New Flame

Chapter 2

Aayliah's P.O.V "I Still Can't Believe I Saw Someone So Sexy As Chris. Like His Tattoos, Smile & Eyes Had A Girls Heart Feel Like It Was Healing. But I Didn't Wanna Rush Anything Since That's What Happened Between Me & Michael & Look Where That Got Me? To Be Honest I Shouldn't Even Be Having My Head In This Relationship Game It Needs To Be Focused On Making This Money" My Thoughts Got Broken Up By Mimi

"Yo Planet Earth To Aayliah Come Back To Earth" She Said Laughing Waving Her Hand In My Face

"Sorry What Was You Saying" I Asked Not Hearing Her Ask Me To Hang Out Tonight

"You Was Thinking About That Lightskin Man Chris Again Wasn't You? But I Asked If You Wanted To Hang Out Tonight?

"No I Wasn't Thinking About Him, I've Got My Mind About Money But Yeah Sure Why Not" I Said Noticing I Dropped Something And I Reach Down To Grab It & Bump Into Someone

"My Bad Ma I Didn't See You Getting Back Up Are You Okay" He Said Helping Me Up

"Yeah I'm Fine It Was My Fault I Dropped One Of My Contacts" I Said Knowing My Left Eye Was Blurry So I Didn't Know Who It Was Talking To Till My Sight Came Back In

"Uh Oh Not Good But Is This It?" He Said Picking Up The Contact

"Yeah That's It Thank You.. I Said Cleaning My Contact & Putting It Back In & Let My Eyes Readjust To See Chris... Chris What You Doing Back Here I Thought You Was At The Studio" I Said

"I Was But I Realized One Of The Shirts I Bought I Already Had & I Needed To Exchange It" He Said Smiling

"Oh I'm Sorry But The Store Closed I Can Exchange It For You In The Morning"

"Damn I Really Needed It For Tonight I Have This Performance At Supperclub Tonight & I Really Needed The Right Shirt To Top Off My Outfit But Guess I'll Go Somewhere Else" He Said Pouting

"Nah Come On I'll Exchange It For You" I Said Knowing I Couldn't Deny That Pouty Look On His Face Especially When It Made His Lips Pop Out But Damn It I Need To Keep My Mind On My Money

"Thank You Ms Aayliah, You're Such A Lifesaver" He Said Smiling And Saw Mimi "Hey Mimi What's Good?" He Asked Her

"Nothing Much Waiting For Y'all To Finish This Switch-A-Roo So I Can Go Home And Sleep My Dogs Barking" She Said Sarcastically

"Mimi Why Not You Go Ahead And Head To The Car Rest You're Feet And I'll Meet You Out There When I'm Done" I Said Unlocking The Door And Disabling The Alarm And Hitting The Lights

"Alright If Your Not Out In The Parking Lot In 20 Mins I'm Leaving Without You" She Said Rubbing Her Ankles

"Alright I'll Be There Promise" I Said Walking Into The Store

"Thanks So Much I Appreciate This You've Saved My Ass For Tonight" He Said Looking Thru The Racks

"Yeah No Problem Even Though I Don't Get Paid Overtime For This" I Said As My Stomach Started Growling Knowing That I Missed My Lunch Break Earlier In The Day

"Well Why Not As A Token Of My Appreciation I Take You To Get Something To Eat And I'll Even Drop You Off At Home If You'd Like" He Said Turning To Me And His Dimples Showed

"I Don't Know I Mean I Promised Mimi I'd Meet Her In The Parking Lot Cuz I Asked Her For A Ride Earlier" I Said Looking Up From The Register To See His Dimples Showing "But I Guess I Could Tell Her Never Mind" I Said Trying To Find My Phone

"You Looking For This" He Said Handing My Phone

"Thanks I Must Of Left It On The Pile Of Shirts I Was Folding Before I Got Off" I Said Grabbing My Phone And Text Mimi "Hey Girl If You Want You Can Go Ahead And Head Home I Don't Know How Long I'm Going To Be In Here" I Said Hitting The Send Button

"Alright Call Me When You Get Home Just To Let Me Know You Made It Safe" She Said Sending A Reply Back Which I Got Instantly And I Opened It And Responded "I Will Mimi" And Pressed Send

"So I Think I Got The Shirt I Need For Tonight" He Said Bringing It To The Counter Smiling

"Well That Was Quick Unlike Your Three Hour Shopping Trip Earlier" I Said Chuckling Making The Exchange

"Well Didn't Help When I Had A Beautiful Lady In My View Helping Me Out" He Said Biting His Lip And Pulling His Wallet Out To Get Ready To Pay

"Um What Are You Doing? You Know  You Don't Have To Pay For It Right? Your Making An Exchange So No Charges" I Said Putting The Shirt & Stapling The Exchange Receipt To The Original One And Places It In The Bag

"Oh Yeah My Bad" He Said Putting His Wallet Away "This Is The First Time I've Done An Exchange Like This" He Said Grabbing The Bag

"It's All Good" I Said Closing The Register & Turning Off The Lights & Locking The Store Back Up

"So Where Can I Take You To Show My Appreciation For Letting Me Make The Exchange Knowing The Store Was Close" He Said Standing In The Middle Of The Food Court

"Anywhere Will Do But I've Been Having A Craving For Panda Express" I Said Looking Chris Up And Down To See What He'd Say

"Panda Express It Is" He Said Smiling "Ladies First"

"Well Aren't You Just A Gentlemen" I Said Ordering Orange Chicken And Beef And Broccoli

"I Was Raised Right And If My Mama Found Out I Wasn't Acting Like The Man She Taught Me To Be, She'd Have My Head Rolling On The Floor For A Week" He Said Laughing And Paying For The Food

"I'd Pay To See That I Mean Especially Cuz You Got A Big Head" I Said Laughing And Getting Ready To Sit Down

"Very Funny But Let Me Get That" He Said Pulling My Chair Out Holding The Tray

"Thank You" I Said Sitting Down And Eating The Beef And Broccoli First

Chris's P.O.V I Don't Know What It Is About This Girl But I'm Falling For Her I Mean No Girl Who Works At Macy's Would Be That Nice On Their Way Out To Head Home To Go Back And Open The Doors Back Up For One Person. But I Don't Wanna Rush Into Anything I Gotta Stay Focused On This Music & I'm Sure She Don't Wanna Rush Into Anything So I'm Just Gonna Keep Talking To Her And Maybe Invite Her To The Club To See Me Perform Cuz I'm Sure With A Body Like Hers She's Got Something To Compliment Those Curves. Never Hurts To Ask Right?