Adaeze

9

I threw on a hoodie and we were all about to leave to go get the food since it was around the time for dinner.

Tatum was already in the kitchen waiting and I knew it was because he was scared I'd leave him.

He headed outside and I followed behind to tell him something and wait for Adaeze.

"Sit in the back." I stated.
"What? Why?" he asked.
"Fuck do you mean why?"
"I always sit in the front! You don't tell me to move when Dylan gets in the car!" he whispered loudly.
"Dude, just sit in the back!" I whispered back.
"I'm only sittin' in the back if she'll sit back there with me."
I punched him in his chest.
"Ah!"

"Are we leaving?" I heard and looked towards the door. She stood there.
"Yea." I nodded. I looked back at Tatum. "Sit in the back." I whispered.
He sucked his teeth. "Be real, are you trying to fuck her?"
"No, I'm not trying to fuck her." I whispered aggressively. "She's a fucking girl, let her sit in the front."
"Five bucks."
"You sit in the back and I don't kick your ass."
He sucked his teeth.

"We're not leaving?" she asked and we both saw she came to stand beside us.
"No, we are." I looked back at Tatum.
He groaned and reached for the back door.
I looked back at Adaeze. "Come on."

~~~

The ride was actually pretty quiet besides my music playing.

"Adaeze." Tatum called.
Please don't say anything fucking dumb.
"Yes?" she answered sweetly.
"You smell really good."
"Oh, thank you." she replied.
"You're welcome."
I don't like him.

I pulled into the driveway of the best burger place in town. Only downside was you have to walk in.

I found a parking spot.

"Oh, dad said make two stops."
"What?" I asked.
"He wants you to stop at that cookie place and get a batch of that kind he likes."
"Why wouldn't he tell me that?"
"I don't know! Probably because he didn't see you before we left."
"How do I know you aren't lying since you like that place?"
"Cause he gave me his card, dumbass."
"Give me it." I held my hand out and he put the card in my palm.
At least that place has a drive thru.

We all got out and headed inside.

I held the door open for Adaeze.
"Thank you." She smiled at me.
I walked in behind her and let it close on Tatum. He punched me in my back but I kept walking.

I knew my order, my mom's, and my dad's. I just had to wait for the other two.

I looked at Adaeze.
She was squinting and staring at the menu.
I snickered. "Do you wear glasses?"
She sighed. "Yea. I didn't know I'd need them here."
She bent over the counter a bit to get closer to the menu wall and squinted again to read.
"Damn." Tatum coughed and cleared his throat.
I looked at him. "I will leave you to starve."
"I was joking." He gestured at something and I looked. It was her ass.
"I'm not buying you shit." I told him.
"Dude, stop." he stated.

The cashier came to the register.
"What can I get you guys?" she asked.
"Hey, do you have a handheld menu she can use? She left her glasses at home."
"Yea." She looked under the counter and took out a large paper menu then slid it to Adaeze.
"Ah, thank you so much." she replied.
"No problem. Pretty accent. Where are you from?" the cashier asked.
"Nigeria." Adaeze smiled.
"Cool." the cashier complimented. "You guys ready to order?"
"Yea. But the order is big."
"That's fine but you might be waiting a while." she said while she tapped on the tablet screen.
"It's cool."
"You can go ahead."
"Let me get two number ones both with no onions and no pickles." I stated.
"Alright. Those are meals?"
"Yea, all of them will be."
"Okay. What else?"
"A number two fully dressed."
"Alright."
"Daisy." I called.
She looked up at me. She has these pretty brown doe eyes.
"Do you know what you want?" I asked her.
"Oh! Another number 1 but no onion and no tomato." she told the cashier.
She looked at me again. "Can I get the French fries?" she asked quietly.
"Yea, I told her."
"Okay." she nodded and gently slid her menu away. She's so fucking cute, man.

I looked at Tatum. "What do you want?"
"Number two, no tomato." Tatum told the cashier.
"Got it."

She started relaying the orders back to us.

"Yea." I agreed with her list.
"Cool. 52.50 is your total."
"Oh. America is pricey. Expensive." Adaeze stated and I snickered.
"You got no idea." said the cashier as she handed us the cups for our drinks.

"Can we get a cup holder?" I asked.
"Yea, I got you." The cashier walked off to find one.

I gave them their cups and the cashier walked back over with the cardboard cup holder.
"Thank you." I stated.
"Your food will be out in like twenty, twenty five minutes."
"Alright."

~

We finally got the food and got back in my car to go to the second stop. If Tatum would've told me sooner, I would've gotten the cookies first so the burgers would still be hot when we got home. If I take it out and it or my fries are cold, I'm gonna kick his ass.

I pulled into the driveway of the cookie place and luckily there wasn't a line.

"Hey, what can I get you?" asked the guy on the mic.
"One second." I told him. "What did he want?" I asked Tatum.
"That peanut butter one. Like six. Get me three chocolate chip."
I repeated the order to the guy on the mic.

"Anything else?" he asked.

I looked at Adaeze, "Do you want any?"
"You have restaurants that just sell cookies?" she asked.
"It's not common. Only like two companies do it."
"Ohh..."
She leaned closer to look at the menu on the screens.

She was almost in my seat and I leaned back.
She still smells good. I thought it was perfume but is that just what her skin smells like? How can you smell that good all day and it not rub off?

I tried looking away to not stare down at her but I made the dumb mistake of looking to the right instead of the left and at the menu with her. Only to see her small waist and...the way her back arched a little...and-...

"That oatmeal one." she stated and I quickly looked at the menu.
"Which? Raisin or chocolate?"
"Chocolate." she stated and sat back in her seat.
"And four oatmeal chocolate chunk." I told the guy.
"Oh, no, I did not need that many." she giggled.
"No, I like that one too." I explained.
"Oh okay."

I'm feeling that cuteness aggression shit.

Almost every time she speaks. I could squeeze her face in my hands. I feel insane. Her voice is just so cute. It's almost making me mad?

"Your total is 15.75." he stated.
I drove up.

Maybe I only feel this way because she's new. Don't people always gain a crush on the new girl in town or at work or something like they just fall for the change of scenery? Maybe that's what it is. Mixed with I've been single and abstinent for six months.
Because I only met this girl yesterday. I shouldn't have this many reactions to her. Not this strong.

I mean yea, I can't control her smelling good. But my eyes keep wandering. I keep thinking everything she does is cute. I feel crazy.

I pulled up to the window.