Forbidden Fruit

Fairs and Nerves

Alex's POV

I lead Chloe away from the parking lot and towards the entrance of the fair, heart pounding from nerves. As much as I want Chloe to enjoy this I'm half convinced to just throw him in the car and go home. Today is going to change our relationship, whether it's because Chloe sees how much he's starting to mean to me or because I'm a complete idiot and say something to mess everything up. The pressure is on.

Walking up to the booth at the front of the amusement park, I tuck Chloe under my arm as I order us two arm bands. Once in hand, I waste no time in taking us through the baggage line to get checked out. After we're through the line, I retake Chloes hand and lead us to a group of picnic tables off to the right, making sure to grab a pamphlet on the way.

"This place is huge!" Chloe exclaims as we sit down, his face full of awe and excitement. I chuckle as I slide closer towards him and pull him into my side. Once he's there he instantly melts and the action makes my chest puff out in pride.

"It is." I concede. "Do you know where you would like to go first, pup?" I ask him opening the map of the park on the table. Chloe looks down on it, his face scrunched up in concentration. As he looks at the map, I see a couple people staring at him, some in disgust, seeing as we're on the human side of side, but most in lust.

For once, however I ignore it. After finally realizing all the shit Chloe goes through I understand that some days, he must hate the stares and whispers as much as I do. So instead of raising a fuss, I watch my beautiful princess as his hair tangles in the wind until he finally finds the spot.

"Here!" He says, voice raising in pitch for all the excitement in the air. I look down and see he's pointing at a swing ride that takes you into the air and spins.

I smile down at Chloe and nod. "Okay, pup, let's go." We waste no time in getting off the bench before following the map towards the ride Chloe picked out.

"Have you ever been on a rollercoaster, Alex?" He asks, looking around at all the rides, his hand tucked in the crook of my elbow  as I hold the map in concentration. I pause a second to think.

"I went a lot as kids and a couple times in high school but I don't think I've been since the twelfth grade." I admit, having us turn right in order to finally get to the line. I gesture towards the fast lane since we have bands, but Chloe being the sweet person he is, refuses.

"It's a short line it's okay." He says shaking his head with a smile. I smile back and place a kiss atop his head as the line inches forward. We're only standing for a couple of minutes when he speaks up again. "So why did you stop going to the park? It seems so fun here." He wonders aloud, turning around to face me as I answer.

I cringe a little and rub the back of my head shyly. "Well it started back in the twelfth grade because James' crazy ex girlfriend worked here and we didn't want to be bothered by her anymore. After that I guess I never really had the time." I start,trying my damn harder not to laugh at the straight shock that flies across Chloe's features.

     "Ex-girlfriend?! James had a ex? Cody's James? The one all cuddly and basically lives with his Mate in his lap?" This time I can't hold in my laugh at the disbelief in his expression.

     "Yup that's the one." I say as I move us forward in the line, which is going a lot faster than I had thought.

      "Did he have another Mate before Cody? I don't understand." He says a crease in his brows as he looks up at me.

     I grab his hand, loving how he so readily gives me contact, as I go to sate his curiosity. "A lot of werewolves don't believe in sex before Mating, but in high school, it's very common for unmated wolves to date platonically until they do find their Mate. James was with Jessica when he found Cody." I explain as we get closer to the ride.