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She conceded defeat by throwing the car into park and pullingto be okayused to

"Promise me youʼll be safe"

"Cross hed as I opened the door and gathered uptowards the car "Have a good night, Tal Go howl at the moon" I winked as I slammed the door shut on her wary expression

Alex was i hello to mine without the assistance of words " I wasnʼt sure you were co up a cloud of dust in her wake "I thought you ed your mind"

"Not a chance" I pulled him in for another kiss This time e pulled apart I held his eyes with mine My hand brushed his hair across his forehead "I love you"

"You do?"

"Of course I do How could you not know that?"

"I just thoughtyou knoith Charlie last night"

"Last night I did what you asked hed my options and" I kissed the tip of his nose "I choose you, Pikachu"

Alex lifted me into the air and spun th He was still laughing when his reedily over his back I felt a ers

"While this is very entertaining, itʼs not the show I cae" Alex flashed his perfect dirabbed my hand and led me towards what could have passed for a mountain compared to the low hills that surrounded it "I want to show you so up, but that didnʼt bother either of us It was a beautiful evening for a hike The air hung heavy with the sickeningly sweet srass was adorned with hundreds of yellow daffodils

"So, whatʼs with the chicken?" he asked when I handed hi so I could pull myself up the rocky embankment that he easily leapt atop of

"Talleyʼs idea She said you would need food post Change, and she didnʼt like the idea of you leaving me alone in the woods in order to hunt I only took it to be polite" I finally ed to hoist myself up to where Alex waited "You donʼt have to eat it Iʼll be fine while you go snag a rabbit or squirrel or whatever I knoback, but he grabbedI like You, I love Well, you and KFC extra-crispy So much better than raw rabbit"

We reached the spot where the trees began to thin Once we rounded a large rock, I foundthat had been prepared for round next to a rolled up sleeping bag and pillow A dozen white pillar candles were scattered about

"Itʼs our first real date," Alex said, blushing ever so slightly "I wanted it to be nice" I squeezed his hand, staring in awe at the view The su a scene that looked more like Colorado than Kentucky "This is beautiful You definitely win the Best First Date Location award"