Chapter 25. Shopping

Lynn flew down the streets like a bat out of hell. I had to grip the car door so that I wouldn’t slide around the car. I’m so glad that I’m not pregnant right now because I’d be tossing my cookies at this point.

Lynn pulls into the mall parking lot, throwing the car into park. She scrambles to unbuckle her seatbelt while I try to catch my breath. “Come on, let’s go!”

“STOP!” Lynn stops moving and looks at me. I take a deep breath and swallow. “You’re my girl and I’d do anything for you, but what the hell is going on?” Lynn sighs and sits back.

“Devonte challenged me this morning.”

“Yeah, I heard. I also heard you won that challenge.” Lynn looks away from me.

“About that…..well….I technically won, but…..”

“But?!” Lynn sighs.

“So when we were sparing, Devonte got…..well….he got worked up.”

“Worked up?”

“He….he got excited.”

“You’re his mate.”

“No, I mean, yes I am, but that’s not what I