Scarlett Baby (The Scarletts by Brenda Barrett

Author:Brenda Barrett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: african american romance, african american christian fiction, childhood sweetheart, black romance, jamaican romance, childhood sweetheart romance
Publisher: Brenda Barrett

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Yuri had avoided his parents for much of the housewarming party. They hadn't gotten the chance to talk after his mother's dramatic faint. The deejay had arrived and the caterer had come into the living room to set up. He had been grateful for the distraction. He was still coming to terms with the news; he didn't know if he was ready for a lecture from his uber-conservative religious parents.

He tried his best to act normal throughout the party but how was a man supposed to act when he had gotten the best and the worst news of his life?

He wasn't surprised that Marla hadn't called him. He long suspected that she was told by Ricky not to get in touch with him.

And he had respected that distance. Obviously he had made the right decision, because one night nearly six months ago they had not had any intervention and look where they were now.

Somehow he didn't think that when Ricky had suggested that they have a baby he was thinking that he would get together with his wife in the traditional way. Now the very situation he had thought would be too complicated and crazy had happened.

Marla Roundtree Mills was pregnant with his child. And the longer the thought lingered, the more he liked it. She would be around six months pregnant now. That meant she would have his baby by February.

His baby. A boy or girl. Growing up with Ricky. No way that was going to happen. He didn't know what he was going to do next, but he would do something. He didn't want any child of his growing up with Ricky's influence.

"That's a fierce frown." Amoy tapped him on his shoulder. Yuri turned to her fully and tried for a smile.

Amoy frowned at him. "What's going on?"

"Nothing. I...this is not the place where I want to talk about it."

Amoy widened her eyes fearfully. "You are scaring me."

"I didn't mean to." Yuri cleared his throat. "Tomorrow after my parents leave probably." He sighed. "What is the deejay playing?"

"Old school songs, baby," Amoy said, perking up again. "I told him to play songs from the sixties to present day. That's the song To Sir With Love. Are you honestly saying you don't love that song, Yuri Scarlett?" Amoy looked at him in disbelief. "Who in this world can hate that song?"

"No, I don't." Yuri grinned. "As a matter of fact, it brings back memories. Back in the early nineties we got a VCR and Pops got the videotape of the movie. Every Thursday night he would have us watch it until we could recite the lines word for word. Marla and I would even role play to the point where Pops got fed up of us."

"Marla," Amoy said, "that's a nice name. Who was she?"

"A family friend," Yuri said quickly and then frowned. Marla was much more than that. Had always been. To explain their relationship in such terms could prove problematic for future conversations.

"I loved her," he added.

Amoy nodded.

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