fool's gold // chance & mc

CHAPTER 14

VICTORIA'S POV

"i haven't been here in so long wow they really have changed this place up a lot." chance says as we walk through the grove. we're walking closely side by side with our hands touching every step, yet neither of us have made the move to grab one another's.

"they've added a lot of new shops and small restaurants." i state. "it's a really nice place."

"yeah it really is a nice place," michael pops in while walking on my other side. i hadn't even realized he was there until he spoke up. all of a sudden, chance takes my hand in his and pulls me closer to his side. "though it's my first time here so i don't really know my way around."

"i come here all the time so i know all the best spots." i proudly claim.

"really?" he asks. "maybe you could be like my tour guide then." he jokes with a small smirk and chance's grip on my hand tightens.

"hey, look let's get ice cream." chance cuts in before i'm able to respond and practically drags me by the arm into the small ice cream shop next to us.

"wait, what about everyone else?" i ask him, confused as to why he dragged us away from the group. he shrugs, "we'll catch up to them." i'm about to ask another question before deciding against it once he continues to speak. "i wanted some time for just us." he smiles. i chuckle softly, "got it."

"so you more of a chocolate or vanilla type of girl?" he changes the topic, gesturing to the many flavors of ice cream shown.

"i don't discriminate." i joke and step in front of him. I make my order of a chocolate and vanilla mix and chance makes his a lemon sorbet claiming that 'i'm encouraging him to try new things'. he pays for both of our orders, despite my arguing, and we head out and continue walking slowly around the mall.

"oh god, this is terrible." he says with a scrunched up face after placing a spoonful of his ice cream in his mouth. i take out my phone while laughing at his disgusted reaction and make sure to capture the moment on video. i save the video and immediately upload it onto my snapchat story, knowing that jackson is obviously bound to see it.

"told you not to get a fruit flavored one!" i laugh and take a spoonful of my ice cream and feed it to him. he smiles brightly as i do, his eyes sparkling from the beginning of the sunset. "much better," he says. i take the cup of lemon sorbet from his hands and hand him mine, "you can thank me later."

"you didn't have to do that," he laughs and shakes his head. "oh on the contrary," i begin. "i'm actually in a fruity kind of mood."

i begin to eat the ice cream and he starts eating mine after a fair amount of arguing back and forth. we walk towards the more outer part of the mall where there's a clear view of the ocean and a small hill people sit on. he takes my hand and we walk up the hill and take a seat so we're looking out into the ocean. considering the sunset was just starting, the view was absolutely beautiful.

"i love this. it's so nice and peaceful." i praise as we sit beside each other. "i agree." he says and scoots closer to me. we sit in silence for a few minutes just enjoying the view before us. all of a sudden, i feel his arm slowly try to wrap around my waist and i move in closer as if granting permission. i place my head down on his shoulder and immediately feel completely at ease, like i had no cares in the world whatsoever.

"the sky looks so beautiful," i grin.

"you know what looks even more beautiful?" he asks and i lift my head to look up at him. "you're so cheesy." i roll my eyes and he chuckles lightly. "how did you know i was gonna say you?" he says and my jaw playfully drops, causing him to laugh. "well, i was." he admits with his voice barely a whisper. i smile and look down, knowing my cheeks are most likely a burning red right now. he brings his hand to my cheek and caresses it softly before lifting my face up directly in front of his. considering we're sitting right beside each other with his arm still around my waist, the gap between us is extremely small. we look straight into each other's eyes and, as cheesy at it may sound, im so lost in the moment that i feel it nearly impossible to look away.

all of a sudden, he begins to slowly lean in and my mind is racing insanely. my heart is telling me to lean in as well and embrace the moment whereas my mind is telling me hold back because it's far too soon and the feeling won't be genuine like his. i've never been the type to hold back, or very less not go with my gut. and my gut is telling me to kiss him. without a second thought, i lean in and our lips immediately collide.

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hey loves! so this is a pretty short chapter but i ended it off with something big so that i could have a way to start off the next one. obviously, this is a pretty special moment in the story lmao. well i hope you guys liked it and remember to please vote and COMMENTTT! love you all <3
- isa