"Would you
pick one already!"
"Ohhhh, I
don't know.... they all look so good."
Leo stood
anxiously next to me, "I could get you a double scoop and then you could pick
out two flavors. How does that sound?"
"Well,"
I attempted to narrow down my choices, "Ohh, I still don't know."
He pointed to the other side of the cold glass,
"Look, I see Chocolate, Mint, Sherbet... they even have a berry mix."
He smiled hopefully back at me, "You like berry flavors right?"
I gave it a
hesitant thought, "Yeeaahhh...."
"Fine. If
you don't pick something I will do it for you."
"No-no, no,
I can pick one." I stared into the long counter holding a delicious
display of ice cream. "Uhhh..."
"Okay,
Sherbet it is." Leo declared.
"What??? No!
I did not say I wanted Sherbet!"
"Yes you
did. I heard you."
"When?"
"Just
now."
"But I don't
want Sherbet... I want Chocolate!"
"There you
go!" Pinching me playfully, he smiled happily with himself, "See, I'm
an expert at tricking decisions out of you."
"You're so
mean!" Still, I couldn't help myself from smiling.
"What? No,"
He folded his arms in defense, "That's not called being mean. It's called,
'We need to get going, so I'm helping you make a decision,' kind of thing, "
He paused, "It worked didn't it?!?"
"Fine,"
I breathed out a sigh, "You win, I guess I want Chocolate then."
"You
sure?"
I glanced back
at the ice cream flavors, "Well..."
"O-k-a-y!"
He steered me away from the glass counter nearly chuckling, "Let's just
stick with Chocolate shall we. Or else we're gonna be here for another half
hour!"
"Na'uh!"
I objected, "We haven't been here for half an hour!"
"Fine, 15
minutes, whatever. Close enough." He handed me his car keys, "Can you
start the car and wait for me?"
"Okay."
I took the keys and teased him, "I'll try not to leave without you."
Leo laughed at
the idea, "We've been married for a while now, I know you better than that...
especially since I haven't gotten the ice cream yet." He winked at me, and
I flashed back a wink of my own. We were ridiculous, and a giggled escaped me realizing
that I loved it. With Leo, you're never too old to be your crazy self.
* * * * *
"Here you
go." Leo handed me an icecream cone as he slid into the drivers' seat.
"Thanks."
I gave the cold substance a test lick as he shut his door. Yes, I did want Chocolate. Feeding my tongue, I consumed more of
the delicious flavor, and asked, "Um, so where's yours?"
He looked over
at me and smiled, "You're holding it."
"Oh, sorry."
I stopped, feeling guilty for diving in so fast, "Then where's mine?"
"You're
holding it."
I sputtered out
a surprised laugh, "What? You mean you want us to share just one?"
"Yeah, why
not?"
"I don't
know," I tried to think up an excuse, "isn't that gonna get a little
messy?"
Leo looked at me
as if he had been rehearsing something a
million times over in his imagination. It reminded me of just how much
affection I had for him. Maybe it was something in his eyes, or the delight in
his smile...? Whatever it was, I was caught in a beautiful moment of some sorts
and I wasn't about to question it.
Lowering his
voice to a pleasant tone, he leaned in to touch me, "Actually, I was
hoping the ice-cream wasn't all that was going to get messy," Ignoring the
small divider between our front seats, he pulled me closer, and surprised my
lips with a kiss.
Every possible thought
flew out the car window like fireworks, all I wanted was more of his sweet
chocolate flavored kisses.
Written By~Ally Elaine, Edited By~Madge