One Step At A Time

Taking The First Way...

Chapter 2

After eating in silence, Asher and Gabrielle watched The Help. It was still a little awkward between them but the movie eased up the tension. After about 35 minutes after the movie started, Natalie facetimed Asher, and the tension was back. They both looked at the phone then each other. Asher grabbed her phone and answered it.

"Wassup pretty eyes," Asher smirked at her and Gabrielle took a deep breath.

"Hiii Ash I hope I'm not intruding, it looks like you're busy," she was sitting at her computer desk.

"No no I'm not busy me and Gabi are just watching a movie," she adjusted herself.

Gabrielle scooted herself in the camera,"HII NAT!!" She had an over-excited expression.

Natalie started smiling really big "Hi, how are you", Gabrielle snatched the phone out of Asher's hand. She looked hella confused.

"I'm good, girl, how are you? I see you got Asher's number mm get your "girl" sis," Natalie was noticeably blushing and got really shy.

Asher got up and towered over Gabrielle, she put her hand on her waist and took the phone out of her hand. Asher put the phone close to her body and whispered in Gabrielle's ear "You play wayyyy too much baby girl" Gabrielle was breathing heavily and looked up at her.

Asher smirked and lightly kissed her forehead then she removed the phone from her chest,"So where were we?" She walked to her room, closing the door behind her.

"I have a question?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" She could sense something was off.

"Why do you call Gabrielle "Babygirl"," she laid her head on her arm, looking at the camera, with sad eyes.

She smiled at her,"Sweetheart, it's her nickname I gave her, when we get closer I'll give you one and make sure I make it permanent," she smirked.

Natalie smiled and blushed,"Like what?"

"I don't know, maybe Pretty Eyes or Baby or Princess," she smiled and showed her pearly white teeth.

- I really like you so much...it's been so long since we talked - "You are really cute," she was staring at her through the phone, then snapped out of it,"I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare," she started writing down something on a piece of paper.

"You like me, don't you?" she chuckled.

"Is that a bad thing," she smiled as she was writing.

"No at all,I really look forward to getting to know you," she sat her phone up against a pillow, and placed both of her arms behind her head. 

She was really focused on what she was writing,"...I'll see Michael tomorrow," she sighed in frustration and leaned back in her chair, covering her face with her hands.

"Mamas, why are you stressing out so much," she was concerned.

She looked at the screen and saw how Asher was positioned and was mesmerized by her muscles and tattoos," Um nothing, how much do you workout?"She licked her lips and bit her bottom lip. 

Asher chuckled," You like what you see," she smiled, "You want to see more."

"If you want to show me more," she blushed, giggling.

Asher sent her more pictures and gym videos and watched how Natalie's face was, through the camera, and saw how flustered she got," You ok over there," she smirked.

"Yes baby, I mean, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," she turned her camera off and was fanning her face so it wouldn't be so red.

"Hey mamas, come on pretty eyes, I want to see your face,no need to be embarrassed, you are cute and I like how you said it," she smiled," I like how it rolled off your tongue, I hope you say it more in the future,"she sighed in annoyance to play with her.