We decided to go to a Tex-Mex place for dinner to figure out what the fuck had happened, and what we would do next in terms of the El Oro heist.
"Any ideas of what ya wanna eat?"
"Let's go to Mamacita's! I'm in the mood for some Tex-Mex."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Jack said, flooring the gas towards Mamacita's, it was a cozy little Tex-Mex place and Nicki worked there so we ate for free sometimes. When we pulled in we smelled the scent of tortillas being baked and walked inside to see the Davy Crocket animatronic in the back, funny enough, Nicki was working today.
"Hey, Nicki! How're you?"
"Hey, Jakey, I'm good, I heard about Alex giving you a smooch outside the house," She said and I started blushing, Nicki grabbed a couple of menus and led us to a booth in the back, I flipped her off and sat across from Jack.
"I'll have a diet cola and a Coors Light," I said, dipping a chip in the guacamole she had given us, while Jack took the pico de gallo for himself, no pain in my side, I preferred guac to pico. Nicki brought our drinks to our booth after bringing food to a table adjacent to us and sat next to Jack, she had her beer and opened it before turning to Jack.
"So, Alex kissed you both, hmm? Do you think she's y'alls mate?" She asked, taking a swig of her Shiner Bock, she probably had a guess already.
"I'm not answering that."
"Why not?"
"One, it's none of your business, two, Jake isn't twenty-one, so I don't want to make an assumption and only have it cucked by Lucifer, three, talking about what happens makes Jake blush and get all shy," He said, making me blush and look away trying to avoid eye contact, I hated that he was right, I always got shy about mushy lovey-dovey bull shit.
"Fine, Jake, did you like getting your first kiss? Huh?" She said trying to hold in her laughter, I flipped her off and pulled a beanie on, down to cover the majority of my face.
"Fuck off, Nicki."
"Jake, maybe we should call Jade here, she'd get Nicki to shut up if you know what I mean," Jack said, making Nicki blush and hit him on the shoulder lightly, I started laughing and told Jack to be quiet. It was funny but I knew that Nicki was an omega, like me but I was an archdemon, she wasn't, but we were both Omegas. Supernaturals have a ranking, most of them do anyway, and when it comes to mates, Omegas are the most submissive, surprisingly enough they're the most powerful, specifically in combat. Being an Omega Archdemon, I am one of the strongest, most powerful supernatural beings out there, but when it comes to relationships, specifically mates, I'm submissive.
"Fuck you both, you asshats."
"Nah, you got your mate," He said as another waiter walked over to our table, looking at Nicki with a less than welcome look.
"Perv..." I heard Nicki mumble under her breath, this was the coworker she had told Jade and me about before, apparently, even though she had told him she was taken, he continued to check her out and make comments about her in the kitchen, I normally didn't take care of my friend's problems because they hated when I intervened, but I hated this guy even if I didn't know a ton about him.
"Hi, what can I get y'all?"
"I'll get two steak and egg chimichangas with onion, Jalapeño peppers, and tomato."
"I'll get the taco platter, and a bowl of pico de gallo," Jack said, and I asked for a thing of guacamole, then he turned to Nicki and asked her what she wanted.
"I'll have the chicken fajita, thank you, Nathan," she said and he walked away, taking our order to the kitchen "I fucking hate that guy."
"I can tell, you looked like it took every ounce of willpower you had not to cave his skull in," Jack said, making me laugh because it was true, she looked pissed.
"You look as pissed off as I was at that bar we went to, remember the bar in southern New York?"
"Ohh, the one with the mega-bitch?"
"Yep, that one," I said, I saw that Nathan guy walking over to where we were, and before he could open his mouth, I asked for another Coors Light, making him walk back to the kitchen.
"I still feel bad about that, Jakey, I'm sorry."
"One, don't call me Jakey, and two, it's fine."
"Wait, what bar are you talking about? I've been with you to every bar and I don't remember going to a bar in New York," Jack said as Nathan brought my beer back, I took a swig and Nathan started flirting with Nicki, much to our mutual disgust.
"How many times have you told this shit-for-brains that you're taken...and gay?"
"Fifteen times, at least."
"You're still flirting with her? You're more pathetic than Jake, and that's saying something, he's the biggest bitch there is and you make him look like a WWE wrestler," Jack said, we make fun of each other every once in a while so I knew it was a joke.
