by Jai Amor
I walked over to the couch and grabbed the box out of the bear’s hand and when I opened it, I screamed. There was a pair of diamond earrings in the box! I had never owned a pair of diamonds in my life!
“I cannot accept this type of gift from you,” I said.
“You can and you will. I won’t take no for an answer, like I told you before, this whole weekend is all about you. I’m not doing this because I’m looking for anything in return; I’m doing this to show you how much I’m really feeling you beautiful. On top of this, I have something else waiting for you in the bedroom,” he told me smiling from ear to ear.
“Oh goodness, I don’t know if I want to see what’s waiting for me in the bedroom,” I said laughing. “And are you just going to skip DJing at the club this whole weekend?”
“Yes, I have someone working in my spot the whole weekend. I already had everything planned out.”
“Oh wow.”
I followed the path of the rose petals that were scattered perfectly on the floor and it lead me to one of the bedrooms where there were six outfits laid across the bed. One of the outfits was one that I was looking at the day we was in the mall. It was a blue and black two-piece short skirt. The other outfits that were on the bed was a gold halter knee length dress, a long black dress with the sides cut out, a dark green double slit one shoulder pants jumpsuit, a pair of distressed blue jeans with a burgundy high-low top, and a two-piece all-white pant set. Beside the bed, there were five pairs of shoes ranging from heels to sneakers and a bag full of accessories.
“What...how did you afford all this? I know DJing doesn’t pay this much?” I asked.
“Actually, I make a lot of money doing what I do. I don’t just Dj in clubs; I travel all over to different events. Sometimes I travel to New York and sometimes it’s Miami. Yes, I have other outlets but being a DJ is my passion,” he said.
“Oh okay, I understand,” I replied. “I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. I don’t know what to say,” I walked over and gave him a hug.
“You don’t have to thank me baby girl. I reserved a table at a nice restaurant not far from here so you can pick out one of the outfits to put on and I have a few bra and panty sets in the Victoria Secret’s bag for you also,” he said.
I hopped in the shower and got dressed. I wore the long black dress with a pair of silver heels. As I was doing my hair, I was wondering how he knew my dress size, bra and panty size, and shoe size. In the midst of all the excitement, I didn’t think to ask these questions but as soon as we get to the restaurant, I’m going to make sure I find out. When I walked out of the room, he was sitting on the couch waiting on me.
“You look so beautiful ma. I believe I did a great job with the clothes but of course you would make anything look good,” he said. “Well we better get going because I don’t want to be late for our reservation.”
“Thank you and yes, let’s get out of here.”
We got on the elevator to head downstairs to the lobby. When we get outside I expected us to ride in his car but there was a limo sitting in front of the hotel waiting for us.
“You are really going all out tonight,” I said.
“Oh this is nothing baby, this is just the beginning,” he said.
“Where to sir?” the driver asked.
“La Tavola,” he said.
When we got to the restaurant, DJ Spin gave the hostess his name and I learned that his real name was Stephen Graham. We were seated and the waiter took our drink order, I ordered lemonade and he ordered ice tea. We then gave the waiter our food order. Since I had never eaten at a real Italian restaurant, I did not know what to get so I just went simple and got spaghetti. DJ Spin ordered roasted chicken with a Caesar salad. While waiting for our food, I decided to ask him about knowing my dress size.
“So I have a question for you Mr. Stephen,” I teased.
“Hahaha you got jokes I see. What’s your question Miss Kior?”
“I’m curious to know how you knew my dress size, shoe size, and bra and panty size. I never told you any of that information.”
“I was wondering when you were going to ask. Well the day we went to the mall and you were looking at different outfits, I noticed the sizes you were looking at and when you tried on shoes, I made a mental note on what size you were trying on. See I am a very observant man and I always stay aware of my surroundings.”
“I see but how did you know my bra and panty size?” I questioned.
“Well to be real with you my ex is about the same size as you in height and frame. I just took a guess at it and I see I got it correct.”
“You did. So what happened to you and your ex?” I asked.
“It just didn’t work out with us. I guess we kinda grew apart, we are still cool though, it was a mutual thing,” he said.
The waiter brought our food out just as I was about to reply. The food smelled so delicious, I couldn’t wait to dig my fork into it. For the first five minutes it was quiet. We both were too busy paying attention to our food to engage in any conversation.
“How was your food?” he asked.
“It’s very good. I’m about to pop now though. How was your food?” I asked.
“Make you want to slap everybody up in here,” he laughed. “Do you want dessert?”
“No, no, I can’t eat another bite.”
“Is there anything else I can get for you sir?” the waiter walked up and asked.
“Just the bill please.”
“Right away sir,” the waiter replied.
When the waiter came back with the bill, he paid for our food and we left. When we walked outside, the limo was waiting at the door for us. When we got to the room, I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was hop in the shower and lay down.
“You definitely gave me a night that I will always remember and I thank you for it,” I said.
