A Forbidden Love (The Forbidden Series) by Niquel

sure if you’d actually call or not but it’s refreshing to hear your
voice.”
    “I
honestly never thought I would.”
    “Well,
you did and that’s all that matters. What are you up to on Friday?”
    “Nothing,
as far as I know.”
    “I’d
like to take you out for lunch and get to know you a little better.”
    “That
sounds great, I’ll text you my address.”
    “Alright,
well it’s late, so make sure you get some rest and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
    “Goodnight.”
    Wow
I guess Nikki was right, I don’t have anything to worry about. He seemed very
sweet, and I could definitely use the company right now.
    I
rolled out of bed a few hours later to discover a beautiful crisp fall morning.
The foliage resembled a painted portrait and looked absolutely breathtaking
through my window. The sun was shining bright and the leaves were vibrant
shades of yellow, orange, and red. Today was the day Lance and I had our first
official ‘outing’ together and I was very excited. Allan was becoming a
definite thing of the past and Lance may be my new future. I braided my hair
into a single French braid and tied a small blue ribbon at the end of it. I
slipped into a multi-striped ballerina neck sweater, a pair of black boot cut
jeans, and my tan riding boots. Lance called and told me he’d be here in about
twenty minutes. I couldn’t help but stare out the window and imagine what kind
of car he drove. It was probably something cliché like a BMW or Corvette.
    A
bright yellow Porsche screeched through the parking lot and I watched as Lance
stepped out of it in a full black and white pinstripe suit. He started walking
towards my front door so I quickly zipped my leather jacket and met him
outside.
    “Good
afternoon, Ms. Alecia.”
    “Good
afternoon.”
    He
escorted me around the back of his Cayman S and opened the passenger door for
me.
    “Thank
you.”
    “You’re
welcome.” He brought us to a fancy Italian restaurant for lunch.
    “This
place seems kind of fancy.”
    “Don’t
be fooled by all the faux expensive looking decorations they have. We’re just
here for some great food, hope you’re hungry.” The light reflected beautifully
off his crystal blue eyes as he looked at me. He was definitely a great catch
and any lady would be lucky to have him.
    The
hostess came over and brought us to a private booth in the back of the dining
area. She offered us a free House Wine sample and we both ordered entirely different
seafood and pasta dishes. He ordered the shrimp scampi with linguini and I
ordered the baked lobster tail with butterfly shrimp and angel hair pasta.
    “So,
what made you become a Lawyer?”
    “All
my life, I’ve always helped people and been the voice of reason for the
defenseless.”
    “I
bet a lot of people are very intimidated by you, huh?”
    “By
my appearance definitely, when people see me approaching the bench they assume
I’m the defendant not the Lawyer,” he laughed.
    The
waitress brought us our entrée’s and they both looked and smelled delicious.
After an hour of mindless conversation, and witty banter we finished our meals
and left. He wouldn’t let me pay for a thing, which was nice.
    “That
was nice Lance, thank you for taking me there.”
    “No
problem, I’m glad you liked it. It’s one of my go-to places for lunch.”
    He
drove up to my apartment door, gawking at me from his seat. His eyes were like
two blue magnets, fixated on mine and I couldn’t bear to look away. I wanted to
kiss him right then, but I restrained myself and lightly brushed his cheek with
my lips instead.
    “Enjoy
the rest of your day Lance; I can’t imagine how busy you must get. Thanks
again.”
    “Alecia,
wait would you like to go out again tomorrow? Maybe grab dinner this time?”
    “Sure,
just let me know what time.”
    “Does
six o’clock sound good?”
    “It
sounds perfect. See you then.”
    I
carefully closed the door to his yellow Porsche and went inside my complex. I
hadn’t been this