Page 26 of Chasing Church
I chuckled. “Why you ain’t eat nothing at Waterfalls? The buffet had wings, fries, and nachos.”
She shook her head vehemently, then seemed to think better of it as she reached out, grabbing for the door handle. “Whoa,” she muttered.
I fought back my smirk.
“I’m not drunk,” she repeated.
“I know,” I repeated.
“Anyway, the last time I ate at Waterfalls, I got sick. I couldn’t get off the toilet for hours.”
I laughed, mainly because I knew there was no way sober Church would’ve ever shared that with me. “Word?” I managed to get out.
“Word.” She took a beat. “I don’t know why I just told you that. I know you probably think I’m drunk.”
“You had, like, seven drinks. I wouldn’t hold it against you if you were a little bent.”
“I actually had three drinks. The rest of those were just for show. I had the bartender put juice, grenadine, and carbonated water in my glass.” She giggled. “But I am a lightweight, sothose three drinks have me flying. But I’m not drunk. I’m just . . . tipsy.”
She was well past tipsy, but I would give it to her that she wasn’t falling-over drunk. “You got food at the house?”
“Luckily, because it’s not like anything is open in Chinook Woods or Jackson Falls after 9:00 p.m. That’s one thing I definitely miss about home. In Chicago, you can get food at all hours of the night. Somebody is always open. You’re from D.C., right?”
“My family’s from D.C. I’m from Virginia Shore. It’s on the coast.”
“Okay.” She nodded. “I’ve never been there.”
“Maybe I’ll take you sometime.”
“Maybe.”
We rode the rest of the way in a comfortable silence as I tried to keep my eyes on the road and not stare at her. I liked this woman.
“You should park,” she told me when we got to her house. “But in the back.”
“Oh, not in ya driveway? We still on this?”
“I’m not trying to hear about you being at my house from Jenna.”
I snickered. “Jenna’s ass has a new distraction. She’s in a relationship with Kylena. She told me that they’re trying to see what they can make happen as a couple.” Once the truck was parked, I climbed out, walked around to her side, and opened the door for her.
Church’s mouth was still open from what I’d just said.
“Close your mouth,” I teased.
“Wow. I’m just surprised, but okay.” She shrugged her shoulders as she dug in her purse for the key to her door. “Well, Kylena is a very pretty girl. She has a big booty, too. I could see Jenna being interested in her.”
“Shit, if you like the way Kylena looks, Jenna was talking about making you part of their equation. I think she said that y’all could be a . . . throuple.”
Church barked out a laugh as she bent slightly at the waist. I watched her ass, and I, for one, noticed that Kylena’s ass didn’t have anything on Church’s.
We walked into her kitchen as I continued. “Jenna said she would love to get her hands on you.”
“Dayum. I thought she hated me.”
“She wants to fuck you. Basically told me that she’s waiting for the opportunity to turn you out.”
“She had a lot to say about me, huh?” She shrugged out of her jacket, leaving her in just the itty-bitty top and miniskirt.
