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“I was going to say that I don’t know what you’re expecting to get from Beau.”
“What does that mean?”
“Do you think he’s going to marry you?”
“I don’t know. We don’t even really know each other yet.”
“So you’re still holding on to the possibility that he might marry you?”
“I don’t know!” I exclaimed. “Why are you questioning me like this? It’s between me and Beau. I’m not the one that sent for me. Your mom was, so obviously she knows more than you do and she knows more than I do. And I’m just going to trust in the whole thing. I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore. Just shut up.”
“What did you just say to me?”
“I said just shut up. Like, let me just be, okay?”
“You told me to shut up?”
“Yeah, I told you to shut up. If that’s all you’re going to talk about, then I don’t want to talk. Let’s just go and drive and get the ice cream and then we can go back home.”
He looked at me and I could see that his lips were twitching. “You got a temper on you, huh, Lucy?”
“I don’t have a temper on me. I just don’t like being bullied.”
“Honey, I’m not bullying you.”
“Well, maybe you’re not bullying me, but it sure feels like it.” I turned away from him and pressed my lips together and looked out at the window. There was absolutely nothing at the side of the road except for green pastures and crops. There weren’t even any buildings, let alone skyscrapers. “I’m really not in Kansas anymore, am I?” I murmured.
“No, you’re not, Dorothy,” he replied softly. I looked over at him and he gave me a warm smile. “Peace treaty?” he said. “At least for the rest of the evening?”
“Fine,” I agreed. “Peace treaty.”
We arrived at a little town about 15 minutes later. It was a cute little main street, and I thought to myself how quaint it all looked. It reminded me of what a town would have looked like back in the 1800s. I felt like I’d gone back in time.
“So, do you need to do any shopping or do you want to go directly to get the ice cream?” Austin asked.
“I don’t need to do any shopping,” I said, not wanting to admit that while I did want to do some shopping to get some better clothes, I knew my bank account and my credit cards would thank me for not doing any.
“Okay, then. Let’s get some ice cream.”
We stood in line and waited. I read the different options on the menu and wondered what to get. His dad had said to get lemon chiffon, but they also had mint chocolate chip, which was my favorite.
“You know what you want to get?” Austin asked.
“I think so …?”
“Well, that doesn’t sound too decisive,” he said.
“Well, your dad recommended lemon chiffon, but … “
“But what?”
“I don’t know, I kind of wanted to try another flavor.”
“You know you can get two scoops?”
“I know, but I don’t want to be greedy. Plus, your mom’s dinner was delicious and it was really filling, and I’m not sure that I could have two scoops.”
“Well, I’m getting mint choc chip.”
