I don't know what hurts worse baby, seeing you with him or being alone, on my own
"I love you too" she grinned and gave him a couple of small pecks on the lips. Yuck! I can't believe she talked me into going out with them again. He took her small frail hand in his. I walked beside her as she looked up at the clouds. The sun shone elegantly on her peaceful face.
"So where are we going again?" Dexter asked using the other hand to hold his stomach. He said he was feeling better, but he didn't look it. I think he was just bothered by the thought of me and Diamond going out alone again. Trust me Dexter. Unfortunately, nothing is happening between us.
"To a park just outside of my old neighborhood" she replied smiling. He looked uninterested. I was trying not to stare at her, so I decided to take in my surroundings. There was hundreds of couple walking the streets. Geez was I always this alone.
We walked into the park, and sat down on the benches by the playground. She smiled brightly and took in her surroundings. Seeing her face glow like this was definitely worth having to share this day with Dexter.
"Nick, this is incredible!" she cried with joy. I looked at her and shrugged slightly. Dexter rolled his eyes unamused. She stood up and looked at the flowers growing near the benches. It's amazing how much she appreciates the little things. She pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail and twirled around.
"I feel like I've been here before," she reminisced. Of course you have…please, remember why you've been here.
"Well I mean it is right outside of your neighborhood," Dexter replied stating the obvious.
"Yeah, I know…but this place is special for some reason, but I just can't put my finger on it" she continued. Remember…
"You've said that about every place we've been too" he smiled. She giggled.
"Okay, first of all, no I haven't, and second, shhh! You're breaking my concentration" she replied, and closed her eyes. She twirled around once more a small smile tugging at her lips.
"I used to come here with my mom when I was a little girl. She used to babysit these twin boys, who were always full of energy" she sighed. "One time I came here, there was a boy sitting alone on that swing right there" she continued pointing to the tire swing, now full of kids screaming, and yelling as it swung them back and forth effortlessly. "He was shy and didn't talk very much. But when he did speak, it was with eloquence. I remember we were playing hide and seek and he hated how good I was at hiding. I was usually 'it' because it would take him hours to find me" she grinned. That's right, and her good "hiding" mentality followed her into her later years.
"Who was that boy?" he asked enchanted by her story. She probably doesn't remember.
"'that boy' was Nick. This park is the place where we first met" she smiled staring at nothing in particular. She did remember….
"I thought you guys dated when you were 13" Dexter replied confused.
"We did, but the first time I ever met Nick was when I was 7. After that day I hadn't seen him again until he was 13. Of course I didn't know it was him, he was the one who recognized me" she explained. She turned her attention toward me and smiled softly. I smiled back effortlessly. Dexter switched his gaze between us for a moment.
"Babe, are you alright?" he asked. She snapped out of what seemed to be a trance.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I was just remembering what happened that day" she smiled. She began twirling once more. Dexter stood up and walked over to her wrapped his arms around her waist. She stopped twirling and faced him. He pressed his lips against her temple lightly. She grinned then looked at me and winked.