Personal Stylist

Chapter 14

Gia's P.O.V:

It was around 1:00 that August came to get me. I tried to forget about what Arielle had told me earlier about Asia's "hate tweets". I just wanted to enjoy my day with August. But don't worry,I'm gonna ask him if he knows anything about it. Anyway, we were in August's Range. My black leather Michael Kors bag was sitting in my lap as I was admiring the beautiful weather. My hair was blowing in the wind. Good thing I have a brush in my purse. My phone vibrated. I checked my phone and it was a text from Arielle.

Arielle👭💘: OMG guess who I just saw ?! 😠😠

I texted her back quick as hell saying, "Who ?? 👀👀". She read my text. And she was typing. "Asia thot ass 😟😕.""

*OUR CONVO*

Me: 😒😒 lmao where ? 😂
Arielle👭💘: In the fucking mall with her new nigga 😂😪
Me: 😂 and she got the nerve to be mad that she ain't with Aug no more ... Girl bye 😴💀💀"
Arielle👭💘: Word.. see this hoe ain't to be trusted...

*END OF CONVO*

When I looked up from my phone, I noticed that August was looking at me. I giggled. "What ?" I said. He smiled and shook his head. "Why you always wearing jeans with holes in em' ?" He said to me. I laughed lightly. "Why not, they cute." I said. "You right. But you know ya thighs so damn thick, one day they gon' pop out them jeans."Aug says to me,gently grabbing my thighs. I'm ticklish, so I giggled. "Stop,I'm ticklish and you know that." I said. We stopped at a red light. I felt like I been in this car for hours. August laughed. "Aw,you ticklish,ma ?" He asked. I nodded my head. "Yes and you know that."I said to him. The light turned green and we sped off. "Yeah,but Ima get you later."He says. I looked at him in fear. "No, August!" I said. He laughed at me. "Aight,love. I'm playing."He says to me. We pulled up to a little small restaurant called "Sandra's". It's located in Downtown L.A. (Again... I made it up). Arielle and I come here a lot. It's like a bar and grill but you can sit down outside as well. I checked the weather on my phone and it said it was 79 degrees. Love L.A. weather. I love that it gets so warm in April. But my thighs start to sweat. Lord get me through this. Anyway, August turned off the car off and got out. I opened my door to get out. August came to my side of the car and grabbed my hand to help me out. I don't know why,but I feel like he's going to ask me to be his girlfriend. Not today,but somewhere in the near future. Like if we see each other again for a little outing. "Thank you!" I said, as I stepped out of the car. He smiled at me. He should've been with me all along. Shit,now I sound like Arielle."No problem,ma."He says. We walked out of the parking lot and into the restaurant. August held onto my waist. My body cringed. Why'd he have to be so fine ?! "You okay ?" He asked me. I nodded my head. "Mhm. I'm just not use to you holding my waist like that."I admitted. At least I was honest. "Ohh,I'm sorry."August tells me. "No,no. It's fine."I said.
August continued to gently hold my waist. We walked up to the front desk. Sandra,the owner of the restaurant was standing at the podium. We go way back. When she saw me,she smiled. "Hey Sandra!" I said. "Hii gorgeous,how are you ?" She asked me. "I'm fine,what about you ?" I said. "Good. And who's your man friend ?" She asked. I started blushing and I covered my face. "Sandra.." I said,shyly. August laughed. "Aw,Im embarrassing her. Sir, I'm Sandra. I've known Gia ever since she was a baby."She says,sticking out her hand. "Nice to meet you,I'm August."He says. "Aw,you that cute lil singin' boy."Sandra says. "This is just like high school all over again." I said,still covering my face. "Ohh stop. I'm just playin'." Sandra says. "Can we go sit down now ?" I asked. "Go sit down lil' miss attitude."Sandra says. I laughed and stuck my tongue out. "I'm telling ya momma."She says. I giggled and grabbed August by the arm and dragged him outside in the back of the restaurant. "We're in the back,Sandra!" I shouted. "Alright,chile'."She says. We sat underneath a yellow umbrella. "So how do you know her?" August asks,as soon as he pulled my chair out for me and we sat down. "Thank you. And Sandra and my mother have been best friends forever. My mother got pregnant with me when she was 18."I said. August was listening to me speak and looking at me. "Really?" He asked me. "Yeah."I said. "Gi,I've known you for a while and I had no idea that ya mother was 18 when she had you."He tells me. I made a face. "I could've sworn I told you."I said. "You probably did. But you know I'm slow."He said. I smiled. "That has nothing to do with it." I said to him. "You're so beautiful."He blurted out. I started blushing... again. "Thank you!" I said. "No problem,mama.."He says. About 5 minutes later, one of the waiters came up to our table. "Hey Gia."He said. I looked up and noticed our waiter was Anthony,Sandra's nephew. It's a family business.
I smiled. "Hi,Anthony. How are you ?" I asked him. "I'm good. What about you ?" He says. "I'm fine. How's school ?" I asked him. Anthony was 20 years old and in college. He wanted to be a basketball player. He got a scholarship. "Good. Actually, 4 other colleges want me to play basketball on their team."He says. He was 6"4'. "Really ? That's amazing."I said. I'm really tryna end this conversation because I wanna order my shit. And poor August is just sitting there like the hell is going on. "Thanks."He said. "Ohh. Anthony,this is August. August this is Anthony."I said. "Nice to meet you,mane."August says. Anthony looked at him. "Yeah,nice to meet you too."He said. I forgot he always had a crush on me. Damn,why'd I have to be so cute ?! Anyway, I tried to tell Anthony what I wanted to drink. But he kept staring at August. "Umm... Can I have a---" Anthony interrupted me. "So,are you Gia's boyfriend or nah ?" He asked August. My cheeks turned so red. "Anthony !" I said. I can't believe he said that. I looked over at August, who was giggling. "What ? I just wanna know!" Anthony says to me. "That's none of your business."I said to him. "It's aight."August says. He's all calm and collected. I covered my face... again. Too much embarrassment for today. "Can we just order our drinks,please ?" I said. Anthony snapped out of it. And he pulled out a notepad. "Can I have a Pepsi ?" I said. He wrote it down on his notepad and then he looked at August. I mean straight mean mugging. "Can I have a coke ?" August says. Anthony wrote in the notepad and then walked away.
