HIS Old Lady

CHAPTER 9: If You Can Catch Me

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        I stood there as he left and held the money in my hand while feeling a bit embarrassed and really upset with myself for  even asking that. I mean, duh he said no. What the hell was I thinking. Why couldn't I just keep my fucking mouth shut?

       I felt like burying myself in a deep hole and hoping that he forgot about it.

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        Saturday had arrived. It was the day of the baby shower.

        Before we had arrived, Rachelle told me that it was a pool party theme.

       I wasn't as comfortable about being in a swimsuit around a bunch of strangers. While Rachelle on the other hand loved being in her bikini. But I knew that if I didn't wear my tankini underneath my shorts and tank, that she would make me wear one of hers and as cute as they were, I wasn't in to showing off my curves.

        We walked out back and saw everyone. Some were in the pool. Both kids and adults. While others were sitting and standing around, drinking and hanging out.

        All the women seemed to be talking with each other and the guys were hanging around with each other while Grim was grilling.

         Though, I didn't see Jay anywhere. I hope what I said the other day didn't make him feel uncomfortable to where he wouldn't show up.

          It didn't matter, I told myself. Stop thinking about him. 

         We were there for an hour and I had gotten to know a lot of people.

         There was this one guy who was Grim's  cousin, Ricky.

        Ricky was a little bit taller than me and looked a lot like Jay Hernandez mixed with tattoos that seemed to go from his neck to all over his body.

        He struck up a conversation with me and we began talking. We seemed to have some things in common and he seemed real interesting. He said that he was in town for a while and thought that maybe we should go out for a drink sometime.

        He was very forward and seemed to like me. He was cute and seemed sweet. But I still couldn't stop thinking about and seeing Jay. As friends though, yeah. He seemed like he would be a good friend.

        I nodded my head and then I heard a bunch of people greeting someone. When I turned to look I should have known it was Jay.

        Of course, he had to wear a tank that showed off all his tats as well as board shorts that had showed off even more on his legs.

        He greeted everyone, was handed a beer and gave a kiss onto Grims' old lady Caroline's forehead and gave her a hug.

         I didn't want to talk to him yet. I was still too embarrassed.

        My attention immediately shot back when I felt something cold and wet hit my lower back.

        I gasped and then as I turned around I saw that Rachelle and couple of kids, including Ricky were looking at me with smirks while holding several water balloons in their hands and then Rachelle stuck her tongue out and tossed another one.

        They started running when I ran up to the bucket full of them, grabbed a few and began throwing some back at them.

        For a while we were chasing each other, laughing, getting wet and having a fun time.

         Every now and then I would notice the guys, including Jay, looking at me.

         I finally decided that he needed to join in, since almost everyone else, including Caroline was playing too.

        I told Rachelle the plan and then we began walking towards him while he's talking to some of the guys.

        That was the time that Rachelle walked up to him, trying to distract him while I snuck up behind him.

        "Hey there, brother." Rachelle grinned with a water balloon being held behind her back.

        "You better not." He told her. Sounding so serious.

        "What?" She jokingly teased.

        "Don't do it." He began to tell her right as she brought forward the water balloon and before she threw it, that was my cue to throw one from behind him. 

         "What the fuck...." he said before turning around and seeing me and we all started to laugh and he looks at me with a grin and then says, "You're dead."

          "If you can catch me." I said laughingly before starting to run away and hide.