Audrey and Valentino have ran into each other. From very different lifestyles, they slowly start to realize that they are exactly what the other has been looking for. Can Audrey break Valentino's shell? Can Valentino show Audrey the finer things in...
I walked to the park with one location on my mind. I practically skipped to the hot dog man and smiled.
"Hello Bob!" I greeted him, "two hot dogs today." He smiled and prepared three hot dogs and handed them to me. I got confused that he gave me three, but just shrugged and pulled out money for him but he started to shake his head.
"They're already paid for." I looked at him confusedly and looked around the empty park.
"By who?" Bob just shrugged and I decided to go with the flow and took the three hot dogs to the bench that I went to yesterday. When I got to it I sat down and pulled out a newspaper to look at the wanted ads. I felt the presence of someone sitting next to me and when I looked over it was an old man to which I smiled at. I felt someone touch my shoulder and when turned to my other side I saw it was Valentino holding two water bottles and offered me one. Beaming at him, I scooted over while he sat down next to me.
"How did you know I would be back here today? Or that I even wanted a hot dog?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and handed him one of the hot dogs.
"I just had a whole lot of hope, I guess," he said while his cheeks tinted a little bit on the red side.
"You two are a cute couple." The old man said and I looked over at him and smiled.
"Thank you sir," I said. Why explain to an old stranger anything different? I turned back to Val whose cheeks were tinted a little more and I tried to contain my smile.
"So you never told me about the farm you grew up on," he began while going to take a bite and I shot him a look that made him freeze as I put the napkin in his collar like I did yesterday. It's like he's trying to get ketchup everywhere! He reached out and put the napkin in my shirt too and the two of us went back to eating.
"I love animals with all my heart I'll tell you that. I mean I grew up with them, I can even ride a cow... Which never comes into conversation as much as I want it to so thank you for bringing it up."
"So why did you leave if you liked it so much?" He asked and he looked at me with genuine curiosity which I was very thankful for. I don't know how many dates I've been on where the guy asked me a question but really didn't give any bit of a shit.
"Maybe one day I'll go back and take over for my parents. I only have a younger sister so it's supposed to be one of us who take it, but I just don't want to right now. It doesn't give me as much happiness as living in a city with all these buildings does. But let me just say that I can take any of these city girls in a fight really easily."
"I believe it," he said through a chuckle.
"And what about you? Never wanted to leave the city?" I asked, taking a second to take a bite into my hot dog.
"Never had a reason to actually. I'd love to learn to ride horses and do manual labor but the only workouts I'm getting are in the gym." I squeeze his muscles as a joke but am pleasantly surprised when they're literally like rocks.
"You'll never get a better workout then cutting down a tree I'll tell you."
"I'll hold you to that one day." I smile at him and we finish our food while talking about the randomest things.
His favorite color is green, just like one of his eyes. He tilts his head and the taco when he bites into it because he doesn't want anything to fall out. And he likes kids but he hasn't had any luck picking one up without it bursting into tears just yet.
I hadn't realized that two hours passed until he looked down at his watch and abruptly stood up. "I have to get to work I'm sorry."
"No problem!"
He looked at the path he had to take then back at me, "Will you be here tomorrow?" He asked with hope in his voice and I shake my head.
"No I'll be at my other job." I answered, biting my lip and his eyes traveled down to them.
I watch as his eyes flicker with a little bit of upset within them but he nods before hesitating to do something and ends up just shaking his head, "Alright, I'll see you soon Ree." And he turned and started walking.
Ree.
I quite like that.
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