"When you go through stages of love, you also become an adjective for food. When in love, you're either cheesy or too sweet. When you're broken hearted, you become bitter. When you lose interest in your partner, the relationship is bland."

- Stef Harder

Day 13 Eating ice cream

The hot summer sun was ablaze this fine and lazy July. Summer had just barely started and Snow found she was already sick of this constant and irritating heat. Pretty Ironic given her name was SNOW, truthfully as much as Snow loved the warm weather and not having to worry about icy roads and chilly wind, she had really grown to hate the heat waves Fabletown could had.

Of course as if her name and hating this hot summer weather wasn't ironic enough, her raven black hair and pale skin wasn't helping at all. The colour black soaked up heat like a sponge does with water, she felt like her whole head was on fire. And of course being as pale as she was she didn't tan... she could only get sunburned. So the deputy mayor made sure that lathering sunscreen on herself every couple of hours was a must! It made her feel like a greasy French fry, but it was better then looking like a lobster and peeling.

"Christ it's hot..." Snow panted adjusting the black sunglasses she was currently wearing.

"Well maybe if you were actually dressed for summer weather you would actually be okay." her lover Bloody Mary chuckled.

Snow frowned furrowed her eyebrows in an annoyed manner. Another reason Snow wasn't all that fond of the summer weather. Her job as deputy mayor needed her to be dressed properly for the job. So unlike Mary who could wear denim shorts, yellow flip flops, and a cherry red tank top, Snow had to wear her usual blouse and beige blazer.

"Well sorry, I don't think it would look too good if I went to work in shorts and tank tops." Snow hissed bitterly. "Speaking of which my lunch break is nearly over, we been walking for such a long time."

"We're nearly there Snowflake." Bloody Mary reassured.

"Why didn't we take a taxi?"

"You know how much those things cost. Besides, I need a walk."

"Where are we even going anyway?" questioned the fair skin woman. "I don't think I ever went around here, on foot at least."she said.

"Figured since you insist and being cooped up in that office that doesn't have Ac, and wear clothes that actually would cause you to sweat like a pig-"

"I'm not sweating." sneered Snow.

"Whatever, it's summer, there's a fucking heatwave, we're getting ice cream. End of story."

"Your dragging me down these terribly hot streets, in HEELS, for ice cream?"

"Well duh!"

Snow's red lips shifted into an annoyed frown, narrowing her blue eyes at her lover. "For Christ sake, I could had brought some at the convenient store!"

"But they don't sell moon most, and I know that's your favourite."

Mary did have a point, Snow did enjoy the taste of moon mist ice cream, and it was such a rarity to ever find it in the grocery stores. Plus she just walked down the streets in such hot weather, so Snow supposed she earned a little treat, and a ice cream sounded pretty good right about now.

"Oh alright, only because it's hot and I didn't walk all the way down here for nothing." she huffed.

Mary smiled, clearly pleased with her reply. "That's better, you really outta let your hair down once in awhile. All that stress can't be good for you."

Perhaps she had a point, Snow found she had been more irritable with this god awful heatwave. Upon entering the small ice cream parlour Snow White instantly hit with the cold air from the shop's fans. Finally relieved that she was out of the blazing sun and into a much more cooler place.

"Let me guess, the usual?" Bloody Mary questioned looking at the long list of ice cream flavours.

"Yup, you?"

"Cotton candy looks pretty good." Mary replied going over the list. "Then again all of them do..."

The two women finally placed there orders, Snow got her usual moon mist ice cream while Mary finally settled on chocolate chip mint, both got chocolate dipped waffle cones.

"I'm gonna have to take a taxi on the way, no way I 'm going to have enough time to walk back." Snow groaned as she and Mary sat down in a booth.

"It's fine, I got errands to run anyway." she reassured licking her ice cream.

Snow finally licked her ice cream, the rich and sweet flavour filled taste buds and the coldness also helped ease the heat she was enduring. She had to admit, it was rather nice to enjoy something like this. Ice cream on a hot day did go hand in hand. Tired of her heels pinching her feet Snow kicked them off underneath the table.

"Glad to see someone's finally letting there hair down." Bloody Mary mused happily, a pleased grin on her face.

"Alright, I am defeated. You win..." Snow White chuckled. "But just this once."

"I always win." Mary teased giving Snow a wink.