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cream in its temporary waffle nest, my mouth was
watering so much I was afraid I would start drooling on myself if I didn’t take
a bite soon.
Aiden’s chocolate eyes were as big as his cone when he turned to
me at the end of the counter. “Can you hold this while I pay?” he asked.
“I already paid.”
“You shouldn’t have,” he said. “I’m the one that suggested this
place.”
“Yeah, but you paid last time.” I grabbed a handful of napkins
out of the dispenser and shoved them in my purse. “What do you say we find a
nice bench where we can focus on the ice cream at hand.”
“Lead the way.”
We crossed the street and went through the black iron gates of
Venus Park. Aiden didn’t lower his cone from in front of his face a single time
on the way to the closest bench. The joy he got from having his own massive
scoop of ice cream was infectiously cute. It was one of my favorite things
about our ice cream outings.
“How is it?” I asked when we finally sat down. “Or is that a
stupid question?”
He lowered the cone, revealing a smile framed by chocolate lips.
“It’s heaven.”
I reached in my purse for some napkins. “The peanut butter cups
were a good call then?”
“Best decision I’ve ever made.”
I laughed and handed him some napkins.
“It’s all over my face, isn’t it?”
“No.” I shook my head. “Just your mouth.”
He stuck his tongue out and swiped it along the entire perimeter
of his lips, making a face full of intense concentration.
“Whoa, you looked really serious there for a second,” I said.
“And also kind of like a monkey.”
“Whatever. I’d be devastated if I missed a drop of this. It’s
too good.”
“And you don’t even need a prescription.”
He smiled. “How’s yours?”
I sucked another bite off my tiny plastic spoon, letting the
cool sweetness dissolve on my tongue and slide down my throat. “I must say I’m
impressed with how well they’ve married the cake batter with the ice cream.
It’s super cakey and creamy at the same time. To be honest, I might never eat
another vegetable again.”
“I can’t say I’m surprised. Cake and ice cream is a classic combo.”
“Maybe the best ever.”
I heard a crack and looked at Aiden just in time to see him suck
a piece of chocolate coated waffle cone in his mouth.
“You’re going to get brain freeze,” I said.
“I tried to eat slower this time.”
“But you didn’t.” I shook my head. “Sometimes I think you’ll
never learn.”
Suddenly, his forehead wrinkled and he started to squint. “Oh god-
there it is.”
I laughed.
“I’m glad you’re amused,” he said. “It really hurts.”
“You did it to yourself though. As usual.”
He leaned one arm against the back of the bench and rested his
forehead in his hand. “I blame the concussions.”
I looked at his furrowed face and smiled.
“It doesn’t seem fair that I should be punished for my enthusiasm.”
“Oh, it’s your enthusiasm that’s the problem, is it?” I asked. “I
thought it was the fact that there’s a greedy little fat kid inside you.”
He looked up at me. “For the record, there’s been no sight of
him since eighth grade.”
“Well, lord knows we saw more than enough of him back then.”
He shook his head. “You are too cruel.”
“Actually, I thought that year before your growth spurt was the
best thing that ever happened to you.”
“Why’s that?” he asked.
“Cause you learned how to take a joke. It gave you a thick
skin.”
“I’d trade my thick skin for your self-control any day.”
“Self-control isn’t all that great,” I said, looking at some
chocolate he missed on his lip. “In fact, sometimes I wish I didn’t have so
much.”
Chapter 12:
Aiden
I waited until Lucy unlocked the door to her apartment building
before pulling away from the curb.
I don’t know if it was just the hit of sugar from the
unreasonably decadent portion of ice cream I’d
watering so much I was afraid I would start drooling on myself if I didn’t take
a bite soon.
Aiden’s chocolate eyes were as big as his cone when he turned to
me at the end of the counter. “Can you hold this while I pay?” he asked.
“I already paid.”
“You shouldn’t have,” he said. “I’m the one that suggested this
place.”
“Yeah, but you paid last time.” I grabbed a handful of napkins
out of the dispenser and shoved them in my purse. “What do you say we find a
nice bench where we can focus on the ice cream at hand.”
“Lead the way.”
We crossed the street and went through the black iron gates of
Venus Park. Aiden didn’t lower his cone from in front of his face a single time
on the way to the closest bench. The joy he got from having his own massive
scoop of ice cream was infectiously cute. It was one of my favorite things
about our ice cream outings.
“How is it?” I asked when we finally sat down. “Or is that a
stupid question?”
He lowered the cone, revealing a smile framed by chocolate lips.
“It’s heaven.”
I reached in my purse for some napkins. “The peanut butter cups
were a good call then?”
“Best decision I’ve ever made.”
I laughed and handed him some napkins.
“It’s all over my face, isn’t it?”
“No.” I shook my head. “Just your mouth.”
He stuck his tongue out and swiped it along the entire perimeter
of his lips, making a face full of intense concentration.
“Whoa, you looked really serious there for a second,” I said.
“And also kind of like a monkey.”
“Whatever. I’d be devastated if I missed a drop of this. It’s
too good.”
“And you don’t even need a prescription.”
He smiled. “How’s yours?”
I sucked another bite off my tiny plastic spoon, letting the
cool sweetness dissolve on my tongue and slide down my throat. “I must say I’m
impressed with how well they’ve married the cake batter with the ice cream.
It’s super cakey and creamy at the same time. To be honest, I might never eat
another vegetable again.”
“I can’t say I’m surprised. Cake and ice cream is a classic combo.”
“Maybe the best ever.”
I heard a crack and looked at Aiden just in time to see him suck
a piece of chocolate coated waffle cone in his mouth.
“You’re going to get brain freeze,” I said.
“I tried to eat slower this time.”
“But you didn’t.” I shook my head. “Sometimes I think you’ll
never learn.”
Suddenly, his forehead wrinkled and he started to squint. “Oh god-
there it is.”
I laughed.
“I’m glad you’re amused,” he said. “It really hurts.”
“You did it to yourself though. As usual.”
He leaned one arm against the back of the bench and rested his
forehead in his hand. “I blame the concussions.”
I looked at his furrowed face and smiled.
“It doesn’t seem fair that I should be punished for my enthusiasm.”
“Oh, it’s your enthusiasm that’s the problem, is it?” I asked. “I
thought it was the fact that there’s a greedy little fat kid inside you.”
He looked up at me. “For the record, there’s been no sight of
him since eighth grade.”
“Well, lord knows we saw more than enough of him back then.”
He shook his head. “You are too cruel.”
“Actually, I thought that year before your growth spurt was the
best thing that ever happened to you.”
“Why’s that?” he asked.
“Cause you learned how to take a joke. It gave you a thick
skin.”
“I’d trade my thick skin for your self-control any day.”
“Self-control isn’t all that great,” I said, looking at some
chocolate he missed on his lip. “In fact, sometimes I wish I didn’t have so
much.”
Chapter 12:
Aiden
I waited until Lucy unlocked the door to her apartment building
before pulling away from the curb.
I don’t know if it was just the hit of sugar from the
unreasonably decadent portion of ice cream I’d
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