Chapter 164
Valkyrie woke up smiling, tugging Nadia close to her in the warm bad. Light was spilling in through the windows and she could hear cars and chatter outside, making all the more peaceful lying and holding Nadia close, her breasts pressed against Nadia soft back, their legs tied together. Or it was until Nadia started to giggle and wigged out of the bed.
"Hey," Valkyrie complained groggily. "What're you doin'?"
"Teddy!" She giggled maniacally, hugging the giant thing.
Valkyrie huffed and then grinned. "You're adorable. You're acting like a kid, you know that?"
"Yeah!"
"You're turning eighteen, a legal adult. You choose now to be a child?"
"Yeah!"
They both laughed before getting themselves ready for the day. They had decided to do two things that day, starting with visiting the Statue of Liberty. They hadn't paid for any hotel meals, so once they were dressed and had adequate makeup for pictures and put on their lovely winter coats Ghastly had made them perhaps a month prior in preparation for winter, they left the building. It was only around eight-thirty but with all the commuters, the roads were practically at a standstill except every couple of minutes five or six cars could move forwards onto the main road. They headed down, knowing they had a long walk, Nadia researching the statue as they went.
"It's not just a statue, Val, it's a national monument!" Nadia stressed, reading her phone intently. One hand was on the device, the other was wrapped around Valkyrie's left arm for guidance through the streets. Valkyrie's hands were tucked in her pockets. Without the midday sun to warm the air it was bitterly cold. Big gusts of condensation surrounded Nadia's face. "We're also not allowed to bring umbrellas, backpacks, buggies or large backpacks. Do you think they'll search us before we go in?"
"I expect so, they wouldn't want anything happening to their precious lady," Valkyrie muttered, the cold making her ever so slightly resentful. "You do have the map on your phone right?"
"Yeah, it's basically straight all the way down. Where do you want to stop for breakfast?"
"We can go to a café and get black coffee and doughnuts?" Valkyrie suggested.
"Val, we're not on Brooklyn Nine-Nine," Nadia rolled her eyes.
"I'm well aware. It pains me daily."
"We should get croissants."
"Aww, then we will really look like lesbians, out for our brunchies!" Valkyrie grinned mockingly.
"You love brunch?" Nadia said.
"Well, yeah, I'm a lesbian. Come on Nadia, keep up. I really do need coffee though, I'm a tired lesbian," she said, looking around. There was a fog over the city that wasn't set to clear until nearer ten, right when their boat should set off, which was good because their trip might be cancelled if it was foggy. They found a sandwich shop about half an hour into their walk and Valkyrie got a toasty and coffee to eat in, Nadia got a croissant with bacon and sausage inside plus a proper tea, not a herbal tea that Americans seemed intent on insisting was the same thing, and then they got fruit smoothies to sip on for the next forty-five minutes of their walk. It wasn't unpleasant and Valkyrie only had her shoulder bashed by one person and considering the number of people around she didn't think that was too bad.
Once they were at the pier, the weather had cleared nicely although no heat came down from the sun. It was an all go from their captain as the sea seemed calm and the wind wasn't at all bad considering how chilly and dark it still was. December really wasn't Valkyrie's favourite month, although seeing the staff in bright Santa hats attempting to keep them on their heads as they set off on their ride was entertaining.
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