Page 16 of A Toxic Redemption

I snapped my head in the direction of the room's entrance. Of all the places this man could have had dinner tonight, Khalil ends up at the same restaurant as me. Not only that, but he has Frick and Frack following him. The people around us happily greeted him, not knowing he was as ignorant as they came. What made matters worse, he decided to come and sit on the other side of me. The girls were visibly upset because they wanted him in the middle of them. Being sister wives must be draining.

"What's up, bro?" Monty spoke and nodded in his direction.

"I'm not your fuckin' brother, so don't play yourself." Khalil grimaced at Montel before he brought his eyes back to me. "What's up, Luck?" He smirked and one-armed me into his embrace. He smelled so damn good that I couldn't help but close my eyes as the smell invaded my nostrils. "Crazy running into you here." He released me and eyed my body. "You look good as fuck."

"Thank you."

I chuckled as the cook finally came over and took our orders. The couple across from me ordered some type of chicken, shrimp, and steak combo with rice and veggies, and I had to try it. Feeling eyes on me, I found his women staring at me.

"Hello, ladies."

The only greeting I got in return were icy glares. Shrugging my shoulders, I gave my attention back to a seemingly bothered Monty. His entire demeanor has changed, but I wasn't going to call him out on it. For a moment, we all sat and watched the chef prepare our meals before us in wonderment. Food and fire were flying everywhere.

"This is so nice," Alicia chimed in as she laid her head on Khalil's shoulder. "Thank you so much for inviting us."

"Girl, get off me." He shimmied his shoulder until she lifted her head. "You and your sister followed me after she finished sucking my dick. She overheard a conversation I was having and told you where I was headed. Don't play yourself."

"Damn." I chuckled as the people around us did the same and laughed. "Khalil, could you be any ruder?"

"Rude is what I want to do to you, baby girl." He winked and tapped my chin. "Maybe I can come over and show you later."

"Um, I'm on a date." I pointed over my shoulder at a quiet Monty. "Don't come in here with that. You have two that are more than willing to fill my place." I looked over his shoulder atthe girls. "Ain't that right? You guys made sure to get hold of him after that phone call earlier."

"What phone call?" he asked as he looked between me and them. "What are you talking about?"

"I called you earlier because they were on me about messing with their man." I smiled and thanked the cook as he placed my food before me. "It doesn't matter to me, though. I'm on my own date, and so are you. We're both going to enjoy our night."

"Uh, Dee." Monty tapped my shoulder to get my attention. "I hate to cut this night short, but something has come up for work." He stood to leave and pulled out his wallet in the process. "Dinner is still on me, though, and I hope you allow me to make it up to you later."

"Wait." I placed my fork onto my plate. It seemed we now had the attention of the eight people in the room with us, and I hated that. "Are you seriously leaving me here to eat alone?"

"I got you, baby," Khalil chimed in. I peered over my shoulder, and he was glaring at Montel. "Let that nigga go and handle his business. I'm sure his life depends on it since he's leaving your fine ass here."

"Dee—"

"Just go, Montel." I rolled my eyes and went back to eating. "Keep your money. I got it."

"Nah,Igot it," Khalil chimed in. "Enjoy your evening and be safe. I hope you get that business handled, too. Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend. Latavia, right?" Khalil shook his head and appeared to be saddened. "I hate that her mother couldn't have an open casket. My condolences."

Girlfriend?I didn't even know Monty had one since he's been sniffing around me nonstop. Asking him about it would be pointless because I was done dealing with him after tonight. I could feel him still standing behind me before he shot out of the restaurant. I could feel the stares coming in my direction, but Icouldn't worry about that. Yeah, I was a little embarrassed that he left me here alone, but it's over for us. Granted, there was nothing to begin with, but if I was ever thinking of giving him a chance, he surely just lost it.

"Too bad your date left you hanging like that," Allison chimed in after we'd all returned to eating. People had gone back to minding their business after the mini fiasco, and I was thankful. "It's gotta suck to have your date bail on you like that. Then he didn't even pay for your food."

"Yeah, it sucks." I giggled as I wiped my mouth. "Good thing I have my own money and can pay for my own. It's even better that your man Khalil here had already taken care of the tab."

"What?" she shrieked. "Are you seriously paying for her food, and we're here with you?"

"Shut up, girl," he gritted as he side-eyed her. "Didn't nobody tell your ass to follow me here. Shit, I hope you have money to pay for your shit, or you're definitely washing dishes tonight, not to mention Luck has the type of pussy that will have a man outside spearing all types of animals just to keep her fed." He leaned over and whispered in my ear. "You gone let me come over and suck some of this Yum-Yum sauce off of your pussy later?"

"Khalil, move!" I giggled as I pried his hand from my thighs. "You literally waltzed in here with not one, buttwowomen on your arm, and you're trying to go home with me?"

"Man, I didn't come with them." He pointed toward them. "Did you not hear me say they followed me? I don't care about these bitches."

"Do you not have any shame?" I rolled my eyes and stood from my seat. "You need to work on how you speak to people, Khalil." I placed my hand on my hip, and I stood over him. That was a bad move on my part. He licked his lips and pulled meby my waist until my pussy was directly in his face. "You're so disrespectful."

"Let me make it up to you, then."

"As tempting as that sounds," I took a step back, "I'm going to pass. I don't want you on me while someone's bodily fluids are still lingering on your balls." I leaned forward and kissed his cheek. "Thanks for dinner, boo."

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