Chapter 11
John was silent for a second. "Really? I have to talk to you, too."
"Oh. Well, go ahead."
"Aight. I was just wonderin...maybe you wanna go out with me for dinner tomorrow night?"
She smiled. "Yeah, I'd love to go out to dinner with you."
"Coo. Now what did you wanna talk to me about?"
She paused for a second. "Um, I'll tell you at dinner tomorrow night. Okay?"
"Aight. So where do you wanna go?"
"Hmm, how about Roadhouse?"
"Sounds good. What time should I pick you up?"
"Is 7:30 okay with you?"
"That's perfect. I'll pick you up at 7:30."
"Okay. Bye John!"
"Peace out Rose."
She hung up the phone and looked at Charlie. "Damn it!"
"Why didn't you ask him, Rose?"
"I don't know! I got nervous, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay. So you're gonna ask him tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'm gonna ask him tomorrow at dinner."
"Okay, good." He sat down on his sofa and started watching T.V.
"Hey Charlie?"
He looked over at her. "Yeah Rose?"
"Thanks for lettin me use your phone."
"You're welcome."
When John hung up the phone, he slapped his forehead. "Dumbass! I should have asked her! I was just so nervous that I was going to screw it up!" He sat down on his sofa and shook his head. "That's it! I'm askin her tomorrow at dinner. No matter what."
The next morning after Rose had gotten dressed and ate her breakfast, she decided to go train. She wanted to go with Jeff, John, and Sable. She got her phone and called Jeff up.
"Yo Rose. What's up?"
"Nothin at all, man. I was just wonderin if ya wanna go train with me, John, and Sable today at Shorty's Gym."
"Yeah, I'll go. What time should I be there?"
"How about 2?"
"I'll be there."
"Okay. See ya later!"
"Peace."
She hung up the phone and called John. "Hey John."
"What's up, Rose?"
"Nothin at all. Do you wanna go train with my friend Jeff, Sable, and me at Shorty's Gym?"
"Sure. I'll be there. What time, though?"
"Is 2 okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. Peace out girl."
"Bye John!" She hung up the phone and called Sable.
"Hello?"
"Hey Sable. It's Rose."
"Oh, hey girl. How's it goin?"
"Good, good. Listen, you wanna go train with my friend, John, and me today down at Shorty's?"
"Yeah. What time should I be there?"
"At 2. Is that okay?"
"Sure. I'll be there. See ya later!" She hung up.
Rose hung up the phone and sat back on the sofa. Everything was set for the three of them to train.
At 2:16, Rose pulled up to Shorty's. She saw John's car and smiled. She parked next to it, grabbed her bag and walked inside. She walked into the girl's locker room, put her back into a locker and walked out. She saw Jeff, John, and Sable talking to each other. She walked over to them. "Hey guys."
"Hey girl." Sable said.
"What's up Rose?" Jeff said.
John smiled at her. "What up?"
"So, do you guys wanna have a match, or what?"
"What kind of match?" Jeff asked.
"How about you two against us?" Sable suggested.
Rose nodded. "Sounds good to me." She looked at John and smiled. "Get ready to get your ass handed to you."
He looked back at her. "I wouldn't get too cocky there, sweetheart. You don't know who you're goin up against." He began to flex.
She laughed. "Are you trying to impress me? 'Cause it's not working." She rolled into the ring. Jeff whispered to Sable. "You know they're into each other, right?"
She nodded. "It's obvious. They keep flirting with each other." She rolled into the ring. Jeff got in after her.
Rose finally thought of something. "We need a ref for this match. I'll go find someone." She got out of the ring and walked off. She got back into the ring roughly 10 minutes later with a ref. She looked at the three of them. "You all ready?" They all nodded. "Okay. You two in that corner, we'll take this one." She looked at Sable. "You wanna go in first, or should I?"
Sable patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, Rose. I got this."
Rose got out of the ring, leaving Sable in with John. "Go get him, girl."
The ref yelled start, and the match was underway.
