Dean's POV
I still didn't know how Emmett talked me into this double date, usually it was with some girl he was trying to shag some more and me left with her almost passable friend.
Emmett believed that for a twenty-six year old I didn't get out enough, or as he so clearly stated on numerous occasions, I didn't fuck enough. It seemed like every man my age was shagging anything with a little warmth, anything with a heartbeat. No one seemed to care about relationships anymore, just a quick roll in the hay, but I was determined to be different, I was determined to care. My mother always said that I was born with a mature mind. Maybe this girl, Katelena, would be different, maybe things might go well for me this time.
I dressed in a white V-neck shirt, dark jeans and my new black Adidas' sneakers, with a few spritz of Ralph Lauren cologne, I locked up my apartment and headed towards my car.
I arrived early and spotted Emmett, standing ont the pavement in front the bowling alley. He wore a faintly distressed blue denim jeans, and a black OVO T-shirt. I greeted him warmly and he began to ramble off. "Listen Dean, this girl is different, besides being amazing in the sack, she's like mysterious, you know? There's something about her, something special, I just want her to like me."
"She's gonna love you bro," I reassured him, giving a clip on his shoulder.
"Here they come." Emmett radiated
anxiety. Elise walked right up to us and greeted us, but it was clear her friend was less than enthusiastic about being here. He didn't exaggerated about Elise, she did have an ass out of this world.
"You must be Katelena, I'm Dean," I said warmly to my date. She smiled a beautiful smile.
This girl, this woman, was Aphrodite. Her long raven-colored hair reached to the small of her back, it shone like a halo around her, emphasising her beauty. She had a slender frame and long legs. Her pale, heart-shaped face drew my attention. Her thick eyebrows were well shaped above large, long-lashed chocolate- brown eyes. Her captivating eyes were almost too large for her petite face. Her tiny nose was almost childlike, Katelena's full lips wore a blood red lipstick. Her slender neck held a simple gold chain with a pendant, in the shape of a leaf. She wore a black, off- the-shoulder crop- top with plain black leggings and the same Adidas' sneakers I wore. However, the most beautiful thing she wore was her stunning smile. Her delicate exterior reminded me of the many porcelain dolls my sister, Stephanie kept as a child.
"I'm sorry, I'm probably gawking," I said smiling at her, "but I've never seen such a beautiful woman." She blushed, chuckling a thanks. Emmett led us into the bowling alley and we all went to the counter to rent bowling shoes.
"You have nice taste in shoes," she commented smiling. That launched us into a conversation about clothes, mainly what we thought about the Yeezy sneakers. It was so easy to talk to Katelena, I felt as though we connected. Emmett and Elise bowled while Katelena and I just talked the entire time. Without realising it, it was time to go and we hadn't eaten.
"Do you wanna grab a bite to eat, Katelena?" I asked hesitantly. "Yeah, do you know a place?" she inquired.
After saying our goodbyes to Emmett and Elise,who left together, we walked to a quaint little restaurant about two blocks down called Mojo's, that I've always wanted to visit. It was late and there were few persons there. Katelena walked, more like sashayed, to a booth in the back. We picked up our menus and decided what we wanted to eat.
"I'll have a veggie burger and fries," she said confidently. I ordered the same and two chocolate milkshakes. "You don't eat meat?" she laughed at my question and then cleared her throat, the innuendo was not lost on me. "Yeah I do, it's just I like veggie burgers too." All I could say was "Oh," with a smirk plastered on my face.
The very eager waiter returned with our order and left. "I think he likes you," she mused. "No one would see me when I'm next to you," I replied, laying on the charm thick. She maybe didn't know it yet, but she was going to be mine.
I never thought I would get turned by a girl stuffing her face, but the bulge in pants said otherwise. I felt like a horny teenage boy. I couldn't help but watch her, fantasise about her; wish that she was mine. I took my napkin and wiped the corner of her mouth of mayonnaise. She didn't recoil, so that was a good sign, right? But that didn't do anything for my growing erection. I'm such a pervert.
