In Return For - B.Gray

07 | unfolding hopes

-b r y n n-

"So what are we doing here?" I ask, following him to sit where he was going.

"I don't know, just sit here, enjoy the view I guess," he says staring off.

"Though I have a confession," he says getting up and heading back to his bike.

"What is it?" I ask turning back to see what he is planning.

I see him go through a compartment of his bike and pull out a small book— my journal.

"Blake!" I yell, unable to avoid a small smile entering my face.

"What? I'm sorry I had to! I saw it and it had your hopes and stuff, and that's perfect! Please, don't be mad!" He pouts like a baby.

"I don't know if I'm okay with this, this is invading my privacy," I also pout, crossing my arms around my chest.

"Oh come on, Kelsey, don't be mad," he says reaching over to grab my arm.

"I don't know, I think you should like, by me some ice cream." I say with a grin.

"Fine, ice cream it is. Happy now, princess?"

I smile, nodding. "Yes, thank you very much," I say kissing his cheek.

But then I instantly regret what I just did. What the fuck did I do! Why did I kiss Blake on the cheek!

I back away fast and try my hardest to hide the blush coating my cheeks with my hair as he smiles.

He leans over and softly puts his hand on my hair and places a strand behind my ear. "Do that more.. I like it," he whispers on the skin near my ear.

"Uhm.. y-yeah, sure. So my journal? Really?" I try my best changing the topic.

"Yeah, now your gonna share your hopes and dreams to me! Yay fun!" His voice drops sarcasm and I let out a laugh.

"Uhm, ok," I say flipping it on the page where I wrote some stuff that I wanted to do in the future.

"You don't have to hide anything, I wanna hear it all," he grins that somehow gives me more courage to go on, and at that point I didn't really care what Blake thought, I felt comfortable with him.

"Ok." I flip the page open and start. "So the first one, to go to a safari, near the ostrich part," I stifle out a laugh as he seems confused.

"Why so specific?"

"Well, when I was younger, my family and I went to the safari. And I was sitting on one side of the car. And all of a sudden— BAMP! An ostrich is pecking my window! So naturally I move in fear to the other side! But guess what!" I shriek.

"What?" He asks grinning.

"BAMP! The other side is also an ostrich pecking at the window! My experience was ruined! I cried the whole way!" I pout looking down and he laughs.

I glare at Blake in front of me, who couldn't stop laughing like a maniac. "Hey! How is that funny!"

"I'm sorry, that just.. wow, you're scared of ostriches!" And he erupts into laughs again.

"Blakeeee, stop!" I whine and he tries to shut up.

"I'm sorry baby, but it's just funny," he says but then pretends to zip up his mouth and throw the key away.

"Okay, number two, this isn't really something I'll be able to do here, but be at someplace with snow,"

"You haven't seen snow?"

"I've never travelled outside of California, so I never got the chance, but I just want to try it you know? It would be— I don't know.. magical I guess?" I get stuck in a day dream about my imagination of snow.

"Seems kiddish I guess,"

"No, it seems more normal than ostriches," he laughs and I roll my eyes.

"Ok, move on,"

"Well thirdly, Uh.. oh let's skip that, next one—"

"Hey, no hold up, you gotta tell me now!" I nod my head 'no' many times when he snatches my book.

"Ok, number 3... have my first kiss." He whispers then looks back to me.

"You haven't had your first kiss yet?" He asks a little stunned.

"No, I-I haven't," I really didn't want to talk to Blake Gray about my first kiss— which I hadn't had yet.

"You haven't had a boyfriend?"

"No, I have, and have had others opportunities to have my first kiss—"

"I don't doubt it," he cuts in. But I continue to go on.

"I just didn't feel right with those people," I say as a whisper and he nods.

"Ok, next one," he cheers changing the suspect, which I mentally thank him for.

"Get wasted and dance with strangers?" He laughs. "I'm thinking you aren't the sweet girl you seem to be," he continues.

"Yeah yeah, I just wanna life freely, I guess. And in the books, those girls go clubbing and get drunk to dance with random guys,"

"You want to dance with random guys?" He says with a bit of a jaw clench. "Yeah, I want to try it out,"

He clears his throat and seems tense. "Uhm, okay, lets move on... Chicken fights in water?"

"Yeah! Like have you seen The Office? I don't know how to explain it, but one person is the base and they have someone else's legs wrapped around there neck and as they fight another duo doing that. And they like push each other," I try my hardest to explain, even using hand gestures.

"Yeah I know it, what's so special about it?"

"I don't know, seems like a cool activity. I can't imagine how much I would laugh during it," I explain.

"Alright last one, bake a cake?"

"I love to cook, but have never baked a cake and would love to," I say probably sounding like child but honestly don't mind sharing with him.

"Alright, perfect! We gotta get going if we want to reach before dark." He says offering a hand and I take it.

"Hey Blake, thanks for bringing me here,"

"No problem sweetheart," he unleashes the grin that probably got girls on their feets for him.

And with that we go home.

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