Page 14 of Surrender
“It was nice of you to stay with him,” Colbie responded.
“I guess, and since there are perks to being the oldest one in my class, I don’t mind.”
“What perks?”
“Dating my gorgeous history teacher,” Dallis responded as he glanced at her with a smirk. Colbie shook her head at him, but he didn’t miss the smile that tried to play across her lips as she turned her attention toward her window.
Once Dallis pulled into the parking lot of the carnival grounds, he drove around for a few minutes until he found a spot. Turning the car off, he let go of Colbie’s hand and got out. He walked to her side of the car, opened the door, and helped her out.
When she grabbed her purse, Dallis took it from her and walked to the back of his car, placing it in the trunk.
“Dallis-”
“You won’t need it.”
“But-”
“Are you on your cycle?” he questioned.
“What? No,” Colbie responded.
He put his hands on her waist, leaned down, and placed a kiss on her lips. “Then you won’t need it.”
Taking her hand, he led the way to the ticket booth. Instead of buying tickets, he decided to buy them both armbands that would allow them to ride all of the rides as many times as they wanted to. When they were inside, they stopped and looked around.
“What are we going to do first?” she questioned him.
Dallis walked behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. He leaned down, placing his chin on her shoulder. “Whatever you want to do, love.”
He didn’t miss that she stiffened a bit in his arms before relaxing. He wrapped his arms tighter around her, pulling her back closer to him. He knew that this was new to her. She was more than likely still worried about her job, but he wanted her being with him to feel natural to her. The way that it did to him.
He kissed her neck. “Alright, baby. Lead the way.”
Dallis followed Colbie through the multitude of people. They hadn’t ridden anything yet. She seemed content to look at all the different booths so far. They were at one at the moment that had custom handmade jewelry. Or so the woman said. They were nice pieces. He would give her that. It made him think they were mass manufactured, and she was just selling them, not making them.
“These are pretty,” Colbie stated.
Dallis saw that she was holding two different bracelets. He watched her look over one before the other.
“We’ll take both of those,” he told the saleswoman, causing Colbie to turn and look at him.
“No, Dallis. You don’t have to-”
“I know,” he stated, cutting her off. “But I want to.”
Dallis pulled out his wallet and paid for the bracelets. He helped Colbie put them both on her wrist before taking her hand and continuing. They hadn’t been there but about an hour. He led her to a ride calledThe Hurricane.
Colbie brought her other hand up and gripped his wrist, stopping. He looked back at her, and she shook her head.
“No. I don’t want to ride this.”
“What’s wrong? Are you afraid of heights?”
“No, but I don’t like rides that go upside down. I’m sorry.”
Dallis took her chin between his thumb and forefinger. “It’s fine. Let’s find something you want to ride.”
She smiled at him, and Dallis allowed her to pull him to another ride. It went around in circles at extreme speeds. They waited in line until it was their turn. They showed their wristbands, and they got on.
