After explaining to Cole my plan, he gives me a crooked smirk and a kiss on my cheek."Okay, let's go."
When I park my car in the Brown's driveway, I apply a fresh layer of lipstick and grin at myself in the mirror before strolling over to Cole.His eyes fall onto my red lips."Damn, woman, you like to test my willpower, don't you?"
I offer him a bemused smile as I stop beside him.
"You know Amanda and Brian are here," he informs, pointing to the other two cars standing in the driveway.
"Oh, I don't mind.Let's show all of them not to mess with us."
He chuckles."You sure you want to upset a pregnant woman?Her meddling worked out well," he says with a grin.
"That's not the point.We have to teach our dear friends not to meddle in our business.Otherwise, they'll continue doing it."I smirk as we walk to the front door.Time to teach Emma Brown a lesson.
* * *
Cole
I gazethrough the room as I enter.Amanda and Bella are sitting on the three-seater couch by the fireplace chatting with each other, and Brian sits on the leather Chesterfield chair on the other side, talking with Nick and Emma, who share a chair.
All heads shift my way as I clear my throat.
"Cole, you're back."Emma smiles, but it fades when she doesn't see her blonde friend."Where is Alisha?"she asks with apprehension.
"She didn't come.She stayed," I say monotone."What?Why?"
"Why did you lie to me, Emma?You said Alisha was waiting for me, but when I arrived, she was with another man."I cross my arms in front of my chest and knit my brows.
Gasps fill the air."Oh, fuck," Brian mumbles.
Emma tries to get up, but Nick needs to help her by giving her a little support.She waggles my way, her eyes full of confusion."What do you mean you found her with another man?"
Everyone is silent, waiting for my response.Amanda is biting her lips, and Brian shares a concerned look with Nick.
"Who was with Alisha?"
"I found her holding hands with a dickless rooster called Steven."
Emma's mouth opens and closes a few times."And how did you react?"Brian asks.
I shift my focus to my friend."How do you think?I stepped out of the car and grabbed that asshat by his shirt and told him to fuck off."
"Oh, shit," both Brian and Nick mumble.
My eyes dart straight back to Emma when she lets out a sharp yelp and hunches forward.
"Emma?Are you okay?"
"Oh… I'm having a contraction," she states."I think I'm going into labor."
"What?"everyone yells in parallel.
Within a second, Nick launches from his chair, rushing over to his wife while Alisha appears from the hallway, running into the living room—her face white—and stopping in front of her best friend.
"Angel, I will call the doctor," Nick utters stressed, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Oh god, Emma, I'm so sorry," Alisha says with a guilty expression."I didn't mean for you to upset you so much, I—"
"Got you," Emma states with a mischievous grin while standing back up straight.Lost for words, we all gaze at her while she quickly turns to her husband."Sorry, babe, for scaring you.But I just wanted to lure my best friend out of her hiding place.There's no need to call a doctor."
