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King
King stood in front of a jewelry display window and stared at the gleaming jewelry. From the corner of his eye, he could see Effie with Yaya in a one-stop-shopping store.
The two of them had a basketful of essentials. Effie’s arms were full of clothes for the both of them. There was a kind of elation in starting over, but a sadness, too. They hadn’t felt comfortable going back to her mom’s house at all, and King didn’t feel safe going to his own condo. The three of them were starting from scratch with just the clothes on their backs.
It wasn’t time for a ring just yet, King knew that. But he also knew he would need one soon. Hell, if she’d let him, he would marry her and they’d be pregnant by summer.
King was tired of waiting. He may not have known it until recently, but he’d
