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Aubrey
" So who else knows, Solána? Fuck!!!" I yelled. Honestly I didn't mean to yell but this shit is getting to me.
" Nai, uhhh a friend of mine that I was in training with at that time. She's died though, so you can count her out. Tristan's family! That's it!!" She said while laying down. She was rubbing her belly and that made me move towards her belly and kiss it.
" Ok. Can we find out what we're having yet?" I changed the topic.
" Yes, we were going to find out at the appointment but all that shit happened. We can go in tomorrow. Are you able to go?"
" Lana even if I wasn't able to go, I'd still go. I have a meeting tomorrow to discuss all of this shit but after that I'm free for a couple of hours. My next game is away so I'll be flying out tomorrow night." There she goes with the pout. After everything that has happened, I knew that she didn't want me to go but I had to.
"Ok."
" You'll be fine. Malik and Jaylen will be here with you" Leaning in to kiss her.
" I know, I just don't want to be away from you." I pulled her to me and held her.
" Then come with me. You're still able to fly. My next couple of games are away games. Plus you're taking time off of work... this is perfect."
"Ok, but what about the boys?" I played with her hair.
" What about them? Them little niggas will be fine. You worry too much Lana." She hit my arm.
" All that we're going through I can't help but worry." I kissed her again.
" Everything will be good, baby!"
We were sitting in the lounge room. Malik and Jaylen came in from outside. I could hear them laughing about something. I'm just glad this mess isn't getting to them too much.
" Ma!!!" Malik yelled.
" Leek, stop that yelling! We're in the lounge room." I yelled back. Both he and Jaylen walked in.
" What are y'all doing?" He asked while sitting next to me. Jaylen grabbed the remote and turned the TV on.
" Just chilling with my baby, man. Here y'all come disrupting." I joked. I was giving Solàna a look while licking my lips. Malik frowns. I know he's about to say something.
" You two are nasty, man." He mumbles.
" Leek, we were just talking. I'll be going on the road with your dad for a few days." Solàna said. Malik and Jaylen both looked at me
" What?" I asked before grabbing my phone.
" Can we go on road too? Please, dad!" Malik moved even closer to me.
" Nigga go take a shower! You smell like straight up onions, my boy!!" I moved closer to Solàna. Malik smelled his underarms and got up and ran upstairs. Turning to Jaylen.
" Your boy is always forgetting deodorant. Tell him about his self." I chuckled while typing.
" He doesn't forget it, he just sweats hard and I don't think he puts enough on." Solàna frowned and hits my arm before pushing me.
" Yea, he carries it everywhere with him now. Especially if we're playing basketball." Jaylen says.
" Besides he gets it from you! You sweat more than normal too." Solàna scrunched up her. face and lifts my arm up to smell it, I couldn't help but laugh.
" Baby I don't stink, you know that first hand." I turned back to Jaylen.
" I'll see about y'all coming with me to next away games." He nods.
The next afternoon we were on our way to Solàna's appointment. Earlier I had gone to a few meetings. I was told that the best thing is just keep quiet. Don't say anything to any media outlets. We still needed to find out who was giving information. I was starting to think that maybe it was Tristian's family but Solàna says it's hard to believe that they would do that.
" Aubrey, I really don't think that they would do that. Especially after making it clear that if I were to say anything to Tristian, they would cut all ties. Which I understand."
" Baby, they're seeing you on the news and shit, they know that we're together. They might have that ignorant mindset now. Oh maybe we can make some money off of this. I'm sure payment was given for that information." I said while driving.
Honestly, I don't think that they would do that and put that kind of attention on Tristian, just by what Solàna has told me. These days, you can't trust anybody. I glanced over at Solàna, I must have really had her in her thoughts.
" Lana." She didn't reply. I placed my hand on her leg and I began to rub it. She finally looked my way.
" Huh?"
" Solàna, you good?" I asked concerned.
" Yea I'm good."
" Anyway, subject change! I'm excited as fuck, baby! " I mentioned while making a turn. I grabbed a hold of her hand.
" I am too." she smiled as I brought her hand up to my lips and kissed it.
" So I'm definitely saying we're having a girl! I can see it now. She's going to play ball too! When she get to the WNBA, I'm making sure my baby is getting paid top dollar. None of that bullshit pay that's going on now." I fussed.
" Calm down, girl Dad." Solàna laughed
" I'm telling you, even though we have all of this shit going on right now, I'm so glad that I'm able to be with you during this pregnancy. Being able to witness things I didn't get to witness the first round."
