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same month that I had fallen off-track with my birth control pills.
    I guess an overly busy schedule will do that to you.
    “Jaz, a baby will kind of be like the love of your life too.”
    I took a glance at the mirror, turning to the side to remind myself just how much loving the baby was already doing. “You mean this already overgrown mothafucka that’s ruining every chance of me having a normal body in the future? That doesn’t sound very loving to me.” Though baby wasn’t that big yet, she was surely big enough to wreak havoc.
    “You say that now but once he or she is here, you’ll feel totally different. It’ll be love at first sight.”
    “First of all, let’s clarify that it better be a she . Secondly, I don’t believe in love at first sight. Or second sight. Not even third sight so I’m not gonna start pretending to now.”
    “Whatever you say, girl. All I know is, you’re going on this date, even if I have to come over there and drag your ass.”
    “Welp....I’ll be waiting on the floor.”
     
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    His lustful gaze was all I needed to solidify that I had indeed made the right outfit choice though Rich’s ogling really shouldn’t have meant so much to me. It was expected, what he was supposed to do, the exact reaction I would want from any man I had went to great lengths to get dressed for.
    But coming from Rich, it felt different.
    Somehow, I was transformed from a sex kitten to a sexy goddess.
    The only sexy goddess on the planet according to his eyes.
    Lawd, I’m in trouble.
    He insisted on picking me up from my apartment but I told him I would meet him at the restaurant instead. The last thing I needed was him invading even more of my space; the space that was already fading away thanks to the little one.
    “Sup MILF?”
    “Excuse me? Is that how you would talk to someone on a first date?”
    “Trust me, I’ve said much worse. But since you seem offended, let me start over. Good evening, Miss. Jasmine.”
    “Sup DILF?”
    He gave a little laugh as he rose from his seat to help me with my chair. I couldn’t help taking a glance at his midsection as the dressier pants he was wearing squeezed against his… “Do you always look at dicks like that on first dates?”
    “Honest answer; yes,” I replied, as I sat down in the chair he had pulled out for me before he leaned over the back of it to give me a little peck on the cheek. When he pulled away, I still felt encased in his aura as his scent lingered around me.
    He sat down in his chair, falling against the back as he gave me his usual smirk before he questioned, “Oh, so you like a little PDA, huh?”
    “What are you talking about?”
    “That kiss on the cheek. You’re still smiling and you don’t even realize it.”
    Damn.
    I definitely wasn’t gonna admit to that shit so I changed it up by asking, “Are you always so observant?”
    “Always. It comes in handy. Oh wait, you know that already don’t you? I mean my observations are hella clutch when it comes to making you...”
    “ Reminder : first date.”
    “You have no idea how much I’m filtering this shit for you; first date be damned.” The fact that he spoke of being so filtered made me wonder what the real, uninhibited Rich was like.
    The bachelor Rich.
    The ladies’ man Rich.
    The Rich he would most likely be turning in to become Daddy.
    Though I was giving up a lot of my... ways as well, I naturally empathized. I didn’t want Rich to feel like he was losing himself in all of this but I also knew there was literally no bigger buzz kill than an unexpected baby from a girl you hardly knew.
    Hell, the unexpected baby certainly blew my high.
    I quickly recognized that this was the kind of effort Ariel was talking about. Not that I had to do anything super special, but just enough for him to know that I was present, and willing, and open to the things that could potentially make this situation run a little smoother. I could give an inch if Rich was out here running