A Forbidden Love (The Forbidden Series) by Niquel Page A

happy in a while and it was a nice change from the months of
depression I just went through.
    I
thought about Lance all night. I wanted to call him but couldn’t find the nerve
to, in the event he was working on a case. Lacey needed my help to build the
new entertainment center she bought for our living room and it took us all
night to put together.
    “Well,
that was exhausting, but it’s together.”
    “See,
who needs a man when we’re here together,” Lacey laughed.
    “Having
a man here would have made this a hell of a lot easier, though.”
    “Eh,
whatever I’m going to bed. We can set the TV up tomorrow.”
    Lacey
shoved the empty boxes to the side and stomped off to her room. I retreated to
mine shortly after. I couldn’t stop thinking about my date with Lance and how
incredibly sweet he seemed. He was the perfect gentleman and I almost wanted to
find a flaw in him, so that he wouldn’t seem so damn perfect. I plugged my
phone into the charger next to my bed and before I could even get my eyes shut,
my phone vibrated. A message from Lance popped onto my screen.
    Lance : Just wanted to let you know
that I was thinking about you   - Lance.
    Me : I was thinking about you, too.
    Lance : Can’t wait for our date
tomorrow, get some rest Miss.
    Me : Me either, night.
    Chapter 10 : A New Beginning
     
     
    All
I could focus on was seeing Lance that night. I had worked a short four hour
shift at the sub shop earlier that day and was already back at home. I wasn’t
sure what fancy place he’d take me, but I wanted to dress to impress.
    I
found a gray three-quarter sleeve belted sweater dress in my closet that I had
previously washed, but never had an opportunity to wear it until now.
    Lance
called me and let me know that he was on his way, so I made sure I put a brush
through my hair and smoothed my curls out. I even splashed on my Japanese
cherry blossom perfume for the occasion. I waited by the window and searched
the parking lot until I saw his yellow Porsche come speeding through it.
    I
ran outside to the passenger side door of his car before he had a chance to get
out and let myself inside. His eyes were fixated on my outfit and he shot me
the warmest smile.
    “Where
are we headed tonight?”
    “You
look so beautiful tonight, Alecia. Normally most girls wait until I get the
door for them though.”
    “Hopefully
you’ll learn sooner rather than later, that you can’t compare me to any girl
from your past.”
    “I
can tell, and where we’re going tonight is special.”
    We
were in the car for quite some time, hitting toll roads, and cruising down
multiple highways. Our journey ended on Route 1 in Saugus, where we pulled into
the parking lot of an Asian style restaurant named Kowloon. The lot was nearly
full when we arrived but after circling around once, we found a spot a few feet
from the entrance, after someone left.
    The
inside was gorgeous; there were pictures of celebrities hanging everywhere.
Wrestlers, movie stars, you name it. We walked by an enclosed private room, and
I would assume there was someone famous behind the red curtain, because there
was a ton of security standing guard outside of it.
    We
were greeted by a young Asian lady standing behind a narrow podium. She lifted
two red menus from a pile behind her and escorted us to a small booth inside
the Tiki room. There was a beautiful Chinese stone statue mounted on top of a
small pool, surrounded by boulders and a black sprinkler system that
consistently shot water inside the pool. Red and blue lights enhanced the
crystal clear water and hand painted zen lanterns dangled above each booth.
    We
sat down on these plush red cushions that were covered in black and white
Chinese calligraphy. The hostess poured us two cups of water and informed us
that our waitress was on her way. I scanned the menu for something unique, that
I’d never had before.
    “How
about we order a Scorpion Bowl for two, a pu-pu platter with crab rangoon ,
and a large shrimp