Afraid

Chapter 39

Natasha's Pov:

I opened the door and in came Ryder with a big smile on his face.

"Hey baby," he planted a kiss on my lips. I smiled.

"So are we just doing the usual?" I grinned. Ryder had been coming over a lot lately and usually we would put on a movie but then we would just end up making out halfway through it.

"No, today I'm taking you somewhere," he said.

"Really, where?" I asked eagerly.

"A carnival, cause I know how much you love them," he smiled.

"Yay! I haven't been to one in ages!" I squealed excitedly.

"So hurry up and get ready so we can go," Ryder said.

"I need to straighten my hair and that might take a while," I told him and he huffed.

I walked upstairs and he followed behind me. "You've got a nice ass," he commented as we walked up the stairs.

I turned around and glared at him. "Stop staring at my ass."

"I can't help it, you're right in front of me!"

"Well... Look somewhere else."

"I'm your boyfriend so I'm allowed to look at your ass but if any other guy ever does they're dead," he said, his tone turning serious.

I laughed and walked into my bedroom. As I got ready I kept telling him how excited I was for the carnival. Ryder was honestly the best boyfriend in the world.

"Are you done?" Ryder groaned.

"No, be patient!"

"Why do girls take so long to get ready?"

"Because," I replied.

"Because, really? Is that your answer?" He gave me a look.

"Shut up. Don't you want me to look good?" I questioned him jokingly.

"You always look good babe," he said and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.

My heart melted. He's so sweet.

After a few more minutes I was ready and we left the house. As we were driving I told him about all the things we had to do at the carnival.

When we got there I got out of the car and looked around. Ryder came up next to me and grabbed my hand. I was surprised that there were so many people. Ryder led me to the place where he bought us tickets to enter and go on rides. As soon as we got in I felt so excited.

"What should we do first?" I asked Ryder, trying to contain my excitement.

"How about some rides," he suggested and I nodded.

Waiting in line took a while but it was definitely worth it. After going on a few rides I was still feeling excited. There was so much to do.

"Hey let's buy fairy floss!" I suggested as I saw the fairy floss place.

"Sure," Ryder pulled out his wallet to pay for it.

We bought one fairy floss to share. I started eating, not really concentrated until I realised Ryder was staring at me.

"What?" I asked, suddenly feeling slightly self conscious.

"You have some on your mouth," he said, his eyes dropping down to my lips.

I watched breathlessly as he leaned forward and slowly brought his thumb up to my lips.

He swiped his finger, wiping the fairy floss and lingered there. My heart was pumping hard in my chest.