"I know you had enough"

Dion POV

  "You gonna respond back to that message or nah? You've been looking at it for the past 3 days." Dira said eating her salad. "Uh no and mind your business. You been on yours none stop for the same amount of time." I said with my eyebrow raised. "No I wasn't." she said as I looked at her. "Boy get outta here." I said mimicking her. "Damn you was woke?" "With that loud ass laugh you did, how could I even sleep?" I said shaking my head. "Gotta work on that. Sorry for keeping you up." she said as I smiled. "It's all good. I mean I did go to sleep afterwards, hence why I'm not cranky." I said as she nodded her head.

  "I gotta look for a job." I blurted as she sent me a death gaze. "I'm sorry." "Girl shut up. Not a serious job. Something part time until you get out of class. We could use some extra funds while we're here. Besides I'll be bored being home alone." "I mean you could call Carlo to keep you company." she laughed as I shook my head. "You got jokes huh?" "Sorry. Why don't you just respond back to him? He seems like a good guy." "That's the thing. He 'seems' like a good guy. Almost every does until you get to know them. That's when the mask come off. I just can't afford to go through that again." I said shaking my head. 

  "I get D, I really do but you can't treat EVERY guy that shows interest in you like that." she said as I sent her a confused look. "I don't treat every guy like that. It's just funny that when I begin to get attached to some, they ruin it. Besides the ones I actually do that to always proves me right. Prime example being Joey. Boy had a crush on me since I stepped foot on campus. We kissed one time and then boom, boy has a whole reputation." I said as she nodded her head. "Yeah that was definitely crazy how fast he moved. Well I'm just saying I have a good feeling about this one." she said as she took a sip of her water. I burst out laughing. "Ma'am you haven't even had a full conversation with the guy. Please." "D, don't let this one slip away." she simply said as she went back to her phone. 

  I sat there for a moment in my thoughts. Was I wrong for not responding back to his message? I mean I definitely could've just said OK or something. I just want to make sure this is real though. Speaking of him he just texted me again. 'Starting to think you may have given me the wrong number.' it said. I instantly started to feel bad. "What's with the face?" she asked as I showed her the phone. "Oooohh. How long does he have?" "Until tonight. It will make four days officially." I answered. "That's a good one." she said as she held her hands up. Let me explain the process, I usually wait four days before responding for two reasons. One, I don't want to be too hype and get played. Two is to see if the interest is really there. Weird yes but it has been working for me. 

  "You ready to go?" she asked as I nodded my head before putting my phone up. We were simply going to take a walk around town today. "These bakeries smell so good." she said as we walked. "Oooooo caramel muffins! Let's go!" I said dragging her into the shop.  "Hi! Welcome to Indulge. I'm guessing you want the caramel muffins?" The cashier said laughing. "Yes! One dozen please." I said smiling. "Could I also get a small snickerdoodle cake added to that order?" Dira asked as she nodded her head. "They have so many delicious things here. America, take notes." I said earning a laugh from her. "You have a point there." she added. "I'm sorry for the wait but here's your order." the cashier said coming back to us. "Thank you so much." I said handing her the money, with a little extra being her tip. 

  Waving to her, we continued our trek around the city. We ending up going shopping too. "Now we were not even supposed to be buying shit. This is why you can't take us anywhere." Dira said as I laughed. "That's our problem now." I said taking a bite of my muffin. "Then on top of that, you end up snagging a job. Just when I thought I could get you to relax." she said face palming herself. "Now why you being dramatic. It's a part time job and only 3 days a week. A little extra money isn't gonna hurt. Besides, I won't have to wait for you to come home like a desperate husband." I said earning a laugh from her. "OK, I'll let you live. Did you text him back?" she said reminding me. 

  I pulled my phone and went to his message. 'Nope you have the right number. ;)' I responded back. Maybe I should've came up with a lie, too late now. "What you say?" she asked as I showed her the phone. "Maybe I should've said I was busy or something?" I said as she shook her head. "Nah honesty is your thing so this is fine." she said as she handed the phone back to me. We continued to eat our snacks and watch TV. "Let me get a muffin. They look so good." she said salivating as she looked at them. "You ate both slices of your cake and didn't offer me none. Here ugly." I said as I handed her one. "I knew you loved me." she said as I shook my head. "Did he text back?" she asked as I looked at my phone.

  "Nope." I said shrugging. "Well that sucks. I was kinda hoping to see your reaction." she said as I tilted my head. "It would've been a normal one duh." I said as I tapped the side of my head. "That's not what your face said earlier." "Ma'am that's enough on me." I laughed. "Just saying." "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going to take a shower." I said as I got up and headed towards the bathroom. I was kinda hoping he did text back too. Don't tell her I admitted that tho. 

A Week Later.  

