Chapter 1
Amaya
"I can't believe your dragging me along to this." I said sitting up from the couch.
"Amaya you need to get out of the house and stop mopping over that guy he ain't shit."
"Ugh where are we going anyway?" I asked as Melanie fixed her hair in the mirror. We were dressed for some surprise event she begged me to go with her to.
"We're going to hang with some friends it'll be fun, I promise."
"Whatever." I said now walking out of our three bedroom apartment.
Melanie is my older sister well older by exactly nine months. She's 23 and in 22. Yeah mama didn't waste no time. We're originally from Atlanta but we go to school at UCLA in California.
"Come on before we're late!" Melanie said already in the car. I sighed and locked the door walking down and getting into the car.
I wasn't excited about this "double date" she was taking me on. I recently left my boyfriend because he was constantly hurting me and I'm not sure if I'm ready to get into another relationship. I don't even think I would call him a boyfriend...I'll just go and try to enjoy myself.
After about twenty minutes we arrived to a Chinese cuisine. The restaurant lights were dim on the inside with deep red curtains on the windows. The tables had lit candles on every one, it looked really romantic.
"Okay when we get here don't be a Debby downer about anything be nice have fun!"
"Alright mom." I said rolling my eyes as I fixed my hair in the mirror.
"Okay they should already be here. You ready?"
"Yeah let's go."
I opened the car door and stepped out into the crisp night.
"Shit it got cold." Melanie said and she rubbed her shoulders looking down at her outfit.
"You should've brought a jacket trynna be cute." I said laughing.
"Whatever, let me wear your jacket."
"Uhm no I'm cold too." I said pulling on my jacket.
We walked into the restaurant and the hostess greeted us.
"A table for two?"
"Uhm no we're meeting someone." Melanie said looking throughout the restaurant.
"Oh there they are." Melanie said waving to this guy. She started to walk towards him and I followed closely behind. He was a milk chocolate complexion and his muscles damn near ripped through his shirt. "Wow" I said under my breath.
As we walked closer I noticed a guy sitting across from the fine guy in the booth. They were talking intently about something and stopped in awe as we stood in front of them.
"Hey Melanie." Said the guy with the large muscles.
"Hey Amaya." He said to me.
"Hi..." I said not knowing his name.
"Corahn..." He said.
"Hi Corahn."
"Amaya this is my friend Javaughn..Javaughn this is Amaya.."
"Hey Javaughn"
"Wassup?" He said as he reached out for a hug, which I accepted. Wow he smelled great.
He was so fine too.
"Do you want to sit on the inside?"
"Yeah sure."
He helped me into the booth and the waitress came to take our drink orders.
“You know.. you're one of the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.” Javaughn said taking a sip of his water.
“Really.. I bet you say that to every girl you talk to.” I said with attitude that I least expected to come out of my mouth.
“ Not really.. I’m not that type of guy.”
“And how would I know that ?” I asked crossing my arms across my chest and tilting my head to the side.
“Well, if you go out on a date with me…. you’ll find out” He said stepping closer to me with a smirk on his face. He was so close to me I could smell his minty breath.
"I’ll have to think about that offer lover boy” I said with a smirk across my face.
We talked a little longer until our food came. We all are and talked until we finished. When the check came I was reaching for my wallet when Javaughn stopped me.
"I got it."
"Oh thank you." I said taken aback.
But then again he should be paying for me.
"No problem."
While everyone continued talking after the waiter left with the check I went to see if I had any messages.
Mommy <3 :
I hope your having a fab time. I just put Cameron to sleep about an hour and a half ago. Love you. <3<3<3
Me:
Thanks momma. I’m having a great time. I don’t know what I would do without you. I'll be there in a few to get him.
I pressed send and looked up from my phone. They were gone and I was the only one in my booth. Where could they have gone? I rolled my eyes and replied to my mom who had just sent me a text back. I got out if the booth and walked to the front where they were all standing talking.
"Y'all left me?"
"We thought you heard us when we said let's go." Melanie said.
"Oh.. I didn't sorry." I said embarrassed.
"It's cool, uhm can I walk you to the car?" Javaughn asked.
"Sure." I smiled.
Javaughn and I walked to Melanie's car where he opened my door.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"So can I get you're number?"
"Yes." I said as he handed me his phone and I handed him mine.
"Alright have a good night I'll see you soon right?"
"Maybe." I smiled and rolled up the window.
"Okay what now?" Melanie asked getting in the drivers seat.
"We need to pick up Cameron from moms house."
"I know but I meant what now with Javaughn?"
"Oh." I smiled
"He's cute,.we'll just see what happened I guess."
Melanie smiled while driving out if the parking lot.
"This is great!"
