Africa (Complete)

Chapter Two

The old Jeep was out of place in the opulent neighbourhood. Kam sat in the driver seat, around the corner from the largest palatial mansion in the Southampton village – home of Jack Bennet – a billionaire real estate tycoon from New York. But Kam wasn't waiting for Mr. Bennet, he had a date with his daughter, Cara. The romance was new, and for good reason it was kept secret from her father. Jack envisioned someone from a similar class dating his daughter and would surely not approve of a lowly scuba diving instructor.

Cara emerged from around the corner wearing a sundress and adorning an ear to ear smile. For her, the forbidden nature of the romance was exhilarating and undoubtedly made her more drawn to Kam. The moment Kam saw her, his face lit up. He hopped out of the Jeep and met her halfway. Her cute dimples and long blonde hair made Kam's heart flutter.

"Wow, you look stunning," he said, taking her in.

"You don't look so bad yourself," she said, throwing her arms around him.

Having only met a few short weeks ago, they hadn't really gone beyond making out. The sexual tension had been building.

Walking back to the vehicle, Kam opened the passenger door for Cara and helped her climb in.

"Such a gentlemen," she said.

"I try."

Kam walked around his side of the vehicle and got in.

"So where to?" Cara asked.

"I know it's not fancy, but I was thinking I would take you to a little fish and chip spot I like to go to."

"Sounds like fun."

The two drove off, passing by the mega mansion in which she lived. She looked at it for a second before looking over at Kam with her gorgeous smile. She placed her hand on his and then never looked back. One of the most intoxicating qualities about Cara was her effortless ability to live in the moment and not allow life's distractions to invade. She came from privilege, but wanted to use her position to help others.

Pulling up to a small standalone restaurant, Kam found a spot and parked. It was a Friday night so the place was packed with youths. There were picnic tables that overlook the water, which were surrounded by seagulls looking for scraps, and loud music filled the air.

"Have you been here before?" Kam asked, turning off the engine.

"No, I don't think I have," Cara said with her quintessential smile. She looked slightly out of place.

"You're going to love it."

Exiting the vehicle, they approached the order window.

"Welcome to Fish and Chicks."

Kam and Cara stood back before greeting the cashier as they needed a few minutes to look over the menu. Cara wasn't sure what to order so left it up to Kam. She seemed more interested in getting acquainted with her surroundings. She wasn't expecting to run into anyone she knew, but scanned the crowd of faces just in case. The majority of the kids seemed to be of high school age, which were a few years younger than her. Some of the boys were looking at her in a flirtatious way, while many of the girls were glaring with judgmental eyes.

Kam placed an order and walked over to an empty picnic table. Passing through the group of kids, Cara looked down to avoid uncomfortable eye contact. They squeezed in, finding a seat at the end of one of the tables. The kids were talking and being loud, which caused Cara to become withdrawn and reserved.

"You okay?" Kam asked.

"Yup," Cara responded with a half-hearted smile.

"You know what, let's take it to go. This isn't the right vibe for a date."