  "I'm ready to goooooo!" Dira said as I laughed. "Sis, you just got there not even 5 minutes ago. Take a deep breath and relax." I said as she did just that. "Thank you so much baby. I guess you can say I'm still nervous." she said. "I know but you got this." "Thanks again. You on your way to work." "Yeah. I actually just walked in the door." I said as I spoke to everyone. "Well I'll see you when I get home. We cooking?" "Yep! Let's see what this kitchen can do." I said as she laughed. "Alright. See you later. Love you." "Love you too." I responded before hanging up. "You ready?" my manager asked as I nervously shook my head. Looks like I wasn't the only one nervous. 

  "You got the hang of things fast. You was worried for nothing." my manager said as he patted me on the back. "Never worked in café before, so I didn't really know what to expect. Guess it was all in my head." I said as we laughed. For real though, I was picturing many instances of coffee spilling on me. Way too many to be honest. It also made me more comfortable when he said I could speak English. "I understand. My first time was like that as well. Well even worse because we had a rush. The line was out the door. I swear I think I lost them more money then I made that day." he said laughing. "If you need me call. I'm about to change the filters in two of the makers." he said as I nodded. 

  I started to wipe the counter down, had sugar everywhere. "Hi how can I help you?" I said as I heard the door open. "Yeah may I have a vanilla frappe?" the person said as I looked up. Carlo. A smile ran across my face. "Anything else sir?" "Yeah. I would like the strawberry lemonade slush and the slice of apple pie." he said looking back at me. "Two beverages, you must be a bit dehydrated." I laughed. "Only one is for me. The rest is for a friend." he answered. "Oh. OK." I said as I continued to ring him up. He paid me the case as Raul brought his requested items. "Hope you and your friend enjoy." I said as I waved. "All right, you're finished for today. I got the rest. Ricardo just walked in. I'll see you next week." Raul said as I nodded my head. 

  I went to the back to change before heading out. I was stopped by Carlo. "Hey. I was wondering if you wanted to hang." he said as he held my wrist. "I thought you was waiting for your friend?" "I am and now he's off. So?" he said with a smile. That damn smile of his. "Sure." I laughed. "For you." he said handing me the frozen beverage. "Now how did you know I wanted this?" I laughed. "I have no idea. Just a guess." he said scratching the back of his neck. Luckily the pie was already in a container. He just grabbed that and a fork. I was about to ask if we were leaving but he already started to walk out the door. "Now how you just gonna leave me?" "I siad we were leaving. You just was standing there stuck." he laughed as I pushed him. "You almost made me drop your pie." he said as I lightly blushed. 

  He brought that for me? Sweet. "There you go getting stuck again." he said latching his arm around mine and walked. "Gotta make sure you don't get lost or anything."  Now just be a comedian. "Where are you taking me? I asked sipping on my drink. "To the park." he simply said. "So what's up?" I said taking the fork from his hand. "Why'd you wait so long to text me?" he started as I almost choked. Shit, what do I do? I guess I'll just lie. "Sorry, I was a bit busy. Dira really wanted to explore the city these past few days." I said scratching my neck. "Oh OK. Sorry about that." he said apologizing. "I was waiting for you to text me back." I laughed. "Guess you could say I felt some type of way." he said as I started to feel bad. 

  Here I go being honest. "Well Carlo. The truth is, I really don't know you like that nor do I know your intentions. I just felt like I probably wouldn't see you again after that night so I didn't even bother." I said as he nodded his head. "Now that I can understand. I really want to get to know you. You left a huge impression on me that night. I was actually waiting for you to text me back." he said as I smiled. "So tell me about yourself. Who is Carlo?" I said with my eyebrow arched. "Well I'm a middle child. I have 2 older siblings and 2 younger ones. Favorite color is blue. Love to have a good time" he started as I laughed. "Actually this isn't even your first time meeting me." he said as I sent him a strange look. "The bar you and Dira went to that night is where I work." he said as was drawing a blank. 

  "The club Water." he said as I finally got it. "The dancer. So you're a stripper or something?" I asked with my head tilted. "Exotic dancer. That's not a problem with you is it?" he asked. "Nope. Make that money." I said as he nodded. "So tell me about you. Who is Dion?" "Well I'm a chill person. I have 3 siblings, so I'm the middle child as well. I guess you can say I'm a workaholic. I just love to make money. My favorite color is blue too." I said as he laughed. "Glad you like the pie. Can I have some?" he asked. "You said you bought this for a friend." I said looking at him. "Well I was hoping my friend would share." he asked as I handed him the container. "Uh I only brought 1 fork." he said as I looked down at my hand. "Sorry. Here." I said stabbing a piece with my fork. "Open up." I said as he opened his mouth and I fed him a piece. "Thank you." he said as I smiled. 

