Page 47 of Ride or Die
From Minx:I found out what kind of ring Cali likes.
From Minx:Picture attached.
The picture is a screenshot of a rose gold ring with a round stone with smaller ones around it. It's at a jewelry store outside of Austin. I could easily stop there on our way back home. I'll call the store in the morning and make sure they actually have it in stock.
To Minx:Good work. Thanks, Minx.
I finish eating and head back to my room. I call Cali as soon as I get in my room to talk to her for a few minutes. It's killing me being away from her. I'm ready to get back home to her. Thinking about her breaking someone's nose has me turned on and now is definitely not the time for that. Once I get off the phone with her, I lay down for bed but my mind is racing.
We wakeup around eight to eat breakfast at the hotel before heading out. As soon as we're on the highway, I call the jewelry store. I'm in luck because they have one left and it happens to be the right size. I have enough money saved I can buy it outright and not have to worry about payments. I give the lady my card information and tell her I'll be in on Friday to pick it up. I leave her my information and Rascal's information on the off chance I can't stop tomorrow. I'll send Ras to get it while I'm spending time with Cali.
The drive back to Amarillo seems to take longer than our drive on Tuesday. It's probably because I'm ready to finally get this shit over with and get back to Cali. I'm getting pretty anxious about proposing to her. She originally wanted to take this shit slow, but we kinda screwed that up. She's the one, though, and even if we have a long engagement, I need to know she'll marry me. I need her to be mine in every way.
We get to Declan's warehouse after four. When I called him to tell him when we'd be here, he told me he wouldn't be able to meet with us. He has more meetings or something. Rascal pulls the truck into the warehouse and locks up. After that, the four of us stop for an early dinner.
"Do we have to stay the night here? I'm ready to get the fuck home," Kicks whines.
"Yes, we have to stay here. Bull doesn't want us driving late with what we have with us," I tell him.
"When we get back, I'm going on a long as fuck ride on my bike." He lets out a heavy sigh.
"Me too, brother. Me too," Rascal says to Kicks. Shade and I laugh. The waitress comes over to our table.
"What can I get for y'all?" She looks right at Rascal, giving him a flirtatious smile.
"I'll take a burger with rings and a Coke," he tells her. Her face falls when he doesn't give her the attention she was hoping for. The rest of us give her our order and she walks away.
"Dude, what the fuck? She was fucking hot," Kicks nudges him.
"Yeah, and?" Rascal says.
"Shit, if you're not gonna hit it, then I will," Kicks replies.
"Good luck with that," Rascal deadpans.
"You don't believe I could get with her?"
"Kicks, you have shit for game," Shade laughs.
"Man, fuck you both," Kicks says.
Ten minutes later, the waitress brings our food out to us.
"Can I get y'all anything else," she asks.
"How about your phone number?" Kicks says to her. She gives him a small smile.
"Uh, I have a boyfriend. Sorry." She turns and walks away quickly. Shade, Rascal and I burst out laughing.
"Real smooth," I say to Kicks and he flips me off. We eat our food, leave some cash and head out. When we get to the hotel and get settled, I call Cali but get her voice mail. She had planned on working on her menu for the bakery, so I shoot her a text.
To Cali:Hey babe. We're stopped for the night. Call me later.
I lay on one of the beds and turn on the TV. Shade walks in a couple of minutes later looking more stressed than ever.
"What's up?" I say.
"My fucking sister. She was nagging me about wanting to leave the clubhouse so she can go spend time with her boyfriend," he tells me. "Her boyfriend, who every time I'm supposed to meet the guy, something happens and he can't make it."
