PALE FIRE

Ice-skating and chats

After driving for a few minutes we finally get to a cute shop with chairs and tables outside under the shade seeing how sunny it was outside and mentally tapping myself on the back for wearing something that wouldn't make me get all sweaty, we take a seat outside and make our orders while waiting for them to arrive "I see your orders changed over the years" he quirked an eyebrow at me with a faint smile on his lips
" Oh.....your cravings just changed a bit, but everything else hasn't much" I admitted my heartwarming thought that he didn't forget that part of me
Our conversation was cut short as our order had arrived and the female server was shamelessly trying to flirt with him not failing to bend close to his face almost pushing her cleavage into his face while batting her eyelashes and biting her lips but he was completely oblivious or maybe he was trying not to notice and I really couldn't blame her I mean he was hot  I shot her an apologetic look while she threw me a tight smile walking back inside with her head down "what was that Leroy?" I chuckled softly sipping on my milkshake "What was what?" His brows pulled together in a cute confusing way
Sometimes he could be so blind to what was in front of him and that was ironic coming from me because when it came to recognizing something in front of me I was sadly bad at it.
" I think she has a thing for you" I convinced pressing my lips together and holding back my laughter
"What? The server, well I'm not really into all that" he smirked causing the laugh I was holding to explode it was a short one but I immediately pulled my palm over my mouth, bringing my eyes to meet his I could see a strange look in his eyes that I couldn't decipher but it disappeared as it came.

After we were done he paid for the drinks and led me to the car that smelled like lavender mixed with his cologne "I have somewhere I'll love to show you and I'm hoping you like it" he grinned making his dimples pop staring ahead while he was driving "what do you have planned in that head of yours Leroy" I asked narrowing my eyes at him pressing my lips in a thin line "I can't spoil the surprise now can I sky?" He smirked glancing at me "Fine" I huff out in annoyance pouting while crossing my arms over my chest "Don't get all mad at me now, you'll have to wait a bit" he chuckled earning an eye roll from me. I haven't always been a huge fan of surprises which I'm pretty sure he already figured out by now.
He slows down after a while and comes down not giving me a chance to register where we were, turns around at my side of the passenger seat, and pulls the door open for me "I'm literally capable of opening the door myself, but thanks anyways" I protest my heart warming at the gesture "I felt like I should so you won't run away when you see this" he smiles mischief twinkling in his eyes leading me to what I finally realized was an indoor ice rink "you've got to be kidding me" I exclaimed feeling a wave or nervousness rush over me " I can't do this" I mutter panicking "hey...hey, we can go back home or do something else okay" he grabbed my hands and was tracing circles with his fingers
he brought me all the way here because he felt like I would love it and I feel so bad that this wasn't exactly the reaction he was going for. " No it's fine I'll do it" I give his hands a little squeeze he was searching my eyes for even the slightest doubt "If you're not comfortable, just say the word and we'll get out of here...go do something else okay?" He softly spoke flashing me the most adorable smile I've ever seen and that just threw all the words in my head away so I just nodded instead as we walked inside the rink it was beautiful but it also brought back memories of how we used to come to watch other kids skate around and because of Ryan's huge fear of skating I never tried it out but now I guess it's because I was as terrified as he was.

He asks for both our sizes of skate shoes and he pulled me to sit down while he took off my shoes to put the skate shoes on my feet and maybe it was the chilly air or the adrenaline already rushing through my body but something about the way he knelt down with one knee and tried to fix the shoes on with his curly hair covering his eyes slightly as he concentrated making his dimples deepen made my head swirl and my heart rate to speed up, I felt different like the feeling when you see the toy you've always wanted or your favourite food staring right back at you and all you want to do is to reach out and grab it like the way I wanted to reach out and push his hair away from his eyes but my hands had a mind of its own because I had already reached my hand and brushed his curly hair away from his eyes, shocked at what I had just done I looked into his beautiful chocolate brown eyes as he I heard him take a sharp breath his piercing gaze trapped me in and somehow I couldn't look away after what seemed like forever I coughed awkwardly looking away as he stood towering above me "here let's go" he grinned stretching his hand to me as mine took his "do you trust me Skylar?" He questioned staring at me and I thought about it... We've been best friends ever since I knew how to walk or speak and something in my gut told me he wouldn't hurt me or let me get hurt so I nodded still mute from everything that was happening at this moment. Taking my silent answer he pulled me into his chest placing his hand on my waist gently almost like it wasn't there but firmly to not let me go I placed my palms on his chest and blood rushed to my cheeks almost immediately but before I could recover he moved backwards looking straight into my eyes not bothering to pay attention to where we where going, his movements went from really slow to fast and he placed both hands on my waist holding tightly in a second I was up in the air with my arms stretching out and I shrieked recovering immediately burst out giggling looking down for a while seeing him lift me up like I weighed nothing grinning widely at me and something tugger at my heart as I returned the smile, he brought me back down this time we were closer than before as I could feel his cool breathe on my face "that was incredible" I spoke breathless my eyes sparkling with excitement " it was awesome" he chuckled softly " I didn't know you were so good at skating Roy" I gushed as I beamed at him but his body stilled for a while realizing I called him the nickname I gave him when we were younger " I took lessons alot years back, mom made me do it" he said a ghost smile on his lips.

I heard years ago after my parents died that his mom was dead and I remember crying for days because she was like a second mom to me losing her after I lost my parents made me feel lost but Ryan was always there for me, I tried calling Leroy few times but he wouldn't answer any of my calls or reply to my texts so after trying for a while I stopped and had to embrace the harsh truth that he had forgotten about me and knowing right now in his arms that he still longed for her made me feel selfish because he probably wanted space from everything the news, the media, and the world.....
In a second he gently tugged me to a seat and helped me take off the shoes replacing them with mine in silence as we walked back, his face showed no emotion but I could see through his eyes that he was hurt and hadn't healed from it, I wasn't the type to show physical affection but I gave his hand a reassuring squeeze silently reminding him that I was here and it worked cause he lifted his head and smiled at me and even though I could still see the pain behind his smile I returned it as he drove.

"I want to show you something," he said glancing at me and then looking away.

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