UNIMAGINABLE--Chapter 18
This chapter is from AJ's POV...
Chapter Eighteen
I watched her walk away. And what a walk it was. I think she was doing it on purpose, like she knew I was going to continue to stare at her until she disappeared into the crowd. Well, I don't have to let her know that I do that. Damn. What was it about this woman that I couldn't resist? There was no doubt that she looked smoking in that dress. From the minute I saw her this evening, she took my breath away. I knew that I had to meet her, but
I didn’t know how to approach a woman of her caliber.
Leighanne has that same quality about her, so Brian was the logical person to turn to for help. He has that southern charm that all the women go gaga over. Besides, he owed me. I did help him out when he first met Leighanne. It was so funny. He was so nervous about going up to her. I was like, dude, what's wrong with you? You have never had a problem approaching a chick before! And he told me that she wasn't a chick, that she was a goddess and that you can't just approach someone that beautiful without putting some thought into it first. So, I, being the smooth one that I am, helped hook them up.
And look at how well it turned out. They have such a wonderful marriage and a beautiful little boy. Being around that little guy has made me realize how much I really do want to have a family someday. It's just hard to find that one special person. I've gotten burned in the past by some women that I thought could've been the one. But obviously none of them were. But, this woman, I think she's one in a million. I've never felt like this about someone before. I am just captivated by her. All I want to do is get to know her better.
I was pulled from my reverie by someone calling my name.
"AJ…yo Aje…Hello? Is anyone in there?" It was Nick.
"Huh? Oh, hey." Nick was staring at me. "What?"
"You were staring off into space. What were you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"You're a liar. I know what you were thinking about. You were trying to figure out how you were going to get into Valerie's pants."
"Dude. What?! No. God, you are so immature. That's not what I was thinking. And seriously, Nick, I can think about a girl I'm interested in without thinking about getting her into bed."
"Well, if it were me, I'd be thinking about how to get a woman like that into my bed," Nick stated, as he motioned towards Valerie in a crowd of people from our record label.
I just shook my head. "And that way of thinking right there, my friend, is why you will never have a girl with any class. You can't keep looking at women as mere sex objects, dude. Especially not a woman as beautiful as her." I stared at Valerie in the mix of people. She was engrossed in conversation with Anthony, one of the PR guys from Jive. I must have been staring a little too long because the next thing I knew, I had been slapped upside the head.
"Nick, what the f*ck?!" I turned around, ready to beat the crap out of him, when I saw Kevin.
"Stop staring so hard," Kevin said. "You're gonna wear out your eyes. So, you got a date with her or what?"
Kevin and Nick were staring me down, waiting for an answer. "Well, I guess so. I told her to pick a place. She had already made plans to meet up with some friends at a club where some band is playing. So, I am going to check this place out. You guys wanna come?"
As expected, Kevin declined. He wanted to go have some alone time with Kristin. I am sure Brian will want to bail as well to be with Leighanne. Nick, however, I knew I could count on.
"You said she's going to be meeting some friends there? Do these friends happen to be hot ladies?" Nick asked.
"I knew the mere mention of meeting women would peek your interest. Ok, so you're in. Lemme just check with Bri and D before I call the club and ask them to reserve a private area for all of us."
Nick, Kevin and I looked around the restaurant for Howie and Brian. We finally found them over near the bar, talking with Leighanne and Kristin.
"Hey Bri, D, ladies. I was wondering if you all wanted to go out after this shindig is over with." I
asked.
"D, you so have to come with us! Aje is going out with that hot chick he's been flirting with all night and he said she's meeting up with some girlfriends later…and wanted to know if we wanted to join them. Hot chicks, man," Nick said, a little too overly excited. "Oh yeah, Bri, ladies, you guys can come too."
"Hot ladies, huh?" Howie replied. "I'm in."
"Gee, thanks, Nick. I am so glad we have your permission to come along," Brian said sarcastically, "but I think Leigh and I are going to call it a night when this thing ends. We promised Baylee we'd take him to the local aquarium tomorrow. Thanks for the offer though, Aje."
"I figured you guys would bail, but I just thought I'd put the offer out there. Ok, now I have to call this place and make sure they can accommodate us. Be back in a few."
I walked over to the front door and went outside. I pulled out my cell and called information. Now what
the hell was the name of this place we were going to? I know she said something about nuts….and an Irish man. Oh wait! That was it….the Nutty Irishman in…..Bay Shore? Yeah, that was it. The operator connected me to the club and they said they could have an area ready in about an hour, which was perfect timing. This thing ended in about 15 minutes…and then the night is really going to begin.
