A Step Closer to Love

Arabella had a lot of fun but she could not tell if the same was the case for Kieran because she could barely read his face.

“What did you think of our date? Or do you think we should have something more sophisticated next time”

“If you consider it a date then it is a date” Kieran said taking her hand and intertwining it.

As sweet as it sounded and as much as she wanted to swoon over his words she knew she had to be wiser about the situation so it did not end up bad.

“If I am the only one enjoying our date then why is it a date, I should have just taken myself out on a solo date and enjoyed myself” she said turning to face him.

“I am having a good time because I am with you but I am not wired for these kinds of situations but I would be glad to try these new things with you”

“That’s so sweet” She could not help herself, she had to comment about it.

“Of course,” he said with a wink and she laughed.

“But if you know you are not having fun then you should let me know immediately”

”Same here, if I happen to take you on a boring date, you should tell me at once”

“Of course, I would do so,” she said. She was not about to let herself be miserable in her relationship.

“That’s good” he said running his hand on her hair. She shook under his touch. She liked the way his hands felt on her scalp.

“There are two legends at amusement parks,” she said out of the blue.

“Two legends?” Kieran’s interest was piqued.

“Yeah they are like myths that everyone must do once they come to a park like this one ” she answered nodding as they entered the food court.

“What are they?”

“For starters, one is about the food court” Kieran looked around to see signs of anything that might resemble a myth.

“I don’t see anything” Kieran voiced out.

“I would have to tell you before you can know what the myth is about,” she said, a laugh threatening to escape her throat.

“What is it then?” Kieran was eager to know what it was.

“The first one is that you must have food from the food court and if you want to be lucky in love you must have a corn dog” Arabella said.

“What? That’s impossible” he said in disbelief as he dismissed what sounded like a superstition. “Don’t tell me you believe in that?” he asked when he saw her face.

“I am serious,” Arabella said.

“Okay, what’s the second one?”

“If you have corn dog here you can have a long heartwarming kiss under any bridge here”

Kieran looked around and pointed to one of the bridges in sight. “What do you think about eating corn dogs under that bridge?”

Arabella was glad he understood her request without having her say it plainly. He pulled her closer and went on to order the corn dog.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

They say under a bridge as they are their corn dogs. It was just a little past eleven am and it was as if they had the entire park to themselves even though there were other couples around who were also on dates and some young people who were enjoying the rides.

“You know I already took a bit of this” he said waving the food in his hand in the air. “I guess that should cover up for eating” he leaned in.

Arabella leaned back, she wanted his cologne to fill her nose but she was embarrassed to be kissed by him in public. Not because anything was wrong with her but because she was afraid of the attention that would bring.

“You know I made those myths up right?” she murmured through her fingers over her mouth.

“I don’t care as long as I can kiss you,” he said bluntly.

“I guess maturing gives you some kind of boldness,” she said.

She had always dated within her age group and never had she encountered someone as confident as him. He always spoke so easily about these things. Sometimes it put her on the edge and other times it made her at ease.

“Maybe,” he said licking his lips. It was as though he was trying to draw her in. “What about my kiss for eating corn dogs? I even ate it under the bridge” he said.

She glanced around and saw the people. “I will give you a kiss here” she pointed to his cheeks.

“But that’s not what the legend says”

“It’s a made-up legend” she had to remind him again maybe he had forgotten what she had said a few minutes ago.

“I already believed it so I can’t change my mind” his face was serious so she knew he was being serious about it.

“I can only give you a kiss on your cheeks, people are watching and it’s daytime” she said shyly.

“Okay then” he said turning her cheek properly to him. She looked around again to be sure no one was watching her. She wondered where she got the boldness to tell such a false tale, she also wondered where and how the boldness suddenly disappeared again.

She planted a kiss on his cheeks or so she thought. She was wrong when she felt the cheeks kissing back. His lips firmly held hers as he did not let go. She did not want him to let go anyway.

“That is a heartwarming kiss,” he said leaving her lips after a while. She smiled to herself as her hands went up to trace her lips. He took her hands from her mouth and planted multiple kisses on them.

“How many bridges do we have?”

“I don’t know, why do you ask?” she wondered why he wanted to know. She felt her cheek get hot at the thought of kissing him right under each bridge.

“I guess we should come here often, have corn dogs and sit under every bridge until we have got them all covered”

“Kieran” she gasped as she hit him slightly.

“Let’s do that,” he said in a tone of finality.

“That might be a good idea”