“You don’t have to thank me ma, I enjoy seeing the smile and excitement on your face. I’m not the one that you need to be thanking, it was all your friend’s idea,” he said.
I had the craziest look on my face because I was trying to figure out how was all of this was Chanel’s idea. I mean she knows about DJ Spin but I don’t remember her saying anything about talking to him. I just told Malorie about him so I don’t think it was her so who in the hell could it be? I decided to leave it alone for tonight because I was too tired to try to figure out who it was. I got ready for bed and right before I drifted off to sleep, I sent Ahmir a message.
Me: Hey bae I was just sending you a quick message before I went to bed, I will be back Sunday but I will give you a call tomorrow.
******
The next morning I woke up to the smell of breakfast cooking. Damn, this nigga is really spoiling me. I felt sort of bad because here I am with a boyfriend back at school and I’m here with another nigga having the time of my life. I mean, I came with the intentions of telling DJ Spin about Ahmir but after everything he has done for me, I don’t want to spoil it so I decided to wait until we got back. I checked my phone to see if Ahmir texted me back and to my surprise, I didn’t have one single message or missed call from him. I got up and put on a robe that the hotel provided and I walked out of the room.
“Good morning beautiful! I got us some breakfast; it’s not much but I hope you enjoy it,” he said.
I walked to the table and there were Belgian waffles on a plate with scrambled eggs, toast, a bowl of mixed fruit, and a glass of orange juice.
“This looks delicious. Thank you,” I said.
“Girl, if you don’t stop thanking me!” he said.
“I just want you to know how much I appreciate all of this,” I told him.
We sat down to eat our breakfast and what he told me last night still was eating away at me so I had to bring it back up.
“Do you remember last night when you told me that this trip was my friend’s idea?”
“Yeah what about it?” he asked
“What friend were you t
alking about?”
“Ummm, I can’t remember her name at the moment but she was telling me how much you were feeling me but you didn’t know how I felt about you,” he said.
Now that really threw me for a loop because I don’t recall telling any of my friends that I didn’t know how he felt about me because I knew that he was really into me. If I wasn’t lost before, I damn sure was now.
“So what would you like to do today?” he interrupted my thoughts.
“I don’t know, surprise me,” I told him.
“Are you adventurous?”
“Yes! Adventurous and spontaneous.”
“Cool, let’s get dressed and head out. I have an idea that I think you will enjoy,” he said.
After we got dressed and ready to go, we got into his car, I asked where we were going he said that it was a surprise but it was a place that a couple of his friends visited. We pulled up to a building.
“What is this place?” I asked.
“Come on, you will see.”
We walked inside and it was indoor skydiving and rock climbing. I was excited because I’ve always wanted to try it. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not but it was like he knew everything about me without me even telling him. I was like a big kid while I was there; I was having so much fun. DJ Spin and I made a bet on who would make it to the top first in rock climbing. Of course he tried his best to beat me and he succeeded but don’t get it twisted, I gave him some good competition. His reward for our bet was a back massage. I was a little nervous about that because I hadn’t touched another man since I met Ahmir, but a deal was a deal so I had to go through with it. After we left the indoor skydiving and rock climbing place, we decided to stop and get a bite to eat. The place looked like a little mom and pop restaurant but the food was so good. I had a Philly cheesesteak sub with fries and he had a hamburger steak with mash potatoes and gravy.
“So later on tonight, I want to take you to this nice night club that’s not too far from the hotel we are at. I think you will like it,” he said.
“Sounds good, now I can see how you are in the club when you are not behind the DJ booth,” I told him laughing.
“Oh you will be surprised baby girl. Don’t think I forgot about my back massage because I really need one right about now,” he said with the cutest smile I’ve seen in a while.
“I have not forgottttt,” I sung.
We finished our food and headed back to the hotel room. When we got back, I decided I wanted to get in the hot tub that was located inside the master bathroom. I looked in the bag that he brought for me and found a set that looked like it could have been a swimsuit so I put it on and went in the bathroom. I was sitting there thinking about everything that had happened. I have not heard from Ahmir yet and that was not like him to go all day without talking to me. I decided to try to get in touch with him again.
*Ringgggg...ringgggg...ringgggg*
The caller you are trying to reach is unavailable at this time, please hang up and try again later.
What in the hell is he doing that he can’t pick up the freaking phone. I wasn’t trying to think about the possibility of him with another bitch so before I got upset I sent him a message to see if he would respond.
Me: Ahmir I’ve been trying to get in touch with you since last night... what is going on? Hit me back ASAP!
I put the phone down beside the hot tub and rested my head up against it. There was a knock on the door and I knew exactly who it was.
“What’s up ma? Can I join you?” Spin asked.
“Sure come on,” I replied.
He walked over with one wine glass and a bottle of wine. He handed me the glass, opened the wine up and poured me a little bit. He got into the hot tub and sat down beside me. I must admit his body was looking hella good.
“You’re not drinking any?” I asked him
“Naw, I really don’t drink like that. So what are you in here doing? Relaxing before we go out tonight or trying to get rid of some of that soreness from the activities we did today,” he laughed.