"Thank you,Anthony!" I called out. August laughed. "I apologize about him. He's been in love with me ever since grade school."I said. "I can tell. But I ain't mad at him,though."August says. I giggled. "And why not ?" I asked. "Cause you gorgeous,and any dude would be lucky to have a girl like yourself."August tells me. I giggled...again. "Aw,thank you."I said.
"I mean when I first met you I was like 'Damn,shawty bad!' Foreal." Aug says to me. I laughed lightly. "Aw,August. Stop it."I said. "I'm being dead ass."He continues. I giggled. About 10 minutes later, Anthony came back with our drinks. "Thanks,Anthony."I said. He smiled at me. "You're welcome!" I said. "Thanks,man."August says. Anthony looked at August. "Yeah,you're welcome.." He's being so rude! "Yall wanna order some appetizers or nah ?"He says. I looked at the menu. "I'll let Gia order."August says. I looked up at him. "Wait,you don't plan on paying for everything,again. Do you ?" I asked him. August smiled at me. "I don't mind."He says. I smiled and put my hand on his. "You're so sweet!" I said to him. "Just let me pay,mama. I got it."He says. "I mean... I ain't got all day."Anthony butted in. I looked at him. "Anthony!" I said. He's being so disrespectful. I'm definitely telling Sandra before we leave. "What?! I got a party to go to after work."He says. I shook my head and picked up my menu. "Order anything you want,babygirl."August says. "Can I have the chicken Alfredo,please?" I said. "With or without the breadstick?" Anthony asked. "With."I said. He was writing on his notepad. And then he turned to August. "Lemme get the spaghetti."He said. We decided to not get the appetizers. Anthony took our menus and walked away. "The hell is wrong with him?" I said,thinking aloud. August took a sip of his soda. "He must really be crushin' on you,mama."August says to me. "Yeah,I know. But I've had boyfriends in the past. I don't know why he's acting so disrespectful."I said,taking a sip of my drink. August raised his brow. "I'm your boyfriend now ?" He asked. As soon as he said that,I turned red. "That's not what I meant at all..."I said. He smiled and reached across the table. Then he touched my face. "Aw,it's okay. I know what you meant. I wouldn't mind if I was ya man,though."He says. Then why not be my man ?!! I giggled nervously. "What do you mean by that ?" I asked him. "I mean... I can definitely see you and me together. Look,Gi.. You been rocking with me forever. You like me for me and you listen to me when I speak. You don't judge me and you don't care about the bad things I've done in the past. And most importantly you ain't just here for the money. You the real MVP."He says,grabbing my hand. I smiled and almost shed a tear. "Of course I don't care about any of that. I only care about you. And I always will."I said. I've known him for almost 4 years and he's never opened up to me like this. "You know, I've never opened up to anyone like this.Not even Asia."He says. "That's because she never really cared as much as I do."I said. I couldn't help it. It just came out like word vomit. August looked at me and smiled. "Yeah,you right. I don't know what I was thinking when I started dating her. I just saw a pretty face and a fat ass."He says. "Its okay you're a man. But just keep in mind that a pretty girl is nothing if she has an ugly heart."I said to him. "Look at you,giving out words of wisdom."August says to me. I smiled and noticed that he was crying. "Aw,August were you crying?" I asked,wiping away his tears. "Yeah. I'm sorry you had to see me like this. I'm a thug."He tells me. I started laughing. "Thugs cry,too.It's okay."I said. We both shared a laugh together. "Ooh,speaking of Asia,"I started. "She's been posting things on Twitter about me and Arielle."I said,going on my phone and finding the screenshots I took. I showed them to August. His face scrunched up and I thought it was so cute. "The fuck is wrong with her ? I didn't leave her for nobody. I found her in bed with another nigga!" He says. I could tell he was getting mad. "I know. She's delusional."I said. "That's crazy. I can't believe she's that desperate. I'm so sorry."August says to me,taking hold of my hands again. "It's not your fault."I said.
"I know. But, I can't help but apologize. That's so fucking childish. She could've tagged you at least."Aug says. I giggled at the irony. "That's exactly what I said !" I say. August laughed at me. "Ooh,before I forget.."He starts to say. "I wanted to ask you something."He tells me. I took another sip of my drink. "What is it ?" I said. "So, you know that I've been looking for a new assistant right ?"August says. "Uh huh.."I said. "How would you feel if I chose you to be my assistant ?" Aug asked me. I was speechless. You know how long I've been tryna get him to choose me as his assistant ?! "I'd love to !" I cheered. August smiled. Then he brought my hand up to his lips and kissed it. At that moment my heart melted. "You just made me the happiest nigga ever."He says. I smiled. "Not as happy as you made me."I said.