How We Found Love!

Ch.4-Breakfast And Meetings (Edited)

(Diner above)

*At the diner*
As Kat and I walk into the diner, I hold the door open for her again. "Thank you," she says as she blushes a dark red again. She is so beautiful when she blushes and smiles, I think to myself. As we enter the diner, I become a nervous wreck because I'm about to tell the woman I like who I am and what I do for a living. I hope she doesn't get scared and run away. We take a seat in a booth at the back as the waitress comes, takes our orders, and walks away. It's now or never, I think to myself as I look Kat in the eyes and take her hands in mine. "You're so beautiful, and I like you. I have to tell you I'm the leader of the WhiteVipers Gang, and I live a dangerous life, but I'd very much like you to be a part of it. I promise I'll do everything I can to protect you and keep you safe," I tell her with all the sincerity I have. She looks into my eyes like she is searching for any hint of a lie, and when she finds none, she smiles wide. "As I said before, I'm not dumb. I already know who you are, Joe, but I'm still here with you," she tells me honestly. "How'd you know who I am?" I ask as I look at her, shocked. "I put two-and-two together when, one, I took that bullet out of your arm two months ago. Two, I saw the viper on the back of your neck. And three, and most importantly, when I saw you threaten that guy that was stalking me in the shadows the day we met," she replies with a smirk. I look at her even more shocked as I ask, "You witnessed that, huh?" I ask as I scratch the back of my neck. She nods with a smile as I blush for the first time in my life. "I like it when you blush, Joe. You should do it more often, and also, like I said before, I'm not dumb nor am I naive," she says with a wide smile. "No, you aren't, but you're full of surprises," I tell her with a smile. She smiles wide at me.

