The Baker And The Queen Pin

17: Girls Day Out

~~~Maria

Was this really what we were going to do? I think to myself. I haven't been to a wedding before, I think to myself but now I find myself playing the part of a rich girl. I wanted to say it was undignified but what is it really? I felt as if I could talk to him about everything, I felt as if I could tell him about everything but I know I couldn't. At the end of the day, some truth of the matter is if he knows the whole truth, I don't think he would ever be able to love me.

Hearing him say 'I love you even though it was in passing made me feel good. It's then that I'm smacked back to reality with his daughter. 'Miss Maria, are you sure you want me to go out with you?' I smile and say, "Yes, I'm interested in getting to know you and I thought it would be better if I extended myself towards you first," She then says, 'You don't have to pretend to be nice to me because of Dad. I know Dad probably told you all kinds of bad things about us,'

I turn to her confused and say, "No, he hasn't. Your father actually talks nothing but highly about you both," She then says, 'So, why are you smiling?' I keep smiling as I say, "Because I couldn't wait to meet you. Even though you guys are teenagers, Booker was very insistent that he doesn't just bring anyone around his kids," She's surprised but I remember the conversation so vividly. A conversation in which he said to me, 'I'm not looking for you to replace the kids' mother but I am looking for someone to be my partner, someone who will have my back and someone who won't hurt me,' I saw it in his eyes, he wanted to put hope in this relationship.

I nodded and said, 'I don't want any kids but I'll be there as much as I can,' I look at the apartment as we both get ready to leave, I then smile as I say, 'I wanted to go on a proper ladies day out with you,' I try to be understanding as I talk to her, I even try to maintain a level head as we both get ready to leave. She has so many questions and I don't know which one I should answer first. She then says, 'So, did Dad even tell you anything about us?'

I smile and say, "No, not really. He did say one thing, though. Whatever happens between me and my kids, I'll try to forgive them," Tears are streaming down her face as she says, 'I hope one day he does learn to forgive us. We could have been so much better,' I see it on her face, a face wracked with guilt, I smile and say, "Cheer up. You shouldn't be crying in front of me," She says, 'You're right, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that,' I can't believe all of his kids are sensitive, I think to myself. Part of me wanted to revel in the day when I see Booker apologize to his father, I can't believe that kid share the same name as that man.

As we get ready to go, I find her putting her phone down as she gives me her undivided attention. She was talking to me about how nice I was to take them out and how she never met any of Dad's girlfriends before. She then jokes and said, 'I thought my dad was some kind of incel,' I was familiar with the term and I found myself thinking would an incel be that giving in bed? It's then that my cheeks turn a flush red. She then says, 'Oh my god. You and Dad have been?' and I say "Shhh,"

She starts laughing as she says, 'I remember when I came out to my dad,' and my eyebrow raises. As we sit in the car, driving to a clothes store, she continues, 'I thought my dad was going to hate me. I thought my dad was going to judge me for being bisexual. Instead, he hugged me and told me I would always be his daughter and that he loves me,' I smile and say, "Your dad's a good man,' She looks down and says, 'Yeah, I don't think we deserve him though. Me and my brother, I don't think we deserve him at all,' It's then that I think to myself, You don't and neither do I but I clear the thought from my head as I say, "There's always time to be forgiven,"

We run into the store called Selena's Secret and I look for all kinds of undergarments. Booker's children were beautiful in a way, they always seemed to be happy no matter what. Booker's children were beautiful to me at least, their skin as dark as their father's. She had his big brown eyes and she also had a beautiful perfect smile like Booker, I could see plenty of their mother's looks, though. As we look at bras and panties, I couldn't help but notice she stole a few glances almost as if she was sizing me up.

I would consider it to be an insult but this time, I could see why. She wanted to see what type of women her father liked, I smiled as I jokingly said, "You like what you see?" She put her head down and said, 'Yes, I think me and Dad have a type,' I hug her and say, "If you think I'm your type sweetie, you've got a long way to go," She then says, 'Miss Maria, you're only 12 years older than me,' I smile and say, "I'm sorry but I strictly like men," and we both start laughing even harder as the men look at us.

As I look at everything and I look at how some prices are going up a little bit, I was fine with how much I was spending, though. I had bras, panties, and everything, I realized that eating at his bakery had caused me to gain a few pounds but I enjoyed it especially if he's happy. It's then that I get a call, I see who's calling me and I realize my real life is calling me. I silence the call and send a text message.

As we're finishing up, I realize how much the bill was. She then looks at me and then says, 'We can put a few things back,' I put a finger up and say, "No one said that. In fact, I enjoy spending the money on something other than just bills. Consider this a favor from me to you," 'A favor?' she says with an eyebrow raise. I then correct myself and say, "Not a favor but more like a gift,"

She then relaxes and I take a mental note of that. She then says, 'I didn't expect you to be so nice,' "Well, we shouldn't have high expectations of anybody," I say to her. She then frowns and says, 'I know but I didn't expect you to be nice at all. My mother made it seem like he was trying to build a new family,' I smile as I say, "I promise you I won't ever hurt you. If anything, the way it's looking, I would love to be a part of the family and if anything were to change, it would be the fact that you were a big sister and you would be welcomed. Though to be honest, I don't want any kids,"

She then allows herself to relax as she says, 'Thank you for being so understanding, Miss Maria. Have you dated a lot of dads before?' "No," I say, calmly, "To be honest, your father was the first person I considered dating with kids," I don't know why but I enjoy talking to her, she gave me so much more insight into her dad and I can tell you now he deserves so much more than what he gets sometimes. I then smile and say, "Well it's time to get ready and go," We get into the car and I drive.

The girl looks at me and every time she looks, I can tell she's surprised. As we've already left, I find myself looking at all the messages on my phone. It was important and I knew it was important but I couldn't let it show. Today, I was talking to my new boyfriend and his daughter. I'll deal with tomorrow's problem tomorrow.

End of Chapter 17: Girls Day Out