Just BeCuz

Chapter 3

Adriana's POV

I walk into the dorm and I find Jesse on his bed watching a movie on his laptop.
"What you watching?" I ask, like Isabella in Phineas and Ferb.
"Movie."
"Which one?" I question, while putting some clothes in a bag.
"Where are you going?" He asks me.
"Michelle's dorm."
He looks confused.
"You know.....the girl I was eating lunch with."
"Oh. When will you be back?"
"Why?"
"We have a thing planned." He reminds me.
"A thing?"
"A date, a hangout. Whatever."
"You don't even know what it is." I laugh.
"When will you be back?"
"7."
"Okay then."
I check my watch it's 5:30. I speed walk all the way to Michelle's dorm. We need a miracle to happen in the next one and a half hours.
Michelle looks through the clothes in my Bag and gives me a disappointed face. My phone vibrates.

Michelle
Is this what you give me to work with?

I shrug.

Michelle.
Do you at least have decent make up.

I shrug again.

Michelle.
When is the date?

Me
7:00

Her mouth drops open.

Michelle.
We have work to do. Go take a shower.

I step into her bathroom. It's slightly messier than Jesse and I's. It doesn't have the same style either.

Michelle
Stop scanning my bathroom and take a shower.

Me
Yes ma'am

Once I finish taking a shower. I dry myself off and Michelle throws a red dress at me. It is cut open where my hips start, then close again.
I can't explain dresses okay.
I put it on all the same and Michelle smiles.

Michelle
Perfect.

Me
Okay.

I check the time it's 6:45

Me
We gotta hurry up sister.

She brings out a large bag about the size of a suitcase and I stare at her as she removes make up from it.
I know girls are into dressing up fancy but this is a whole new level.
She starts by putting all sorts of junk on my face. She removes my hair from it's regular ponytail and ruffles it up a bit. Then beams at her master piece. Her smile vanishes when she checks her phone.

It's 7:30.

Shit, shit, double shit.

I carry my bags and rush to our dorm. Which was extremely painful since I am in 3 inch heels.

I knock on the door and Jesse opens it. He's just wearing a white top and blue jeans with toms.

"Jeez, talk about being late." He mutters.

He looks so underdressed.

He notices what I'm wearing and smiles.

"Nice outfit." He comments.
"Thank you," I squeak as we walk to his car.

The drive is silent, unless the sound of Beyoncé counts. I laugh.
"What, can't a man listen to the Queen B?"
"Of course he can," I smile?
His car stops in front of a red building.

Please don't let this place be what I think it is.

We walk into the bowling alley.

Shit.

We walk up to the counter and Jesse talks to someone there.

The lady walks up to me and sizes me up. "Need a change of shoes?"

"Yes," I mutter.

"Come on..." she drags me away and I find shoes my size. By the time I'm out, Jesse is already bowling.
What a gentleman.

"Wanna play?" He asks.
"I hate you."
"Why?"
"You set this up to embarrass me."
"Adrian no one you know is here."
"What about people you know? What about the people I don't know? As you can see I am the only one dressed like I am going for a fashion exhibit."
"Jeez, calm down...I wasn't the one who told you to wear those clothes and besides, you look beautiful."
"Yeah Yea, I wanna go back to the dorm."
"We just got here. Come on...play with me Okay. Next time I'll tell you where we're going. So you can dress up properly."
"Next time?"
"Obviously."
I pout but I take the bowling ball from his hands. I immediately drop it...that ball is like 10 pounds.
Jesse chuckles. "The smaller balls are over there."

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"I've never been bowling before." I confess on the way back.
"So...how did you enjoy our first date?" He asks.
"Our first date or hangout?" I question.
"It was a date, Adrian."
"It's Adriana." I correct him.

I picked up the smaller ball and still couldn't knock down all the pins. Jesse got up and came behind me. He used his hands to steady my waist, putting them on my bare skin. It felt weird.
Then he guided me until I knocked them all down.
It was amazing.

"So How was the date?" He asks again.
"It was Aiit." I say.
"It beats staying in a stuffy boring restaurant." He tells me.
"That's true."

He walks to the other side of the car to open it for me. And I hold his hand on the walk back to our dorm, I lean into him. "It was actually kind of fun." I whisper.

He chuckles as he lifts me up and carries me, bridal style.

"Why are you carrying me?"
"You're really light." He says, I feel his chest vibrate.
I let him carry me to the room and place me on my bed just because I'm lazy.
"Goodnight Adrian."
"It's Adriana." I correct him. And he smiles.