Chapter Eighteen
I watched her walk away. And what a walk it was. I think she was doing it on purpose, like she knew I was going to continue to stare at her until she disappeared into the crowd. Well, I don't have to let her know that I do that. Damn. What was it about this woman that I couldn't resist? There was no doubt that she looked smoking in that dress. From the minute I saw her this evening, she took my breath away. I knew that I had to meet her, but
I didn’t know how to approach a woman of her caliber.
Leighanne has that same quality about her, so Brian was the logical person to turn to for help. He has that southern charm that all the women go gaga over. Besides, he owed me. I did help him out when he first met Leighanne. It was so funny. He was so nervous about going up to her. I was like, dude, what's wrong with you? You have never had a problem approaching a chick before! And he told me that she wasn't a chick, that she was a goddess and that you can't just approach someone that beautiful without putting some thought into it first. So, I, being the smooth one that I am, helped hook them up.
And look at how well it turned out. They have such a wonderful marriage and a beautiful little boy. Being around that little guy has made me realize how much I really do want to have a family someday. It's just hard to find that one special person. I've gotten burned in the past by some women that I thought could've been the one. But obviously none of them were. But, this woman, I think she's one in a million. I've never felt like this about someone before. I am just captivated by her. All I want to do is get to know her better.
I was pulled from my reverie by someone calling my name.
"AJ…yo Aje…Hello? Is anyone in there?" It was Nick.
"Huh? Oh, hey." Nick was staring at me. "What?"
"You were staring off into space. What were you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"You're a liar. I know what you were thinking about. You were trying to figure out how you were going to get into Valerie's pants."
"Dude. What?! No. God, you are so immature. That's not what I was thinking. And seriously, Nick, I can think about a girl I'm interested in without thinking about getting her into bed."
"Well, if it were me, I'd be thinking about how to get a woman like that into my bed," Nick stated, as he motioned towards Valerie in a crowd of people from our record label.
I just shook my head. "And that way of thinking right there, my friend, is why you will never have a girl with any class. You can't keep looking at women as mere sex objects, dude. Especially not a woman as beautiful as her." I stared at Valerie in the mix of people. She was engrossed in conversation with Anthony, one of the PR guys from Jive. I must have been staring a little too long because the next thing I knew, I had been slapped upside the head.
"Nick, what the f*ck?!" I turned around, ready to beat the crap out of him, when I saw Kevin.
"Stop staring so hard," Kevin said. "You're gonna wear out your eyes. So, you got a date with her or what?"
Kevin and Nick were staring me down, waiting for an answer. "Well, I guess so. I told her to pick a place. She had already made plans to meet up with some friends at a club where some band is playing. So, I am going to check this place out. You guys wanna come?"
As expected, Kevin declined. He wanted to go have some alone time with Kristin. I am sure Brian will want to bail as well to be with Leighanne. Nick, however, I knew I could count on.
"You said she's going to be meeting some friends there? Do these friends happen to be hot ladies?" Nick asked.
"I knew the mere mention of meeting women would peek your interest. Ok, so you're in. Lemme just check with Bri and D before I call the club and ask them to reserve a private area for all of us."
Nick, Kevin and I looked around the restaurant for Howie and Brian. We finally found them over near the bar, talking with Leighanne and Kristin.
"Hey Bri, D, ladies. I was wondering if you all wanted to go out after this shindig is over with." I
asked.
"D, you so have to come with us! Aje is going out with that hot chick he's been flirting with all night and he said she's meeting up with some girlfriends later…and wanted to know if we wanted to join them. Hot chicks, man," Nick said, a little too overly excited. "Oh yeah, Bri, ladies, you guys can come too."
"Hot ladies, huh?" Howie replied. "I'm in."
"Gee, thanks, Nick. I am so glad we have your permission to come along," Brian said sarcastically, "but I think Leigh and I are going to call it a night when this thing ends. We promised Baylee we'd take him to the local aquarium tomorrow. Thanks for the offer though, Aje."
"I figured you guys would bail, but I just thought I'd put the offer out there. Ok, now I have to call this place and make sure they can accommodate us. Be back in a few."
I walked over to the front door and went outside. I pulled out my cell and called information. Now what
the hell was the name of this place we were going to? I know she said something about nuts….and an Irish man. Oh wait! That was it….the Nutty Irishman in…..Bay Shore? Yeah, that was it. The operator connected me to the club and they said they could have an area ready in about an hour, which was perfect timing. This thing ended in about 15 minutes…and then the night is really going to begin.