love with the car as she settled into the soft leather seat. Eli closed the door, walked around to the driverâs side, and got in.
âA lot better than my lawn-care truck, eh?â Eli looked over at Kylee and asked with a smile before starting up the car.
âYeah, a lot,â she answered, sitting back and buckling her seat belt.
Eli pushed a couple of buttons on the dashboard and Drakeâs âCamerasâ began playing.
âI love this song,â Kylee said.
âI do too,â Eli said, bobbing his head to the beat. âWhere you wanna eat at?â Eli asked Kylee.
Kylee shrugged her shoulders. âIt really donât matter to me. Iâm down for whatever.â
âI mean what do you have a taste for? Chinese, Italian, Japanese? Give me some idea what you like.â
âFor real I really donât care. Iâm just hungry.â
âHave you ever had Jamaican before?â Eli asked with a smirk.
Kylee smirked too. âNope, but I sure would love to try some.â
âAâiiiight, be careful what you ask for.â Eli smiled.
âIâm a big girl. I can handle it,â she said, before biting down on her bottom lip.
âThatâs what Iâm talkinâ about,â Eli said, getting turned on before putting the pedal to the metal.
Kylee got comfortable, bobbing her head to the music while she and Eli got better acquainted.
Twenty minutes later, Eli pulled up in Rellyâs crowded parking lot, turned off the engine, and looked over at Kylee.
âYou ever ate here before?â
âNo,â Kylee said, shaking her head. âI always wanted to try it, but every time I tried cominâ here the wait was too damn long.â
âThatâs âcause their food is the bomb,â Eli said, opening the door, getting out, and walking around to the passengerâs side. He opened Kyleeâs door, held out his hand for her to grab, and helped her out.
A gentleman, she thought. âThank you,â she said, letting go of Eliâs hand.
You could hear the Reggae music the live band was playing inside the club blaring as they headed up to the door.
âTheir food gotta be the bomb,â Kylee stated, looking at the long line of people waiting to get inside the restaurant.
âIâm tryinâa tell you it is.â
âYou sure you donât wanna go somewhere else?â Kylee suggested, not in the mood to stand in a long line.
âNaw, we good, ma, just follow me,â he said, bypassing the long line of people, walking to the front of the line.
âYou canât just cut in front of all these people,â Kylee stated.
âLet me do this,â Eli said, walking up to the dude standing at the front door. âSup.â Eli nodded before giving the man some dap.
âSup, Eli.â The man smiled, opening the door for Eli and Kylee to walk in.
âOkay,â Kylee said, impressed.
From the time they walked into the crowded restaurant people treated Eli like he was some type of celebrity. It seemed like Eli gave dap to every nigga he passed by, and shot a million dollar smile at every chick who went out of their way trying to catch his attention like Kylee wasnât standing right there beside him. She wasnât the least bit bothered by these thirsty hoes. Sheâd never had a problem with a chick taking what belonged to her. Even though Eli technically didnât belong to Kylee, he had a top-of-the-line chick by his side, and by the looks of these females, choosing to mess with any of them over here would be a straight downgrade.
The waitress seated them at an empty table up front by the stage and handed them their menus. âMy name is Chavar, and Iâll be your waitress tonight.â She smiled, more at Eli than Kylee.
âChavar, eh?â Eli asked.
âYep,â she answered, slowly shaking her head.
âGive us a minute to look over the menu. But for the time
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