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I'm really glad he told me who he was and didn't just lie to me. I feel like I can trust him even more now. I like him, I think to myself as I smile at Joe. A couple of minutes later, our food arrives, and we talk about anything and everything while we eat. "Thank you very much, Joe. It's been fun so far," I tell him as I look up at him. "You're very welcome, Kat. Would you like to meet my sister and maybe have a movie day at my place?" Joe says it with a smile. "I'd like that. I heard her yelling at you over the phone earlier." I reply with a wide smile as Joe rolls his eyes. "Yeah. She got overly excited when I told her I have a date today," he tells me. "I noticed. Why was she so excited?" I ask with curiosity laced in my voice and an eyebrow raised. "Well, that would be because I haven't had a date in three years, so when I told her I had one today, she got overly excited," he tells me as he looks at me with a blush on his cheeks. "And why haven't you had a date in three years, Joe?" I ask with a smirk on my face. "Well, Miss Nosey Pants, that would be because I didn't feel the need to date until I met this pretty little blonde with blue eyes two months ago," he says with a smirk of his own. Now it was my turn to blush. "It's a ten-minute walk if you don't mind taking a walk with me," Joe says with a smile. "Of course. I love walking. Do you mind if we go get JoJo first?" I ask with a wide smile on my face. "Of course, I don't mind bringing her beauty," he says with a smile as he puts forty dollars on the table, gets up, and holds his hand for me to give him mine. I smile as I place my hand in his as he laces our fingers together. We take the five-minute walk back to my house so I can get JoJo. When we get there, I unlock the door, walk in, and go grab JoJo's leash out of the closet. Once I have the leash, I hook JoJo to it and say, "We're ready" as we approach Joe at the door. "Let's go then, pretty lady," he says with a smile as he grabs my hand again, and out the door we go. After I lock the door, we continue on our journey, and fifteen minutes later, we approach an iron gate that has a keypad and a fingerprint and eye scanner. I look up at Joe, confused, until he starts punching in four numbers, puts his right thumb up to the fingerprint scanner, and puts his right eye up to the eye scanner. Once the gate opens, I see a beautiful house with four cars outside. "Sorry for the tight security. You can never be too cautious," he tells me as he looks down at me with a smile. "It's okay, Joe. I understand," I say with a smile as I look up at him. "Oh, and by the way, my sister is most likely going to talk your ear off, so I apologize in advance for that," Joe says as he looks down at me again with a smile. "It's okay. I'm a really good listener, so I believe I'll survive," I say with a smile as I look up at Joe, and he smiles back with a nod. About five minutes later, we reach the front door, and Joe takes a key out of his pocket, puts it in the keyhole, and opens the front door wide. "Benvenuto nella mia casa," he tells me as he opens the door for me. "Is that Italian?" I ask with a laugh as I walk into the home with JoJo beside me. "Why yes, it is. My parents were Italian, and they taught me and Sara how to speak, read, and write in Italian," he says as he closes the door behind us. "That's awesome. My parents taught me Yiddish when I was younger, and my aunt kept it up after they passed," I say with a wide smile. "Awesome. I'd love to hear you speak it," Joe says with a smile. I nod with a smile, and just as I nod, a little boy, no older than three, runs up to Joe and hugs his legs. "UCLE JOE!!" he yells as he latches onto his leg. "Hey, Scotty. How are you?" Joe says this with a laugh as he picks up the little boy. "I'm good, Uncle Joe. How yous?" Scotty asks with a wide, toothy smile. "I'm good, buddy. I'd like you to meet someone," Joe says as his smile widens. "Scotty, this is Kat, and the little fur ball on the ground is JoJo. Kat, this little munchkin is Scotty, my nephew," he tells the little boy as they turn around to face me. "HI Kat. You pwetty and JoJo adworables," Scotty says as he smiles wide and puts his hand out for me to shake. "Thank you, Scotty. You're quite handsome yourself. Would you like to pet JoJo?" I tell him with a blush as I shake his hand. Scotty smiles with a huge, toothy grin and says, "Tank you, Kat." I smile at Scotty as Joe puts him down by JoJo and he starts petting her. A pretty lady, who looks a lot like Joe, comes down the stairs. "There you are, Scotty. You scared me when you ran away," she says as soon as she sees that he's safe. "I sowry, mama," Scotty says with a frown as he stands up from petting JoJo. The lady, who has to be Sara, picks up Scotty and hugs him tight. "It's okay, baby. Just don't run off again, please," she scolds him lightly. Scotty claps with a wide smile and kisses Sara's cheek. "Hey, bro. How are you?" Sara asks as she smiles wide at Joe. "I'm good. How are you, sis?" Joe says as his smile widens. "I'm good. Tired, but good." At that point, Scotty decides to interrupt by pointing at me and saying, "Look, mama. Uncle Joe brought a pwetty lady home. And she has a cute dog." Sara looks to where Scotty is pointing and smiles. She gives Scotty to Joe and walks up to me. "I'm Sara. What's your name?" she says as she stops in front of me. "I'm Kat, and this is JoJo. It's nice to meet you," I reply with a wide smile as I point to JoJo. "Oh, you're adorable," she says as she squats down and pets JoJo. "Nice to meet you too, Kat. You must be the date my brother was talking about," she says as she stands up again. I look over at Joe, who's smiling wide at me. "Yes, I suppose I am," I say with a smile. "My brother was right. You are beautiful," she says with a wide smile. "Thank you, Sara. You're pretty as well," I say as my blush darkens. "Thank you," she says with a little blush of her own. "See mama. I told you she was pwetty," Scotty says with a smile as he interjects again. "Yes, you did, baby," Sara says with a laugh. Scotty smiles wide, claps his hands, and looks at me. "Do you want to pway with me, pwetty lady?" he asks. "Of course, buddy. Is it okay with your mama?" I reply with a smile as I look at Sara. "Pwease, mama?" he asks as he looks at Sara. "Of course, you can, baby," Sara says with a wide smile. Scotty smiles so wide that I thought his face would split in half. "You can unhook JoJo and let her roam," Joe says from beside me. I smile at him with a nod as I bend down to unhook JoJo. Once she's unhooked, she runs off and starts exploring. Once I stand up again, I smile at Scotty, put my arms out to take him from Joe, and say, "Well, come on, then, Bud, and lead the way to where we're going to play handsome." "Okay, pwetty lady. Let's go," he says once I have him on my hip and as we walk away.