Kiki
“You like him right?” Erica asked and I nodded in affirmation.”And you want to show him that you like him don’tcha?” She asked again and I kept nodding.
“Some nights you wish you could have him sweating on top of you right?” She dragged on with a naughty smirk on her face.
“Well, yes, maybe, no,no, wait, I…” I stuttered nervously as I was at a loss for words and she interrupted me with loud laughter.
I’ve been answering a long line of questions from Erica ever since I arrived at her place and it’s been really freaking me out inside. I finally admitted to her that I like Dwayne and I want to let him know but I don’t think I have enough courage to tell him to his face.
“Head over heels girl! I told you right from day one.” Erica taunted.
“Of course you did.” I said almost in a whisper as I rolled my eyes non-stop and she doubled in fits of laughter.
“It’s not really funny you know?” I stated firmly maintaining a straight face.
“Okay, I’m sorry, but how do you intend to air out your feelings for him?” She finally stopped laughing and asked.
“Body language.” I said with a wink.
“Hmm, but be careful girl, cause you might end up chasing him away if you overdo it.” She advised and I nodded reasoning on what she just said. If I get too suggestive and try to seduce him, he might think I’m throwing myself at him too much.
I’m gonna take it easy and play my cards right.
***
I left Erica’s place and took a quick stop at the grocery store and grabbed a couple ingredients for dinner before driving straight to Dwayne’s place.
By the time pulled up in his driveway, it was just 5:37. He’s not yet back from work. Just in case you are curious about what he does, Dwayne is an auto mechanic. That means he repairs cars and motor engines. He’s from Motown anyway which also happens to be the hub of Automotives in the US.
I checked under the door mat and found the key just like I guessed.
“Viola!!” I sang and opened the door clutching the grocery bag to my chest with my left hand while my right hand held the door.
I dropped the bag on the kitchen counter and returned to the living room humming some meaningless tunes. I wish I knew how to cook.
I slumped into the couch and picked up the remote control ready to watch some stuff on Netflix.
A few minutes into the movie, there was a knock on the front door. I opened and found a visibly frowning Dwayne standing outside the door. I was so absorbed in the movie that I didn’t even hear when he drove in.
“Good evening D.” I greeted with a little smile and opened the door wide for him to come in.
“You should be the one on this side of the door.” He said instead before walking into the house.
“But I’m already in.” I countered sticking my tongue out at him.
“It’s called invasion of privacy.” He added firmly walking past me, his left arm slightly brushing my chest area sending waves of electricity round my body. Gosh!
“Whatever, my bad.” I said in a whisper with puppy dog eyes.
“No hugs for me?” I pouted like I was about to cry.
“Nope, you just broke into my house.” He responded sounding serious.
“I didn’t break in, I walked in through the front door duh!” I protested in my defense.
“How was work today?” I asked as I followed him into the kitchen.
“The usual, stressful, getting my hands dirty and all that.” He explained with a shrug before taking a sip of the water from the bottle in his hand.
“What’s in the bag?” He queried with one hand on his waist and the other which held the bottle pointing at the grocery bag on the counter.
“Stuff for dinner. I was waiting for you to come and do the cooking.” I answered as I eyed him closely. His hands still had some minor grease stains on them.
“Someone’s thoughtful. Lemme shower before anything else.” He chipped in before jogging up the stairs.
“Someone cares.” I yelled and he burst into laughter before disappearing into the bedroom.
“Someone loves you.” I added in a whisper when I heard the bedroom door close as I returned to my former position on the couch yawning like I was bout to swallow somebody.
“I’m back.” He announced cheerfully as he jogged down the stairs wearing a blue t-shirt, black shorts and no shoes. He still took his time to comb his well cut hair and smell nice. I unconsciously sniffed in the scent of his cologne which filled the air and he furrowed his brows at me.
“That’s creepy doll.” He said with a smirk leaving me red with embarrassment.
“How bout we play a game first before I cook.” He suggested as he got into the living room.
“I’m starving Dwayne.” I complained.
“Just one round won’t kill ya, c’mon.” He pleaded and I gave him a nod forcing a little smile. If only he knows how hungry I am.
In a matter of seconds, we took hold of our gaming consoles ready to go head to head.
“If I win, what do I get in return?” He asked as he started beating me in the wrestling tournament we were playing.
“I’ll let you kiss me.” I suggested and gave him a wink.
“And if you win?” He continued.
“You cook dinner.” I said in a duh tone.
“Whether I win or lose, I’m still cooking dinner either way.” He said and started laughing which I joined in. One thing is sure, I’ll have to lose this tournament on purpose just so I can secure that kiss.
“Easy win!” Dwayne yelled victoriously and I flicked my eyes close looking away and pretending to be angry with the fact that I lost the tournament.
“Time for me to claim my prize.” Dwayne said and I finally turned round to face him with a smile on my face. I shut my eyes tight and slightly parted both lips bringing my face closer to his. Our faces were now so close that we were breathing each other’s air.
