six.
[ in which you keep telling stan bad jokes in an attempt to cheer him up ]
my eyes stayed focused on the ground as i strategically stepped over each branch and rock in the way.
as stan and i walked through the calm forest,
i noticed how grumpy he really was."everything okay?" stan sighed at the question and mumbled out a 'yes'.
i frowned before leaning my head on his shoulder and holding his hand as we continued our walk in the forest.
finally thinking of a potential way to make him smile, you perk up.
"hey stan?"
he doesn't answer.
"wanna hear a joke?"
stan over dramatically rolls his eyes, realizing where this was heading.
"what's the difference between snowmen and snowwomen?"
you pause and watch his face excitedly in anticipation of an 'i don't know' or a 'what'.realizing he wasn't speaking up anytime soon, you finished the joke,
"snowballs!"his lips slowly turn up into a smile.
"HA!" you cheer in triumph before mumbling to yourself, "knew i was funny.."