He smiled and hugged her close for a moment. “You know I’m a human being, right? Not some faerie tale prince or anything.” He smiled wider as he stepped back. “May have scored a princess though… Hey, we better get going. Losing time just standing here…”
Robert’s arm around her was really nice; it just didn’t last long enough. Summer let him lead her to the park, but wasn’t about to let him have the last word. “I know you have the opportunity to meet and work with some of the most beautiful women in the world. Be careful with those pretty words, prince charming, I’ll know if you lie!” Her tone was teasing, but the sentiment was serious. She didn’t say anything when he paid both their entrances, though.
Robert laughed a bit and shook his head. “I’ll keep that in mind, oh great seer,” he said with a mock bow. They got their tickets and walked into the park. “Rollercoasters first, right?” he asked with a grin, pointing to the the one that stuck up over the ‘skyline’ of the park. “How ‘bout that one?”
“If it’s the tallest, then let’s go!” Would the lines be long, in a place like this, open all the time and frequented by locals? Summer didn’t want to stand waiting; she wanted to be moving, doing things … not thinking. If she started thinking again she’d start doubting this again, and arguing with oneself was just exhausting.
Robert was friendly, she /knew/ she could trust him (for the moment), and — there was no ‘and’. Fine; live in the moment. She hooked her arm through his and leaned against his shoulder for a moment while they walked.
He laughed as he took her up to the line. It wasn’t short by any means, but it wasn’t terribly long either. A little over five minutes wait and they were next in line. “Back or front, babe?” He looked around a bit. He’d not been on a coaster in a while. Thank god he was sober.
“Middle,” she said positively. “Near the front, though.” The seat was cold, and she wriggled a bit, trying to get comfortable in it. The attendant put the safety harness down over her, and she gripped on, rattling it, then reached for Robert’s hand. “Hope you don’t mind me shrieking!”