Mikey got home at around 6pm that evening. He had left a little early in order to prepare for his date. The first one in a long time he thinks to himself. The plan was to go to Johny and Racquel's anniversary party, then leave after a couple hours to have dinner or something. He hadn't had much time to really plan. But would she be comfortable going to a party for their first date? He wasn't sure. But he had promised Johny, so it will have to work. He will make it work. 

As he showers, his mind momentarily strays to Chrissy and her baby. Is she ok? She hadn't called or texted all day and he didn't bother to try. Does Matt even  know?  Mikey had thought that she would show up out of the blue tonight. But given the way they had left things it was highly unlikely. 

An hour later he is ready to go in a black jeans, white vans and a navy blue shirt. His beard had started to shadow again, so he just lined it up as neat as possible. He gave himself a small trim, taking off a little off the top and shaping up the front. His hair was freshly washed, so his hair was soft and curly again. In a few minutes he was ready to go. As he is closing his front door Cheyenne texts him saying she is ready and his taxi had just arrived. 

....

20 minutes later he finds himself at her apartment door. She lived at "The Atrium" one of the more expensive apartment complexes in the city. It was a huge concrete structure with a rough surface and gold tinted glass lined each floor. She lived on the third floor. Room number 23. He saw it in gold letters on her door. He knocks and a few seconds later he is greeted by half naked Kim in a white sports bra and black boy shorts. Mikey quickly averts his eyes, trying to hide his embarrassment.

" Ugh hey Kim" he says clearing his throat " i'm here for Cheyenne"

" Cheyenne! Michael is here! " she shouts. She glances over him, taking him in from head to toe. She licks her lips before turning to go back to her position on the settee. Mikey tries to look everywhere but at her plump round bottom, but it was just there. He tentatively steps inside, still looking around the room, finding great interest in their off white carpet. Though the apartment complex was big, theirs was one of the smaller apartments. It couldn't be more than 300 square feet. There are several shoes scattered about the floor and several articles of clothes are on the settee and table. 

" Hey" Cheyenne says as she walks down the hall to greet Mikey. She is a picture of perfection in a mini gold sparkle skirt, a loose white tank top that was partially tucked in on her left hip and dark brown ankle boots.

"Hey, you look simply amazing" he replies unable to take his eyes off of her as she approaches him. Her dark brown hair cascaded over her shoulders in loose wavy curls. Wow. Just wow. It occurs to Mikey then that he has never seen her outside of office attire and he likes what he sees. She greets him with a quick peck on the lips, and wipes off the dark brown lipstick that was left on his lips.

"You're not too bad yourself"

" Aww could you guys be any cuter?" Kim says, doing her Chanler impression.

"Whatever, I'll text you when we get there ok"

"Alright have fun and don't do anything I would do"

Cheyenne laughs as they walk out into the corridor " Trust me I would never"

.....

About 45 minutes later they pull up to Jonathan and Raquel's house. From the street he can see that a lot of people had already arrived. Since they don't have much space in their driveway, a line of around ten or so cars lined the side of the road. They get out of the car and Mikey pays the taxi fare them both. 

They walk up to the white front door and Mikey hears some old school reggae music playing. He knocks on the door and a moment later, Gregory Isaac's voice is amplified now that it is not limited by the door. They both had a similar love for reggae music due to where they are from so Mikey feels right at home as his best friend greets him with a hug.

" So glad you came man I was worried" Jonathan looks over his shoulder to see Cheyenne standing behind him. "And you brought Cheyenne" he says returning his gaze to Mikey. Mikey gives him a tight smile and Johny understands that Mikey is nervous. It is his first date in years. His first time being out with a woman apart from Chrissy. It is safe to say that he was out of his comfort zone. 

"Cheyenne you look beautiful. Come on in guys". 

"Happy anniversary" she says shyly. 

Johny ushers them inside. There were several people standing around in the living dining and kitchen area. Most of them Mikey knows but they were mainly acquaintances.  So he greets them with a brief smile and a nod. The main party though is in the back yard. That is where the music is coming from and that's where the food is laid out.

As Johny leads them to the backyard, Mikey links his pinky finger with hers as they make their way outside. It is a breathtaking view. They have strung up on their trees and plants, some of which twinkled. They set up a mini dance floor in the middle of the yard that have a banner above it that said Happy Anniversary In a cursive font. An array of potted floors was placed along the pathway to the dance floor, which was lit with small pathway lights. 

" Wow this is amazing" Cheyenne says as she observes the scenery and squeezing his hand. Before Mikey could respond he hears someone shout his name. It is Racquel. She sprints down the path toward them in an all white dress. She throws her arms around him.