 His smile is so cute. I went back to eating the rest of the pie with my hand. We continued to talk and get to know each other some more. "Come on." he said standing up. "Where we going?" I said as I gathered the empty cup and container. "I'm gonna show you the city the right way." he said as he stopped at a bus stop. "Come on. I got you." he said with his hand out as I grabbed it. We toured all around the city. He took me to some of the best shopping places, a nearby park and a museum. I learned a lot about him along the way. We were now leaving a restaurant. "I got  a little chilly." I said as I shuddered. I felt something being placed over me. It was his jacket. "Here." he said. 

  "I definitely need to start watching the weather channel." "It's cool. I got you." he said as I laughed.  "That food was so good." "Glad you liked it. It's one of my favorite spots. I'll bring you back if you start texting me back." he joked. I pulled out my phone and texted him. "I meant when we aren't around each other." "You wasn't specific." I shrugged. "Gimme my jacket back." "No I'll freeze to death." I complained. "It looks better on you anyway." "I mean look at me, what doesn't?" I said earning a laugh from him. "You sure your boss isn't going to be mad you aren't working tonight?" I said looking at the time. It was now 10:30. "They're good. Besides I already told him I was taking the day off anyway." he said as I nodded my head. He wasn't getting fired because of me.

  My phone started to ring. "Hello." "Where the hell are you?" Dira yelled in my ear, causing me to move the phone away. "I'm with Carlo." I simply responded as she calmed down. "Hey Carlo!" she yelled as he smiled. "Wipe that from your face." I said to him as he snatched his jacket off me. The gust of wind sent a chill down my spine. "Give it back! Dira if I catch pneumonia, tell my momma who was the reason." I said as she laughed. "Besides, you haven't texted me since you got out of class. That must mean you're with someone too." "Damn you're good. I'm with Joaquin." she responded. So that's his name. Got ya. "Well tell him I said hi and to have you home at a reasonable time." "OK Dad. Same goes for you." she said as I laughed.

  "I'm grown." I rebutted. "Mmmmm k. I said what I said." she said as I laughed. "OK bye Dira. I'll see you when I get in." I said as she hung up. "You gonna give me the jacket back?" "Nope. I got cold." he said as I tilted my head. He had on a whole button up with a shirt underneath. "That's cool." I responded as I wrapped my arms around my body. "I got one last place I want to take you." "I don't want to go with you." "Not like you had a choice." he said picking me up. He just wanted to flex his muscles. "You can put me down. My legs work." I said as he just smirked before doing so. We were at a nearby ledge. He took a seat beside me. "Wow!" I said in awe as I watched the moon reflect on the nearby waves. 

   "Here." he said putting the jacket back on me. "Look at you trying to be my friend." I said as he laughed. "Hey, what made you come to the café?" I asked. "I decided that I was going to eat out for breakfast and that is one of my favorite places." He answered. "What's one of your goals or dreams?" he asked as he turned to me. "Hmmmm. A goal for now would be to finish college debt free. Or at least with a small amount. You know most people graduate with a boatload of debt they have to pay back? Luckily for me, I've been getting scholarships that pays for most of my tuition and a job for the remaining half. A dream of mine is to own a Mercedes G wagon!" I smiled at the thought. "I simply love those."  

  "What's that?" he asked as I pulled up a picture and showed him. "Oh that's nice. Expensive though." "That's why it's a dream silly. It'll take some time before becoming a reality." I laughed. "What's yours?" "To get out of here and start living for me." he said as I nodded my head. I could tell that it was a tough topic so I decided not to press on it. "There's so much to see you know?" he said now looking at the waves. I watched as the thought put a twinkle in his eyes. I hope he gets it. We sat there for a minute in silence before he saw me yawn. "Let me get you home before you fall asleep on me and get me murdered by your friend. She seems scary." he said dusting his hands off as I laughed. 

  "She's harmless. Protective of me but harmless." I said laughing. We continued to walk to a nearby bus stop. Once we were on the bus, I leaned my head on his shoulder as I fell asleep. I swear I felt him put his arm around me. "Sleeping beauty, wake up. Our stop is coming up." he said gently shaking me. "I'm up. I'm up." I said groggily as I adjusted my vison. "Thank you so much for the fun time." I said as we stood in front of the building. "No problem. Thank you for allowing me to." I started to remove his jacket but he stopped me. "Keep it. You can give it back to me the next time you see me." he smiled. "So sweet." I said as I hugged him. "Good night Dion." he said as I smiled.

  "Text me when you get home." "Make sure you respond." he said as he started to walk away. I made my trek to the building, stopping briefly to see if he was still walking. To my surprise, he stopped and turned around. "Go." I laughed as he waved before continuing to walk. I continued on my way as I took a light whiff of his jacket. He smelled so good. "Enjoyed your night?" Dira asked as I smiled. "Yeah I actually did." "Good." she said before turning her attention back to the TV.

  Good night indeed.

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Dion?

Dira?

Carlo?