"Girl, I will give you karats 'till you feel you a rabbit
Anything in your path, you want you can have
Walk through the mall, if you like it you can grab
Total it all up and put it on my tab
And then tell your friends all the fun you had"
What You Want -Mase
Janae
I looked at Dave as he stood by the passenger side door. He stares back at me, his eyes not breaking the stare down we were having.
He rolled his eyes and walked over to me grabbing me by the wrist.
"I'm really not playing with you"
He slightly man handled me, I jerked my wrist from his grasp.
"I can get myself into the car, thank you"
"Please do because I'm not about to play with you" he grilled me.
I placed my purse on the seat before helping myself on to the seat. I sat down and closed the door.
"Seat belt, please and thank you" Dave said as he started the car.
Here I was again, completely doing the opposite of what I said I would do. I shouldn't be in this car right now. I shouldn't even be giving him a damn chance. Fuck ...
"Let's get two things clear"
"Yeah, let's clear some shit up" Dave interrupted Janae.
"Don't talk to me like that or grab me up, I am not a child and I'm definitely not your child. Two don't pop up to my job unless I send for you" Janae rolled her eyes, looking at him drive.
"Let's get one thing crystal clear, I'm a grown ass man I do what I want, when I want. If you'd answer text messages I would have TOLD you I was coming to get you." He looked over to Janae then back to the road.
"And two, when I tell you to get in the car, you get in the car" He smirked while talking,
"I'm really not in the mood for your games tonight, where are you taking me?" Janae looked out her window.
"I want you to put this on" Dave lifted up the gift box.
"I don't want it, I thought I made it crystal clear" Janae did air quotes.
"I'm not returning it"
"So give it to your daughter" Janae responded.
"Leave my kid out of this" Dave shot Janae a look.
"I'm not wearing it" Janae crossed her arms.
"Actually, where the hell are you taking me?" Janae watched as the pulled up to her grandmothers building.
Dave picked up his phone and began making a phone call. Janae shook her in disbelief.
"Hey ma, yeah I'm here, she here too" Dave eyed Janae.
"Okay cool, we out front"
"Why are we here?" Janae looked out her window where she saw the entrance to her grandmother's building.
"I need to pick up something from someone"
Janae looked down at her phone scrolling through her social medias. When she heard a knock on her window causing her to jump a little. Dave rolled the window down revealing a very happy Lisa. Janae rolled her eyes at Lisa who laughed a little.
"Here" she reached over Janae and handed Dave a bag.
"What's that?" Janae asked Lisa.
"Something Mama made"
"Mama?" Janae asked shocked.
"Yeah"
"Why is Mama making this fool stuff?"
"Hey! I'm right here" Dave spoke up.
"She make the best chicken soup" He playfully rolled his eyes, causing Lisa to laugh.
"You ain't sick" Janae looked over to Dave.
"You don't know that" He grinned.
"Does she know I'm here ... with him ?" Janae tried to ask Lisa on the low.
"No Jay, I just promised this fool some of her food"
"Why?" Janae asked puzzled.
"I'll let Dave explain that"
"You need a ride home?" Dave asked.
"No, I'm going to walk it. Jay call later okay" She smiled.
They both watched as Lisa walked down the block and before Dave could pull off Janae asked him.
"Why Lisa promising you food my grandmother made?"
"Lisa pretty much told me that if I could keep you interested, she'd let me have some of Mama Gee's cooking"
"Keep me interested ? What the hell does that even mean?" Janae asked with an attitude.
"Pretty much she said if I showed up with you tonight meant that you was probably entertaining the idea of me ... Since you're curve master flex."
"Wooooow"
"What?"
"Nothing, clearly my life is a joke to ya" Janae uffed.
"How?" Dave rose a brow.
"She the one telling you where I work, when I work and when I get off . Now, you two plotting on me?"
"Not even like, she just knows you would curve me .. which you have been. But I thought we had a good time, last time we hung out" Dave looked over to Janae.
"It was ..."
"So then why you got a stick up your ass today?"
"I don't"
"But you do, I bought you this gift because I ruined your birthday and I wanted you to have something to remind me of you" he sort of chuckled.
"I don't need diamonds for you to prove anything to me. I'm not that kind of girl"
"I get that, and I heard ju"
"But this i just how I get down and when I wanna see my shorty laced, I go all out" Dave continued.
"I am not your shorty" Janae rolled her eyes.
"If you cut the attitude you could be"
"Never" Janae rolled her eyes.
"Okay, we shall see. But remember never say never."
"You curved me" Janae said in a matter fact-ly tone.
"No I didn't ... I work and have a daughter remember. Shit happens. That's why I got you the gift. I wanted you to know I didn't forget about you"
"I'm sure ..."
