Four tacos, two sodas, three small boxes of candy, one me and no Dallas. Where is he? He said he wanted to start July at the arcade with me.
I sit at table four at the Arcade Galaxy, waiting for my boyfriend, Dallas Cox. This is where we first met nearly six months ago, but it feels like we've known each other for years. I poke my cheddar bacon tacos until I hear my name.
"You're not going to eat all of that , are you Ester?"
Dallas ought to be lucky he knows how to kiss a girl. What can I say, I just have to forgive him for being late on our date. He comes around and sits beside me, holding me for just a few seconds. Dallas his bangs back to look me in the eye. "Look, I'm sorry I was late tonight, really. It's just been hard lately, you know?" Of course I know. A dad always in the hospital, a mom always at work and all of that on top of being an angel, this is why I love him.
I hold his flipper, "Yes, my angel, I know." He nods and picks up one of his beef tacos with a playful grin. "Well, if this is a date, then let's dig in." Again, I can't help loving Dallas.
We eat, laugh and cry. Who knew so much can happen in one meal? Well, I guess it's the only thing you can do when all you have left is your girlfriend. After eating our meal, we play almost all the games at the arcade until midnight comes around. Dallas and I walk to my cruiser, arms interlocked, hyped up on a sugar rush and adrenaline. We got in and buckled up. As I reach out to grab the steering wheel, Dallas grasps my flippers. I look at him for a second, waiting for him to say something, but he doesn't. He rubs my flippers for a second before he releases them.
The ride to his house is almost unbearable. He never said a word, he just there, head down possibly crying. I couldn't ask him what's wrong, because if I did he wouldn't tell me. I pull up to the door and turn to him. "Dallas, you're home." He looks up, almost like he's about to cry, and looks to me with a smile. "Thanks for tonight Ester. It's been fantastic, really it has." Then, he pulls me close to him and kisses me on the beak. My heart flutters so fast I might faint.
This lasts for just a few minutes before Dallas breaks away, leaving me for more. He steps out of the cruiser and walks up the porch stairs, only pausing to turn and wink at me, and disappears behind the door. I guess that what I've experienced tonight is well...peaceful chaos.