The White Billionaire's Baby (BWWM Interracial Romance) (9 page)

After she left the stand she went straight to the bathroom, and I met her there when she came out. That was when I decided to give her the option of going home. The body isn’t built to take that kind of stress, and she’d dealt with more than her share for the day. She refused to go home, and I respected her decision. We returned to the courtroom, and I took the stand. Everything went very smoothly with the prosecution and I was ready for the defense. That little prick couldn’t intimidate me. I’d dealt with worse than him in my lifetime. Hell, I’d grown up with my dad and so a mean look, and a shitty attitude wasn’t enough to make me cower. I could buy and sell his simple ass a million times over.

 Him and I went back a forth a few times and then he asked the question that I was waiting for.

“
How do you know that she isn’t just using you, especially considering her sordid past?”

I gave a slight chuckle, “I’m a very intelligent man that has not only a high IQ, but high emotional intelligence as well. I’ve met more than my share of users and manipulators. I can spot them a mile away, and I assure you that Camille is 100% genuine. It’s impossible not to fall in love with her, and I’m extremely lucky that we crossed paths.”

I stared at Camille as I was saying how I felt. I wanted my words to sink into her soul. She could do no wrong in my book, and I needed her to know that I wasn’t ever going to forsake her. I wanted her to be in my life forever, and I was in it for the long haul. So many people in her life deserted and betrayed her, and she deserved to have someone that loved her unconditionally. I planned on being that person in her life.

When we heard the guilty verdict I was overjoyed because it all had been a long time coming, and we had the payoff that we were looking for. I kept my delight discreet because I was surrounded by sadness, and I didn’t want to disrespect the feelings of those in the courtroom. Marcus was a piece of shit, but there were people there that loved him, and it would have been rude to express joy in that moment. Camille looked stunned, and I didn’t know what she feeling, maybe she was nauseous again.

**

Kyle and I went to one of my favorite restaurants to celebrate the end of such a stressful time.

I was able to go home for a minute and freshen up. I couldn’t get to my toothbrush fast enough. I was happy to have a glass of wine in my hand. I was ecstatic to have filet mignon and lobster on my plate. I thought that I would have focused on the wine a lot more, but my glass remained untouched as I tore into the contents of my plate. I was practically starving, and my stomach thanked me.

“You made it,” Kyle said happily.

“
I did!” I laughed, “Although I was beginning to doubt that I would for a minute there.”

“
That thought never crossed my mind. You’re one of the strongest people that I know.”

I blushed as I ate a piece of broccoli. I was still adjusting to all of the praise that he doted on me continually. I had a hard time believing what he was saying, but I was working on it. Kyle wasn’t the kind of man that lied to get what he wanted. He was a straight shooter and so if he said something then he meant it. The key was to allow myself to believe it.

“I spoke to Bill when you were in the bathroom freshening up at home,” he said.

“
Oh yeah?”

“
Yeah, he said that the prosecutors are pretty certain that Marcus is going to get the maximum sentence. The judge is a hard ass, and his track record shows that he isn’t going to take it easy on Marcus by any means.”

“
What’s the maximum sentence?” I asked as I put my fork down on my plate.

“
4 years,” Kyle said slowly and emphasized each word.

That familiar gurgling in my stomach took place again. I didn’t realize that he would get so long for blackmail. He was also up for a murder charge and so things weren’t looking good for him at all. I didn’t want to think about him behind bars and about the life that he was going to experience. I’d watched way too many episodes of OZ, and I was scarred by them. Marcus was tough, but he wasn’t as tough as a lot of the men there. His life was over, and it was partially my fault. He was about to be someone’s bitch, and I had something to do with it. I pushed away from the table and ran to the bathroom again so that I could relieve myself of my steak and lobster. ‘I should have known better than to eat seafood,’ I thought to myself. My stomach had been shaky all day, and so it wasn’t a good idea at all.

When I returned to the table Kyle started to talk about our life together, “After we get married, I want to go traveling. We need to see the world, and we can open up restaurants all over.”

“
That sounds amazing,” I said. I couldn’t wait to get married and go traveling He was also talking about working vacations and that was something that I could get with. I wanted to continue our business and enjoy our lives, and that seemed like the best of both worlds.

“
Since we won’t have to worry about kids for a long while, we’ll have a lot of time,” he said as he pulled out his phone looked at his calendar. “How about exactly one month from today?”

“
Whoa, you’re not wasting any time are you?”

“
We’ve waited long enough and one month seems like forever. I want to steal you away and do it now, but I know that you want a real wedding.”

He was right, I did want a wedding. If we didn’t have one, I would regret it for a long time. I only wanted to get married once and so it had to be right because it was a moment that I would never get to experience again.

“I do want a wedding.”

“
Okay, the date is set, and 
nothing
 is going to stop us this time,” he said matter of factly.

I was excited for the first time in days. I was more than ready to be Mrs. Kane. He was everything that I wanted in a mate and so much more. Once again I felt like I was in a fairy tale, and we’d finally gotten to the good part. We went through all of the adversity and emerged relatively unscathed. Things would be tense for a while, but I wasn’t going to let anything steal my joy. I had my man, a career, and my wonderful friends. They were all that I needed to get by. I was rich in so many other ways than money. Once I put things into real perspective, I perked up and pushed all thoughts of Marcus to the back of my mind. He made his choices, and I made my own. I just happened to make a lot better choices, and I deserved every ounce of happiness that was coming my way.

