Chapter 7: Date Night
It was 2:00 PM and I was sitting on the couch watching Jocelyn play with a Barbie doll. She toddled up to me. "Mama, juice?" her sweet little voice asked. "Sure, girlie. Let me get some." I told her, walking to the kitchen. "Orange or grape, sweetie?" I asked Jocelyn, getting a cup from the cupboard. "Owange!" She replied. I smiled and got the juice out of the fridge and poured it into the cup. Jocelyn smiled as I gave the cup to her. I picked her up and she settled down on my hip. "You look tired, sweetie. Do you want to go take a nap with mama? We can watch Aunt Selena's show." I asked her. She nodded and we went to the bedroom. I lied her down and walked over to the TV, putting in a Wizards DVD. I pressed play and lied down, stroking Jocelyn's hair. She was settling down. I smiled and kissed her head. She had the most beautiful black curls, just like her daddy. I turned off the TV and climbed out of bed when I could tell that she wouldn't be upset when I left. I walked back into the living room and sat by Joe. "We need to be at Selena's at 5:30. She's going to watch the little princess while I take you to dinner. Go out and buy a new dress, we're going to a really fancy place and some other places." Joe said, kissing me.
I got out of the car at Gucci, where I buy all of my dresses. I walked in. "Can I help you at all?" the sales person asked. "Yes, you can. I'm looking for a dress that'd be nice for a husband and wife date. We're going to dinner, but he didn't tell me where. I'm looking for something not too long, maybe knee-length. Do you have anything for that?" I asked. The lady smiled. "The short dresses are in the back. Let me go get one I think you might like." She said.
3 hours later I rushed home and it was 5:00. I gave Joe a quick kiss and headed inside. Jocelyn was standing at the door. "Mama, up!" She said. I picked her up and gave her a kiss. "Are you ready to go play with auntie and Lilly? I bet they are excited. " I asked. "Auntie!" She said. "Well, it's almost time to go! Why don't you go get some toys to take over to their house?" I suggested, walking upstairs with Jocelyn. We walked to her room and I set her down. "You can pick out five toys and one doll. Mama has to go get ready to go bye-bye with Daddy. " I said, walking into the bedroom. I changed into my light pink dress with rhinestones on the bottom. I walked over to my closet and pulled out my black high heels. After putting them on, I walked back into Jocelyn's room. She had picked out her toys. I put them in her Dora tote bag and slung the bag over my shoulder. "Okay sweetie, time to go!" I said, picking Jocelyn up and walking downstairs and out to the car. I lifted Jocelyn into her car seat and buckled her in.
We drove to Selena's house and she walked outside while holding Lilly. I got out of the car and got Jocelyn out. She ran up to Selena as soon as I put her down. "Hi!" Jocelyn said once she had reached Selena. I walked up the driveway. "Well, we've gotta get going. There are toys, milk, juice, crackers, blankets, and diapers in her bag. Make sure she eats around 6. Be good Jocelyn! Have fun everyone!" I said as I dashed back to the car.
We drove to the Ivy and got out. "Joe, thank you! I didn't think we were going someplace this fancy! I said as we got out and walked in. After 20 minutes we walked over to our reserved table. Joe pulled out the chair and I sat down.
5 minutes later a waitress walked up to us. We placed our orders. I got a steak, salad, and diet Dr. Pepper and Joe got a salmon combo with tomato soup and cola. The food was good and Joe and I split a cheesecake afterward. I pulled out my phone and chatted with Selena.
We drove back to Selena's house and walked in. She was nursing Lilly on the couch and watching Glee. "Where's Jocelyn?" I asked. Selena shut off the TV and smiled. "She's asleep upstairs in the guest room. It's the second door." She replied. I walked up to the guest room and over to the bed. "Sweetie, it's Mommy. Wake up, honey. It's time to go home. " I said. Jocelyn stirred. She opened her eyes. "Momma!" She said happily. "Good, she's awake! I put her down at 6:30 after she ate and then read her a story and let her watch a little bit of SpongeBob. We made it halfway through the episode and she got tired and asked me to turn it off. She woke up once for a drink, though." Selena said.
