Akilah

Chapter 8

  In the morning, she woke up at the sound of her alarm. As always she had to fight herself from going back to that deep beautiful slumber. When she remembered her date with Ian last night she jumped out of bed excited and full of joy which she hadn't felt in a long time. She did her morning routine and drove to Maxfield&co. She turned on the radio and her favorite song played; she sang along with the singer changing the lyrics to suit her mood as always.

When she entered the building she chatted with the security guard for a bit; since she was known in the company to be the social butterfly. He's tall and full of muscles with a bald head; you could almost see your reflection, looking at him you'll be scared but on the inside he is very nice and friendly. After that she headed into the elevator and went to her floor. Christina called her saying that Ian wanted to see her immediately. She put her bag and coat down then checked herself in the mirror before heading to Ian's office. When she entered she didn't find him, thinking it might have been a dirty prank from Christina to embarrass herself in front of Ian she turned around to leave when she was suddenly grabbed by her waist, she almost screamed but Ian covered his large hand over her mouth to stop her. She felt relieved when she saw his familiar eyes."Why did you do that? You scared me to death!" He looked into her eyes with wide smirk on his face. "Because I missed you"

"yeah right" she rolled her eyes. "You just saw me yesterday" "I know" he said softly then kissed her lips in a romantic manner. After they both ran out of breath he went back to his desk and continued his work. "So why did you call me here? do you need something?" she asked him while walking over to his desk. "Well yes, I want you to work with me today" he asked watching her response "Why?" she asked with a subtle smile playing at her lips. "Why do you keep asking questions, I just feel like it" he said a little exasperated. She scrunches up her nose at his moodiness but still kept her smile. "Okay fine" she said not trying to anger him anymore. Striding to her office she went to get her laptop and some important papers then quickly headed back and sat on the couch and started her work. She could feel Ian's gaze on her; watching her every move.

It was 10:00 in the morning when Ivory woke up. Her phone started ringing so she reached for her phone which was on her nightstand. Her eyes went wide when she saw the name WILLIAM on the screen calling her on FaceTime. She ran her fingers through her hair, wiped the drool off with the back of her hands and pulled her shirt a bit to show some cleavage "good morning sexy cupcake" William said with a charming smile. How could someone look so hot in the morning? She thought. "Sexy cupcake? Seriously? How on earth did you come up with such a terrible nickname? Aren't you supposed to a womanizer? I don't think any woman would fall for that." She said while laughing. "Anyways how did you get my number? Oh let me guess...ALEX!" "Look I'm in a hurry so how about tonight we go to a picnic then go watch a movie?" "Umm okay what time will you pick me up?" she asked "Be ready at five and send me your location" then he hang up. She sent him the location then got up and went into the bathroom; she prepared a relaxing bubble bath then hopped in. She read a book while some classical music played in the background.

In the afternoon when Akilah arrived home she found a missed call from Ivory. She quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a loose shirt before heading over to Ivory's place. A few seconds later Ivory opened the door wearing a shirt and sweat pants. "Hey what's up? I just saw your missed call" "come in and I'll explain" they sat on the couch and Ivory explained what happened earlier that day. "So can you help me get dressed for my date tonight?" Ivory asked. "I didn't know you two were together?" Akilah said laughing "We are not together, he just asked me out and I said yes" Ivory explained trying to pretend that it wasn't a big deal. "Oh and I already called Alex; she's on her way here.

A few hours later Ivory was ready. She wore a red, off the shoulder blouse and white cut off shorts. As for shoes he wore brown lace up sandals. Her hair was straightened and her makeup was on fleek. She heard a knock on the door and hurried to open it. The minute she laid her eyes on him she became speechless; he wore a casual navy blue shirt with his sleeves rolled up and the first few buttons open, his sleek hair was pushed back a bit.

William was looking at her with wide eyes; he just couldn't believe how beautiful she looked.

After ogling each other he extended his hand "Shall we go?" She nodded with a smile and put her hand in his.

Alex and Akilah felt quite bored a few minutes after Ivory had left so Alex being Alex decided to follow them on their date. "You've got to be kidding, are you serious?" Akilah said "Of course I'm serious! Come on it'll be fun!" Alex exclaimed excitedly while jumping up and down giggling like a little girl. "There is no way I'm doing that" Akilah said while folding her hands over her chest being the responsible party pooper that she is. "Oh hurry up or we'll lose them." Alex said standing up and getting her keys while pulling Akilah by her arm with her to the car. "I can't believe I'm doing this" Akilah grunted displeased but had this odd feeling of excitement course trough her veins pumping her with adrenaline.

There was an awkward silence in William's car so Ivory decided to ask "Where are we going?"

But William just looked at her from the corner of his eye and said "Guess"

"Ugh! Come on William just tell me! You refused to tell me earlier on but now we started the date so.....? " William couldn't help but smile when Ivory mentioned the word "date" but quickly covered it up. "We are having a picnic" he said then added "Now no more questions about the date until we arrive" and turned on the radio. The Weekend's I can't feel my face came on and Ivory couldn't help but hum to the tune.

William chuckled at the sight of her then parked the car; Ivory then noticed that they had arrived at their destination.

It was a huge park of some sort and it looked like it was either private or it was reserved because there wasn't a single soul in sight!

She awed at the arranged basket full of sandwiches, snacks, fruit, and chocolate covered strawberries!

The evening went by smoothly; the couple talked and shared funny stories, they both would listen intently to what the other was saying. It was quite obvious that they made a perfect match. And on the other hand Alex and Akilah sat down in the car giggling and watching intently as the scenes would unfold in front of them. They didn't stay for the whole date though much to Alex's disappointment and Akilah's persistence to give them privacy and headed home.

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