Knight In Shining Armour

Chapter Fifteen : Draw

Draw


Kevin pulls up to pick the girls up...
Kevins friend is in the backseat...
"Hey girls, this is Cory," Kevin says grinning- "We go WAY back."
Maria leans in to Amy and whispers- "Sooo...Hes NOT going to get out the car?! JACKIE wouldve"...
Amy elbows Maria in the rib, and says out of the side of her mouth- "Be nice...PLEASE."
They get in as Cory grins arrogantly- "So, youre Maria, huh? You JUST stepped your game up...Heard you was dating
Jackie."

By the way, Jackie and Cory cant stand the sight of each other....They had a falling out last year-

"I must HAVENT," Maria barks- "JACKIE wouldve noticed my dress."
"MARIA!" Amy snaps from the front seat- "P.L.E.A.S.E."
"Oh yea"...Cory says looking Maria over rubbing his face grinning like a wolf- "I like how it fits back there, heh"...
"FITS WERE, BOY?!" As Maria winds up-
"You got a nice little thing back there...I like how it sits in that dress," Cory says looking out the window.
Maria pulls out her phone and texts Amy:
-> Im fixing to f**k him up
Amy responds:
<- LOL "fixing?"
Maria then smiles in an onery way, and says: "Yea, FIX-ING... FIX-ING, as in how my boyfriend says, and FIXING as in
how I let my trampy bestfriend FIX me up with this reject rapper."

Everyone in the car forces back laughter...Except, Cory of course-

They arrive at a resturaunt, but noone notices the Chevelle parked under a tree in the back of the parking lot...
Except, Maria of course-
And shes grinning bigger than that cat in Alice in Wonderland-

"Youre right, Amy"...Maria whispers- This IS going to be a night Ill never forget," as she points to the Chevelle and fixing her hair
on the way in to the resturaunt.
"Sh*t!" Amy yells, but Maria grabs her by the arm-
"Whats wrong?" Kevin says looking back at the girls with Cory-
"Nothing!" Amy squeaks out-
"Thanks for helping me get my boyfriend back, Amy"...As Maria smiles and kisses her on the cheek...

Amy looks as scared as a hen with a mongoose loose-

They all get seated as Maria swivels her head around the resturaunt-
Amys eyes are HUGE, as she kicks Marias leg under the table-
Maria uses her hands to form the shape of a hat. Then mouths: "Im looking for his hat"...

The boys are looking at the girls with their eyes squinted...

"You two OKAY?" Kevin asks-
Jackie comes from the restroom and heads toward the bar to pick up a take out order-
He grabs the bag, laughs, and plays around with the bartender for a second before leaving out.
Amy cant help but smile at Maria, as she notices how Maria looks at him...Then the smile fades-
Amy kicks Marias leg under the table-
"Ow!" yelps Maria..."What?!"

Amy then mouths to Maria:

"GO."

Maria smiles and darts out the resturauntas the boys looked puzzled-
Kevin looks at Amy and opens his mouth to say something, only to get interrupted by Amy signaling with her
finger to form a "hush" sign...

Jackie is fumbling with his keys in the parking lot as Maria runs out-
"Jaxson!" she screams-
Jackie sees Maria and looks in the air- "We aint gone have at this now, Maria...I aint in the mood."
"But I AM," Maria says walking up. "So THIS is you, Jaxson?!"
"Jackie takes his hat off, and sits it on the roof of the car- "Girl, what you talking about?"
"I thought you was a rough ol' boy, Jackie...Yea...First sign of a problem you got the h*ll out of dodge...
B-But youre DIF-FE-RENT, Maria taunts with air quotes-
"I aint got, or aint gone make- No time for this, Maria...Find somebody else to toy with...You aint got the MAKINGS
to deal with me. Between the type of guys you do dealings with, and your dad hating my a**, you just gone and simplify your
life. You aint gone put the work in to makes something like us work, so I bid you adeu, d*mnit."

Jackie grabs his hat and food, sits it in the passenger seat, and gets in. Then puts his key in the ignition-
"NOPE." Maria says as she runs up and takes the keys from the ignition-
"You aint going NOWERE. I dont know if its your confidence Im attracted to, or if theres a FINE line in between that and being
an a**hole you balance well."
Jackie gets out of the car- "Both. Girl give me my keys."
Maria then drops the keys in her bra- "Come and get them," she grins in victory.
"You CANT," Maria teases- "Cause youre a good boy...But that d**k in the resturaunt would have his paws ALL
on me, by now."
"Is THIS a game to you, Maria? Is THAT funny?! And youre on a DATE?! I got half a mind to get the car towed! THANKS for
making me feel alien, and poking fun at my dealings."

Marias face gets serious- "I never said you were wrong"...

Fine timing for Marias dad to pull up to pickup up lunch for the people at work-

Marias dad walks up and sees the frustration on both of their faces-

"Whats going on here? I thought we talked about this...THIS was a bad idea, remember?" Mr Hernandez says looking
Jackie up and down and grabbing Marias arm-
Maria snatches her arm away- "NOTHING, D.A.D...Im just arguing with my B.O.Y.F.R.I.E.N.D...WE never talked about ANYTHING, YOU did! Im NOTHING like YOU, just leave us the f**k alone!"

Jackie shakes his head- "You cant talk to him like that, Maria...Hes still your dad"...
Mr Hernandez glares in confusion at Jackie-
"WHAT?! Youre on HIS side?! Do you even know WHY he doesnt like you?!" Maria screams-
"Yea...I got wind of it. He aint the first, nor last, to hate my a**...Its alright. It aint change the way mustard taste, though...He can hate me all he want, as long as I dont do the same, and when the rooster crows he'll still be your dad...Are you starting to see what Im talking about?
You aint get ME...This is why I said you aint want to put the work in TO get me. Im fixing to call a cab."
Jackie nods at Marias dad but Mr. Hernandez refuses to hold eye contact in shame, as Jackie walks away on his phone-
Maria begins to cry and yells at Jackie- "I never said you were wrong!"

The boys come out of the resturaunt, and Jackie sees Cory-
"See, Maria...Looks like you done found somebody easier to get along with."
Maria runs up to Jackie and stands in front of him- "Then how come Im here with YOU, and not getting along
with HIM?"
Cory scoffs, "WOW, Okay...You aint all that noway, you just got a nice a**. Theres PLENTY fish out here."
Mr Hernandez steps forward, but gets stopped by Maria- He then looks at Jackie, and says:
"Are you going to let him talk to your girlfriend like that?"
Jackie steps forward- "I aint, Suh...Cory, I BEEN waiting for an excuse to"...But Maria smiles and stops Jackie as well-
The cab pulls up, and Cory flips them both off-
"This is lame, Im out. Thanks for calling me a cab."
Maria kisses Jackie on the cheek-
"Come in for a quick glass of iced tea or something."
As the cab drives off, they all walk back into the resturaunt...Mr Hernandez pats Jackie on the shoulder behind them.
While they sit at the table, Jackie smiles at Maria-
"Girl give me my keys"...
Maria kisses at him and says: "Come and get them."
THE END.




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