Chapter 7
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“What do you think is the best flavor of ice cream in the world?” Grayson asked me.
We were sitting on the curb out front of Delilah’s Ice Cream on Wednesday evening.
“Cookie-Dough, obviously”, I said holding up my cone filled with cookie-dough.
“I like…Mint”, he said holding up his mint cone.
We sat there licking our ice cream cones. Then a bird came and swopped down in front of me.
“AHHHH”, I screamed loudly dropping my cone and running away.
Grayson started laughing when he looked back & I was behind the trash can.
“Come back over here, the birds gone”, he said between laughs.
I walked back, and looked at my fresh cone that was dropped.
“Let’s go get another one”, he said smirking as we walked inside.
We ordered another cookie-dough cone.
“Here”, I said giving him crumpled dollars out of my pocket to pay for the ice cream.
The money was some that I had gotten from working down at the Child’s Center a couple weeks ago. It wasn’t a lot but it was good for emergency use.
“No, its fine I got it”, he said putting the money back in my hand.
“No you-“.
“Sh”, he said covering my mouth with his finger.
He gave the cashier his money, & handed me my new cone.
“I should pay you back; I mean you paid for two of my cones”, I said looking up at him.
“No you don’t need to, I’m the “gentleman” I need to pay for you” he said nudging my side with his elbow.
“We’re not married you know”, I said laughing.
We walked down the street, stopping in shops & acting like little kids as we crawled through the clothes racks.
We lied down in the park grass, looking up at the stars & counting them. Finally we ended up at my house, when the sun was fully set and the stars were at its highest point.
“Bye”, he whispered bringing me into a close hug.
The cold weather made a puff of air come out of his mouth.
“Bye”, I said wrapping my head around his neck.
He looked at me, and with his eyes closed, leaned in & kissed me.
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