John was silent for a second. "Really? I have to talk to you, too."
"Oh. Well, go ahead."
"Aight. I was just wonderin...maybe you wanna go out with me for dinner tomorrow night?"
She smiled. "Yeah, I'd love to go out to dinner with you."
"Coo. Now what did you wanna talk to me about?"
She paused for a second. "Um, I'll tell you at dinner tomorrow night. Okay?"
"Aight. So where do you wanna go?"
"Hmm, how about Roadhouse?"
"Sounds good. What time should I pick you up?"
"Is 7:30 okay with you?"
"That's perfect. I'll pick you up at 7:30."
"Okay. Bye John!"
"Peace out Rose."
She hung up the phone and looked at Charlie. "Damn it!"
"Why didn't you ask him, Rose?"
"I don't know! I got nervous, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay. So you're gonna ask him tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'm gonna ask him tomorrow at dinner."
"Okay, good." He sat down on his sofa and started watching T.V.
"Hey Charlie?"
He looked over at her. "Yeah Rose?"
"Thanks for lettin me use your phone."
"You're welcome."
When John hung up the phone, he slapped his forehead. "Dumbass! I should have asked her! I was just so nervous that I was going to screw it up!" He sat down on his sofa and shook his head. "That's it! I'm askin her tomorrow at dinner. No matter what."
The next morning after Rose had gotten dressed and ate her breakfast, she decided to go train. She wanted to go with Jeff, John, and Sable. She got her phone and called Jeff up.
"Yo Rose. What's up?"
"Nothin at all, man. I was just wonderin if ya wanna go train with me, John, and Sable today at Shorty's Gym."
"Yeah, I'll go. What time should I be there?"
"How about 2?"
"I'll be there."
"Okay. See ya later!"
"Peace."
She hung up the phone and called John. "Hey John."
"What's up, Rose?"
"Nothin at all. Do you wanna go train with my friend Jeff, Sable, and me at Shorty's Gym?"
"Sure. I'll be there. What time, though?"
"Is 2 okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. Peace out girl."
"Bye John!" She hung up the phone and called Sable.
"Hello?"
"Hey Sable. It's Rose."
"Oh, hey girl. How's it goin?"
"Good, good. Listen, you wanna go train with my friend, John, and me today down at Shorty's?"
"Yeah. What time should I be there?"
"At 2. Is that okay?"
"Sure. I'll be there. See ya later!" She hung up.
Rose hung up the phone and sat back on the sofa. Everything was set for the three of them to train.
At 2:16, Rose pulled up to Shorty's. She saw John's car and smiled. She parked next to it, grabbed her bag and walked inside. She walked into the girl's locker room, put her back into a locker and walked out. She saw Jeff, John, and Sable talking to each other. She walked over to them. "Hey guys."
"Hey girl." Sable said.
"What's up Rose?" Jeff said.
John smiled at her. "What up?"
"So, do you guys wanna have a match, or what?"
"What kind of match?" Jeff asked.
"How about you two against us?" Sable suggested.
Rose nodded. "Sounds good to me." She looked at John and smiled. "Get ready to get your ass handed to you."
He looked back at her. "I wouldn't get too cocky there, sweetheart. You don't know who you're goin up against." He began to flex.
She laughed. "Are you trying to impress me? 'Cause it's not working." She rolled into the ring. Jeff whispered to Sable. "You know they're into each other, right?"
She nodded. "It's obvious. They keep flirting with each other." She rolled into the ring. Jeff got in after her.
Rose finally thought of something. "We need a ref for this match. I'll go find someone." She got out of the ring and walked off. She got back into the ring roughly 10 minutes later with a ref. She looked at the three of them. "You all ready?" They all nodded. "Okay. You two in that corner, we'll take this one." She looked at Sable. "You wanna go in first, or should I?"
Sable patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, Rose. I got this."
Rose got out of the ring, leaving Sable in with John. "Go get him, girl."
The ref yelled start, and the match was underway.