“Alright, cuz!” Troy said, giving me dap. “I owe you one. Next double date is on me. Just let me know when, Holyfield,” he joked, causing us all to laugh.
“You stupid, dude.” I laughed as I noticed my truck pulling up. “That’s us, come on, pretty lady.” Taking Ava’s hand again, I led her to the passenger’s side. Closing her door, I walked to the driver’s side. “Alright, cuz, hit me up later.”
Getting in, I shut the door then pulled off. When we drove by Dawn’s car, I honked then proceeded out of the parking lot on the main road.
“You okay?” I asked, glancing at Ava.
“Yeah, I’m okay. I just feel bad that had to happen.”
“Bad for dude?”
“Just bad period. That was embarrassing as hell. Bob Chinn’s is one of my favorite places to go, and now I will never be able to go back.”
“Shit, that’s a lie!” I clarified. “That ain’t about to stop me from coming back. And you shouldn’t let it stop you either!” I laughed, causing her to laugh also.
“I wonder how he knew where I was.”
“It could have been a chance meeting, you never know. When I first noticed dude, he was staring so hard that it made it hard not to see him. Do you think that he will try showing up to your place?”
“I don’t know. I hope not. I wish Dawn’s neighbor wouldn’t have told him where I lived. That was foul as hell because it wasn’t his business.”
“Yeah, that wasn’t cool. You still want to chill for a little longer or nah?”
“Yeah, I’m not going to let that ruin my night. I’m glad Dawn and I went back inside to get doggie bags. They had them ready by the time we got inside.”
“I bet they did.” I laughed. “They wanted us out of there pronto,” I joked.
“That’s a shame!” Ava laughed.
“So, do you want to go back to my place or yours?” I asked.
I wanted her to know that my place was an option for us to go and chill as well.
“We can go to mine,” she responded. “I need to get out of this romper.”
“Mmm…hmm,” I mumbled at the thought of her taking her clothes off. “Don’t threaten me with a good time! This might be too much for you, lil’ lady,” I joked but was serious.
“Oh, stop it!” Ava said. “You know you crazy.”
“I’m for real, though. I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but I’m pretty blessed.”
“Oh, lawd! Get your mind out the gutter, Kevin!” Ava giggled playing it off, but she always played it off whenever I’d flirt with her.
Heading to her house, we continued to talk about the fight and Justin. I figured she needed to get it all out of her system, so I listened while she vented as I drove to her house.
AVA
As Kevin pulled into my driveway, I couldn’t wait to take my seatbelt off so that I could go into the house and change my clothes. I had eaten so much that I felt like I was going to pop or bust through my clothes at the seams. I prayed that I didn’t look like how I was feeling. Getting out of Kevin’s truck, he opened the back door to grab the bags of food while I grabbed my purse, cell, and flowers he had given me then headed to my front door.
Once we were inside, I went into the kitchen to get a vase for the flowers as he followed me and placed the bag of food on the counter.
“I got these for you.”
Filling the vase with water, I turned from the sink to face him. I remember earlier he said he had a gift that he was going to give to me later. When I saw that he had brought me four bottles of peach Stella Rose, I instantly got excited.
“Thank you!” I exclaimed. “I’ve been wanting to get some for a while, but I always forget to get a bottle when I’m at the store.”
“I already know. You’ve mentioned that to me a couple of times. As you can see, I listen pretty well.”
