U, Me & She

Chapter 21 - Another Round

 “Welcome to the Beach Front Café.  Will it be just you two?”  the waitress asks as Phillip responds with “Yes ma’am, we’re together.”  Jamie immediately moves in front of Phillip to block his view of the waitress and says to her “No, we’re not together.  We’re just eating at the same table…”  the waitress smiles as she grabs two menus and says “I understand ma’am.  If I could just get you both to follow me.”

  They follow her as Phillip smacks Jamie on the bottom and says “Hey….Be good.”  Jamie who really doesn’t want to be there with Phillip, cringes at his advances.

  As they approach the table, Phillip holds the seat out for Jamie as Jamie looks at him as if he were pushing his luck.  Phillip puts his hands up and takes a step back as he gives the gesture that he was going to back off a bit.  They take a seat as Jamie pulls out a pocket mirror and checks her makeup.  Phillip glances over at the menu while constantly glancing up at Jamie.

  Jamie, getting aggravated, slams the mirror on the table and looks at Phillip asking “Okay, what did you bring me here for?  You know how I am when I’m not like this, so what makes you so attracted to me now?”  Phillip places the menu atop the table and says “Jamie, will you please calm down.  First of all, you wouldn’t be like this if you had something in your life.”  He then picks back up the menu and semi hides his face behind it as he awaits her vivid response with a smirk on his face.

  “First of all Phillip, I’m not into you.  Never have been into you and never will.  Don’t you have to tend to your little job at Subway or something?”  Phillip laughs at the statement and folds his arms as he looks Jamie straight in the eye.

  Jamie, unaware of where Phillip was coming from in regards to him bringing her there, was somewhat intimidated by Phillip being that he had a major size advantage over her and that she felt that she could be taken advantage of at will.  The moment became very uncomfortable as Jamie is relieved by the sudden presence of the waitress.

  “ Can I start you two off with drinks and an appetizer?” She says with pen accessible to her notepad.  Jamie says “Can I have a Strawberry Daquiri?”  The waitress writes it down as Phillip points two fingers in the air and says “Hey, how about two?”  The waitress adds his drink to the menu as well. Jamie interrupts rudely with “We are getting these at happy hour prices right?”  The waitress slips the notepad in her pocket and says “I’m sorry ma’am, happy hour is from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Sorry.”  Jamie looks at her watch and says “We still have 30 seconds til happy hour is over.  Bitch you better give me my drinks at the happy hour prices!” The waitress does her best to maintain her professionalism by responding with “Ma’am you’re right and I will ensure that you get these drinks at happy hour prices. Please be advised that the prices of the drinks afterward will be at regular price.”

  Jamie disregards her comment and plays with her nails as the waitress is on her way to make the drinks.  Phillip reaches over to grab Jamie by the hands and says “Baby you don’t have to be so hostile to the young lady.” While talking to Jamie, he notices that her attention is caught by something else.  He turns back to look, to notice nothing out of the ordinary.

  Jamie slips her hands from under his and says “I hate to disappoint you, but I’m really not feeling this shit at all.”  Phillip is adamant as he provides a slight grin and says “Okay Jamie, what is it that you need me to do?  You know that I want you regardless of what you are wearing and what gender you classify yourself as.  It’s been that way for years and you know it.  I want to be your first experience with a man, that’s if you haven’t experienced it already.”

  Jamie cracks a slight smile as she says, “Well, Phillip, if you were going to be my first, it would’ve happened already.  Therefore, it is not going to happen.  Not today, not tomorrow, not if you got me drunk, or whatever.  Give it up bruh.”

  Phillip begins to talk as Jamie tunes him completely out upon seeing the gentleman from a couple of tables away heading to the restroom giving her a clear view of exactly who it was that was sitting at the table.  Jamie thought that it was her as she grew unbearably upset at the sight of Dana.  Her and Dana stare at one another as Phillip continues to talk without regard to what is taking place.  Suddenly, he looks up at Jamie’s face and notices the apparent stare down.  He looks back as Dana realizes that he indeed isn’t Lorenzo and looks away to try to go unnoticed.

  Jamie grabs her purse and pulls it to her slightly as she continues to act as if she is acknowledging Phillip’s presence.  Suddenly, the waitress arrives at Dana’s table to take her and Edward’s order.   Dana looks at the tray she carried to the table and notices two other drinks sitting atop as one sported a umbrella in it.

  “Can I please get a different straw?  Something’s wrong with this one.”  The waitress feels her pockets as she is all out of straws.  “Ma’am, I’ll be right back with a new straw.”  she says as she leaves the tray unattended momentarily.  Dana slips her hand in her pocket and pulls out the baggy that she had used previously and dumps the entire amount inside the drink that held the umbrella and stirs it around in a nonchalant manner with the umbrella.

  Phillip held Jamie’s attention long enough for this to go unnoticed.  Seeing the waitress head back to the table, Dana crumples the empty bag in her hand and slides her hands in her lap and provides a smile as the waitress hands her a new straw.

  Edward returns as he tells the waitress “Ma’am can you please give us just a few more moments to choose our order?”  The waitress says “Sure, no problem.” As she grabs the tray and heads to the table that Jamie and Phillip sat.

  She places their drinks in front of them.  “One for you and one for you she says as she puts the daiquiri with the umbrella in front of Jamie.”  Jamie immediately puts the straw to her lips and tastes it, then give the waitress a nod of acknowledgement as the waitress departs once again to tend to other customers.

  Momentarily after, the sucking sounds of the straw increase as Jamie has already reached the bottom of the drink.  “My are we thirsty?” Phillip says as Jamie notices the smirk upon Dana’s face…