"Fun on the Ferris Wheel"

"It feels so nice to be back on the ground," Kat said.

"You can say that again," Tommy said stepping over to her.

"It seems like Somnibot's spell has worn off," Tanya said peering around at all the crowds of people going on about their ways through the carnival.

"Whoa, can someone please explain to me why I was lying on the ground?" Emily said clutching her head.

"Same here," Jennifer said.

The two bewildered girls made their way over to us. We were standing near the outside of the merry-go-around. Other patrons around them were experiencing the same thing.

"You guys okay?" Kat asked stepping over to the girls.

"I think so," Emily replied.

"Hey where's Jason?" she asked looking around.

"Yeah I don't see Rocky either."

"They went off to bathroom or something," Tommy answered.

Jason and Rocky went off to make sure that all the patrons at the carnival were all alive and safe, as for Adam she wasn't sure where he had run off too.

"Hey guys!" They all turned to the familiar voice.

"Jason!" Emily called running into his arms.

"Missed me?"

"Of course,"

"Rocky!"

"Jennifer," he said making his way over to her taking her hand in his own.

It was really nice seeing everyone else back together in all, but she couldn't help but to wonder where Adam was.

She sighed. "I wonder where he ran off to."

"Looking for me?"

She turned to the familiar voice.

"Hey!"

"Where were you?"

"I had to go do something."

"Like what?" she asked with suspicion as she couldn't figure what he'd possibly had to do.

"Here you go," he said.

"Oh my tiger!" she cried pulling the tiger from his hand.

In the midst of all the chaos, she had totally forgotten to go back and get the prized tiger he had won for her.

"Thanks sweetie!" she said pulling Adam into her arms.

"No problem," he said wrapping his arms her.

It felt really great being wrapped in his embrace.

"Guys, I think Jason and I are heading off to the Ferris wheel."

"Great, let's go Tommy!" Kat said cupping his hand.

"Let's go Rocky."

"How about it?" Tanya said peering at Adam.

"Sure," he said with a smile wrapping his arm around her shoulders...

"Wow, I cannot remember the last time I rode this thing," Tommy said.

"Me neither," Kat replied as she and Tommy stepped inside the Ferris wheel booth.

The attendant shut their door and moved towards the next car.

"C'mon, step on up you guys," the young jubilant attendant said gesturing for Adam and Tanya to step inside.

Adam slid inside the car first, Tanya following slid next to him. The attendant reached over to Adam's side for their seat belt. She began pulling the belt over the buckle that located on the other side of Tanya. As she was stretching the belt over it failed to reach the buckle.

"Can you guys do me a favor?"

"Um, sure," Tanya said.

"I'm going to need you two to scoot a little closer together." They both glanced at one another with a sly smile moving closer to one another.

"Just a little more…got it," she said connecting the belt and the buckle.

"Alright, sorry about that…you guys enjoy!" she said with a wink as she shut their car door.

That puzzled Adam, as he didn't understand her gesture, did she know or suspect something?

Nonetheless, he lied back against the seat indulging in the fact that he and Tanya were finally getting to spend some time alone. He glanced at her, excited anticipation written all over her face. He was hoping that she felt the same way about them getting to spend some time alone with one another. A small jolting moved the both of them forward. He peered out the rectangular window in front of them. They were slowly being lifted into the air. Before he knew it they were cycling high into the air.

"Wow, you can really see everything from up here," Tanya said peering out at the view.

Adam nodded, wrapping one of his arms around her shoulders. She returned the gesture with sweet smile. As they continued cycling about on the Ferris wheel something suddenly hit me, hard in the gut for that matter. That this was the perfect opportunity he needed.

Adam turned his body towards Tanya's focusing himself completely on her.

"Tanya." She turned her attention over to him peering directly into his eyes.

"Yes," she said smiling.

He started tensing up; his nerves were getting the best of him. This was not the time for something like this to happen. Shoving aside those jarring nerves he reached over cupping her hand within his own. Tanya was surprised by Adam's gesture, at least he thought so from the look on her face.

"I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy spending time with you," he said peering into her deep ebony eyes.

"Then there was silence, but not intense type but more like the anxious anticipation kind.

"Adam, I really enjoy spending time with you too," she said.

He felt her grip tightening around his hand. Yes, that was definitely the answer he was waiting to hear. That she was feeling the same way he was. As they continued peering intensely at one another, Adam leaned over close to Tanya, their faces only a few inches apart from one another.

He leaned in slowly pressing his lips against hers. He could tell that she was probably in shock at this…but a after a few short seconds she too seemed to indulge into their kiss. They slowly pulled apart from one another both taken in what just happened. If that wasn't the moment then he wasn't sure when it will ever be…but he then he decided to stop thinking and just go with what felt right and kissing her definitely felt right. She leaned her head back peering into his eyes. It felt like she was staring into his very soul and yet he didn't mind it at all.

"I really like that," she whispered with a sly smile.

Those words jumped at his heart, they excited him greatly and with that in mind he leaned over kissing her once again. It seemed like every feeling and emotion he had locked inside of him poured out into their kiss. They breathlessly pulled apart from one another, feeling joy continued running all throughout him. He felt Tanya pressing herself closer to him and with that she laid her head gently against his shoulder. Adam wrapped his arm tighter around her shoulders, pulling her in closer to himself. Then he rested his head against hers. The two of them remained wrapped in each other's embrace throughout rest of the ride, with neither of them saying a word to one another...

"Did you two have fun?" the attendant asked opening up their car door.

"Yeah, I think so," Tanya said with a smile glancing back at Adam.

They stepped outside of the car making their way over to the entrance of the ride. This time the two of them were proudly standing hand in hand together.

"That was a lot of fun!" Tommy said as he and Kat made their way over to them.

"Such great memories," Jennifer chirped as she and Rocky approached them.

"We're totally going have to ride that again!" Emily said.

"Definitely," Jason said as they approached the gang.

"Good to see that everyone had fun!" Kat said looking over at everyone.

"Yeah, some more than others," Rocky said slyly staring in our direction.

They glanced at one another grinning from ear to ear.

"I'm assuming the two of us had a good time," Kat said smiling.

"Yeah, you can say that," Tanya answered glancing Adam's way.

He didn't feel the need to say anything.

"Hey bro," Jason said gesturing towards Adam.

"Yeah?" Adam said not knowing what to expect, especially not from Jason.

"Is that lipstick on the side of your face?"

"What?" Adam said immediately rubbing his face.

"Jason!" Emily said as she playfully smacked him in the arm.

"What?" he snickered.

Kat, Tommy, Jennifer, Rocky, and Emily and Tanya all started going off in a fit of laughter at Jason's jib.

"Whatever guys," Adam said snickering at the silliness of the situation himself.

Fin