"Why do you feel entitled to it? I don't know you, you could have been a kidnapper or something, dragging me off the road like that!" Serena argued.
"Seriously? I was supposed to slowly take you off your feet, what is that? Hollywood drama? I don't think that happens anymore!" His voice got louder.They were still on the street, she'd better not take it too far. She rolled her eyes, "I'm sorry," she shrugged, "but you could have been a little more gentle, my heart almost flew out of my mouth, that's a faster way to kill.""Sorry." He rolled his eyes as he brushed off the bangs of hair that were almost in his eyes."Just sorry?" Serena wondered why she was wasting her time talking to the guy but her stomach reminded her of where she was headed. Turned out he heard the alarm too. She watched him try to hide his amusement."I'm sorry," he managed to say through his hands covering his mouth. What a jerk.It was fifteen minutes past twelve when Serena checked the time on her phone. She didn't bother to make any mental calculations. She would just have a worse day if she ventured into trying out some no-good restaurant. So she turned in the direction of the hotel.She realized she was going on foot again. She hadn't taken a ride out of the hotel even though there were cabs right outside looking for passengers. She had wanted to take in the beautiful scenery and everything as she walked into town, but her hungry stomach couldn't let her do that now.She turned around looking for a cab, but the "rescue guy" was right behind her again. She faced the other way." I can take you to a nice restaurant, it isn't very far and the food is nice." Serena heard him clearly but she kept on walking faster.She didn't get away easily, "rescue guy" didn't relent easily. Strong hands grasped her wrists and he pulled her to a halt.By instinct, she should have shouted and probably slapped him for his intrusive and rude behavior but he somehow calmed the building storm within her when a cab stopped beside them. The driver came down and opened the door to the backseat. Had he called the cab right in front of her or was he his driver?"You really don't need to fight it. I'm just helping." He pleaded with some sort of reassurance in his eyes. They were milk brown. It must have been his charm, they were tempting.She grunted even though she entered the cab anyway. She couldn't keep the poor driver waiting after all. She half expected him to join the driver in front, but he sat in the backseat with her."The name's Jaxon, but you can call me Jax." He said as he unbuttoned his plaid shirt. She already made sure that we were sitting far apart, so I tried to feed her eyes with the activities outside. "Can you turn on the A.C., it's hot in here." She heard him say to the driver."It's not even that hot, why are you so cocky?" She wanted to tell him but she'd rather not.She really wanted to get out of the car but she had to keep her cool. Yet, she couldn't help but steal glances at this seemingly proud and thoughtful stranger.She was disappointed when she saw a white vest underneath his shirt. No wonder he felt so hot. What was she expecting anyway? That was why he wanted the A.C. turned on. He didn't make any comments about her silence when he'd introduced himself. She didn't know whether to be grateful for that or not.The cab stopped after about fifteen minutes. She got out immediately, there was nothing on her side of the road except a grocery store. She turned to the other side.There it stood, the restaurant. The sign at the top read, "George's treats". "Whoever George or his chefs are, they'd better treat me nice because I'm having a bad day already." She thought hungrily.The cab zoomed off just when she realized she'd have to pay. She dipped her hand in her pockets and got out a few bucks. "Rescue guy" watched her from where he stood."How much is the fare…please?" Serena asked, she could hear the imposed politeness in her voice."Really?" He smirked. She didn't like it. Or maybe she did. It gave his eyes some kind of sparkle. She loved it."I really don't have time for this talk now, you should…" she wanted to tell him that she never wanted to come along with him and she didn't understand why he'd pick up a stranger just like that and just a million things that didn't make their encounter right, but she just watched him cut her short as he headed into the restaurant.Serena didn't know if she should follow him or just turn around and go back to the hotel. It would be easy for me to locate, but she let her legs follow the "Rescue guy" or Jaxon, as she'd come to know.The clinks of cutlery on china, glass on glass, people raising toasts filled her ears as she entered the restaurant. She could easily act like nothing had transpired between her and the guy, sit at an empty table, order and enjoy her meal alone.But she looked around the couples and people in pairs chatting and eating in the restaurant. Her eyes stopped searching when she found those eyes staring at her, beckoning her to come over silently.She took him in fully as she walked down to the table, His brown hair color matched the color of his eyes. Honey would be jealous of the glow his eyes gave each time he stared like that. Serena's eyes traced his body from his wide eyes to his button nose and pink lips."Are you not going to sit?" Jaxon said when she finally approached the table."Thank you." She moved the chair and took a seat."What are you going to eat?" He said after a short pause again. She didn't know why she was so nervous all of a sudden. It was not like she was on a date with him. My God, she didn't even know him!"I'll have to read the menu." She stretched her hand to him and collected the menu he was holding. "Is this everything?" She asked not knowing what to order after going through the menu for the second time. "You'll love the burger. It will be my second time here." He shared."You don't come here often?" Serena asked so she didn't have to keep an awkward silence."Why?" He chuckled, "do I look like someone that patronizes places like this every minute?"She shrugged while he called a waiter and placed the order. Once the waiter left, he whispered, "Bills on me." She nodded, she couldn't argue. "I don't want to say 'you don't have to be uptight', but it's okay if
