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Chapter:9

"Yo Flint. I gotta ask ya something." I said as I ran to catch up with him. "Yeah?" He asked. "I've got a favor to ask." I said. "Shoot." He said stopping. "How would you feel if I traveled with my boyfriend instead of you?" I asked. "Doesn't matter as long as your here on time." He said. "I won't be. I can promise that." I said. He shooed me off as I said that. I went out not even zipping my coat up and going out to my truck. I slid into the driver side door laughing at myself.

"You ok?" Kai asked as I got in. "Yeah." I answered. "Where next?" He asked. "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma." I answered as I pulled out of the parking space. I could tell he kept glancing over at me. Twelve hours and five pit stops later I pulled into the hotel I usually stayed at. Kai went along taking my hand and leading me inside. All I had to do was walk up and show my ID before I was handed two room keys. "Tenho uma associação aqui(I have a membership here)." I told him as we went to the elevator.

"É isso que normalmente vamos ficar(Is this where we are usually going to stay)?" He asked. "Sim." I answered. We got to the room and I opened the door. I threw my bag onto the floor near the desk and fell back onto the bed stretching out. He laid down next to me. "O que você quer fazer agora(What do you want to do now)?" He asked. "Stay here. Sleep, be with you." I said. He kissed my forehead. I moved to kiss him. "Seus lábios são tão doces(Your lips are so sweet)." He said before kissing me again.

One reason I came to this hotel was that it was close to the Chesapeake Energy arena and his buddies may not come here looking for him. He pulled me closer to him, holding me against him. I put a leg over his before he pulled me onto him. "Quando é que temos que ir jantar(When do we have to go for dinner)?" He asked. "May I see your phone?" I asked. He handed it to me. I kissed his cheek as I found Zio's Italian restaurant. "How does Italian sound?" I asked. He nodded.

I then texted Guilherme from his phone asking if they were in OKC yet. A yes was the response. I then sent him the address for dinner before getting up. Kaique followed. "Walk or drive?" I asked. "How far?" He asked. "Half a mile." I answered. "Walk." He answered. Not going to lie walking to the restaurant in the middle of January is actually pretty nice. I got to see the more gentleman side of Kaique than I have. He kept one arm around me and held me as close as he could. You could definitely see the difference in culture in us.

He had the Brazilian accent and tanned skin. I on the other hand did not and had an American accent. We arrived as I saw Guilherme and the guys in the parking lot. I looked up at Kaique. "Você quer sair com eles(Do you want to hang out with them)?" I asked. He nodded. "Vamos(Come on)." I said taking his hand. He muttered something as we approached them. "Você me deve(You owe me)." He said as he pulled me back to him. The guys kind of looked down as we approached them.

"Vocês já viram Bricktown(Have you guys seen Bricktown)?" I asked. Most of them looked shocked by what I asked. "Ela está aprendendo nossa língua para que ela possa conversar concosco e interagir com a gente. Para ser honesto, nós precisamos de alguém que possa falar e inglês ambos( She's been learning our language so she can talk to us and interact with us. To be honest, we kind of need someone that can speak it and english both)." Kaique told them. Guilherme nodded in agreement. "E quanto tempo até que tenha todas as palavras junto com a velocidade dominada(And how long until she has every word along with the speed mastered)?" One asked. "Não Muito(Not long)." Kaique answered him.

The guy grumbled before muttering what appeared to be curse words. "Don't listen to him." Guilherme said to me. "He doesn't understand this completely." I nodded before Kaique took my hand. After they let me order for the table they each pitched in on paying for the meal. I then took them on an icy tour of historical Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City. That one guy actually left before dinner so the rest of the guys actually got to ask me questions personally about me being a translator for them.

I honestly didn't know what to think when one pointed out a candy store. I nodded and we all went in. We got bags of candy before heading back. Kai and I got one to share while they each had their own. We got back to Zio's saying goodbye to them before going back to the hotel. Once in the room Kai pressed me against the wall kissing me. As much as I wanted to go farther I had to pull back. He could understand just by the hesitation I was putting off.