Chapter 7:The Dinner Date

It’s already past six when Nelson finally stepped out of his room fully dressed and ready for the date. He took the stairs by the right up to his mothers room to ask her if she was contented with what he wore. He knocked three times before entering her room after he heard a “come in”.

“Hey mum, how do I look?” Nelson asked his mum, which made her look up from the book she was reading. Looking at her son she felt so blessed that he could look so handsome without even having to do much. Nelson was putting on a navy blue pant trouser, a black body hug round neck, showing off  his perfectly built and chiseled chest, a blue stripped suit and a white sneakers. He also wore a silver wrist watch and a silver neck chain and brushed his hair up in curls.

“You look absolutely dashing son” His mum said after taking in every detail of his dressing.

“Well thank you mum, it’s almost seven so I’d be heading out now to pick Eva up” Nelson said checking himself one last time in the dressing mirror before finally turing towards the door to take his leave.

“Alright son, enjoy your date. And I hope you like her after tonight” His mum said, picking up her book and watching her son leave.

“I hope so too “ He answered back.

“I really do hope so too” He repeated, but this time, to himself.

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”You should have called me to follow you shopping Amie, don’t you know that you would be working for the hottest most eligible bachelor in the whole of the country? These clothes are really nice but a little boring if you ask me” Dianna said after checking all the outfits Amie bought at the mall.

“What do you mean boring Dee? I know it’s because I didn’t get exposing clothes to seduce my boss that’s why you called these clothes boring.” Amie said.  

“Yes of course. Your skirts should have been way shorter and the shirts, they should at least show little cleavage don’t you think. You’d be working with the hottest man, shouldn’t you spice up your dressing ?” Dianna said, feeling disappointed in her friend’s modesty.

“Well, I don’t think so Dee. Leave my clothes alone. Maybe after I get my first pay, I’ll go back to the mall and get new, sexy wears, okay?” Amie said to calm her friend down.

“Fine, but don’t forget to call me to follow you. You have a very bad taste when it comes to choosing outfits for yourself, but you can choose outfit for someone else” Dee said, trying to make jest of her friends naivety.

“Alright, I’ve heard you ma’am” Amie said, putting the clothes back into her closet before making the move to go downstairs to start preparing dinner as her parents and siblings would soon be back.

“Let’s go downstairs Dee. Come help me with the cooking” Amie said, dragging her friend downstairs.

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” We’re here boss” Henry said stopping right outside the villa of the Lozanos.  

“Here she comes. How do I look?” Nelson asked his driver.

“You look handsome boss” Henry replied.

Eva Lozano is the only child of a rich business tycoon named Richard Lozano, and she is a very beautiful girl with blonde hair. She is a little tall and slender, and has the perfect legs for a model. She was putting on a short wine dress, which has a little slit by the side, with a black strap on heels and carried a black and silver purse which accentuates the silver accessories she had on. She had on a light make-up and a wine lipstick which further compliments her cat like eyes and her perfectly shaped mouth.

“My God, she’s so beautiful” Nelson said in utmost awe, as he stares up at the woman walking towards him.

“After you my lady” He said to her, holding the car door for her to get in.  

“Thank you she replied, getting into the car while Nelson shuts the door gently.

“Take us to Pastiche “ Nelson said to Henry immediately he entered

the car, taking his seat next to Eva who was busy blushing at his kindness.

And with that, Henry started the engine and drove out of the compound. On their way to Pastiche, Nelson tried to make small talks with Eva which led them to discussing their different types of jobs and the stress that came with it. Before they knew it, Henry was pulling up in the parking lot of the restaurant and as he initially did, Nelson got out of the car and went round to open the door for Eva to step out, holding her hand in his.

They walked into the restaurant hand in hand, and approached a waitress who already knew who they were and showed them to the VIP room where Nelson had booked for the dinner date.

“This way ma’am, sir” Betty, the waitress said, taking them into the VIP room to get seated. After they had taken their seats, she presented the menu and they both ordered what they wanted.  

“ We’ll have the 6 Mainly Meat Based Dishes, with a bottle of Bourbon wine” Nelson said to the waitress after getting the consent of Eva.

“ Alright sir, your dish would be here in a few minutes” The waitress replied, walking out of the room.

Their food came in after fifteen minutes and they dug in almost immediately, as they were already hungry.

“So how has your relationship life been?” Asked Eva while still eating.

“Who? Me? Woah, I’ve never been in a serious relationship with any woman. My work is literally my woman.” Nelson said

“Wow, so I should count myself lucky to have your attention?” Eva asked.

“Well, not exactly. My mum was the one who insisted we do this, so I think the credit goes to my mum” Nelson said, chuckling.

“Yeah right, I almost forgot. You’re a very handsome man, and the top list most eligible bachelor, I think I should flatter myself because you choose to be with me” Eva said, trying to play the couple card.

“Well I only agreed to having dinner with you to see if I get to like the vibe and wanna pursue a relationship with you. So let’s not get ahead of ourselves and take things slow instead” Nelson said, taking a sip from his glass.

“Alright then, if you say so. I was thinking we were already dating since you came to pick me up when I could have driven here myself and you even held the door for me to get in and come out when we got here, so I felt there was already a sort of chemistry between us” Eva said without mincing her words.

“I see” was all Nelson managed to say as he was dumbfounded and struck at the audacity and stupidity of the woman siting in front of him.

"That was just gentleman stuff, does she really have no idea or she's playing dumb" he thought.

The rest of the dinner was spent in an awkward silence with Eva flashing flirtatious smiles at Nelson thinking he would reconsider after a few smiles but he kept giving dead responses so she got the cue and stopped. After the meal, Nelson pushed the card for them to go home.

“If you’re done with your meal, let me go and drop you off” He said to Eva standing up and motioning for her to follow suit.

“Alright, I’m done” She replied, standing up from her seat, walking out of the restaurant with Nelson.

Getting to the car, Nelson held the door while she got in and told the driver to drive straight to the Lozano villa to drop Eva off. The drive was spent mostly  in silence, as Nelson only made small talks about business with Eva. Upon getting to her house, he came down and held the door for Eva to get down and placed a very light kiss on her cheek.

“Thank you for tonight. I enjoyed myself with you” He lied.  

“You’re welcome. I hope we get to do this again soon” Eva said, believing his lie.

“Yeah I hope so too” He said, before getting into the car, signaling for Henry to  take him home.

“So boss, do you like her enough to want to date her? Henry asked.

“Hell no!! She’s definitely not my type of woman” Nelson replied, sinking into the seat to take a quick nap before they arrive home. After what seemed like an eternity, they finally arrived home.

"Wake up boss, we’re home” Henry said opening the door for his boss.

“Thank you Henry, see you on Monday. Goodnight” Nelson responded walking into his mansion, heading straight for his room.

“I’ll talk to mum in the morning, for now I need to sleep” He said to himself as he managed to change his clothes before getting into bed and turning off the bedside lamp.