Japheth
Fate was definitely on my side.
Not that I was happy that things were going badly for Reggie. In fact, I was worried about her. God only knew how long that water had been sitting in her ceiling, and how much mold she had been exposed to. I knew that stuff could really mess with a person’s body and make them sick. I was worried it could affect our baby too.
But I was damn happy that she had turned to me for help, even if I was the last resort. I was happy she had finally come to stay in the house I had built for her, even if she was a reluctant guest. I was just plain happy to have her close to me.
My cousin had warned me that I was playing on thin ice. “She’s gonna hurt you all over again, man. Why can’t you just let her go and move on?”
I hadn’t told him about the bab
