Free Outside the Box by H. M. Montes Page B

breakfast.  I put an egg and two pieces of bacon on my plate then Destiney slid a Starbucks to-go cup at me.  “There’s the GOGO juice you didn’t get to have the other day.  I have a day at the spa reserved for us too.”
    “I love you SO much!” I took a sip of the steaming liquid and sighed.  “What is this?  I could drink this every single day!”
    “That’s the Caramel Macchiato I told you about.  Our reservation is for eleven so after we eat we’ll head over there.  We’ve got a day of mani’s, pedi’s, waxing, and massage.  When we are all done your skin will practically glow.  Maybe while William and I are out at the “Club” you and Derrick can watch a movie or something.”
    “That’s a great idea, I’ll text him and see if he’s busy or not.”
    We finished our breakfast, while she showered I text Derrick;
    L:   Rise and Shine stud muffin!
    D:   Good morning beautiful, did you get some sleep last night?
    L:   A little…I was wondering what you are doing this evening.  Destiney and William are going out.  Maybe we could watch a movie or something?  If you’re busy I totally understand.
    D:   I will always have time for you, what kind of movie?  I’m out and about I’ll pick something up.
    L:   You pic k  Getting ready to go have spa day w/ Destiney, I will let you know when they leave.  Our place or yours?
    D:   I have a huge flat screen w/ surround sound 
    L:   Your place it is then!! TTYL
    D:   Later.
    I cleaned up the breakfast plates and put them in the dishwasher, Destiney came out dressed in yoga pants, a t-shirt, and her flip flops.  I laughed and pointed out that we were both dressed for a day of relaxation. 
    The trip to the spa was amazing, the Swedish mud bath was by far my favorite.  The Brazilian wax was for sure my least favorite.  Destiney was right, by the time we left my skin was so soft and smooth it seemed to glow in the sunshine.  After we left the spa we went to a deli and had a small sub sandwich that was delicious.  Carol called me to see if everything was going okay and to let me know that she was going to put all my mail in a box and send it to me, and to let me know her and Harold missed having me around.  Harold wanted to make sure I wasn’t letting all the boys chase me around and that he had utilities shut off at the house.  “We miss you baby girl…I’ll let you get back to your busy day.” He said while trying to choke back his emotions. 
    After we hung up I started to cry, Destiney grabbed my hands, “What’s wrong?” she whispered.
    “I just…hearing him say he had the utilities shut off…I think about mom and dad every single day, I wish they were still here.  I don’t even know what they would think about me living here.” I wiped the tears away.
    “Lexi, they would be proud of you, I know they wouldn’t want you to stay in that small town and never get to experience life in a big city.  I miss them too, we’ll go visit them soon.”
    I nodded my head and wiped away more tears, “They would KILL me if they knew I was looking at the job in ‘The Box’.”
    Destiney smiled, “If it makes you feel uncomfortable don’t do it.”
    “No, I’ll see what you guys think of it.  If you think it’s okay and somewhat tasteful I’ll do it.”
    “Okay, just promise me that IF, and that’s a pretty big IF, you do take the job and ANYTHING feels wrong about it…you’ll quit!”
    I nodded my head again and stood up to leave.  In just a couple of hours her and William would be going to the club and I’d get to have a relaxing evening with Derrick. 
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    William showed up right when he said he would, so I buzzed him up to the apartment.  When he came in he smiled big, “Date night with Derrick huh?  I don’t know where we are going so hopefully one of us is going to have a good time tonight.”
    “She didn’t tell you?” I asked in shock.
    “Nope, just said it was for research.” He replied.
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