***

A few days later I went to hang out with Sandy. She couldn’t wait to catch up on all of the good news. I had been noticeably absent from my friends since the trial, but it was because I still wasn’t feeling well. My nerves were still on edge, and it was effecting my day. I cared way more about Marcus going to jail than I originally thought because it was taking a toll on me physically.

“
You know how much I hate it when you disappear,” Sandy said.

“
I know, but I’ve felt like crap for the last few days,” I admitted.

“
Believe me, I noticed. Your trips to the bathroom were hard to ignore in the courtroom.”

“
It seems to be getting worse. It’s been this way all day too.”

“
If I didn’t know any better I would think that you’re pregnant,” Sandy said with a raised eyebrow.

I rolled my eyes at her and was about to combat what she was saying. I then thought about my lack of a period. I contributed that to my stress as well because I’m known for skipping it when I’m being a high strung mess.

“I don’t know about that. I’m on the pill,” I said.

“
Girl please, we know how the pill can be. They’re not 100% especially if you aren’t taking it at the same time every day.”

“
I guess I’ll grab a test on my way home. I really hope that’s not the case for me,” I said in a low voice.”

“
You don’t have to worry about that,” Sandy said as she jumped up from her couch and headed towards her bathroom, “I have one here already.”

“
Who just has a pregnancy test lying around?” I asked.

“
Don’t judge me Camille,” Sandy yelled from the bathroom, “You should be thanking me.”

I slowly rose from the couch and met her in the bathroom. She pulled it from her medicine cabinet and placed it in my hand, “They work pretty fast and so we’ll know in a few minutes.”

“I’m getting sick just thinking about it,” I said.

Sandy walked to the door and peeked her head in before closing it, “Get it done so that you can know for sure and not obsess over it.”

I sat on the toilet for a few seconds and thought about it first. I was afraid to take the test because I knew that there could be a real possibility of me being pregnant. I wasn’t ready for such a huge step yet.

Sandy knocked on the door, “I don’t hear any peeing in there!”

“Get away from the door girl. I’m about to do it now creep.” I said.

A few moments later the digital stick was sitting on the edge of her sink
 and I was pacing. I didn’t want to wait alone so I stepped outside of the bathroom.

“
Don’t worry,” Sandy said, “Either way you’ll be okay.”

I shook my head, “I’m on the pill for a reason. I’m not ready for this to be a possibility in my life.”

“You’re probably not even pregnant. That’s why it’s important that we find out for sure. We both know how you can over think some shit,” she said.

“
I wasn’t even thinking about this until you brought it up. I’m stressed enough as it is without you fucking with my head,” I countered.

“
No need to snap at me for stating the obvious. You are having sex regularly, and pregnancy happens. You are having sex regularly right?” She said.

I giggled, “Hush up. You know that we get it in all the time. He can’t lay next to all of this every night and not want a piece.”

“Just freaky,” she laughed.

“
Alright I think it’s time to go look,” I said.

Our eyes locked and her look mirrored my own. It was one of uncertainty. I walked into the bathroom and looked at what it said. I stood there staring because I was unsure of what to say.  So many mixed feelings were running through my body.

#Chapter9

“
I see him a little differently now.”

Camille

“
What does it say?” Sandy asked.

I handed it over to her, and she squealed, “I’m going to be an Auntie!!!!!”

Hearing her say those words out of her mouth jarred me and my reality came crashing down.

“
Yeah that’s what the test says,” I said.

“
I always thought that you would be the first one to have kids out of the three of us. Oh my god, wait until Cynthia finds out. She’s going to freak out, and she’ll probably start buying baby stuff 5 minutes after she finds out.”

“
Cynthia will find any excuse to shop and we both know that,” I responded flatly as I walked back to the couch and sat down.

“
You’re pregnant now baby girl. You have every reason to be happy. It’s something that you can’t take back, and you’re about to get married in less than a month. It’s not the end of the world, but the beginning to a new one,” she assured me.

“
I know but Kyle would have wanted to plan this and discuss it beforehand. He didn’t want a kid for at least 8 more years,” I admitted.

“
8 years! He’s crazy as hell. You don’t want to start popping out babies in 8 years, that’s some white people shit,” she said.

“
You’re so ignorant but I thought the same thing when he told me that. I’ve never wanted to be an old parent,” I admitted.

“
Now you won’t be. I think that once you tell him, he will get with the program. He loves you, and he really doesn’t have a choice at this point.”

The more Sandy spoke the more excited I became. I didn’t want to admit to myself that I was overjoyed about having Kyle’s baby. I was nervous about telling him the news, and it wasn’t something that I’d done on purpose. I hoped that he would be happy once I told him because it would crush me if he wasn’t. He’d been very clear about what he wanted, and this was going to throw a huge wrench in our future plans. Timing was everything in this situation, and so I was going to have to wait to break the news to him.

“You’re right but I’m going to need you to keep quiet about this. I’ll tell Cynthia the next time I speak to her, but only the two of you can know until I break the news to Kyle.”

Sandy mimed as if she was zipping her lips closed, “Not a peep from me.”

“Thank you.”

**

I really hated the fact that Kyle set up an appointment for me to go wedding dress shopping with his little sister. But it seemed to be pretty important to him and so I caved in. I would have preferred to go with my friends, but his family wanted to be involved in the process, and he thought that it would be a great opportunity for us to bond. I was just grateful that only one of them was coming because I wasn’t sure if I could take them both at the same time. Twins could be overwhelming, and they were both really opinionated.