"This is a carnival, Edward."
"Astute observation. It is, indeed, a carnival."
Edward parked his car and, dragging me by the wrist to the ticket booth, bought two unlimited ride wrist bands. "What do you want to do first, Skunk? It's your birthday! There are bumper cars, there's the ferris wheel, fried cheese, fried Twinkies, funnel cake, fried Oreos, French fries, ooh and there is the dunk tank!"
I smiled, genuinely relaxed for the first time since Jasper's 'Sry. W/al. Hang tmrw?' text. "Calm down. I think there is plenty of time to do everything. It's barely dusk," I teased. "Let's do the rides first. I don't want to even think about what fried Twinkie looks like coming back up," I tittered.
We went on the bumper cars, the carnival's lame excuse for a roller coaster, and played games on the Midway before we grabbed a funnel cake and sat at one of the tables near the food.
"So you're pretty pissed off at Jasper," Edward said conversationally. "Has he ever done this before? Forgotten your birthday, I mean."
I nodded. "Just the once. When we were nine. I asked him why your mom was always around." I blushed. "I thought it was weird. And then he told me about his dad, and I guess without realizing it I dredged up old memories, and he didn't call me that day."
He was quiet for a few moments, then said, "Let's go. We're going on the ferris wheel."
"No way. I don't do ferris wheels," I said.
"Why on earth not?" he asked sincerely.
"I don't like heights," I admitted quietly.
He grinned widely. "It'll be fine. I'll be there!"
My eyes rolled back, practically into my head. "I'm horrified of heights, Edward," I hissed. "I don't even like sitting in the balcony of a theater."
"I'll even hold your hand," he said, eyes bright with hope.
"Fine," I huffed. "But if you even think about rocking the car we're in, all your testicles are belong to me or however that saying goes."
Thanks to LyricalKris & Barburella.
LK said in a note in my doc, "Of course she can't fall out if you're there, Edward." I giggled at her.
So she's going on the ferris wheel with him. Are we excited?