My Fresh Air ~ Jeff Wittek

Chapter 28

— Yes, I know there's a tiny bit of HSM here. It's meant to be funny —

* Aspyn's POV *

" Do you like candy? " I get up from the seat and look behind me.

He laughs " Is that even a question? I love it. "

" Ooooh, what kind? "

He raises his chin, " Swedish fish "

I stick out my tongue in disgust, " Ewww, it literally tastes nothing "

He holds his chest, pretending to be hurt, " Ugh, excuse me? They are the best thing. I could literally eat them forever and I'd never get tired of it. "

" Oh my gosh, have you had the Airhead Xtremes? They are to die for! " I exaggerate.

" I've never tried it. I've seen it around but I always go for the Swedish fish bag "

" We're trying it now " I grab his hand and drag him to the nearest candy shop.

I start to get some candies that we could both like and started to get them checked out. Jeff comes back with Arizona tea cans in his hands.

" Good choice. I'm beginning to think you're perfect " I put the stuff on top of the counter for the cashier to ring it up.

He smirks, " You haven't even seen the full me yet "

I laugh at his remark. I excitedly tap his shoulder, "Oooh, let's go have these on the beach!! "

" Are you sure? " he asks

" Yess!! It could be really relaxing, plus I could sit down for a while after all that walking "

He grabs the bags of candy and we both walk off the pier and to the beach.

I get closer to him to have a bit of body warmth since it's kind chilly, " Do you come here often? "

" Not really. When I do though, it's mostly because I'm here for the workout parks to do calisthenics. "

I hum, " It feels so nice to sit back and listen to the sounds of the waves hitting the shore and just really enjoy everything."

We sit down on the sand and put our arms behind our back as an armrest. I take a deep breath of the salty breeze and exhale it out.

" I never got to enjoy the beaches in New York since it was either too cold or I didn't have enough time. " I breathe out.

" Now, you can! It's only 20 minutes away and we can always go with friends, " Jeff opens up the tea and takes a sip. He opens up his Swedish fish and takes a bite.

He moans, " Mmm Aspyn, like it is so good. You need to try one "

I scrunch my face up, " No thanks. I'd much rather eat my strips "

I tilt my head back and let down a long strip of the candy into my mouth.

" What about this, I try your candy and you try mine " he moves, now sitting criss-crossed facing me with the bag in front of his legs.

" I already tried it thoughhhh "

" Oh come on, did you try it when you were younger? Maybe your taste buds have changed "

I give him a straight face, " Yes, and it was gross. It tasted like an old taffy. "

" That's not how it is, but okay. Pleaseeee ? " he put his palms together.

" Fine, only one! Once you have mine, you're not gonna be able to stop " I take out a strip and wait for him to take out a fish.

" Ready? " he says, I nod. I scoot closer so that he can put it in my mouth. He plops the fish into my mouth as I put the stip in between his lips. He takes his hand and grabs the rest of the candy so that it wouldn't drop.