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Vince shook his head. “I’m not as strong as you. I bet you could ring that bell.”
There were several other young men in the line ahead of them, and so far none of them had managed to strike hard enough to win.
“I’ll buy your Italian sausage if you do,” Yvonne said, adding more incentive.
Leo considered that. “I want the works, remember?”
She laughed. “You haven’t rung the bell yet.”
They got in line, watching as two more men failed to win.
“Thing is probably rigged,” Leo muttered.
The moment Leo said that, the man just before them struck hard enough to ring the bell.
“There goes that excuse,” Yvonne teased.
“I’m going to make you pay for this later,” he whispered in her ear.
“I’m looking forward to it,” she threw back with a sultry wink.
From the suddenly hungry look on Leo’s face, she knew her taunt had been effective, and she wondered if she’d catch a glimpse of anything bulging in his pants if she snuck a look below his belt.
The guy running the booth called Leo up and he took the mallet.
“Go, Dad!” Vince called out as Clint bounced up and down on his toes excitedly.
Yvonne had definitely had an ulterior motive when she’d suggested this game. As Leo threw the mallet back, she got a peek at his muscular arms bulging beneath his T-shirt. One of these days she was going to run her tongue along every single line of the tattoos that painted both of his upper arms.
Leo swung hard and rang the bell.
She, Vince and Clint cheered as the man asked Leo what prize he wanted. Leo pointed to Yvonne. “Ask her.”
Yvonne glanced at the large array of stuffed animals, then consulted with Clint. “Which one do you think I should get?”
“The Pokémon!” he shouted.
She selected the Pokémon—Pikachu, to be exact—then thanked Clint, who gallantly offered to carry it for her.
“Come on,” Leo said. “Somebody owes me a sausage.”
They ate their fair food as they walked along the lines of arts and crafts and canned goods on display, but that foray was brief, the boys too impatient to return to “the fun stuff.”
“Let’s do more rides,” Vince said.
Leo led them back to the rides, and he and Yvonne snuck kisses as the boys rode the Swing Ride and the Orbiter.
“Okay,” Leo said when they returned. “Four tickets left. What should it be?”
Both boys were looking a bit green after the last ride, so Yvonne wasn’t surprised when they elected for something a little tamer.
“What about the Ferris wheel?” Vince suggested. “You and Vonnie can ride on that one too.”
“Sounds like fun,” Yvonne said. “Clint and I can—”
“You and Leo should ride together,” Clint said. “I’ll ride with Vince.”
Yvonne tried to sneak a peek at Vince’s face to see what he thought of that suggestion, but he didn’t appear to be listening, his attention snagged by three girls about his age who were walking by.
