Chapter 15: Lancaster Park
Amanda walked to her front door and swung it open. She leaped into Kyle arms and lifted her feet off the ground.
"Umm… hi." Kyle said as he slowly wrapped his arms around her.
"Hi!" Amanda exclaimed as she finally set her feet down. "Come on!" she said as she pulled his hand and ran down the street.
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"Amanda? Where are we going" Kyle said as he finally stopped running.
"These last two weeks have been filled with surprises. Let's have just one more." Amanda said as she began to run away from Kyle again.
"Come back here!" Kyle yelled as he began to smile ear to ear.
They finally stopped at a park that looked familiar to Kyle.
"Is there where we had our first kiss? Lancaster Park?" Kyle said, still smiling.
"Yeah! All you saw was the garden; you haven't seen anything yet! They have a fountain that shoots water up from the ground! Its so fun!" Amanda said as she pulled Kyle towards the big open space on the concrete.
"Stand right here. You ready!?" Amanda said, taking his hand and squeezing it.
"Yeah!" Kyle said with excitement. Then the water shot up from the holes in the ground and went up about 15 feet. Amanda squealed with joy.
"It's so cold!" Kyle confessed as his shirt clung to him. Amanda just started staring at him for no reason. "What's wrong?"
"N…nothing…" Amanda barely got out.
"No, there's something wrong. I can feel you heart." Amanda gave him a look.
"Really…nothing is wrong. It's just…your shirt…" Amanda giggled. Kyle looked down at what she was staring at. His shirt was stuck to him, showing all his muscles.
"Oh…you're is kinda... wet too..." Kyle said uncomfortably as he pulled his shirt away from him. Amanda looked down and Kyle saw her face grow red as a strawberry.
"Thanks for telling me..." Amanda said as she tried the best she could to fix her shirt. As Amanda stopped fidgeting with her shirt she said.
"Lets go swing!" Amanda said as she sprinted towards a large play structure. Kyle immediately followed. When they got to the swings she sat down and started to move her legs back and forth; making her go higher. Kyle came up behind Amanda and pushed her gently. Amanda giggled at this.
"Kyle, you don't have to push me. Go have some fun!" Amanda said looking over her shoulder to make eye contact with Kyle.
"But I am having fun, I like making you happy; it's my fun." Kyle said as he continued to push her on the swing.
"Well now, I bet you are having lots of fun, because I couldn't be any happier." Amanda said as she suddenly jumped forward off the swing and landing with a little squeal.
"That was so much fun!" Amanda giggled while she ran over to Kyle.
"You try." Amanda said in a playful voice.
"Okay." Kyle said. He walked over to the swing and he felt the warm sand under his feet. (A.N. No, it's not a beach. Some parks have sand and I love it way better than bark chips, blacktops etc.) He sat down and started moving his legs just like Amanda had. As he made his way higher, he felt the wind blow against his face. He couldn't help but smile.
"Now jump!" Amanda yelled.
"1, 2, 3" Kyle said inside his head and then the seat of the swing disappeared and he landed on the ground.
"Oh man, that was fun!" Kyle laughed
"I told you!" Amanda giggled as she took his hand. "I have something I wanna show you." They meandered for a short time and then she finally stopped at a little table with a white tablecloth on it. It also had two chairs, two glasses, two plates, and a single lit candle.
"Amanda…wow." Kyle was speechless.
"You like it?"
"Amanda, yes…of course I do." Kyle said as he pulled out the chair for Amanda.
"I'm glad." Amanda said and then she raised her hand, signaling a man to come over with a big tray. He came over and set down a salad bowl, noodles, and some bread sticks.
"Wow," Kyle barely got out. "This really is a surprise."
"I'm glad you like it," Amanda blushed. "Dig in." Both Kyle and Amanda took a bite of salad and looked up at each other.
"This is so good!" They said at the same time; then, they went for more…
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"This was the best meal I've ever had, Amanda." Kyle said as he leaned back in his chair and wiped the side of his mouth with his napkin.
"Ditto to that!" Amanda said as she scooted out from the table. "Come on!"
"There's more still?"
"Yeah, of course there's more still!"
Amanda walked up to a man that was wearing a white cloak like cover up. She handed him a 35 and said:
"Pouvons-nous avoir une peinture faite s'il vous plaît?" Then she called for Kyle to sit next to her on a bench right next to where the man was sitting.
"Okay, monsieur, you sit to my far left with your arm on the top of the bench and Mademoiselle, you lie to my far right on your back with your head in his lap. Have your right foot on the ground, and your right arm on you stomach. Perfect! And look in each other's eyes. Now don't move." said the painter. He apparently was French because he had a strong accent. And they obeyed.
"I have seen this painter around here a lot, and I wanted to get a painting with you for a long time now." Amanda said in a whisper, trying not to move.
"Good thing our clothes are dry." Amanda continued, trying to not laugh.
"Your eyes are so beautiful, Amanda. I know I've told you that many times but today you look more stunning than ever."
"Oh, why thank you Kyle" Amanda said. And they sat there on the bench, staring into each other's eyes.
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"Fini!" Said the man in French "Here you go."
"My god, this is beautiful Kyle!" Amanda said.
"Wow! This is really good!"
"Merci! Amanda waved to the man as she held the painting in one hand and had Kyle's hand in the other, walking towards the street towards home.
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"I'm so nervousabout tomorrow. Aren't you?" Amanda said as they walked into her house.
"I haven't been so nervous in my life. Oh, is you mom home? I don't think she would enjoy seeing me here."
"No, she doesn't come home from work till 7:30 remember?
"Oh, right." Kyle said as he lightly thumped his head with his hand.
"I'm all done packing. You?"
"I'm almost done, I just need to get some extra things from the store."
"Uhh! I'm so scared, I hate planes!" Amanda whimpered.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I'll be with you the whole time. I begged the staff member to let me get the seat next to you and she finally gave in." Kyle said as he pinned the new painting of them on her bulletin board with a thumbtack.
"Kyle, thank you for making me feel better." Amanda said as she put her hands on Kyle face and brought them together, letting their lips meet. Amanda moaned in satisfaction as Kyle curled his fingers in her blonde hair.
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"Hey baby. I just wanted to say goodnight before the big day." Amanda said into her cell phone. Inside her head she couldn't stop telling herself Mom, don't walk in right now, mom, please don't walk in right now!
"Oh, yeah. I can't wait. So you're leaving at one for the airport? Okay. I'm leaving around one-thirty and I'll meet you at terminal thirty-two at two? Okay. Love you lots. Bye." Kyle said as his closed his phone and slid down in his tub.
Tomorrow will be interesting…but everything will be fine; and so will Amanda. For sure.
Translations:
Pouvons-nous avoir une peinture faite s'il vous plaît? Can we have one picture done please?
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Fini Finished