Havoc
“You wanna go?" I ask Leighton as we eye the Ferris wheel. It's one of the few rides we're still allowed to have at the Festival. The sun is starting to set and there'll be a fireworks show once it gets dark enough. One of the perks of living in Small Town, USA. I can't wait to see her hair under the colored lights. Today has been an affirmation of how happy she's made me. This woman gets me, and I get her. Every day she makes my life better, in a big f*****g way.
She grins up at me hard, so hard I see the barest hint of a dimple in her right cheek. “If you do. Just know I'm kinda scared of heights, but if you go, I'll go."
Her grin gets my stomach shaky. It's not the first time it's happened, but it's the first time I've truly admitted it. I put my arm around her neck and pull he
