Page 29 of Tension

I smiled up at him. “I'm trying to figure that out.”

“I think you're farther along than you think. I mean, you are riding out of here in a brand new car, right?”

“Let's go crunch the numbers and see. You haven’t seen my credit score yet,” I told him, walking off towards the front doors.

He was there to open it before I could reach for the door handle.

“Let me take care of that,” he told me as he opened the door and winked at me.

I could feel his eyes on my ass and wondered how far I was willing to go for a new car. I mean, I had the money, but saving a little money never hurts.

I didn’t have to give up the pussy, and he still gave me the friends-and-family deal.

Not that I was serious, but it’s kind of sad that my mind wanted me to give something to get something.

I need to retrain my brain. I never have to compromise myself to get what I want.

“I don’t want this to come off wrong. I mean, all the papers are signed, and the keys are in your hands. But would someone as beautiful as yourself like to grab dinner with me?” This big man almost looked shy asking me out on a date.

“I—I’m not in a place to date right now,” I told him, giving him puppy dog eyes because I was truly disappointed that I couldn’t climb that tree.

“Awww man,” he said, snapping his fingers like a disappointed child, and he made me laugh.

“How bout this: after you’ve had some time to forget whatever nigga was dumb enough to break your heart and we just happen to run into each other again… you'll give me a date?”

“What are the chances that we would ever run into each other again?” I wondered aloud.

“They're slim but not impossible. That's why I think you should say yes.”

I held out my hand, and he took it with a smile.

“You've got a deal.”

I left the dealership smiling in my brand-new car, and the main thought running through my head was: There's plenty of dogs at the park; why was I chasing after one with fleas?

Chris:

Picture of new car.

Vel:

Aww SHIT! Now that's the kind of car you should be rolling around in!

Some black rims would really set it off. I know a guy. Can I get that done for you?

I took a moment to read his message. I didn’t want to continue to complicate things between Vel and me.

Vel:

Let me do that for my honey.

I read his message and literally swooned at it. How could I say no to that?

I wanted black rims, and he wanted to give them to me.

Why would I deny him the pleasure of doing for me and me the pleasure of being taken care of?

Chris: