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“Damn. Getting head from a forty-eight year old, huh?” Kelvin exclaimed. “I find that hard to believe though.”
I wasn’t sure what he meant and I found myself frowning. “You find that hard to believe? What, you don’t believe me?”
“Oh, I believe you,” Kelvin backtracked. “I just find it hard to believe that a man would choose to be with an old cougar when he could have been with you instead. It’s hard to believe that he could have been that dumb.”
“That’s sweet,” I said murmured. The butterflies in my stomach were in full affect now, and had to clamp my lips together to keep from smiling too much. “What about you though? Any relationships recently?”
Kelvin put his head down and seemed to be in thought for a moment. After a few seconds he looked up and looked over at his driver, James, who was sitting at own his table sipping a glass of water.
“It’s been pretty quiet for me for the past few months as well. The last time I was on a date was a little over three months ago. It didn’t exactly end well, so I’ve been keeping to myself mostly.”
“See, now I am the one who finds that hard to believe. There are wives in here that have been checking you out since the moment we walked in, even in front of those husbands who have been trying to secretly check me out,” I joked.
“Well, like you said, finding the right person is tricky. I have no problem finding women who want to take a ride in my dad’s Bentley, but my life is a little complicated, and I don’t have time for groupies. I’m pretty picky when it comes to who I choose to bring into my life.”
“You chose me,” I said with a soft smile. Kelvin smiled back and the goose bumps returned.
“You know what I like about you, Lily? You’re calm,” Kelvin said, answering his own question before I could. “I can’t remember the last time I met a woman who didn’t throw herself at me upon hearing my name and finding out who my father is. I like that you’re calm and just being yourself.”
Kelvin just had no idea. He was admiring me for being calm, but on the inside I was beyond excited. I was attracted to everything about Kelvin: his looks, his flash, his power, his car, his persistence. Any woman in the world would be excited about going on a date with Kelvin Carter Jr. I had no clue who his father was, and I didn’t know if I was supposed to know, but it wasn’t his father that I was interested in. I was frantic on the inside, but in my pursuit of happiness and my decision to set higher standards for myself, I’d forced myself to calm down so that I wouldn’t set myself up for failure again. I refused to be caught in the web of another Timothy Bulger, or Paul, the premature ejaculating P.E. teacher. I was raising the bar for myself, and I was glad to see that Kelvin liked the new me.
“Thank you. I appreciate that,” I answered. I smiled at him, hoping I looked confident rather than giddy. Just then the waiter brought us our dinner with an expensive-looking bottle of champagne. “I’ve been through a lot when it comes to relationships. I’ve had a bad habit of dating men that turn out to be the opposite of what I actually want. I guess I’ve shot myself in the foot a few times.”
Kelvin sat on the opposite side of the table without even reaching for his food. I didn’t know if he was saying grace, or waiting for it to cool off, but I was too hungry to wait. I grabbed my steak knife and cut into my juicy steak. I didn’t waste a second as I picked up the delectable piece of meat and shoved into my mouth, savoring all of the flavors. It wasn’t until I was chewing that Kelvin started taking apart his lobster. It didn’t take long for me to figure out that he’d actually waited for me to start eating first, before he even touched his food. I smiled to myself when I also recognized that he didn’t say or do anything to draw attention to the fact that he’d waited for me to start eating
“Damn. Getting head from a forty-eight year old, huh?” Kelvin exclaimed. “I find that hard to believe though.”
I wasn’t sure what he meant and I found myself frowning. “You find that hard to believe? What, you don’t believe me?”
“Oh, I believe you,” Kelvin backtracked. “I just find it hard to believe that a man would choose to be with an old cougar when he could have been with you instead. It’s hard to believe that he could have been that dumb.”
“That’s sweet,” I said murmured. The butterflies in my stomach were in full affect now, and had to clamp my lips together to keep from smiling too much. “What about you though? Any relationships recently?”
Kelvin put his head down and seemed to be in thought for a moment. After a few seconds he looked up and looked over at his driver, James, who was sitting at own his table sipping a glass of water.
“It’s been pretty quiet for me for the past few months as well. The last time I was on a date was a little over three months ago. It didn’t exactly end well, so I’ve been keeping to myself mostly.”
“See, now I am the one who finds that hard to believe. There are wives in here that have been checking you out since the moment we walked in, even in front of those husbands who have been trying to secretly check me out,” I joked.
“Well, like you said, finding the right person is tricky. I have no problem finding women who want to take a ride in my dad’s Bentley, but my life is a little complicated, and I don’t have time for groupies. I’m pretty picky when it comes to who I choose to bring into my life.”
“You chose me,” I said with a soft smile. Kelvin smiled back and the goose bumps returned.
“You know what I like about you, Lily? You’re calm,” Kelvin said, answering his own question before I could. “I can’t remember the last time I met a woman who didn’t throw herself at me upon hearing my name and finding out who my father is. I like that you’re calm and just being yourself.”
Kelvin just had no idea. He was admiring me for being calm, but on the inside I was beyond excited. I was attracted to everything about Kelvin: his looks, his flash, his power, his car, his persistence. Any woman in the world would be excited about going on a date with Kelvin Carter Jr. I had no clue who his father was, and I didn’t know if I was supposed to know, but it wasn’t his father that I was interested in. I was frantic on the inside, but in my pursuit of happiness and my decision to set higher standards for myself, I’d forced myself to calm down so that I wouldn’t set myself up for failure again. I refused to be caught in the web of another Timothy Bulger, or Paul, the premature ejaculating P.E. teacher. I was raising the bar for myself, and I was glad to see that Kelvin liked the new me.
“Thank you. I appreciate that,” I answered. I smiled at him, hoping I looked confident rather than giddy. Just then the waiter brought us our dinner with an expensive-looking bottle of champagne. “I’ve been through a lot when it comes to relationships. I’ve had a bad habit of dating men that turn out to be the opposite of what I actually want. I guess I’ve shot myself in the foot a few times.”
Kelvin sat on the opposite side of the table without even reaching for his food. I didn’t know if he was saying grace, or waiting for it to cool off, but I was too hungry to wait. I grabbed my steak knife and cut into my juicy steak. I didn’t waste a second as I picked up the delectable piece of meat and shoved into my mouth, savoring all of the flavors. It wasn’t until I was chewing that Kelvin started taking apart his lobster. It didn’t take long for me to figure out that he’d actually waited for me to start eating first, before he even touched his food. I smiled to myself when I also recognized that he didn’t say or do anything to draw attention to the fact that he’d waited for me to start eating
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