The weather is crappy, the fire is crackling, dinner is cooking, and Makai is nervous.<br><br>He's having dinner with his boyfriend Nolan, and there's something extra special about this date. He planned it all perfectly in his mind and rehearsed exactly what he wants to say. But now, when the moment has presented itself, Makai struggles to find the words.<br><br>Maybe the gift he has waiting will say it all.

A Tale of Nine

My eyes might have popped out of my head a bit and there’s a chance I nearly choked on my cotton candy (can that actually happen?). Had I heard him correctly? Mind you, this all happened in a matter of seconds. Panic quickly set in when I realized I forgot to say anything back. My mother raised me with the habit of not speaking with my mouth full and I’d just shoved a wad of spin sugar into my mouth. Understandable.


But leave it up to my brain to throw out the ticking of time and me not replying. Oh, horrifying day! I needed to say it back before the moment was ruined or lost forever.


“I love you, too,” I replied, gazing into his eyes. His whole face lit up and my world was made whole.


Like in one of those sappy movies, we leaned closer to seal it with a kiss, but the wheel jerked as it began its rotation and our basket rocked. We missed and wound up laughing.


Chapter 9