"Don't worry about me, I'm on vacation too, I will be here all month doing what I like." Jaxon replied."Ohhh…I'll only be here for a week." She said."You want to go somewhere fun now? We could go to an arcade around here." "And then you say, 'bills on me'' Serena tried to mimic his much deeper voice."You can pay if you want to, I'm just being a gentleman." They were at the road that led to the hotel, how fast. How did he even know where she was going? She stopped abruptly."What's wrong?" He asked, raising a brow. She liked the way his face looked when he did it."It's nothing, we can part ways from here." Serena extended her hand to him in a hand shake gesture. He looked down at it. She wasn't so tall and not so short either, but Jaxon was quite tall with the way he towered above me. It was quite intimidating."I'll be seeing you tomorrow?" He said before shaking my hand.She did a quick mental check of her schedule. She didn't have a schedule. She didn't have plans for tomorrow
Selena looked from the cab to Jaxon, wondering how he managed to always pull up with a cab without even signaling for one.The cab driver attempted to leave his seat to come outside, but Jaxon waved him off to remain inside. He opened the door to the back seat himself, bowed his head slightly while holding the car door, and keeping his palm in the manner professional chauffeurs would.If he wanted to impress Serena, he was wrong because she had suspicion written all over her face, as she reluctantly entered the cab.Her dress was quite short, so when Jaxon joined her inside the cab, she attempted to drag it down. He saw what she did and smiled, he didn't want her to see it, so he faced the other way."I don't trust you." Serena was the first to speak. She glared at him.Jaxon looked straight ahead, he didn't even turn to look at her, yet she could see the mischievous smile he gave. Serena had to admit as she watched him from the side. He was so cute, which even annoyed her more."Yet
Jaxon could tell that Selena was nervous, but he enjoyed it. He admired that she could be stubborn, yet she managed to keep calm when she wanted to.He didn't like carnivals like this, he thought they were for kids, but he didn't have any idea of places to go at the moment, and he thought she would like something like this.He had seen the fear in her eyes when she saw the roller coaster, and he wondered if she was really scared or if he was just exaggerating.There was only one way to find out."Let's take a ride on the Ferris wheel." He stopped in front of her.Her eyes darted sideways before settling in front of her, she didn't stare at him. She kept her eyes on his chest."Why? There are so many other things to try," said Serena."I know, we could do this first, the queue isn't long yet," Jaxon replied.Serena looked at the small crowd around the foot of the roller coaster. She could count about ten heads. That was fair enough."Are you scared of heights?" Jaxon asked as he closed
It was already 3 pm when they decided to join the crowd listening to a singing competition.They sat beside each other, Jaxon excused himself and came back with drinks and french fries minutes later.While the third performer sang "So easy to love" by Sad puppy, Serena yawned tiredly."I think I'm bad company, you're already bored," Jaxon said without looking at her.Serena glanced at the side of his face, his hair was messy from him touching it so often, but it still looked cool."You're not so bad, I just didn't think you'd bring me to a carnival," Serena replied."You expected something different?" Jaxon turned to look at her. She was playing with the hem of her dress."Not that I had a place in mind, I just didn't know what to think, but this has been fun, anyway," Serena said as she exhaled."You must have had plans since you're on a vacation, what would you have done if you weren't here?" Jaxon asked."I don't know. I visited the library yesterday before I bumped into you…for th
The driver dropped her at the hotel and she went straight to her room. She caught herself smiling as she took off her dress in front of the mirror.She closed her eyes as she reminisced about the moment when she was on the Ferris wheel with Jaxon. She sighed and fell on the bed, her phone rang and she searched her purse for it. It was her best friend Hadley."Hey SC!" Hadley's voice came through excitedly when she answered the call."How are you, chipmunk?" Serena smiled as she stared at her ceiling. "I'm good, I'm watching Rich dad and eating chips." Hadley munched loudly. "What's up with you, you haven't been sending me any photos. Don't tell me you've been in your bed all day.""I just got back from a carnival, I mean I just had a really good time!" Serena rolled over and laid on her stomach.Hadley could feel the excitement from the phone."Sereennaaa, tell me, what's going on, spill, come on girl!" Hadley urged her on."There's this guy I bumped into yesterday." Serena hesitat
Jaxon assumed Serena would ignore his message, so he thought of calling her instead. On second thought, he dropped his phone on the desk and fell onto the couch. He ran his hand through his hair.He had just been without her for a few hours and he couldn't get his mind off her. He picked up his phone again and stared at the picture he took of her.She looked happy, her hair shined under the sun just as her eyes sparkled and made his insides tingle. Her dress covered most of her thighs, but he could bet the beauty underneath was just as magnificent.He wondered why she had lied to him that she was with her brother on a vacation, yet she went out with him like she had no other plans with anyone.He was quite certain she would agree to go on a date with him, but he didn't want to push his luck too much.As much as she could be stubborn, she didn't seem like most women he'd been with that felt being rude and proud to men was an attractive thing.Hers just came naturally, she was quite na
Serena woke up the next morning thinking of what to wear for her date with Jaxon. He wanted her to wear the blue heart necklace. Anything that would go with the blue heart necklace had to speak of luxury. She didn't bring any dinner gown with her, except one which she wasn't sure was good enough.She turned off her airplane mode and a text came in as her phone refreshed."Do you have any problem getting dressed?" The text from Jaxon said.She was glad he could come to her rescue, but she didn't need him to buy everything she wanted.Before she could think of what to text back, she heard a knock on her door.She wrapped her robe around her body and opened it. Her hair was a mess, but she couldn't care less. "I think it's too early in the morning," Serena said as she yawned with half-open eyes.She was surprised to see two attendants in front of her, both were females. The way attendants kept showing up at her doorstep was freaking her out because she didn't pay for any exclusive serv