Chapter 19

Liam POV

It is 205 pm; Crystal is running late as usual. I stand outside my apartment, waiting for her sexy ass to pick me up. I am dying for the details of her new man. She sounded a little strange this morning on the phone but was still excited to meet for lunch.

A white convertible pulls up in front of me with the top down. “Hey, you need a ride,” Crystal says as she stops the convertible in front of me.

“Holy shit, bitch. Where did you get this car?” I ask her.

I hop over the door into the car, kiss her on the cheek, and then put on my seatbelt. “It belongs to daddy,” Crystal says.

“Damn, does daddy have a brother because I could use a hookup,” I say to her?

“Funny, but I am sure there are some single lawyers at his firm,” Crystal says.

“He is a lawyer; he must be a damn successful lawyer,” I say to her.

Crystal puts the car in drive, and we begin to drive uptown. “Where are you taking me? I cannot afford the restaurants uptown, sexy,” I say to Crystal.

“No worries, daddy is buying our lunch,” Crystal says.

“Hmmm, I think I like daddy,” I say.

“Good because I want you to meet him,” Crystal says.

Crystal pulls into the Captain Blue Restaurant. She parks the car and puts the top on the vehicle. We get out and make our way into the restaurant.

Crystal made reservations, so we are seated rather quickly while others are left to wait for a table. “How in the hell did you get a reservation here?” I ask her.

“Daddy made the call for me this morning. He knew how important it was for me to take you somewhere nice,” Crystal says.

We sit down at the table. The waiter brings us each a glass of ice water and a wine menu. Crystal orders us wine. The waiter comes back with the menu and the lunch menu. I look it over. I have no idea what to get.

“Would you like for me to order for you?” Crystal asks me.

“Sure, then I want all of the details,” I say.

The waiter comes over—crystal orders for both of us. I love seeing her look happy. She has been through so much she deserves some happiness in her life. I am ecstatic for her to be out of that damn club,

“Well, I met this guy at the club, and we became friends over time, I guess you could say. Anyway, he became a regular. He asked me to do a private party for his birthday, and I never left,” Crystal says.

“Are you serious?” I ask her.

“Well, it is a little more complicated than that; I do not know how to explain it all. Liam, I think I am in love with him, but there are issues,” Crystal says.

“Ummm hmmm, what kind of issues?” I ask her.

“He took me to an event last night for Blake Stars, and things got really out of hand,” Crystal says.

“Hold up; you met Blake Stars?” I ask her.

“Yes, he spilled whiskey all over me and acted like a real ass good, and then Jamie’s ex-wife showed up and attacked me. It was crazy,” Crystal says.

“Girl, this sounds like a recipe for disaster,” I say to her.

“I know, but he handled everything. He was sweet and kind to me. When the crazy ex-wife went after me, he got me out of there quickly,” Crystal says.

“Crystal, how does he feel about you? I mean, you are falling in love with him, but how does he feel for you?” I ask her.

“He says he cares a lot for me. He tries to look out for me. He, I don’t know how to explain our relationship. It started as a sexual thing, but now it is going in another direction,” Crystal says.

I reach for her hand and hold it tightly. “Listen to me carefully, you know I love you, and I do not want to see you hurt, so please be careful,” I say to her.

“I know you do, that is why I wanted to tell you everything about our relationship, but there are some things I am not ready to share yet,” Crystal says.

“I understand. So when do I get to meet this daddy of yours?” I ask her.

“I would love for you to come to the house,” Crystal says.

“Do you want me to come today?” I ask her.

“No, we are hosting a dinner party on Friday. Will you please come?” Crystal asks.

“Sure, is it formal?” I ask her.

“Yes, but I will take care of anything you need,” Crystal says.

“You look happy, Crystal,” I say to her.

“I am happy, I think,” she says.

“What is bothering you? Why the doubt?” I ask her

“I am afraid to let go and let him love me, but I am working on it every day,” Crystal says.

“I got to know, why do you call him daddy?” I ask her.

“That is part of the relationship I am not ready to discuss, but I will tell you everything in time,” Crystal says.

“So, what is mystery man's name?” I ask her.

“Oh, Jamie King,” Crystal says.

“Jamie King, you are seeing Jamie King,” I say.

“Yeah, why?” Crystal asks.

“Jamie King is a high profile lawyer with some very high profile clients, girl. I cannot wait to meet him,” I say.

“Well, there will be some clients there Friday night,” Crystal says.

The waiter brings our food out and sets our plates in front of us. Crystal smiles at him. Seeing her smile makes me happy; she deserves this kind of happiness. I hope Jamie’s intentions are good. I do not want to see her heartbroken again. When I meet him, I will have to be honest with him about how I feel about Crystal. I need him to tell me that he will do right by her. I am curious about their relationship.