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“I have no energy to argue with you.” He rubbed his temple with a defeated look on his face.
“Wait, are you admitting defeat?” I asked, shocked.
“You’ll be the one getting defeated tonight.” His smugness was second to none.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You’ll see. Now, move that cute little ass to the car so we can go.” His hand rested on the small of my back as he led me to the garage.
* * *
After what felt like forever watching the city disappear from the passenger window, we took a familiar turn, one I knew all too well as we arrived at our destination.
Bowling.
“Is this okay?” Lorenzo asked from the driver’s seat.
“How did you know?” My voice was only a whisper as my fingers touched the misted glass.
“I paid a visit to your grandmother; she told me you used to come here all the time with your grandfather.”
“You visited my grandmother?” I tried to hide the shock in my voice, hide the emotions that were more than obvious to notice. My back remained facing Lorenzo as I was in awe at what this man had done.
“I wanted to make this date something you would remember, and despite how close you are with your mother, I saw the relationship you and your grandmother have. She seemed like the perfect person to ask.” His large, calloused hand closed around mine that remained on my lap.
Emotions overwhelmed me. Not only did he ask my grandmother, but he also took me to the exact bowling alley my grandfather took me regularly. One we went to days before he passed away, it was our last outing together.
“Anastacia, look at me.” He spoke gentler than usual as he leant over and cupped my chin. My glazed eyes met his in an instant. “We can leave if this is too much.” The care in his voice was apparent.
“No, it’s perfect, thank you.” I blinked back the tears that threatened to fall as I nuzzled my cheek into his palm.
“Are you ready to kick my ass on the lanes?” he joked, and I was thankful for that.
“Oh, it’s on.” I winked as I almost jumped out of the car, Lorenzo hot on my heels.
As he led me inside, I noticed the whole bowling alley was empty, the only people around were the employees. I spun around to look at him as he stood there with a smile on his gorgeous stubbled face.
“Why is it empty?” I asked, although I knew the answer.
“I booked out the whole place for us,” he said as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
“It must have cost—”
“It doesn’t matter. I treated you like shit for too long and if this makes up for it in the smallest of ways, then fuck the money. Your smile is more than enough payback.” And like that, I was stunned to silence.
Tonight was everything I could have wished for in a first date. It was possibly the first time we relaxed around one another. I saw a side to Lorenzo I never thought I would see. His laugh was infectious; I laughed harder than I ever had. As much as it killed me to admit, Lorenzo was pretty good at bowling but not good enough to beat me, even after countless tries. I could tell he hated losing, which only made winning all the sweeter. He tried his absolute best to distract me by small touches here and there, subtle glances, and unbuttoning his shirt when I kicked his ass.
“This isn’t strip-bowling, pal.” I laughed as I picked up the fire engine red ball.
“It could be.” He smirked as he stepped closer. I somehow dodged his every advance.
“Not when there are people around.” My eyes darted to the teenage boys casually watching us from behind the snack bar.
“I can make them go away.”
“I’m sure you could, but leave the poor boys alone.” I tiptoed so my lips about brushed his ear. “Behave yourself and this pussy is yours when we get home.” His sharp intake of breath was enough for me to know he understood. “Oh, and by the way, I’m not wearing any panties.” I smiled against the warmth of his skin as I knew I had won this round and I wasn’t just talking about the bowling either.
“Get your fucking shoes. We’re going home.” I couldn’t tell if he was joking or being deadly serious.
