Chapter 5 He's not gonna hurt you, sis

• Jasmine's pov
• "Momma will come pick you up after school, ok?"
• Davis nodded, he leaned forward and kissed my cheeks. I handed his lunchbox to his teacher and walked him to his desk.
• You might be wondering why I gave his lunch to his teacher, that's because she's Adele's younger older cousin... I won't give his lunch to any random person.
• "Be a good boy and don't give your teacher a headache, ok?"
• He nodded again. I kissed his forehead and smiled at him.
• "Momma loves you"
• "Love you too, momma!" He replied.
• I turned back to his teacher.
• "Please take care of him, give me a reminder call after school.. I don't know if I'll be very busy today"
• "No, problem, Jas!"
• Adele groaned tiredly, she's being resting against the doorframe all these while.
• "Why don't you just stay to keep him company?" She said.
• "Well, I would if I could" I replied.
• She scoffed and lifted herself off the doorframe, she grabbed my hand and started pulling me out.
• "Bye, baby!" I waved at Davis.
• "Bye, momma!" He waved me back with a very wide and bright smile.
• I snatched my hand from Adele's grip, when we made it to the school gate.
• "Just say you're jealous of our mother-son relationship"
• "Me?! Jealous?!" She scoffed. "Never!"
• She saw an oncoming taxi and stopped it, she bend slightly to speak with the driver.
• "Mike's kitchen, sir"
• "Alright, get on in" the driver said.
• I pulled the door open and slide in, Adele slide in after me and the driver drove off.
• "Because of your mother-son relationship..."
• She emphasized on the mother-son.
• "... we'll be getting enough scolding from Elvis!" She flicked my ear.
• I simply smiled and shook my head, it's in her nature to whine over every little thing.
• "We're lucky isn't Monday, there won't be any rush at the restaurant today"
• "Fine! Fine! I'm sorry, tomorrow I'll wake up early and I promise our mother-son relationship won't get in the way"
• With a doubting huff, she looked out the window.
• I used my fingers as comb and smoothed my hair, because we were running late I didn't had any time to comb my hair.
• "Your phone is ringing" Adele said.
• I looked down at my phone on my laps, it's really ringing and it's Arthur calling.. I wonder why my phone is on silent mode again.
• Then it clicked in my head, it must be my little devil at work again..
• Davis never let any opportunity to play with my phone slip, I guess he put it on silent mode.
• "Davis has started with my phone again" I grumbled as I reached for it.
• "Hello, Arthur!" I said.
• "Jas, I'm gonna be leaving work early today, just called to let you know I'll be picking Davis from school and take him to the park"
• I smiled, I swear Arthur is angel, God sent him to lift some burdens off my shoulders...
• Not that I'm calling my son a burden, but I also get tired taking care of him and at the same time worrying about work.
• "Jas, are you there?"
• "Oh.. yeah, please pick him up, thank you!" I said.
• "Ok! And don't worry about dinner, I'll cook.. you just have to worry about your work today"
• "Awwn! I swear I can kiss you right now" I teased him.
• He chuckled, from the corner of my eye, I can see Adele giving me the "what the heck?" look.. even she knows I'm just joking.
• "I won't be surprised, do you wanna know how many times we've both kissed in my dreams?"
• I rolled my eyeballs.
• "Nah! Keep your naughty dreams to yourself, I'm good"
• "She's shy!" He said.
• Shy?! For who?! Him?! He's a joke for saying that.
• "Right, please don't watch adult films when you're with Davis and don't teach him about kissing girls.. don't forget he's just five years old"
• "I'm sorry about, he just asked a question and I answered"
• I can imagine his carefree smile, on his face.. he must be wagging his brows now.
• "Please, mind your behavior around him. You know kids always copy the bad things easily, he.... "
• "Take a breath, Jasmine, I promise I'll mind my behaviours now" he said.
• I sighed quick nodded, forgetting he can't see me.
