𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑷

III

Oriole Bar—10:00 PM London, England

Oriole Bar was a staple place for Lenny and his crew to hang out at whenever they were in London. Tonight wasn't any different. Lenny had the place shut down to the public that night so him and his friends could enjoy themselves. Most of the people in attendance was band members and women. Lots of women.  Of course the only woman he was looking forward to seeing was Jimena.

Lenny was sitting at one of the round circular tables when his friend and guitarist Craig Ross came and took a seat in front of him. He couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of Craig's curly afro like hair having a mind of its own.

"You need to do something with that." Lenny expressed with laughter as he pointed at Craig's hair.

"Hey. I don't hear the ladies complaining about it!"

Lenny took a drink from the glass of vodka before him.

"Why are you sitting over here alone, man? Let me guess. You're missing Vanessa?" Craig asked.

"Not necessarily. I mean... yeah I miss her presence, but sometimes it's nice for couples to have a little breather from each other. Besides, I'll see her again soon in two days."

Craig nodded in agreement. "True. True."

"Oh! Did I tell you about the new make up artist Vanessa found for me?"

"No, you didn't. What's she like? Is she nice?"

"Oh, well now you know about her. She's extremely nice. She's originally from Egypt. She looks really young. I think she's no more than 19 or 20."

"19 or 20? Come on, Lenny. You're going to let a baby who's fresh out of high school spruce you up?"

"I said I think she's either 19 or 20. It's a guess! Plus, she's not fresh out of high school. She's fresh out of cosmetology school in Paris, which is where Vanessa met her."

"Excuse me then." Craig laughed. "When am I going to meet this graduate?"

"So...." Lenny's voice was cut off when he noticed Jimena walking into the bar. As she looked around and walked further into the bar, he could see most of the men in the room turning their heads to check her out.

Wanting her to see him, he stood from his seat and waited for her to spot him. He then turned his attention back to Craig.

"You can meet her now."

After hearing his words, Craig turned to look in the direction in which Jimena walked as she made her way over to the table.

Seeing her made Lenny smile nonstop. When she made it over to his table, he pulled her into a hug and offered to take her black leather jacket.

"We were just talking about you." Lenny replied taking her jacket from her hands. With her jacket off, it revealed a red crop top which exposed her toned stomach. He draped the jacket over booth seat.

"I hope it was all good things at least."

A playful look of embrassment displayed on his face as he looked away from her. "Well..."

In response, Jimena laid her hand on her chest in a dramatic manner. "Wow... I'm hurt."

The two of them burst into laughter at each other's exchange.

"No, I'm glad you made it. Here's someone you need to meet. This is Craig Ross. My left hand man on the road."

"I told you I would come. I never break a promise." Pausing for a moment after she finished speaking, she then turned her gaze to Craig. "It's nice to meet you Craig."