After we finished our meal, I paid and we walked towards the bowling allry's parking lot. I offered Katelena a ride home, she gave me directions to her home that were easy to follow. The Weeknd played on the radio, singing about a material girl. I listened as Katelena sang softly along to one of my favourite songs. "You're a fan?"
She laughed and said "XO til we OD."
God, this girl was perfect. I loved the way her rosy cheeks would rise to her eyes when she laughed, I loved how easily I could talk to her, I loved how we loved some of the same things. Please don't let me fuck this up, praying a silent pray to God.
We arrived at her apartment building and I followed her up to he place. I was about to say goodnight, when she asked if I wanted to come inside for coffee. I agreed and followed her inside. A little chihuahua- mix came running towards me at full speed, wagging his tail. I stooped and petted him; he was adorable. Katelena, closed the door and turned to me. "I'm sorry, I usually have him in my room, I must've forgotten to put him up,"
"No problem, I love animals, what's his name?" "Beau, he's cute, isn't he?"
"Not as cute as his owner though."
Katelena laughed and walked to the kitchen area where she gave Beau a treat and picked him up, taking him to what I assumed was her room.
She returned and went to wash her hands. "So Dean, what do you do?" she asked, turning off the running water. This is the question I dreaded, I knew it was a basic question, but sometimes women didn't like the answer. "I own Show n' Tail, among other things." Her face registered shock.
Show n' Tail was a strip club, Emmett and I invested in when we were both twenty, but came to own by a chance of luck. We had turned it from one of those sleazy joints with drugs and cheap hookers, to a moderately exclusive club. Within two years, we had accumulated a large sum of money. We weren't Christian Grey rich, but we were comfortable. We were able to drive nice cars and help out our families, which was what we both wanted.
It worried me that Katelena was silent, "Uhhh, Katelena? Are you okay?" I asked. She began to laugh, "Yeah, sorry, I was just really stunned to be honest," she replied, "I've been there a couple of times with El, it's really nice," she continued.
"That's where Emmett met her, he owns it too," I stated matter of factly.
"So what other things do you own, Magic Mike?" she asked good-naturedly. "Don't laugh but I also co-own 'Teaze', it's really my sister's store, I just help her out from time to time with business stuff." I said hesitantly. "Oh my gosh, Stephanie is your sister? I go in there so often we're on first name basis, it's odd how I've never seen you there then."
Little did Katelena know that I'd seen her once before. She was in Teaze, looking at our selection of lingerie and sex toys the store sold. I remembered vaguely thinking, why would a girl like that even have to glance at a sex toy? That one time I'd seen her, I'd never forget, she bought a hot pink lace thong. That same night, she was the star of my dreams.
God, I was really a pervert. I couldn't tell her that, she'd think I was a creep and a guy who couldn't get laid to save my life, which wasn't the case. So I kept that to myself.
"Yeah, weird" I muttered.
"Oh my goodness where are my manners? What would you like a drink Dean?" "Anything you're having," I replied instantaneously. I enjoyed the way my name rolled off her tongue a bit too much. It'd sound better if she were screaming it. I had to banish my wayward thoughts before I became a walking hard-on around this girl, again.
Katelena handed me Coke and turned on the TV and asked me what I wanted to watch. She handed me the remote and I selected a series called 'Scorpion.' To my amazement she had never seen it. I filled her in. The show was amazing to me and I radiated excitement. I sounded like fan girl. She smiled and watched it with me.
After the episode ended, she said she liked and would continue watching it.
"Well, it's getting pretty late, I think I should go," I said getting up and stretching. "You could stay if you want and we could not sleep," she smirked. I was grinning from ear to ear, "As thrilling as that sounds Katelena, I have to go," she almost looked relieved.
Hmm, very weird.
"Let me put my number in your phone and when you do want to hang out, text me," she said. I fished out my gold IPhone and handed it to her, she placed her number in my phone and handed me it back.
"One thing though, I don't want to 'hang out', I'll message you about our next date. If that's okay with you?" I didn't want to be too forward or read too much into it. But there was something about this girl.
"Hmm, I don't do the whole dating thing though," she almost whispered.
"Well, I guess things are about to change." I pecked her forehead and walked out before she could protest.