accidentally
Chapter 12
"Well, he told me that Hollis was the ice
cream parlour's mascot dog." I paused. "But, I
don't believe that for a minute."
Aiden looked uneasy, as he took a long gulp from his drink.
"I-I don't think I should be the one to tell you about
Hollis." Aiden admitted.
My heart sank to the pit of my stomach, as I leaned back in my
seat.
So Hollis wasn't the mascot dog, was she?
She was so much more than that.
"Why not?" I asked with irritation clear in my
voice.
Aiden licked his lips, giving me a nervous smile.
"Listen, there will come a time when Evan tells you about
Hollis." Aiden promised. "Just not now."
I cursed under my breath. "Fine."
"Your not mad, are you?" Aiden asked cautiously.
I let out a breath of air, shaking my head. "No." I
lied.
"Good." he paused. "Just try not to bring up
Hollis from now to the time of your Valentine's date with
him, okay?"
I nodded, licking my dry lips. "Okay."
***
There was a week left until Valentine's Day, and I've
been trying to bite my tongue whenever Evan was around.
I've been working shifts with him in the ice cream parlour,
so it wasn't easy, either.
"I'm going to head home now." Paul told Evan and I,
tossing Evan the keys.
"I want to two of you to lock up, alright?" he raised
an eyebrow.
We nodded, as he left the ice cream parlour.
Today wasn't as busy as most days, so I understood why Paul
left early.
"Want to close up and just hang around here for a
while?" Evan asked, already flipping the lights off.
"Would we get in trouble?" I asked.
Evan smirked. "What Paul won't know won't hurt
him."
I smiled, as I helped him clean up for the night.
After we were done, we got some of the leftover ice cream, and
sat on the cashier counters.
I licked my spoon, as Evan played with his camera.
"Look up." he instructed me.
My head snapped up while the pink spoon was in my mouth.
Evan's camera let out a big flash, as I squeezed my eyes
closed.
"Evan!" I hissed. "Delete it."
Evan showed me the picture, and sure enough, I looked
ridiculous.
My eyes were shut close, and the spoon was sticking out of my
mouth.
"Come it, it's not so bad." he teased, as I tried
to grab the camera. "I think it might be even yearbook
worthy."
My eyes widened, as I hopped off the counter.
"Evan, one last time." I warned. "Delete it now,
or I will."
Evan grinned, and shook his head.
My jaw dropped, as I began to chase him for it.
"Just let me delete it!" I snapped, jumping on his
back.
Evan fell backward, making me fall down first.
He hovered over me, pinning me to the
ground.
