Pathway to my Heart

Chapter 11

Before you read this I have something to say (because I always have something to say.)  Thank you to TheKeyofE.  She pointed out to me that I'm spelling stalker wrong.  I've been spelling it stocker...or something like that...idk... lol.  If you run across that just change it mentally in your minds.

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Six came too soon for Kayla’s liking.  She was sitting outside her store when she saw Scott pull up.  She knew it was him despite the fact that he was driving a much older car… a 1999 Lincoln Town car.  He stopped by the curb and walked over to her.

“What is this?” Kayla said pointing at the car.  It even had chipped paint.

“It’s my new car.  I just bought it” Scott said defensively.

“It’s an old grandma car.” Kayla said.  He was trying to hard to impress her…she could see right through him.

Scott shrugged and opened the passenger side door so Kayla could get in, just like a gentleman.  He walked around to the driver’s side and started up the car again.  It shuttered a little before it seemed to gain grips with the fact that it needed to run.

“What are we going to do?”  Kayla asked.  She had butterflies swarming in her stomach.  She knew that none of her family knew she was going on a date.  She had told Coral that she was staying late at the store and she was pretty sure that Scott hadn’t said anything to anyone.  She needed this to slip under the radar.

“Picnic.”  Scott said as he pointed to something in the backseat.  Kayla looked and saw a picnic basket tucked away on the floor.

“But it’s getting dark.”  Kayla pointed out.  She watched as that obvious fact dawned on Scott.  His shoulders slumped and Kayla felt a burst of pride sour through her soul.

“It’s a picnic in the dark.” He finally said.  He sat up straighter.  Kayla felt a little uncomfortable about that.  It wasn’t necessarily dark just yet.  Maybe if they hurried they’d be over with it before the sun went down fully.

Kayla tried to control her breathing as she silently looked out the window.  She knew what park Scott was driving to.  It was the only park for miles around.  Bloom Park was one of the nicest parks in the county.  It was several acres long and a small brook ran through it.  Walking paths crisscrossed the grassy hills and several picnic tables and children’s playgrounds dotted the landscape. 

When they finally reached the park Scott dashed around to her side and opened her door.  He then gathered up their supplies and headed to a grassy knoll surrounded by several ornamental trees.  Kayla was impressed when Scott threw a blanket down on the grass and started to set up a cozy dinner.

“I prepared all this by myself.” He said as if he were aware that Kayla knew he never had prepared a meal in his life.

“I bet it was hard for you to tell the deli clerk to cut you some ham.”  Kayla said as she watched him open the bag holding the ham.  It had a store label on it.  She also spotted the barcode on the side of the picnic basket.  He had probably bought it a few hours ago.

Scott ignored her comment and continued setting up the dinner.  He set up two plates and all the necessities for a picnic.  He surprised her by taking out two long silver candlesticks.  He lit the candles and then pulled out two long stem roses and placed one on each plate.  It was all very romantic but Kayla squirmed uneasily.  She was expecting him to take her to some restaurant… where other people would be around.  He had gone through a lot of trouble, just for her.