Flip of a Coin

Chapter 21

"So where are we going Eden?" Asher asks me.

"In here," I point to the new ice cream shop.

"Very nice," he says.

Asher holds the door open and I walk into the small shop. We stand a couple of metres away from the counter and read the large blackboard menu. This place has some interesting flavours. "What do you want Eden?" Asher asks me. 

"Um... I have no idea, What do you want?" I ask.

"Mmm... well that maple cheesecake flavour sounds good, but so does the feijoa and honey," he tells me.

"You like feijoas too!" I exclaim.

"Obviously, they are the best," he replies.

"Um, could I help you two?" I instantly recognise the voice and freeze. I turn to Asher and can feel the nerves bouncing off him.

"Sure, what would you recommend?" Asher asks him. I really do hope he knows what he's doing.

"Well I would recommend the couples retreat for you two, seeing as you're official," the same voice says.

"Thomas, what on earth gave you the impression that we are official or even in a relationship to begin with!" Asher never yells like this, I can sense anger, nerves, fear and just a complete jumble of emotions.

"Well you see... a little birdy showed me a video of you two," Thomas says back sneakily.

"Who?" I pitch in, "and what happened in the video?"

"Well... someone who likes you showed me and in the video you two were kissing," Thomas says and the colour drains from my face, "Also, it was in the music room this morning." My already colourless face somehow becomes even more colourless. I turn to Asher just as he turns to me and my breathing becomes uneven.

"Well you know what? We are can do what we want but if you tell anyone we are in a relationship... be warned, we want it to remain special without everyone knowing and it would be much appreciated if you could help keep it that way," Asher warns Thomas. He turns around, links his arm with mine and we storm out the door together. 

"I...I...I'm so sorry. Today was planned perfectly in my head. I'm so sorry that it's going so badly," I say as we walk towards the park. A single tear rolls down my cheek and Asher rushes to kiss it better. A tiny smile appears on my face. 

"It's not your fault, how were you supposed to know he worked there?" he says as he drags me towards the park at a swift pace. I'm left wondering what to expect. We eventually reach the park and collapse under a tree together. I rest my legs across his crossed legs and place my head on his shoulder and let my tears fall loose. "Babe, it's not the end of the world. Thomas is an idiot, we can make this afternoon fabulous and I know it." I look up and slowly lean towards him, he accepts the kiss. This morning it was Asher being experimental but now it's both of us. I run my tongue across his perfectly straight teeth. A rush of excitement shakes my whole body as he repeats the same gesture to me. He was right. This afternoon can be fabulous. We slowly pull away from each other a little while later.

"You know how I wanted to tell you something?" I ask Asher.

"Yeah, what is it?"he responds.

"Well... I....."