Page 99 of The Fallacy of True Love
i thought abt backing out
Alonzo
But?
Maya
i keep my word. and ur not bad company
Alonzo
Fair enough. Someone told me I’m A+ ;)
Maya
someone ws under the influence
Alonzo
Too many orgasms. I get that.
She left me on read, but I laughed anyway. Then I continued counting down the hours until I could tease her in person.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Alonzo
“Well. This is…unexpected.” Maya glanced around the curving street, lined on both sides with small shops and restaurants. Music and laughter flavored the night sky, and there were just enough people to liven up the place without it feeling crowded.
Exactly as I’d hoped.
“You want tacos?” I asked. “There’s a nice Fil-Mex restaurant with good food and a live band.”
“Lead the way.”
I put my hand on the small of her back, and she shifted closer to my side as we walked to one of my favorite restaurants. It filled up easily, but I’d gotten to know the owner and had texted ahead to reserve a table.
“Hey, Lonzo,” one of the waitresses greeted me, her eyes widening as she spotted my hand on Maya. Smiling at her, she said, “Welcome to Cantina Dos. Your table’s ready.”
“Guess you come here often,” Maya murmured as we followed the waitress to a small table near the back of the open-air restaurant.
“Not often enough, but I do when I have extra time and money and want to chill,” I told her. “There’s a ton of cool places in the area, including a tattoo studio.”
As we took our seats, she asked, “Yeah? You wanna get your tatt?”
“Are you offering?”
“You already know the answer.”
I shrugged. “You might change your mind. Till then, I’ll be waiting.”
“You really need to get over that.”
I wanted to tell her not to hold her breath, but words wouldn’t be enough to convince her. She needed action, so that was what I’d give her—only in this case, that meant waiting. Waiting until she was ready to trust me with her art, which I’d come to equate as the ultimate sign that a person was part of her inner circle.
I hated waiting, but I could do it for Maya. In fact, I was learning there was little I wouldn’t do for her.
She asked me what was good here, and we ended up getting a combination of my favorites—sisig tacos and a birria burrito—along with the beef nachos and cheese quesadilla she was curious about. She ordered both with extra cheese.
