AT MY BEST

Four

Still confused on where we were actually going we pull in to a neighborhood in Adamsville, Georgia not too far from cascade skating rink. Next thing you know we pull up to a house with a bunch of cars in the driveway leading me to believe it was a cookout.

"Jordan whose house is this!?" I said with my eyebrows raised.

"You said you liked Big Daddy's right!? Well wait till you try some of Mama's food." He grinned.

"Jordan I can't meet your mom like this look at what I'm wearing. You gotta be kidding me." I was nervous now.

"Gee relax! Most of my family is from Miami anyway they where stuff like that all the time. You good okay!?" Jordan grabs my hand and pulls it close to his lips as he kisses it trying to comfort me. Part of me was jealous of my own hand while the other part was nervous considering my first date with Jordan was meeting his mom.
We step into the home with Jordan's arm now wrapped around my waist guiding me through the home as he says hello to some of his family sitting in the family room. The smell of soul food was intoxicating as I took it in with each breath.

"Well look at my baby boy Jordan!!" A woman who looked to be in her late forties early fifties said as she walked from the kitchen smiling. "Hey mama. I told you I'd make it here." My heart was pounding realizing this was his mother and what she might think of me." And who is this cute thang you got here. Baby if he got a gun to your head blink twice."

We all laughed before Jordan introduced me. "Mama this is my new friend Giselle Howard."

"Well nice to meet you Giselle. I love your outfit."

"Nice to meet you too ma'am. You like it!? I didn't know we were coming to a cookout I would've changed."

"Ooh! And she got manners.Girl it's too hot for anything other than that. Look better than what some of his cousins got on I tell you that." I smiled thanking God she was ok with my outfit.

"Jordan your father is outback, and there's plenty of food y'all go on and have a good time."

Jordan introduced me to his dad who was a older version of him. It was nice to see he had an amazing relationship with his parents the way I did. Surprisingly I saw a familiar face when JT called me over to the table she was sitting at.

"Gee! Girl you ain't tell me you and my cousin was dating last night!"

"Cause we literally met after I went and sat down after drinking with you. This is our first date."

"Whaaat! Girl that nigga dont bring no bitch to auntie house or around family period. He must like you bitch!"

"You think so!?" I said wondering why I was so different that he brought me to his parents house. I was alarmed when I saw him playing with a little boy that kind of favored him.

"Is that his son!?" I said hesitantly scared of the answer.

"Nah! Girl that's my baby Jontavius. But he is good with kids. Guess that's why he a Pediatrician."

"That's what he does!?" The more I sat with JT the more I learned about the man that basically stalked me but with good intentions.

"Yes! Girl. That's why I tell these niggas that be tryna holler if you ain't got shit going I don't want you. I need that bag bitch!"

We high fives each other and laughed. I wondered how easily Jordan would get a long with my family the way I did his. Watching him smile and play with the kids only gave him more brownie points. I guess all played out he grabs a chair under the tree in the middle of the backyard. He makes eye contact and half smiles as he gestures for me to come to him. He holds out his arms as if to get me to sit in his lap.
I wrap my arm around his neck as he grips my waist and pulls me to him.

"Everything good with you!? You still nervous" he said in a low tone staring into my eyes.

"Everything's fine. And you were right the food was the shit." I tapped his nose and smiled.

"Told you didn't I!? Best food in town. But I got the whole dessert table in my arms right now." His comment made me blush uncontrollably and unable to hide.

"You sexy as hell you know that. Like not just appearance wise but sexy as a whole. Just by being in your presence I feel like the luckiest man alive." Jordan sounded genuine in his revelation. He was charming me in ways I've never experienced.

"Is that why I'm the first girl you brought over here!?"

He hesitated for second before answering my question." I just figured the best way to get to know someone is through the people who know them best, There family."

"Gee! If I'm being honest when I saw you at the party all I wanted to do was fuck. But after you left me there looking like a jackass twice. My heart told me you were worth more than that."

"Wow! You're a fucking idiot!" I said as my eyebrows raised. Jordan hung his head down feeling defeated.

"I mean because since you said that, now you have so many more dates to take me on till I'll consider you sleeping with me." His dimples showed as he realized the expression on my face was a joking one and that I wasn't offended.

"I swear to you I'll do whatever it takes. But I have one question. Can I kiss you!?"

I traced his lips with my fingers before placing my hand on his cheek then nodding giving him confirmation to kiss me. Slowly he moved closer to my face. As our lips meet each other he lightly caresses my booty with the hand he had cupped it with to keep me firmly in his grasp. The sweet pecks on my lips and cheek as fireflies lit up around us under the big tree at his parent's home while his family danced and played was the best way to cap off one of the best nights I've had in a long time.