Toto and the Boys II: George

Chapter 4

Georgie took me out later that day after church.

We dropped Jackie and Dannie off at the apartment and drove off to Bar 21.

I was feeling really holy because we just went to church. Well, I always felt that way every Sunday. I was a holy, hot car, I was thinking as we drove and Georgie parked me beside the street. A little bit illegally, as a matter of fact, because she sort of double parked.

Anyway, I knew she was coming here to meet with Jordan and his girlfriend. She told the boys earlier and Jackie and Dannie had a shock. They both thought that Jordan should end his relationship with this girl even though he and Georgie were not really together because everyone in their family thought they would be married anyway.

But whatever was in Georgie’s mind, it must be loose screws because she claimed she didn’t mind that the guy was in a relationship. Like hell, right? Okay, sorry, I know I said I was feeling holy, but…anyway, hell, right?

I watched Georgie walk to the side entrance of the restaurant and patiently waited. I was willing to be patient because I was parked right behind a sexy red Hyundai.

*****

George walked directly to the couple sitting at one corner of the restaurant.

They were perfect together physically. Both were dressed in what appeared to be upscale clothing. Jordan was looking a little relaxed, probably because of his company, which made his face a little bit more pleasant than George last remembered it to be. The girl, tall and slender, was dressed in a white long sleeve blouse and high waist pencil skirt. She looked even taller when she stood up to greet George in her three-inch black pumps.

“Hi, you must be Georgina,” Cassie said with a pleasant smile. She was even more beautiful up close, George thought. Perfectly blemish-free, eyes glittering with the right amount of makeup and lips tinted with a color of nude pink, giving her a classy, simple look. But then again, she didn’t look that simple. One glance and you’d notice she was not just any normal girl walking downtown, if she ever graced the streets with her presence.

“You must be Cassie,” George said, shaking the woman’s hand a little bit harder than what normal women were used to.

Jordan was also standing up, his face now back to total blankness as he watched the exchange between the two women.

The three of them sat down and shared an awkward silence before Cassie, flipping her long, straight, black hair over and behind her shoulder, spoke, “I just wanted to meet you before I leave.”

“Jordan told me you are leaving, yes. But why do you want to see me?”

George was feeling a little bit uncomfortable. She was wearing her usual sneakers, pants and shirt and sitting in front of the woman was not helping with her confidence. She reminded herself that she should not mind at all and that was the end of her little self-conscious moment.

“I think I should leave the two of you alone for a while,” Jordan said slowly, standing up. He looked uncomfortable and if George could say something, she would point out that he was not in agreement with Cassie’s plan to meet George.

The two women watched him leave.

“So?” George asked, looking at her watch. She reached over for a glass of water in front of her.

“You’re in a hurry?” Cassie asked slowly, in a low, well-modulated tone.

“Didn’t Jordan tell you? I only have thirty minutes.”