With each passing second, my heartbeat increased as my little heart threatened to jump outta my chest any minute. I can’t wait to taste those lips for the very first time.
I was met with sheer dissapointment when I felt his lips land on my left cheek. Wait, what?
I flipped my eyes open and caught him smiling sheepishly. He knew that I was dissapointed and might punch him on the face any second.
He started laughing as he stood up from where he was sitting and ran into the kitchen with me running after him. I can’t believe that plan didn’t work. What a flop! I think he knew that I’d planned for him to kiss me by losing the tournament on purpose. Well next time, he won’t get off that easy. I promise!
“Stop running around before you fall down.” He said holding me by the arm and stroking my hair to calm me down.
“You wouldn’t have liked it if I kissed you because of some stupid tournament.” He whispered softly in my ear and kissed my hair.
“Whatever! Let’s just go get dinner ready. I’m so hungry that I can eat a horse.” I joked as I gasped for air and he laughed so hard slapping his palm against the wall which he was holding for support. Sweet psycho!
***
Tuesday night….
“Ladies, meet our newest employee.” Our manager said motioning to a chick that he came in with and she waved at us.
She’s kinda sorta cute and looks like the newbie that she is. I liked her hair but her nails which were longer than Saweetie’s was a huge thumbs down.
“Her name is Ashley and she’ll be working with y’all on the same shift.” He continued.
“Hollup, you mean she’s sharing the stage with us.” Erica queried raising her palm in the air.
“That’s what I just said.” The manager defended.
“Nah, you didn’t exactly say that.” Erica dragged on.
“What you said and what I said have the same meaning.” He argued.
“I doubt that.”
“Enough of it guys!” I yelled at the two of them and our manager who was about to say something else kept quiet.
“Thank you! So Ashley, have you been stripping before now?” I asked when they’d both calmed down.
“Yeah, I’m well acquainted with the job.” She responded with a little voice.
“I’ll let y’all get changed now. Show starts in twenty minutes.” Our manager said and turned round walking out of the dressing room.
“Whew! When will you ever grow up?” I queried Erica with an eye roll.
“Never! The answer is never!” She exclaimed and walked off dramatically taking off her clothes.
***
“No,no,no,no! Wait a sec girl, this dude right here, is exclusive.” I warned Ashley the new girl as she bent over twerking in front of Dwayne who was sitting in the VIP.
“Are you and I going to have problems?” She mustered courage to ask as I settled down on Dwayne’s lap.
“Not unless you want a piece of Kiki’s nasty temper.” I clapped back in my signature sassy voice wrapping my arms around Dwayne’s neck.
Her anger flared up as she eyed me from head to toe and stormed off angrily back to the main stage.
“She’s new I guess?” Dwayne asked as I got up from his lap and sat down beside him on the two seater sofa.
“Yeah and she dares try to pick a fight with me on her first day.” I said in a duh tone.
“You’re jealous of the newbie ain’t ya?” Dwayne asked with a smirk placing his palm on his chin.
“Why would I be jealous of her? Ain’t nothing on her that I don’t got times two.” I spat out rolling my eyes non-stop.
“I see. What if I like her?” He asked with a smirk plastered on his face.
“I’d skin both of you alive.” I replied angrily and stood up to leave him alone.
“Hey c’mon, take a seat, I ain’t done yet.” He said dragging me back by the arm.
“What plans have you got for my birthday?” I asked as I sat astride his laps.
“I won’t tell.” He said and dragged his thumb and index finger along his lips.
“Whatever.” I replied casually as I grinded slowly on his legs along to the beat of the music.
“Kiki!” I heard someone yell and I turned round to see the manager standing a few feet away from our position.
“Any Problems?” I asked in a bit of a yell as he motioned with his left hand for me to come over.
“Come on. I wanna talk to you.” He yelled back and I got up from Dwayne’s legs and made to follow him.
“I’ll see you in a bit D.” I said giving him a peck on the cheek leaving a little lipstick mark on the spot before following a visibly frowning manager out of the section.
“Life’s like high school. Some days you get bullied like a wuss, other days, you play the role of the bully either by force or by choice. That’s the principle I live by.” I told the manager maintaining a straight face as he just finished preaching to me about getting into fights with my coworkers.
“All I’m saying is that y’all girls gotta support each other.” He finally concluded and walked out of the room heading back into the club and I smiled slyly at Ashley who appeared to be really vexed about the warning I’d given her earlier.
“Quiet a motivational speech you gave there B. I’m so touched.” Erica joked placing her hand on her heart dramatically and we both started roaring with laughter leaving Ashley more confused and annoyed.
Since our shift was already over, we got changed and headed out of the dressing room. Erica leaving with her boyfriend as usual while I got back into the club to search for Dwayne.
To my surprise, he was nowhere to be found. Kinda weird! I tried calling him as I stepped outside the club but he wasn’t picking up. I got into my car and drove back home so I could shower and get some sleep.
I’m sure he’ll call me back when he can.
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