"Go back to the kitchen, Nate, where your dumb ass belongs, and bring us our food when it's done," Nicki said, to be honest, I was tempted to pick him up and throw him into the kitchen, but I had a better idea. When he looked like he was going to protest, I shifted and stretched my back and arms, flexing and making him back down and run off to the kitchen.
"Fuckin' poof," I said, turning to Jack and raising my beer to 'Clink and Drink', I did the same with Nicki.
"To friends and shitty life choices," Jack said, we laughed a little bit before Nicki turned to Jack and started to explain the NYC bar incident.
"So, it was the new year before I met Jade, and you were at y'all's apartment before we all moved into the big house. I took Jake to a bar that my dad owned and while we were there we drank beer and told jokes about how we'd be alone for yet another year, funnily enough, it was only two days later that I met Jade. Anyways, while we were there I had to go to the bathroom, so I left and when I came back I saw some dyke looking bitch trying to get Jake to kiss him, and we were both willing to bet that if I hadn't done what I did she would do worse, keep in mind I was the designated driver, so I didn't drink as heavily as Jake did."
"Damn, why didn't you tell me about that Jake?"
"If someone grabbed you while you were drunk, and you didn't know what was going on and you felt like a pussy because of it, would you tell me or Jade?" I said avoiding eye contact, this was one of the things I hated talking about because the situation had made me feel powerless.
"Touche," he said as Nathan walked back over with our food, I dug into my chimichanga and told Nicki about what we could do to help Derek out with his proposal to Johnny, that's one thing that always made me smile, marriage, I could never understand it but the idea of pledging your life to someone, swearing that you will only love that person, it always seemed so sweet.
"Jakey, what are you thinking about?" Nicki asked in a mocking tone, I must've been blushing or something, otherwise, she wouldn't have known that I was thinking of something like that.
"Umm Nothing?"
"Bull shit, what're you thinking of?"
"Just of Johnny getting married, and stuff," I said and stuffed some more chimichanga in my face, it was good and I was glad that I got two of them.
"You will never get married if you keep eating like that," Nicki said, making Jack laugh and making me stuff more chimichanga in my face, mocking her attempt at an insult.
"I will always eat chimichangas like this, fuck you. Chimichangas are life on a plate, motherfuckers," I said and finished my first one, earning laughter from Jack, and a disgusted-looking Nicki.
"I mean, he-he's not wrong, c-chimichangas are amazing," Jack said through his laughter, trying to catch his breath, I grabbed my beer and finished it off, luckily Nathan was serving someone else.
"Y'all dare me to throw this beer bottle at Nate?"
"Yes! Do it!" Jack said and Nicki started laughing, we all knew that this was the kind of thing that I would do, so I chucked the bottle at his back, and when it fell it shattered, startling him and making him fall over onto the table he was serving, luckily there wasn't any food on it. He turned around and marched over to us like he was about to yell, luckily Jack was already on it and had shifted forms, so now he was more muscular, wearing a leather jacket and aviator glasses.
"Is there a problem Nathaniel? You seem a bit upset," He said flexing his arms, and even I could tell that he was intimidating, he looked like he could get in a boxing ring with a WWE fighter and come out on top, only using one hand. Nathan backed off and when I asked for another beer he looked like he wanted to punch me, I mean who doesn't, I have a very punchable face, but with a quick nod to Jack, he left to fetch me another beer.
"I almost feel bad for the poor kid...almost is the keyword there. That fucker deserves what he gets," I said and dug into my second chimichanga, Nicki laughed and Jack smirked as Nate brought me my third beer, I grabbed it and asked for the check, and he walked away with a sigh of relief.
"You wanna bring, Jade here next time? Maybe we can get away with punching his stupid ass."
"Hmmm...sounds like a good idea to me," Nicki said, finishing off her fajita, she grabbed Jack's beer and chugged the rest of it, much to Jack's dismay and my chanting of 'CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG'. Nate brought us our receipt, I paid for the meal in cash and took a bullet from my pocket, took my pocket knife out, carved 'Nathaniel' into the brass, and set it next to the cash. I finished my chimichanga and soda, Jack stood up and put on his jacket, and led us outside towards our truck. We got inside and Jack started driving home, and we told jokes and exchanged ideas for Derek's proposal, all the while I was trying to keep my mind away from Alex, I had a month until my birthday, I didn't want that entire month to be centered around her.