" And that was all my fault. I let go of her hand and tapped her chin.
" I'm sorry."
" Nah, of course a part of me will always be upset about that but what matters is now! We're a family with our son and soon daughter. Fuck it, I'm saying sons, Jaylen is my son too. We need to make that official baby." I said.
" You really want to?" She asked.
" Yea, why wouldn't I? I know you'll eventually adopt him so we may as well do it together, I'm not trying to wait until something bad happens. You know Ms. Loretta wants that."
" Ok, well we'll talk to Ms. Loretta again and then talk to Jaylen. I'm sure he wants that as well." she smiled. We pulled up to Kelly's private practice. I got out and opened the door for Solàna.
" Let's go see how baby girl is doing." I grabbed her hand and we walked.
After getting signed in we walked to the back immediately. More of a private area. One of the nurses checked Solàna's weight and then blood pressure.
" Girl we need to get this blood pressure down. Have you been checking regularly?" She asked.
" No," Solàna pouts
" Well right now it's too high. Just lay back for about ten minutes and I'll check it again. I'll let Dr. Lawson know." The nurse says.
As I gently held Solána's hand, I couldn't help but worry about her and our baby. She lay there, a bit restless, her eyes reflecting a mix of anticipation and concern.
"You okay?" I whispered, leaning in to kiss her hand gently.
"Yeah," she replied, her voice soft.
"Do you think stress is causing your pressure to be high?" I couldn't mask my concern. The last thing I wanted was for her or our baby to be in any danger.
"That's most likely it," Solána said, her brow furrowing slightly.
"I just hope that I can get it down." I kissed her cheek reassuringly just as Kelly, walked in.
We went over everything with Kelly. Thankfully, Solána's blood pressure had normalized, and everything with the baby was looking good. But now, the moment of truth, were we having a boy or a girl? I could feel the excitement bubbling inside me.
"Okay, let's see... This child has a big head like yours, Aubrey," Kelly joked, breaking the tension with a laugh.
"Yeah, yeah. Just tell me if Malik is having a little sister or not." I shot back playfully,
Kelly adjusted the ultrasound machine, her eyes focused on the screen.
"Let's take a closer look... well we were all right! Aubrey, Solána? You'll be welcoming a baby girl in the next few months." A wave of joy washed over me.
"Aw, shit! I fucking knew you were having a girl!" I exclaimed, leaning in to get a better look at the screen.
"Damn, my baby does have a head like mine," I laughed, feeling a sense of pride and wonder. Solána had tears in her eyes. I kissed her gently.
"Those are happy tears, right?" I asked, smirking at her.
"Of course, happy tears," she replied, her voice choked with emotion.
After the appointment, we headed back to the house to get ready for our flight LA. On the way home, I decided to let Malik and Jaylen come with us. With everything that was going on, Solána wanted them as close as possible, and they were doing online schooling at the moment anyway.
We said goodbye to my mom, with Anthony promising to look after her. He was really the only one who could get her to do anything these days.
"Hold on, I forgot my AirPods," Malik suddenly announced, sprinting back up to his room. Our things were already loaded in a separate truck, but Malik came back down with an additional bag.
"What the hell is in that bag, nigga? Thought you said AirPods," I teased, watching him hustle down.
" And other stuff." he shrugs
"I swear you're worse than your mother when packing," I chuckled.
"Oh please!" Solána retorted, as Tommy helped her into the truck.
"Let's go!" I called out to Malik and Jaylen. Chubbs was already comfortably seated in the front passenger seat. I waited for the boys get into the third row of the truck, and within two minutes, we were on our way to the airport.
Once on the plane to LA, the atmosphere was relaxed. I was so glad that we got through paparazzi without any problems. The boys were engaged in a game on the PS5 with Chubbs and Tommy, while Solána took a much-needed nap, her head resting in my lap. I had yet to break the news about us having a girl to anyone, I wanted to wait until Solána woke up.
Casually pulling out my phone, I needed to respond to a couple of messages while I had the time. Once I replied to one, I noticed a surge in my notifications. Curious, I checked to find a few post that i was taghed in but then I saw pictures being posted of a little boy. Both Solàna and I were tagged in these post. My heart skipped a beat. "Oh shit, this is Solána's son!" I muttered under my breath, a mix of surprise and confusion washing over me. How the fuck did this get out? It has to be the parents!!
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