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JULIAN
Alena hadn’t stopped smiling since we arrived at the carnival earlier in the day. She was switching up who she held hands with.
Currently, she was walking with Xavier as we moved through vendor booths. She hadn’t found anything she really wanted, not that she’d tell us, but I hadn’t seen the spark in her eyes that lit up when she wanted something.
“Want to share a funnel cake?” Simon suggested as we ended our tour of the booths.
“Oh, I’ve heard of those. Yes!” Alena’s excitement was contagious. I noticed none of us could stop smiling.
It was my turn as I took her free hand in mine, but Xavier didn’t let go of her other one. He just shrugged at me and continued walking. I scoffed but didn’t say anything. Alena didn’t seem to mind.
“Are we going to go on some of the rides?” She was eyeing the Ferris wheel in the distance.
Elias laughed. “You guys are. I’ll be safely on the ground.”
She raised a brow at Elias. “Don’t tell me you’re afraid to ride the Ferris wheel?”
Elias didn’t even bat an eyelash. “Terrified.”
Alena giggled and stepped up to Elias and hugged him, letting go of my hand. I couldn’t even be annoyed he got a hug because Elias really was terrified of amusement park rides but never told anyone. Even the small admission to Alena, said in what she thought was jest, was more than he’d done in years.
Elias hugged her back, kissing her passionately while we watched. Xavier had to adjust himself and I chuckled low. Boy needed to cool his jets, or he was going to scare her with his dominating attitude.
“How about we get that funnel cake?” Simon cleared his throat. “We should get out of the middle of the walkway.”
Elias pulled back, grinning at us. “Alright, let’s get some delicious funnel cake.”
We walked to one of the many food trucks to wait in line. Alena was glowing as she talked to us.
It was amazing to see how much she’d grown over the past couple of weeks. When we’d first met her, she’d been a scared woman, afraid of her own shadow. Now she fit with us as if she’d always been there.
We ordered one funnel cake to share between us, since we would be going for dinner later. We let Alena have the first taste. It might have been a mistake because the second the powdered sugar hit her tongue she let out a moan that had all of us instantly hard and ready.
She licked her lips innocently and blinked at us. “It’s so good.” She held out a piece to me and I leaned forward, taking it with my mouth, licking her fingers in the process.
“Delicious. So is the funnel cake.”
She blushed a bright red before offering the others pieces. Simon eyed me with respect and a grin. He nudged me. “Good job.” He whispered in my ear with a chuckle.
The funnel cake was demolished within minutes as we all shared it. I noticed that Alena was being very careful not to get anything on her dress.
“Ferris wheel now?” She went back to looking excited.
“Let’s go.” Xavier was gruff and took her hand again, leading her through the crowd. His big frame was easy to follow since most got out of his way, especially when he scowled.
“I’ll wait here.” Elias stopped at the line to the Ferris wheel. “You have fun, little one.”
“Are you sure?” She looked conflicted, but Elias pushed her gently toward me.
“Go on.” He grinned. “I’ll just need you to hold my hand again when you get off of it.”
“Deal!” She laughed as the rest of us followed the line. She leaned into Xavier’s chest as we waited. I knew that her feet were healed but wondered if they were bothering her. She’d been on them for most of the day.
When it was our turn to get onto the ferris wheel, we let her on first before crowding around her. She clutched my hand to her chest as it started moving. She turned her head to look out over the railing and her breath caught.
“It’s beautiful.”
“Yes, it is.” I watched her instead of the background.
