The Best Friend's Contract
Chapter 53

"Kenna... we're here," I hear a familiar voice say beside me which causes me to open my eyes, blinking a few times before looking around; seeing that people are still queuing to get on this ride. "Are you sure?" I ask, looking around.

Aidan chuckles, "Very. I was worried that you might've had a panic attack or something because you kept your eyes closed and you just... held tightly onto my hand and even onto the railing." He replies. "Wow, I'm good. I'm good," I stand up, slowly and quickly step down from the ride; my hand never letting go of his.

We both walk further away from the roller coaster as I try to make sure that I'm calmed down. The roller coaster ride almost gave me a heart attack but I'm fine; mostly surprised by how extreme I was but I'm going to be just fine.

He looks down at me, "You okay, Kenna?" He asks, his voice hinting with sincerity while his expression shows the amount of worry.

"Yeah... I'm okay." I reply with a smile plastered on my face; wanting to show him how the roller coaster didn't affect me much. It did affect me but just not as much.

We keep quiet for a few seconds before he starts to speak up again, his hand grabbing onto mine in a slight surprise but my fingers remained entwined with him. "Do you want to go someplace quiet?" He asks, looking directly into my eyes with a small smile. "Where do you have in mind?" I chuckle.

"Come with me," He replies as he pulls onto my hand, slowly leading me away from the crowd as we walk further away from the lights and fair.

The warmth radiating from his hand is somehow soothing me, letting me enjoy the night out without having to worry about feeling cold because I know that even if I do end up freezing, he'll be there for me to keep me warm; probably in his arms. Maybe, even more than that... we might as well snuggle.

"You're not going to murder me, right?" I ask, realising that we're out in the dark, only the sound of cars but far away at the highway.

He laughs, "Even if that does sound tempting, I wouldn't really want to kill you. Just... trust me," He adds, looking at me with a smile; we both walking further and further away without looking back at where we came.

I trust Aidan, I always have. It wouldn't be an issue when it comes to trusting him; because for as long as we've been friends, he has never broken my trust. He keeps his promises, he respects me as his best friend and he cares for me like I'm his little sister so, I have no point in not trusting him.

We stop walking, slowly replaceing a perfect spot to sit on the grass as he looks up at the night sky, trying to see if the sky is clear enough to see the stars. Once he has found the right spot beside him, he pats onto the grass, gesturing for me to join.

"This is your 'someplace' quiet?" I raise an eyebrow, sitting beside him.

He looks down at the grass as he smiles, letting me see his profile. "Well... I've been here once. I still remember when I was just a teenager and I was very pissed offat my grandma; so, I ran out here from the house... she was worried sick and she even called my parents, she told them I was gone. I stayed here for hours until morning and it was the best night of my life, exclude how many great nights I've had," He winks, "If you know what I mean."

"You're disgusting!" I laugh. "What happened between you and your grandma? You never told me anything about it,"

"We fought. She pissed me off and I ran here; I didn't feel like telling you because when they found me here in the morning, she apologised. I apologised first but she insisted that she should be the one to apologise than to forgive because she had offended me... that was what she believed. I simply can't remember what happened but we were okay," He replies, thinking back of the old memory.

"If I ask you... where is your favourite spot in Dallas, this would be it?" I ask, slowly.

"This would be it," He turns to look at me; his brown eyes meeting mine. "But... if you ever ask me if tonight is one of my favourite nights, it'd be a yes." His eyes won't look away from me as I try my best not to blush, luckily we're in the dark; not clear enough for him to see the tint of redness on my cheeks.

"Why is that?"

"Well, why wouldn't it be? Every night

or everyday that I spend with you is the best moment of my life; it doesn't matter if that exact day or night was just filled with arguments, I want to remember it for the rest of my life. I want to remind myself that I had a great life with Kenna because she was the perfect woman to ever make me the happiest," He mutters.

I look away, "You're good with words, now."

"What can I say? I've been reading a few romantic novels and I can't help but say that I'm hooked," He replies.

Just like that, he starts to lay down on the grass, looking at the beautiful night sky as the stars shine brightly above us. As soon as he's laying on his back with a small smile plastered on his face, I begin to join him; right beside him. "What if we play a game?" I ask.

He looks at me, "I'm in. What kind of game?"

"We, each, ask and tell one fact about ourselves. No lies. Just... our true selves. How does that sound?"