I said hanging up.
"Baby come here." Fallon said from the bedroom. Getting out of the chair in the closet, I headed into the room. As she stood pouting. "What's wrong?" I chuckled. "Hm let's see... the obvious?" She said crossing her arms over her growing belly. "And what's that?" I asked cluelessly. "Come on Ry, be serious." She said. "Baby you are pregnant. I know you're used to being able to wear certain things. And in three months you'll be able to go back to that. But for now, just wear what makes you comfortable. I think you look beautiful but if you don't feel comfortable don't wear that." I said trying to reassure her. "Fuck it. Im not wearing this." She said stepping out of the dress she had on. Standing in front of me with just her bra and panties on. She shook her head pulling on some sweats, I guess feeling defeated. I admired the way she carried our baby. Pulling her to me, I held her waist as she stood in front of me. Rubbing her belly.
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"Baby we can just chill here, and have a small intimate family dinner." I suggested earning a frown from her. "Rylan we've been planning this birthday for my grandma since we moved to Cali. It's the one time we can get everyone in the same room, and you're saying just cancel it. You must be out your mind." She pushing my hand off her belly and walking away from me.
Heading in the bathroom, she stood in the mirror wiping her face. Following behind her, I stood with my arms on each side of her on the bathroom counter. "It was just a suggestion. You seem overwhelmed trying to find something to wear, I just thought I would give you the option. Especially since you're suppose to be taking it easy." I reminded her looking at her through the mirror.
When Fallon and her grandmothe to Cali three months ago, the very first thing she did was found a OBGYN here. They immediately put her on bed rest, with little to no strenuous task. She was lucky I was even letting her have this little dinner party considering. But I know she was tired of being cooped up in the house. Redd had royally fucked up by bringing that shit to the restaurant, and he was making me a liar which I was not. I told Fallon that the restaurant and the team were my clean businesses, and I would never intermingle them with the drug world. And here I was intermingling them. I was doing everything in my power to get this fixed, but this was the worst time for this shit to be happening.
"I am taking it easy. But my grandma is in the other room getting dolled up by Sev, I don't want to go in there and let her down." She said pleading with her eyes. "Fine baby." I said giving in, as a knock came through our bedroom door. "Come in." Fallon said and the door swung open as we stepped into the bedroom. "Oh granny you look beautiful." Fallon gushed hugging her.
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"Okay Sev I see you with the make up skills." I said. "I try, I try." Sevyn said batting her eyes. "You lie, you lie. I did Ms. Gladys make up." Jon said with his hands on his hips. "Well I did her hair." Sevyn argued. "Will y'all shut up?" I asked. "You look beautiful Ms. Gladys." I said kissing her forehead. "Thank you baby." She said. "Imma head downstairs and let y'all women and gay men do whatever y'all do." I said. "Watch your mouth." Jon said as I mugged him going out of the bedroom. "And you be easy." I warned looking at Fallon. As a reminder that I didn't want to have to come back up here.
Heading down the stairs, I took a seat on the couch next to my brother. He, Sevyn, Trey and Syx had moved to Cali a month ago. Me and him found that working separately wasn't helping our business. And Sevyn was practically Fallon's baby daddy the way she stayed over here.
He and Trey sat closely. As Syx harassed Dolé. "Your bitch better now bite my baby." Rico warned. "She don't fuck with kids." I said shrugging. Truth was Dolé could careless about any of us. She was my dog but she stayed up under Fallon which I figured was because she's pregnant. "She better learn to, what you got like three months left?" He asked. "Yup." "Then auntie Fallon's baby will be here?" Trey asked. Causing me to chuckle. Her baby. "Yeah." I said. "Is it a boy or a girl." Trey asked. "We don't know yet." I said. "Dumbest shit ever." Rico said. "Fallon don't wanna know the sex until the baby is born. I just want a healthy baby so I'm not tripping." I said honestly. "I feel that, but that grey ass nursery bland as fuck." He said causing me to laughing. "It matches the color scheme of the house." I said. "Whatever. Trey go play outside, take your brother and keep an eye on him, while I talk to your uncle Rylan." Rico said. "Wait the front yard or back?" Trey asked. "Nigga don't play. Front. Your mom would have my head if I let y'all play around the pool." Rico said and Trey nodded sadly, picking up Syx as they left the room.
"Ry, you gotta start moving like you about to have a baby man." He said. Shaking my head I definitely didn't want to have this conversation with my wife just upstairs. "I am nigga. We good." I said trying to dismiss the conversation. "Are you good? You just gone ignore the fact the pigs is sniffing around your businesses." He whispered. "Just chill man. I got it under control. The shit has been moved." I said. "Moved where?" He asked looking at me with a crazy look. "Moved where Ry?" He repeated. "The restaurant." I said lowly. "You gotta be shitting me. You're lying to Fallon and I don't want no parts of it. That's suppose to be a clean business." He said quietly. "It is." I said loudly looking towards the steps realizing I needed to lower my voice. "It was either there or it get bammed up at the shop, where 12 been sniffing around." I said lowly. "Man this shit getting too close for comfort. Think about your wife and unborn nigga. You slacking." He said shaking his head.
"Baby!" Fallon yelled from the top of the stairs. "Yeah bae!" I yelled back eye balling Rico. If she had heard anything because he wanted to bring this shit up now I was going to kill him. "Are y'all getting dressed? We're ready!" She yelled. "Yeah we getting ready." I said standing to my feet. "Dead this conversation." I warned Rico and he nodded.
