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That's not a horrible plan. “That could work...but I really don't think the council's go
“Did any of their doctors ever check her out? “
“No but—”
“Then they have no way of knowing that for sure. All you need is the seed, brother—the tiniest ray of hope.”
“Yeah but I only have a little over a week left. I'm pretty sure they'll put two and two together and figure out it's not possible for her to be pregnant. Not by me anyway.”
He sits upright. “How long has Lou-Lou been with you?”
I do the calculations in my head. “A little over two weeks.”
“You need to wait about another week then.”
When I give him a look he says, “The earliest you'll get a positive result on a pregnancy test is 21 days after you last had unprotected sex.” When I give him another look he says, “I read the fucking pamphlets in the waiting room when we go see Alyssa's doctor, asshole.”
He shifts in his seat. “Anyway, since Alyssa's pregnant I can get you a positive pregnancy test no problem. You bring it with you and show them. Maybe you can also pay a doctor to falsify a blood test to make it even more believable.” He looks down. “I'm not saying it's foolproof, but I think it's the only way to pull this off.”
I drag a hand down my face and nod. “You're probably right. I just—this has to stay between us. Not even Tyrone can know right now because he'll just get all freaked out and do something he shouldn't.”
“Like set up a meeting with the council in exchange for all our lives and get himself killed?”
“Exactly, I want to keep him and everyone else safe.” I pin him with a stare. “Which is exactly why you won't be coming to the meeting that I set up with Travine either. I'll take him out myself.”
“Fuck that. I'm coming in through the back when he least expects me. This way when he tries to shoot your ass, because he will once he realizes Lou-Lou's not there, I can shoot him.”
“No, Jackson. I—”
“This isn't up for debate.” His lips turn up. “You've already saved my life...twice bitch. The least I can do is save yours once.”
I stand up and walk to the door. “I'll argue with you more about this later. I have to get back to her.”
“Ricardo,” he calls out.
When I turn back around he says, “I don't hate her. I would take care of her and protect her if I needed to, you never have to worry about that.”
“Thanks,” I whisper before I close the door behind me, ignoring the beating my heart takes with those words.