So Called Curse

Kai

10pm. shit. dinner. we missed the reservation time.

fuck no.

I woke up cursing under my breath as I looked at the time. Stella was still asleep, maybe so is Stacey. 

Must be the jetlag, but what the fuck did I do?

I looked down at Stella's sleeping figure beside me, she looked so peaceful and my insides calmed a little bit, and as I remembered the moments we exchanged earlier I calmed down further.

But obviously we all had to eat. I sighed a little bit before slowly slipping out of bed as I put my clothes back on. I grabbed my phone from the bedside stand and slowly walk out to the room's balcony as I called the restaurant.

"You've reached The Frog and The Peach, please leave your reason of calling and we'll get back soon." A beep and I began speaking, "It's Kai Gray, I had a reservation for three people at 6pm. By any chance can we have it rescheduled?" 

I submitted the message, and another beep.

The song, the fucking wait song. I hated that song.

"Hi you're speaking to Amber from TFTP, am I talking to Mr. Kai Gray?" after a whole ten minutes of waiting.

"Finally f- sorry yeah this is Kai. So do we get a re-reservation?" I spoke up running my hand through my hair and face.

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but we are tightly packed for the evening. Can I schedule you a table for tomorrow?" she asks keeping her tone sincere and I groaned slightly.

"Are you sure there's not a single table available?"

"No sir, I'm afraid not."

"Goddamit. Never mind, thank you I guess."

"No problem, sir."

I hanged up my phone as I cussed out again and a soft voice spoke from behind me, "Everything okay love?"

Stella stood beside me with the sheets closed around her as I turned around to look at her and I sighed shaking my head. There was no way I could lie to her at all, "No princess. I fucked up. I got us late for the dinner reservation, and they don't have tables at all for now."

She smiles and shakes her walking towards me and buries her face in my chest wrapping her arms around my torso as i wrapped mine around her as well and she spoke in a calm tone, "It's not your fault, and it's only a reservation for Christ sake. Besides, no one would say no to a late night drive to any fast food place, with music on blast in the car, open windows in the cool air. Much fun than sitting quiet at a fancy diner don't you think?"

How. the. hell. did I manage to get such an understanding and brilliant woman like her in my life?

"Stella, my god" I said pulling away as I looked into her eyes lovingly, "Are you really okay with such cliche shit?"

"I love any kind of cliche shit. Especially when it's with you and Stace."

I love her so fucking much oh my god.

"You really are the best thing that's ever been mine." I smile and kiss her softly, "Why don't you get dressed and then go wake your bsf for life up yeah?"

She nods her head before walking back inside a bit woobly as I smirked to myself, "I really nailed the spot this time didn't I?"

"Every damn time, silly. Now shush." she giggled and goes into the shower but I had other plans as I walked in behind her.

She looks at me wide-eyed as she seems me come in as well, "Not in the shower Kai, nope. Plus I'm sore."

I chuckled and shake my head, "Darling just wait and watch" I smiled closing the door behind us and walk over slowing removing the sheets from around her and put them away, "Get in the shower."

She opens her mouth to protest and I pierce her with my looks. She groaned and does it anyway.

I smile to myself and walk in with her taking off my clothes as well before turning on the shower and once it was the right temperate I urged her to stand underneath it, she complies and stands underneath the running water closing her eyes. I take the shampoo bottle and take some in my hand before I pull her away from the running water once her hair was wet enough and start massaging her scalp with the shampoo making her smile sweetly.

"You like that?" I asked humming slightly and she nods her head humming back her response, "Mm, I love it."

I continued massaging her scalp before telling her to close her eyes as I rinsed off the shampoo, finish off with the conditioning and kiss her head taking in the smell of the strawberry cheesecake, "My head feels so light, I love you so much." She smiles looking at me and I kiss her again, "I love you even more."

Once I had helped her shower completely with the coconut bodywash, I walked her out the shower as she dried her body off and I dried off her hair, blow drying them with the hair dryer and give them a finishing touch with the straightener.

She giggled turning around once I was done, "You should've been a hairstylist."

"Mm no. I rather prefer being only and only yours personal hairstylist, cheesecake." I smile shaking my head and she rolls her eyes at the nickname.

"Cheesecake? really?" she chuckles.

I nod my head and smile kissing her cheek, "Should've come up with it earlier. Zade has his little mouse, Rhys larsen has his princess, Alex has his sunshine. Why can Kai not have his cheesecake?"

She blushed furiously after I say that, "My goodness Kai, have you been reading books like those?"

"Don't hate me for it but I started with It Ends With Us. Not it's biggest fan so I switched authors. Now I get why girls are like 'fictional over reality'" I spoke in a random feminine voice and she chuckles.

"You're such an odd one, and I love it."

I chuckle and kiss her softly, "Go on and put on your clothes, while I shower and you can go get Stace ready as well."

"You got it chief."

I roll my eyes waving her off, she laughs and steals another kiss before walking out and I turn the shower back on as I freshened up.

30 minutes or so later, I was ready and so were Stel and Stace.

Okay maybe only part-ready as Stacey was doing her hair and Stella did her makeup.

So much for a car ride-though.

Once we were all ready to go, we walked out the house and back to the car. I rolled down the windows as Stella had suggested and start driving off to McDonald's. Putting on the girl's and obviously my favorite singer's song as we basically screamed our throat out to the bridge of the song, 

Cruel Summer by Taylor fucking Swift. The goddess.

"I'm drunk in the back of the car, and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar. Said I'm fine but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you! And I, snuck in through the garden gate every night that summer just to seal my fate"

Stella really was right. Drive-thru Mcdonald's, radio on blast, cool air, hair flying.

It really was the most fun night I've ever had with any friends of mine.

Not gonna lie, but every day and night with Stel for me is the best, but something about tonight really was different.

Real, good different.

A/n: got to be my favorite chapter of the book. 

Hope y'all liked it, have a good day/- oh hang on.

Disclaimer: There's no hate directed to any author or book in any part of my book, especially this one. They're all good, and I would never spread 'hate'.

Right, so I'll take my leave now. 

Love yall.

Mia x