"Good evening, my name is Natalie. Could I start you guys off with something to drink," a pretty waitress says reading the atmosphere between us and attempts to keep her eyes off Mekhi.
"Good evening, I will take a sweet tea with lemon. What about you baby," Mekhi says at ease with that velvet voice looking at the waitress only to place his order and returns his attention back to me.
"I'll have the same, thank you ma'am," I say because I am so flustered right now I can barely comprehend the magnitude of what's going on right now and I feel the panic starting to rise.
"Yes, ma'am. And are you guys ready to order or do you need a few more minutes," she asks us looking between us.
"A few more minutes," we say in unison and I giggle because I don't know what else to do.
"Okay, take your time and I'll be back with your drinks," Natalie says as she takes her leave.
The waitress returns with our dessert and the bill. We fuss over the bill; he won't allow me to pay for any portion of the meal or tip the waitress so I vow to beat him to the punch next time. As promised we shared the dessert although I left most of it for Mekhi to finish; it was really good. We gather our belongings (really me and my box of food and wristlet) and head out of the restaurant. It's dark outside as we walk hand in hand to our cars; since neither of us are ready for the evening to end we decide to take a walk downtown and end our evening together there. He opens my car door for me once again and I follow him back on to the main road to go downtown. We are able to find parking close enough to each other so we park and he meets me at my car with a jean jacket over his arm."This is for you, in case you get cold," he says as he helps me out of my car."Thank you," I say realizing that it is chilly and I didn't bring
The next thing I know he's kissing me or am I kissing him or rather we're kissing each other. The kiss is so deep, sweet, and passionate that when we finally pull apart I am breathless and my heart is racing. I rest my head against his chest and try to collect my thoughts. I can't believe we really just kissed like that and it felt so right. My mind wants me to slow things down yet something somewhere deep inside of me is telling me that I'm doing just fine. I was never one to believe in love at first sight, but the last week of my life has felt nothing short of a fairytale or romance novel. I read those books to escape reality even if it's for a little while, I did not imagine that it could happen for real."Was that too much," Mekhi asks lifting my chin with soft concerned eyes."No, it was just fine," I reply with a small smile. More than fine actually, I say to myself."Cool," he says and this time I de
I turn on my radio when I get to stoplight and put on a station with slow jams. The only thing that keeps crossing my mind is that last kiss we just had. I run my finger across both my lips and feel that they're both swollen from tonight's kissing. I bite my lip and focus on the road; I'm definitely going to need a hot shower tonight. I glance at the clock and it's only fifteen past eleven, I'll shoot the girls a text when I get in the house. I turn on to my street and turn off the radio as I pull into our driveway. I notice that both Mom and Dad's cars are gone and realize that I haven't checked my phone since before dinner with Mekhi. I check it while I'm still sitting in the driveway and there aren't any messages so I grab my wristlet and shopping bags and head into the house. Once I get inside I take off my sandals and carry them up to my room. No one is home yet, of course this is normal for a Saturday night at my house so I put
BuzzzBuzzzzzBuzzzzzzzzz"Somebody's phone is ringing," Rylie says in her sleep."Alright, I'm bouta check it," I say opening an eye to find the phone that's vibrating."It's not mine. I out mine on silent," Nova says."Hello," I say groggily into my phone not caring to look and see who is calling."Good morning baby," Mekhi says in a velvet voice causing me to hop off the bed."Good morning," I say stifling a yawn."Are you still sleep," he asks with a hint of laughter in his voice."I was. I had a long night," I say stretching my limbs and heading down to the living room so I don't disturb the girls."I see. I hope I'm not to blame," he says."Nooo, my girls came over late last night and we stayed up way too long," I say sinking int
"Guess who," I say sliding my hands over his eyes like a child."Must be my baby because I'm not here for anyone else," he says with a smile on his face and he places his hands over mine removing them."How'd you know," I say feigning disappointment as he releases my hands and stands to hug me and surprisingly kiss me."Just a wild guess," he says as he holds my hand while I slide into my seat."Did you wait here long for me," I ask as he slides back into his seat."No, I got here about five minutes ago," he says holding my hand looking at me tenderly."Oh ok," I say and bite my lip because my hormones are definitely raging wild because he's looking at me like that."Do you know what you want to eat today," he says with that velvet voice and I nearly combust in my seat. Good grief it's too early in the day for me to be feeling like this,
We bless our food and begin eating. We make more small talk and exchange smiles like crazy fools. My spirit is full and overwhelmed with happiness. As I still a glance of this beautiful man across from me, I'm convinced that this is my new beginning and I will not mess it up. I should act like I'm going to the bathroom and sneak and pay the bill when he's not expecting it. I wonder how he'll react…there's only one way to find out."Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom," I say placing my fork and knife on my plate standing."Okay, take your time," Mekhi says standing to help me out of the booth. As soon as I'm far enough away from him I flag down a waiter and hand them my card to quickly pay for our meal ans actually go to the bathroom to keep up with what I said I was going to do. By the time I get back to the table I'm so happy with my plan that I forget to wipe the smug look f
With a last wave he walks to his own car and I pull off and head home. Today is definitely going to be long even though we've been together twice within twenty four hours I haven't had my fill of Mekhi. He makes me feel wanted and secure which only makes me even more attracted to him than I already am. I can't believe he kissed me in front of the diner like that though, I guess that means that he is serious about me being his. As I'm thinking about him being mine a warmth spread through me that I've felt the last few times we've been together. When I pull into the driveway at home I see that my parents are back and I try desperately to think of something other than Mekhi before I go into the house. "Heeeyyyy," I yell out as I walk in the door. "We're in here," Mom calls from the kitchen and I head in that direction. "Hey daddy and mom," I say as I walk into the kitchen and take a seat at the table.
I hope Mekhi is in the mood for soul food because that is what we'll be having tonight. It will be interesting to have him here in the house with my family. Tonight's dinner will definitely be a test of sorts; Dad is going to be watching his every move and Mom will be analyzing it all. I should bake a cake for dessert since Mom is going all out for dinner. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting sounds delicious to me and we still have ice cream in the freezer. I smile to myself making quick work of the tasks left to me so that I can bake the cake. When Mom returns to the kitchen she finishes up the dish with the ingredients I prepared for her and prepares her dinner rolls. Thank goodness we have a gourmet kitchen with a double oven otherwise I don't know how long it would've taken Mom to cook everything. After I frost the cake I set up the dining room with Journee's help and excuse myself to cl