For The Love of Money

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Xavier shook his head as he got out of her car.That girl ain't never gonna quit. He couldn't say that she wasn't fine as hell, because Fatima is fine as hell and they're twins. It's just Faith man, that girl ain't right. He jumped into his 2016 Porsche Cayenne and headed to the restaurant that they were supposed to be meeting at. Today she chose Gianni's because of the Italian food. Xavier really looked forward to these daily lunch dates with his best friend.  Gives him something to be happy about when work is stressing him out. Xavier is the youngest marketing executive in his firm so you know he is sitting on money. Out of all the women that throw themselves at him daily, there is only one woman he wanted, Fatima Alexander. He pulled into the parking lot and waited until the black Dodge Durango pulled beside him. Getting out of the car, Xavier walked up to her and gave her a hug. "What's good beautiful?" She smiled "hey big head." Grabbing her hand, he led her into the restaurant. It's Monday and the place is packed to the max. Everybody comes here on their lunch break. "Table for two?" The waitress asked grabbing two menus. He nodded and she led them to a booth in the back. "How was class?" He asked her, trying to get the conversation started. "Man X it was so crazy! We did a small mock trial after the exams and they had me as the prosecutor." She said smiling from ear to ear. He loved it when she got excited and her face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Oh yeah? Did you win?" He asked her when the waitress walked back up. "Hell yeah I won! Imma be the best lawyer there ever was." She snapped her fingers in the air. Her confidence was a plus to her beauty. Ain't nothing more sexy than an independent confident woman. "Are you ready to order?" The waitress asked the friends who looked more like a couple. Xavier looked  at Fatima and she nodded. "Can I get linguini pasta and a small glass of white wine?" The waitress took her order and turned to look at him. "I'll have a Caesar salad with house dressing and a side of barbecue wings please." He said . The waitress scribbled on her notepad some more before walking away. "So how you and ole boy doing?" X asked her. She cut her eyes at him and started laughing. "His name is Zyier and we're doing good." She said looking down at her phone. "Oh yeah I can never remember his name." He laughed trying to play it off. A nigga ain't trying to sound like he hating or nothing. "Real funny Xavier, I know you don't like him and his past and you just want the best for me. But can you give him a chance please? For me?" She gave him the puppy dog eyes and he nodded his head making her squeal in delight. He loved to see her happy, he secretly wished he was the reason for that happiness sometimes. "Tell you what? Imma cook dinner and you and Faith are gonna come over and we're gonna all chill." She said as the food arrived. "And X? You gotta get a lady friend. All that work and no play? Gotta be frustrating."  "Man I ain't stun these hoes out here girl. They ain't even my speed. Bitches see me in my Stacey Adams and designer suits and shit, and all they see are dollar signs." Xavier said watching as she dug into her food and it became quiet. You know niggas and their food. He couldn't help but watch her as she ate. 'That nigga the luckiest nigga in the world and I don't think he realizes it.' Xavier thought to himself.