“I see you’re trying to be funny! I’m just in here relaxing and thinking if you must know nigga,” I said playfully punching him in the arm.
“So do I get my massage now or do I have to wait?” he asked.
“Turn around with your begging ass,” I said cracking up at my own little joke.
“Keep talking shit,” he said. “Your lil’ ass got a feisty side to you I see.”
“Nooo not me, I’m a sweet person,” I said batting my eyes playfully.
As he turned his back my way, I noticed how toned his back was. Ummm, ummm, I’m glad I was a faithful girl cuz if I wasn’t I would’ve let him have his way with my body. “What’s on your mind?” he asked
“Well, I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out how you and Chanel ended up talking and coming up with this idea of kidnapping me for the weekend,” I told him.
“Kidnapping?” he laughed. “Don’t put it like that and who the hell is Chanel?” he asked.
“My homegirl that you talked to. The one who gave you the idea for this weekend getaway. She was one of the girls that was with me the day you met me. Remember?”
“No, I wasn’t talking about any of the girls that were with you the day I met you. I’m talking about your other friend, ummm what’s her name? Nadia... naw, that wasn’t it.” He was holding his head down while trying to think. “Zyon... damn no that’s not it... Hell the name either starts with an N or a Z.”
As he was still talking my mind started zooming in on everybody that I knew whose name started with a N. The only person that I could think of was Neveah and I doubt she would’ve gone to him. Then I started thinking of people I knew name that started with a Z and then it hit me.
“Zaria?” I said thinking out loud.
“Huh?” he asked.
“Was the girl’s name Zaria that you talked too?” I asked.
“Hell yeah, that was her name. I knew it was something like that,” he said.
Now I was confused as hell! How in the hell did Zaria know about Spin? I never called his name around her and why would she go up to him pretending like we were best friends when I barely knew the bitch. I had to get to the bottom of this and I had to do it now!
“Excuse me I have to make a quick phone call,” I said jumping out of the hot tub.
“Is everything okay?” he asked.
“Yeah, I won’t be long,” I said.
I went into the living room area of the suite and dialed Neveah’s number.
“Hello,” Neveah answered.
“Hey Nev, are you busy?” I asked
“No girl, what’s up? You back?”
“No, this one day surprise turned into a weekend getaway. I’m calling to see if you have talked to Zaria and to see if I can get her number.”
“I talked to her earlier she said that she was going to spend time with her man. She said something about them talking and trying to work things out. I can give you her number though, is something wrong?” she asked.
“I’ll talk to you and Tionne about everything when I get back but right now I need her number.”
Neveah gave me her number and I told her I would call her back later on and hung up. I immediately called Zaria’s number but no one answered so I decided to send her a quick little message.
Me: Hi Zaria this is Kior call me as soon as you get this message... it is VERY important.
I put the phone down and plopped down on the couch forgetting I was wet. I started thinking back on some things and the more I started thinking the more things started making sense to me. I begin to think back on the day she came to Tionne and Neveah’s room and the look she gave me when she told me that she found out that her man was cheating on her with someone she knew. I know damn well she couldn’t be talking about Ahmir could she? And all those times it seemed like she was everywhere I was? Was this girl following me? I need to get in touch with Ahmir and I needed to get in touch with him A
SAP!
CHANEL
The night Jeremiah told me that he loved me was a night that I would never forget. Since that night though, things seemed like they were getting worse by the day. It seemed like he was on an emotional rollercoaster. One minute he was sweet and loving and the next minute he was either mean or depressed. It seemed like the only thing that made him happy was going to the weight room in the gym to workout. I was thinking that maybe it was the stress of dealing with his exes and the load of work he had to do in his classes or maybe even football, but I wasn’t so sure now.
“Hey bae what’s on your mind? You ready for the big homecoming game this week? ” I asked.
“Naw, I’m not worried about the game, I already know we will bust ass Saturday. I want to talk to you about something though, an idea I came up with,” he said.
“Okay talk to me,” I replied.
“Well this semester will be up in the next couple of months and after everything both of us went through, I was thinking that maybe it would be a good idea for us to move off campus?” he suggested.
“Ummm well, it sounds good but babe how are we going to pay for a place to stay?” I asked concerned.
“Well I’m looking for a job now and maybe you can get a job too,” he said.
“Jeremiah honestly, I’m trying to focus on my classes right now. I don’t know if I want to get a job at the moment. I mean I’m looking for a work study to do here on campus but I know that won’t cover living expenses for an apartment. And how are you going to fit a job in with football.”
“I’m still going to play football and work. What’s the problem you don’t want to move in together?” he asked with his teeth clenched together.
“It’s not that Jeremiah, don’t get all upset. I’m just saying it’s going to be a lot of stress added on the stress we already have. I’m not trying to rush anything that is all,” I told him.
“Man whatever! If you don’t want to be with me that’s all you have to say instead of making up excuses,” he yelled.