Breaking Steele Walls

Chapter 24

Krystal excitedly ran through the colorful store while Jason watched her with amusement. They were now in Cherry Berry, which had dozens of frozen yogurt machines lining the walls. Krystal had a stack of small tasting cups in her hands that she got from the front counter and made it her own personal mission to try every flavor they had before choosing which ones she wanted.

"Jason, what are you doing?" she scolded him like he was doing something wrong by just standing there. "You're supposed to be tasting the flavors and choosing which one you want."

Jason shrugged. "Just get me vanilla."

"Vanilla? Vanilla?!" she half shouted in disbelief and outrage. "All these flavors and you choose vanilla?!"

She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Oh my gosh, I'm with a basic bitch," she said to herself. "Come try this."

Jason made his way over to her. She held a cup up to his mouth with an expectant smile. He put a hand over hers and brought the cup closer to him before licking it. Krystal tried her best to conceal her blush. "Good right?" she tried distracting her mind.

He nodded.

They continued tasting for a couple more minutes before they ran out of flavors to try. Krystal's favorite was not surprisingly coconut and Jason got half vanilla and half some kind of chocolate. They filled their containers with the frozen yogurt before piling them high with all kinds of candy and cookies. Jason paid for them before they made their way to sit at one of the tables in the shop.

They made small talk while they ate and left the store once they were done. They got back into the car and Marshall drove off towards their next location. Krystal had asked Marshall if he wanted to get frozen yogurt with them but he had politely declined.

Jason looked out the window once they got to their destination. He didn't know where they were going because Krystal had whispered the location to Marshall so he couldn't hear.

They pulled up to Central Park and got out.

"Central Park?" he asked her. "Krystal, we literally came here every day for the competition this past week besides Wednesday. What are we doing here?

"We're going to the zoo!" she shouted excitedly. "I love the zoo!"

Jason rolled his eyes. Of course she does.

Krystal suddenly grabbed on to Jason's right hand and held his fingers with both of her hands. She looked up at him with big eyes and a huge smile. Jason felt his heart melt at the sight and couldn't deny her. He sighed. "Let's go."

She squealed before turning around and leading them towards the zoo. She was walking in front of him but still had one hand tugging his fingers along with her. She seemed to not even realize she was still holding on to him. A smile spread across Jason's face.

Reaching the entrance of the zoo, Jason reluctantly took his hand out of Krystal's and immediately missed the comfort of her hand in his. Krystal didn't seem to notice because she had already walked away from him and stood on her tip toes to try and see into the zoo. Jason chuckled to himself before paying the man for their tickets and making his way over to her.

"Ready?" he asked her.

She looked over at him and nodded her head furiously. She felt him grab her hand with his own which made her blush. His hand seemed to engulf her small one yet they seemed to fit together perfectly. She couldn't help but feel safe and protected with him.

They strolled around the zoo for about two hours. Krystal would occasionally get too excited and run off to look at an animal while Jason would have to chase after her so they wouldn't get separated. Jason tried convincing himself that he continued to hold Krystal's hand to try and prevent her from running off again. Also to stop men from looking at Krystal with their hungry eyes. He knew her skirt was too short.