TW: This chapter contains mentions of starving and poor body image.
We arrived at a Japanese Resturant. Shawn and Gia were waiting for us at the entrance. They looked uneasy and I could feel the tension.
"Um, what we waiting for? Ya girl is hungry." I said. Tez snickered at the comment. We all looked at him like he was dumb.
"Y'all can go in, we coming." I said grabbing Tez by his arm and pulling him toward the car.
"What is ya problem woman?" He asked me with an attitude.
"What's my problem? What the fuck is YOUR problem Montez? Why would you do that shit?"
"Here you go over reacting again. All I did was laugh."
Tears started to form in my eyes. He knows how shit like that makes me feel yet he continues to do it.
"We was just good like five minutes ago bro..." I sighed.
"We was good until you took a fuckin laugh personally," he spat.
"Whatever man." I said walking back to the restaurant. I wiped my tears away before going in and sitting down.
"You okay babe?" Gia asked me as she handed me a menu.
I nodded. If I spoke I knew I'd cry. I pretended to look through the menu while debating on whether I should order anything at all. I hate how one little remark from him could cause me so much damage. Everything on the menu sounded so good. I looked down and saw my stomach poking out and Tez's laugh played in my head again. "I'm definitely not eating," I thought to myself. I looked up and saw him take his seat beside me. I mentally rolled my eyes as he kissed my cheek.
"I'm sorry baby." He whispered in my ear.
The waiter came up and took our orders for drinks. I was zoned out until I felt Tez rubbing my thigh. I mugged him and he winked at me.
"Ché you remember that?" Shawn asked me while laughing.
"Huh?" I asked.
"When we threw poppers at Mr. Hart's car for our senior prank."
I laughed along with them.
"Yeah and it almost got all of y'all asses suspended." I added.
"It was worth it. Fuck Mr. Hart. All my niggas hate Mr. Hart." He said in a fake deep voice.
"Boy shut up." Gia laughed.
I looked at Gia then Shawn and smirked at them. I winked my eye as she rolled hers.
The moment I dreaded came. The waiter arrived with our drinks to take our orders. I sighed to myself.
"Alright, here are your drinks. Is your table ready to order yet Mr. Williams?" he asked.
"Yeah man, lemme get a 6 oz. Japanese Grade Wagyu from Miyazaki, some of them pork belly dumplings, grilled octopus, and uhhhh shrimp and lobster dumplings with steamed edamame please."
Me and Gi looked at him like he was crazy.
"Damn okay point guard, you might as well buy the whole restaurant." Gia said making them laugh. I let out a little chuckle with them. Everyone else ordered then it was my turn.
"Just the edamame with salmon, please."
"Nah." Shawn said. I looked at him confused and Tez shot him a mug.
"What you mean nah?" I asked.
"I didn't bring you here to eat rabbit food." He said with a fake attitude. I rolled my eyes.
"If she wanted something else she would have ordered it." Tez said looking straight at him.
Shawn gave him a look, then he looked at the waiter.
"Get her an order of them shrimp and lobster dumplings too," he said. "You still don't eat red meat?" he asked me. How did he even remember that?
"No." I said softly.
He looked at the waiter, "and that wagyu steak my brotha."
"No problem Mr. Williams. Your food will be out shortly he said shooting us a smile.
"You're welcome" Shawn said to me. I sucked my teeth and went on my phone. Seconds later I got a message from Shawn.
Basketball Buddy 💙: Wassup with you mane? 🙁
Me: Nothin I'm jus tired
Basketball Buddy 💙: you think I'm stupid?
I looked up at him and he looked back and playfully mugged me.
Basketball Buddy 💙: haha funny. now tell me wassup why you got this funky attitude
Me: ion got no attitude
Basketball Buddy 💙: yeah and I'm taller than Bol
Me: I guess you're 7'4 then 🤷🏾♀️
Basketball Buddy 💙: ima get it outta you
Me: mhm
Basketball Buddy 💙: you mad about that shit Tez pulled earlier?
I locked my phone, still looking down. My leg started bouncing. If I didn't answer him he'd know that's what the problem was.
Me: nah
He replied almost immediately
Basketball Buddy 💙: yes it is. I can hear your leg bouncing. You want me to cancel him for tomorrow?
Me: no please don't. It's not that serious
He looked up and mugged me.
Basketball Buddy 💙: we gonna talk about this later
I went through my phone until the food came. It looked good as fuck and I was actually glad Shawn ordered something else for me.
"Mmm this good as hell," I said after tasting a dumpling.
"I know. That's why I got it for you." He said giggling.
"Yeah whateva." I chuckled before biting into another one.
"You're welcome." He said cheesing.
We were talking about random shit when Tez's phone rang.
"Damn. I gotta take this." He kissed me on my cheek then went outside.
Gia glared at him as he walked out but didn't say anything. We continued our conversation until Tez came back.
"Sorry y'all but I gotta meet up with my manager. Needa get everything straight for big bro's birthday tomorrow." He stated before dapping up Shawn. "Imma catch y'all later."
"Ight bro be easy." Shawn said.
He turned my head for a deep kiss.
"Bye baby." I said.
"See ya baby girl, I love you." He beamed before walking off.
As soon as the door closed behind him Gia started.
"I'm glad his ass is gone. I been holding my mouth all day." She spat
"The fuck is his problem, Ché?" Shawn asked.
"Let me fuckin tell you. This bit-" Gia started.
"Gi, stop. It's nothing serious." I said softly.
Gi looked at me like I was crazy.
"Ché I already told you, I'll cancel on his ass if you want."
"No Shawn. We just having a bad day. It's all good." I lied.
Gia rolled her eyes at me. Shawn exhaled and ran his hands down his face like he was stressed.
"Ight." He said.
I had to shift the mood.
"Sooo. I guess I'm rolling with y'all tonight. Where we going first?"
"I know exactly where we're goin." Shawn said.
