“That’s for sure. Street vendors, cabbies … it’s all very different from what I’m used to. So they let you have vacation, huh? And you get here, and the first thing you do is get stuck with me.” Summer turned it into a joke, sticking her tongue out. “I suppose we’ll just have to make sure you have a good time. That is, if you want me?” She wasn’t even conscious of omitting the last word, too focussed on Robert’s face and on maintaining the good mood. Okay, so maybe she was still starstruck.
He laughed softly and shook his head. “If I didn’t I wouldn’t be here.” He just watched her for a moment. “I somehow find it hard to believe we could have a bad time together.” He saw the island’s dock. “Not too far a walk now. Too bad the park closes at sundown. We get about an hour at least.” He smiled as he pushed off the rail. “Just as well, though, it’s kind of hard to talk on rides.”
Summer flushed. “Sez you,” she retorted. “I shriek with delight just fine on rides, thank you. Roller coasters first, please?” She pressed forward, pulling him with her. “Let’s make the most of our time in the park, and then we can walk on the beach after.”
“Sounds like a plan.” He laughed a bit and started off with her at a rather quick pace. “And before you say anything, I’m paying for tickets. Got it?” After all, this is a date, right? No one said it was, but… He could hear children screaming in the distance. Good, they were closer than he thought. “You know, I forgot how much more fun vacations are when you’re with someone…”
“Excuse you? Just because you happen to be a famous person with money to burn does not mean you get to spend money on me!” She didn’t even bother to look at him to say it, towing him along, despite her shorter stature and stride. “Only dates get to spend money on me. Everyone else has to pitch in equally.”