• The car jerked, Adele tapped my lap and showed me we've reached our destination.
• "Alright, Arthur, I have work now.. talk to you later!" I said and hanged up quickly.
• Adele opened the door and stepped out, I also stepped out..I took out my purse and paid the driver.
• Then we head inside the restaurant.
• "I don't understand you and Arthur" Adele said.
• "What don't you understand?" I asked.
• "You and Arthur flirt with each other everyday, but you keep saying it's impossible for two of you"
• "We flirt?"
• I don't see how we flirt with each other, we just have normal conversations.
• "Yeah, you flirt with each other a lot...the chemistry between the two of you is very strong"
• Chemistry?! Why don't I feel it?
• "Just say yes to him and give Davis a daddy"
• I scoffed.
• "Davis already has a daddy" I said.
• Even though I hate him, hearing his name makes me sick..but the fact remains that, he's my son's father.
• ******
• "Gather around, everyone!"
• We heard Elvis said, clapping his hands to get everyone's attention.
• Adele and I sneaked in, trying to escape Elvis's predatory eyes and blended with the others.. gathering around the counter.
• "Phew! We're lucky Elvis didn't notice we're late" I said.
• "Ahem!"
• Elvis cleared his throat, his eyes narrowed at us and he eyed me..I guess I spoke too soon.
• "Good to see you finally join us, Jasmine!" He said.
• I smiled. "Good morning, Elvis"
• He simply huffed and turned away from me, I mimicked his expression.. Adele laughed briefly.
• "I wonder how his wife and kids cope with him at home, he's always serious.. always keeps a straight face" Adele said.
• I chuckled but it's true though, since I started working here I've only seen Elvis smile twice.
• Although, I understand him, it's not easy being a manager in one of the biggest restaurants in Las Vegas...
• "So.. I got a call from Mr Mike this morning!" He paused and studied everyone.
• Everyone is whispering among themselves, asking why Mr Mike suddenly called.. Mr Mike is our CEO, owner of Mike's kitchen!
• "Silence!" He said and the whispering stopped, then he continued.
• "Mr Mike said, we should be on our best behaviours today... because we're gonna be having a very important guest! He said no mistakes are allowed..."
• I leaned closer to Adele's ear and whispered. "If Mr Mike is coming over with an important guest, then I'm done for"
• "Why?" She whispered back.
• "My uniform is so outdated" I replied.
• By outdated, I meant, my uniform is damaged beyond repair.. it feel into a blue paint, when I was trying to dry it the other day.
• I was thinking of wearing a mufti today and get another uniform after work.. now, I don't know...
• "I feel you sister" Adele said in a mocking tone, I pinched her arm and she hissed quietly.
• "... Mr Mike said, he's gonna increase the salary of the two waitress or waiters that are gonna serve him and his guest..."
• Salary increments?! I want that favor!
• If my salary is increased, it's gonna go a long way for Davis and I.
• "...I have already picked the two people that will serve them. Those two people are..."
• His eyes scanned us. Please pick me, please pick me, I pray in my heart.
• "... Robin and Skai" Elvis said.
• The rest of us sighed in disappointment, I threw my arm around Adele's shoulder and glared at Elvis.
• "Others should be on their best behaviours and server our customers well. Also..." He paused.
• His eyes landed on Adele and I, what does he wanna say now.
• "... thank you all so much for your hard work last week, you guys did a great job and we made quite a lot. So, thank you for your hard work!"
• We clapped happily, it's very rare for Elvis to praise us.
• "That's it for today, you can all go back to your respective duties!"
• Everyone started finding their ways back to their post, Adele and I turned too.. but Elvis stopped me.
• "Except you, Jasmine, you're coming with me to my office!" He walked towards his office.
• I groaned and Adele gave me an apologetic look, Elvis is so gonna scold me for coming late again.
• "Just pray I come out in one piece"
• "Don't worry sister, he's not gonna hurt you"
• I nodded and headed straight to Elvis's office.