Eternal Blossom

Aiyana stretched as she woke up the next morning, enjoying the sunlight streaming through her bedroom window. She laid there a little longer than necessary thinking about the kiss she shared with Matt the night before. He hadn’t turned her down for going to Johnny’s tonight, so she hoped he would show up. Who said a woman couldn’t be a little forward thinking? She was blunt, and had come to peace with that a long time ago about herself.
Pulling out her laptop, she got to work on some designs that she had been working on for a charity ball that was going to be held in the area to raise funds for kids with cancer. Kids and cancer victims were both things that she dearly loved. However, she was a practical woman and knew that with her being 31 and single, kids likely weren’t in her cards. She was ok with that, though because there were always tons of cousins that she could kidnap for a day of ‘Auntie Aiya’ fun before giving them back to their parents all candied up.
Finally finished hours later, she stumbled to the shower and washed before twisting her hair up into a bun. She slid into a teal blouse that plunged enough to show off her amazing rack, and a black leather skirt that hugged her ass and hips like a second skin. She wasn’t a fan of doing more laundry than she had to, so whatever she put on was what she was going out in. There was no need in her mind to change multiple times a day unless you were going to be working up a sweat. She dug into her closet and found a pair of black stilettos that she wore any time she had a second date. They were her lucky shoes, and really showed off her legs.
Allowing herself to finally look at her cellphone,she walked over to it on her night stand and started pulling up her text messages. 3 from Rayne, 2 from Matt, and 1 from her dad. Immediately she opened the one from her dad, laughing at it’s contents. The man rarely communicated, but he’d invited her to the charity ball, not realizing that she already had tickets for doing the promo art work. She responded, and then responded to Rayne’s questions about how COD went, and what she was up to. She finished up the string of sentences with an invite to Johnny’s in an hour. She still had to tell Matt when she was going, and that gave her some time to eat a quick bite before she left. She wasn’t a big fan of traditional bar food.
Taking a deep breath, Aiyana opened the texts from Matt, and a huge toothy grin broke out on her face.
From Matt:
Hey, Sexy. I know it’s early, and I’m sorry. Text me when you get this. Maybe we can grab lunch before Johnny’s.
From Matt:
Alright, I guess you’re busy. Hit me up when you’re free and let me know when we are heading to Johnny’s. I could use some Patron.
She giggled to herself, biting her lip as she thought about what to say back before finally settling on something and hitting send.
To Matt:
Sorry, handsome. I’ve got a strict no cell phone until work is done policy when I have to work so I actually get my work done.I’m leaving for Johnny’s in about 30 minutes. I’ll see you there. ;)
She held the phone to her bosom, and flopped back on the bed with a happy little sigh. He was a really nice guy, and she felt a pull towards him that she just couldn’t seem to put out of her mind. She couldn’t put her finger on it yet, but she was definitely going to enjoy getting to know him even better until she figured out what it was.
An hour later, she was fed and standing inside of Johnny’s, leaning against the counter as she waited for her whiskey sour and Rayne’s daiquiri. Suddenly, she felt 2 hands on her hips, and a hard chest pressed against her back. Before the person could say anything, she whirled around, her face a mask of irritation, and her fist pulled back, ready to strike.
“Woah. Sorry. Just thought I would say hello. Didn’t think I’d forget a fantastic ass like yours, did you?” Matt chuckled as he held his hands up in the air to show he came unarmed.
Aiyana let out the breath that she didn’t realize she had been holding, and instantly put her hand down as her face blazed crimson at his words. “Sorry. I don’t flight. I fight.” She leaned up to press a kiss to his cheek, but he turned his head and caught her lips with his own, smiling when she giggled and kissed him back. Just as he was running his tongue gently along the line of her lips to ask permission and had placed his hands back on her hips, he heard a voice behind him, “Hey, Shads, who’s this fine piece of ace?”
Aiyana’s face blazed crimson and she pulled back just before she was going to open her mouth to his inquisitive tongue. “Her name is Aiyana, Mr. I-have-bad-timing.” She settled her eyes on the man standing beside them that had a shit eating grin on his face. “And you are?”
“Brian. Mr. Brian I-Have-Great-Timing,” he quipped.
“Har-d-har-har” She replied, rolling her eyes with a smile, as she turned to face him. Matt turned with her, keeping his hand on her hip, but sliding it around her waist so it rested on the hip farthest from him.
“So you’re the one that finally kicked Matt’s ass at COD, and wants to pinch Zee’s cheeks.” Brian raised his eyebrow in challenge, letting her know that the guys had already discussed her.
“Sure am!” She smiled big, and put her hands on her hips, pushing her chest out like she had a big shiney badge to show off pinned to her lapel. “Now where is that cutie with the cheeks? I told Rayne she has to meet him.” Aiyana looked up at Matt, and caught him staring into her cleavage. She just laughed it off and rested her hand on top of Matt’s on her hip, letting him know silently that she didn’t want him to let go. He simply nodded and used that hand to pull her into his side and guide her over to their table. Brian followed them, laughing loudly. “I like her, Shads.”
Once they got to the table, she was introduced to the only other person there that she didn’t know. He had a Mohawk and deep brown eyes to go along with a ring through his nostril. “Oh, Matt! Look! He’s my sized,” she exclaimed excitedly as Johnny stood up to greet her. This was met by raucous laughter from everyone present, including Johnny. He had noticed the heels, and knew that she was about right if she wasn’t on them.
The raven haired beauty turned around slowly, scanning the room for Rayne. She spotted her at the bar picking up the drinks that she forgot on it when Matt surprised her. She cringed inwardly and waved her arm in the air at her bestie. “My bad, homes! I got sidetracked!” She gestured with her thumb to Matt and the guys, and Rayne just held up a glass as she made her way across the room.
“Are you hispanic,” the green eyed guy asked her, curiosity evident in his voice.
“Nope. Half Cherokee, and half Scottish,” Aiyana responded over her shoulder to him as she waited for Rayne.
Oh’s came from the guys now all sitting around the table before Rayne finally made it to the table. Aiyana sat beside Matt, and gestured to Zacky where the only other open seat was for her cousin. “This is my best friend, Rayne. Matt gave us pointers at the golf course yesterday. Rayne, these are the guys in Matt’s band. It’s… correct me if I get these wrong; Zacky, the cutie with the cheeks, Mr. Brian I-Have-Bad-Timing, and Johnny, the gassy baby.”
All the boys started laughing at her descriptions until she got to Johnny’s, and then they started roaring. Johnny started to pout after giving her a playful glare. It was Brian, of course, who asked why she called him a gassy baby. However, before she could respond, Rayne jumped in, “Oh, I see it! He looks like a gassy baby! You just want to hold him to your chest and burp him so he’ll feel better! How cute!” Once again, upon her explanation the boys fell into laughter, Johnny laughing right along with them this time.
“Hey, at least I get to be held against a nice rack, fellas,” the shortest male at the table quipped as he put his hands behind his head jokingly. This caused another round of laughter, and Rayne slid Aiyana her whiskey sour while the guys tried to pull themselves together.

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