Too Perfect

Ch 15: Lora

We rode tons of more rides and it was amazing! Talking to Sean in the diner really lifted a weight off of my shoulders. I've been worrying about it since the beginning, but now I'm just... not. We talked about it and I felt like I could just really relax and have a good time. He seemed to be happier too, though I don't think anyone in the world could be happier than me right now.

"Want to go to one of the games?" Sean asked me. 

"No, they're specifically designed to where it's pretty much impossible to win them. So why waste money?" I replied.

"Oh come on, I bet I could win at least one." he persisted, leading me to one. It was one of those games where you have to shoot at a moving target. "I'm usually pretty good at this one." 

"It's $1.00 for 3 darts and $3.00 for 7 shots." the guy working the booth said to Sean.

"Sean," I tried to warn quietly, "I'm telling you, these things are just rip-offs." I was surprised he didn't already know this.

"Oh come on miss," said the guy, "This guy here looks like he can win. Just let him try." I guess I didn't say it as quietly as I thought. I started blushing, knowing I got caught.

"I'm sorry sir, you weren't supposed to hear that. But I still don't think this is a good idea."

"Lora, it's just a dollar. That's not exactly big money." he said, pulling out a dollar bill.

"Yea Lora, let the man play." the guy said with a smile as he took Sean's money and gave him the darts. "If you hit the dart at all, you get something on the bottom shelf. If you get within the three lines closest to the bullseye, you can choose from the bottom shelf or the middle shelf. If you hit the bullseye, you can choose anything you want." Yeah, make it sound real simple. I guess this is going to happen. It's a good thing Sean's actually got money to blow.

There was a whirring sound as the machine was turning on. The target started moving and Sean got ready to throw. He sent the first dart flying, and it missed the target. Oh goodness, I knew this was a bad idea. He threw the second dart and he actually hit the target. Ok, so at least he can get something from the bottom shelf. That's better than nothing.

He looked at me and gave me a wink. Then, he turned around and threw the third dart. He hit the bullseye! Smack dab in the middle of it! 

I looked at him and he smiled and chuckled a little bit. "I told you I was pretty good." and I had to smile at that. He chose a pink pig with colorful candy all over it and gave it to me.

"How did you know I love pigs?" I asked, with a big smile.

"I didn't. I hoped you would because I love them too."  Sean returned the smile, "Plus, it has candy all over it and candy is sweet, like you." 

"Aw! That's so sweet!" I gushed, cheeks slightly burning.

"Really?" he asked chuckling, "I thought that it was pretty corny, and I'm the one who said it." 

"Well, it is corny. But, I like that. While it IS corny and cheesy and geeky, it's still sweet. Thank you." I said giving him a hug.

"Anything for you babe." he said softly, wrapping his arms tightly around me. It felt REALLY good to stand there in his arms.

We stood there for a few more minutes before we separated and started walking, holding hands. All of the sudden, I saw a picture booth. I looked at him and found he was looking at it too. Then, he glanced at me and we both smiled, knowing that we're both thinking the same thing. We turned and started walking towards it.

We got into the booth and sat down. He put a dollar in the slot thing and we selected the design that was going to be around it. We decided to go with some simple hearts and then hit the button that started the countdown for the first picture. We just did a regular, nice smile picture with his arm around me for that one. Then, for the second one we did silly faces. I did a fishy face and crossed my eyes. He stuck his tongue out, crossed his eyes, and did a gangster sign. I almost started laughing at him, he looked ridiculous, which I guess was the point. For the third, we just looked at each other and smiled. I bet that would be a really good picture, probably my favorite. Then I realized I had no idea what to do for the fourth picture.