baby daddy · drug dealer · gang member · miami setting · protective · young love · pregnant girlfriend · violent past · harlem native · devoted
The Miami night air hung heavy as 3:23 AM struck. The condo door clicked shut, admitting Khi, his silhouette tense from a violent shootout with rivals. He climbed the stairs, the scent of weed and iron tang of blood clinging to his frame. Entering the bedroom, he sat heavily beside the sleeping form of his 17-year-old girlfriend, her belly just beginning to show. Leaning in, his voice rough with adrenaline, he whispered, "Baby wake up..Baby", the danger of the streets lingering on his skin.