"I'm so glad you came, ugh this party would not have been the same without you. Oh Guess who's here..." she says dragging him along the path away from Cheyenne who is standing there awkwardly watching as he is being swept away. He turns momentarily and mouths the words "I'm sorry". She gives him a small smile and an even more awkward thumbs up before turning her head towards the snacks table.

It has been a few minutes since he left Cheyenne alone to go and mingle. Though he enjoyed catching up with his college friends, he would ever so often glance at Cheyenne who was still standing by the snacks table. They were deep in the conversation about Premiere league football with Christopher, one of his batch mates saying why he supports Manchester United. Johny had joined the conversation  bringing them beers. Red stripe beer  to be exact. One of his father's favourites. Mikey glances over his shoulder one last time and sees Racquel is talking to Cheyenne now. It doesn't seem to be going too bad as both women were smiling.

" So is she the one?" Freddy asks noticing Mikey. Freddie is Jonathan's older brother by two years.

"Um, this is our first date" he says looking at both women. Cheyenne looks up and their eyes lock. Though she is smiling, her eyes say something different. She looks away again, being drawn to whatever Racquel was saying. Her smile fading slightly. 

"Uh, excuse me guys, I'm going to go check things" he says breaking away from the group.

"Hey ladies, how's it going?" he says looking from one woman to the other.

" Its  going great, I was just keeping Cheyenne company while you were talking."

"Yea she was" Cheyenne said not making eye contact with him.

"I was just saying how I didn't know that you were bringing a date let alone seeing someone right now"

Mikey clears his throat. He is unsure of what to say. He doesn't want to say anything to Racquel because she and Chrissy are as thick as thieves but he doesn't want to put doubts into Cheyenne's mind. 

" Uh, our first date. I just hope I'm not screwing it up" he says smiling at her. She looks at him and a tiny smile creeps across her lips. 

"Well I'll leave you guys alone for right now" she says walking into the house.

"Are you okay?" he asks turning her towards him and placing both hands on each of her shoulders.

"Uh, yea I'm fine" Mikey wasn't convinced but whatever it was, he was going to turn it around.

" Wanna dance?" he asks as one of his as one of his favourite old school songs by Kevin Lyttle came on. 

" Actually yea I know this song" she says.

In the middle of the dance floor apart from them there were only two other people. 

" You ready?" he asks rocking his body and holding her hands.

"I can't really dance" she shouts over the music. He shakes his head and twists her around so that her back is pressed against him. He lets go of her  and places his hands gently on her hips. He starts to guide her movements. Soon they are swaying to the fast calypso beat of the song. She throws her head back and starts to smile putting her hands in the air. Then suddenly she pushes herself away from him and spins. Her hair twirling around her. Her hips still moving to the rhythm but this time not as timid as before. In fact her moves became bolder. She starts gyrating almost expertly dipping low and showing off a few Latin moves. Whoa! he thinks to himself.

He grabs her and pulls her close. "Liar" he whispers in her ear. She gives him a sly smile, as they continue to sway to the beat. More people have come onto the dance floor as the song transitions smoothly into another popular song Gimme D Light by Sean Paul. 

"Right since you can dance, I'm gonna school you in some real dancehall moves" Okay she says smiling up at him.

He starts rocking from side to side then as he rocks he bends his arms bringing them up to shoulder length. "This is called the Willy bounce" he shouts. He smiles as follows easily along with the beat, catching the move. 

" Alright alright" he says moving around her. Try this one, he starts rolling his body, and rotating his arms at his chest. She follows suit again. "Its called the Bogle" 

"Okay" she says as she starts to go low with the move. Mikey is amazed at this point as she makes the move her own. Who is this woman?  Okay I have one more for you... Mikey starts to do the move rocking his feet heel to toe. Cheyenne starts to follow suit but unlike the first two she doesn't get it right away.

" Am I getting it?" she asks loudly over the music. At this point some people had made a circle around them observing as she tried and did every move he threw at her. Seeing her struggling, he starts to instruct her on doing the move step by step. She got it on the third try. With all their excitement she jumped up and gave him a double high five. Then she rests her head on his chest, both of them still rocking to the beat. That is when it caught his eye. She caught his eye. A curly haired blond woman dressed in all black. Standing at the entrance to the house staring right at him. Her eyes were dark, and angry. Very angry. Mikey stopped mid sway. 

"What's wrong?" Cheyenne asked in his ear. He couldn't answer. What would he say? Nothing just my ex girlfriend giving me the death stare. He stood there frozen. One beautiful woman in his arms and another one fast approaching. Oh God. 

Hello there virtual readers! Shits about to hit the fan! Comment below what you think is gonna happen. Will there be a fight? Is Mikey gonna tell Cheyenne everything? Who knows? Comment please. It'll really help.