"Aiight bet. This Saturday night be ready by 8, it's a date"
"Oh don't do me no favors David"
"I ain't doin' nobody a damn ting! I was coming here to ask you to a date in person but you wanna be a sour patch kid"
"No I do not"
"Yes, poutin the entire driving over here, giving me attitude. You a trip"
"Whatever" Janae crossed her arms and laughed.
"Look at you feeling silly now huh?" Dave grinned.
"No I do not, because I still had a valid point"
"Uh huh, I'm sure"
"Where you taking me ?"
"Now that you have to wait and see"
"Okay ..."
Dave started the car and pulled off.
Dave
"So you gonna put this bracelet on or nah?"
Dave asked Janae as they began to drive away from Mama Gee's apartment building.
"No, I told you I'm not" Janae teased.
"You be having me all types of F'd up" he laughed.
"You hungry?" he asked.
"Yeah a little ..."
"What you want?"
"I could go for a patacon" Janae smirked.
"You say that now, that I'm heading towards the X"
"I'm sorry you asked .. my treat?" Janae laughed.
"Yeah, whatever"
"Cachapas ?" Janae asked him.
"Yes, how you knew ?"
"I don't know it's one of my favorite spots in the Heights .. Next to my favorite chimi truck on 204"
"Everybody know the best truck is on 208"
"Yeah okay ..." Janae laughed.
"Bueno, vamos a ver" (well, we shall see)
"Oh so you do speak Spanish ?"
Janae looekd him confused, causing Dave to laugh.
"I mean yeah, I am Dominican ... Mama Gee is Dominican ..." Janae clarified for him.
"I mean I know, but Mama Gee is like my mom she only speaks Spanish when she go off"
"So you're Hispanic ?"
"I'm all around West Indian sweetheart"
"Do explain"
"Bajan and Dominican"
"Oh okay that's cool .. Always wanted to visit Barbados" Janae smiled.
"I could make that happen"
"What you need to make happen is me getting my patacon" Janae teased.
"I gotchu, so are you going to speak Spanish to me?" Dave smirked.
"If you keep pissing me off I just might"
David pulled up to the restaurant and double parked since there is never any parking around there. Dave opened Janae's car door and waited for her to hop out. He shut the door and locked the car. They walked up to Cachapas and Dave held the door open. For the middle of the week it was sort of crowded.
"So I'm assuming you've eaten here before?" Janae asked Dave.
"Of course ma"
"So what are you going to get ?"
"Might do a chicken yoyo, how about you?" he looked over the menu.
"Hmm .. roast pork patacon" Janae looked over at Dave.
"No swine on my time" Dave shook his heaqd.
"Technically you invaded my time" Janae corrected him.
"Order away" Dave allowed Janae to step in front of him.
Janae ordered their food in Spanish and reached for her wallet. But Dave had already pulled out a 20 bill and handed it to the man.
"I said it's my treat"
"You good ... I gotchu" Dave smiled.
"Why you have to be so hard headed"
Janae and Dave stood off to the side as the waited for their food. Janae had begun looking down at phone when she heard a couple females giggling. They were staring at Dave. Dave had no clue what was going being that he was busy texting Mia back.
"Dave ... Dave East?" One of the girls walked up to the both of them.
Dave came out of his phone and smiled, he shook his head yes.
"I knew it was you" One girl spoke to Dave.
"You're cuter in person" Another said.
Janae stood off to the side watching the two girls engage Dave in conversation. Dave had laughed at the comments they made. Janae stood off to the side confused as to how they even knew him.
"Thank you ma" Dave responded with a chuckle.
Their food was ready and Janae went to grab their bags and walked over to where Dave stood still talking to the girls.
"Ready?" Janae asked interrupting their conversation, annoyed he was entertaining these females while with her.
"Oh, yeah ... Uh they like my music" Dave smiled.
"Oh they're fans" Janae gave a fake smile.
One of the girls scoffed and grilled Janae, Dave had to step in between them before something might pop off.
"Again thanks for the love and support" he smiled at the girls as he led Janae out in front of him.
Janae walked over to the car and waited for Dave to hit the key ring to unlock the doors. Dave walked over to the car and unlocked the doors and Janae opened the door and sat down. She waited for Dave to get in.
"I see you don't play nice with others" Dave joked.
Janae just dug through the bag and passed Dave his yoyo and took out her patacon and began eating.
"You do remember I rap?" Dave asked Janae.
"Mhmm" Janae continue to eat.
"How is it ?"
"Good" Janae slightly smiled.
"What was that back there?" Dave asked laughing.
"Nothing" Janae shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, if you say so ... But they were fans, all I'm saying"
"Good for them and you" Janae raised a thumb.
"Petty" Dave started the car.
Excuse the mistakes !
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