"Chill." I blushed.
"I can't believe your dragging me along to this." I said sitting up from the couch.
"Amaya you need to get out of the house and stop mopping over that guy he ain't shit."
"Ugh where are we going anyway?" I asked as Melanie fixed her hair in the mirror. We were dressed for some surprise event she begged me to go with her to.
"We're going to hang with some friends it'll be fun, I promise."
"Whatever." I said now walking out of our three bedroom apartment.
Melanie is my older sister well older by exactly nine months. She's 23 and in 22. Yeah mama didn't waste no time. We're originally from Atlanta but we go to school at UCLA in California.
"Come on before we're late!" Melanie said already in the car. I sighed and locked the door walking down and getting into the car.
I wasn't excited about this "double date" she was taking me on. I recently left my boyfriend because he was constantly hurting me and I'm not sure if I'm ready to get into another relationship. I don't even think I would call him a boyfriend...I'll just go and try to enjoy myself.
After about twenty minutes we arrived to a Chinese cuisine. The restaurant lights were dim on the inside with deep red curtains on the windows. The tables had lit candles on every one, it looked really romantic.
"Okay when we get here don't be a Debby downer about anything be nice have fun!"
"Alright mom." I said rolling my eyes as I fixed my hair in the mirror.
"Okay they should already be here. You ready?"
"Yeah let's go."
I opened the car door and stepped out into the crisp night.
"Shit it got cold." Melanie said and she rubbed her shoulders looking down at her outfit.
"You should've brought a jacket trynna be cute." I said laughing.
"Whatever, let me wear your jacket."
"Uhm no I'm cold too." I said pulling on my jacket.
We walked into the restaurant and the hostess greeted us.
"A table for two?"
"Uhm no we're meeting someone." Melanie said looking throughout the restaurant.
"Oh there they are." Melanie said waving to this guy. She started to walk towards him and I followed closely behind. He was a milk chocolate complexion and his muscles damn near ripped through his shirt. "Wow" I said under my breath.
As we walked closer I noticed a guy sitting across from the fine guy in the booth. They were talking intently about something and stopped in awe as we stood in front of them.
"Hey Melanie." Said the guy with the large muscles.
"Hey Amaya." He said to me.
"Hi..." I said not knowing his name.
"Corahn..." He said.
"Hi Corahn."
"Amaya this is my friend Javaughn..Javaughn this is Amaya.."
"Hey Javaughn"
"Wassup?" He said as he reached out for a hug, which I accepted. Wow he smelled great.
He was so fine too.
"Do you want to sit on the inside?"
"Yeah sure."
He helped me into the booth and the waitress came to take our drink orders.
“You know.. you're one of the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.” Javaughn said taking a sip of his water.
“Really.. I bet you say that to every girl you talk to.” I said with attitude that I least expected to come out of my mouth.
“ Not really.. I’m not that type of guy.”
“And how would I know that ?” I asked crossing my arms across my chest and tilting my head to the side.
“Well, if you go out on a date with me…. you’ll find out” He said stepping closer to me with a smirk on his face. He was so close to me I could smell his minty breath.
"I’ll have to think about that offer lover boy” I said with a smirk across my face.
We talked a little longer until our food came. We all are and talked until we finished. When the check came I was reaching for my wallet when Javaughn stopped me.
"I got it."
"Oh thank you." I said taken aback.
But then again he should be paying for me.
"No problem."
While everyone continued talking after the waiter left with the check I went to see if I had any messages.
Mommy <3 :
I hope your having a fab time. I just put Cameron to sleep about an hour and a half ago. Love you. <3<3<3
Me:
Thanks momma. I’m having a great time. I don’t know what I would do without you. I'll be there in a few to get him.
I pressed send and looked up from my phone. They were gone and I was the only one in my booth. Where could they have gone? I rolled my eyes and replied to my mom who had just sent me a text back. I got out if the booth and walked to the front where they were all standing talking.
"Y'all left me?"
"We thought you heard us when we said let's go." Melanie said.
"Oh.. I didn't sorry." I said embarrassed.
"It's cool, uhm can I walk you to the car?" Javaughn asked.
"Sure." I smiled.
Javaughn and I walked to Melanie's car where he opened my door.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"So can I get you're number?"
"Yes." I said as he handed me his phone and I handed him mine.
"Alright have a good night I'll see you soon right?"
"Maybe." I smiled and rolled up the window.
"Okay what now?" Melanie asked getting in the drivers seat.
"We need to pick up Cameron from moms house."
"I know but I meant what now with Javaughn?"
"Oh." I smiled
"He's cute,.we'll just see what happened I guess."
Melanie smiled while driving out if the parking lot.
"This is great!"
"Chill." I blushed.