Dreams

Chapter twenty-eight

When we arrived at the pirate themed party, a kid greeted us by the gate, and not a parent. He grinned at Aaron and winked at me, causing us both to laugh.

"You're a hot pirate," the kid said.

"She's my hot pirate," Aaron said, grinning.

"You're lucky, man."

"I know."

I tried not to blush, truly.

"The party's out the back, my mom's waiting there."

We thanked him and found the backyard, slightly bigger than the one at the previous villa. This one had a decent sized pool, where all the little boys were swimming. The pool was decorated with floating fish and and a large shark, cute decorations that added elements of the actual sea in the pool itself.

The boys stared up at us in awe as we appeared, the few parents who were there laughed and conversed with us as we set down the boxes. They asked us a few questions, admiring the cupcakes and our costumes.

At the sight of the cupcakes, the little kids jumped out of the pool and hurried over, snatching the cupcakes and stuffing them in their mouths.

We collected the money, and I gave the mothers information that they requested of Mom's business.

"Thank you so much, I'll make sure to contact your mother again," said the customer in charge of the party.

We waved goodbye and left, walking back towards Aaron's car.

"Where to?" He asked.

"Back to the villa, where else would we go in this?" I laughed, waving my hand at our costumes.

"The beach," he said, "It'll be fun. The people's faces will be priceless there."

"I don't know, we shouldn't get the costumes wet. We have to return them by tomorrow," I said.

"We won't get them wet. It'll be fun, c'mon."

I shrugged my shoulders, "Fine, but not near the water."

He agreed and grinned, driving a little faster towards the beach.

"Ice cream?" Aaron asked as we stepped out of his car.

"Yes, please!"

We found the same booth we visited the other day, the same teenage girl behind the wooden counter. She glanced up as we neared and grinned from ear to ear as she waved hello.

"Hi!" She exclaimed enthusiastically.

"Hey."

"Why are you dressed up as pirates?" She giggled.

I smiled, "Long story."

"How about I make you guys some ice cream while you explain, 'cause I'm curious. Especially on how you made his beard," she spoke, turning so she could start making our ice cream. "Two vanilla, right?"

"Yep," Aaron said.

I peaked at her label, Zoe, before she turned. At least now I know her name.

And so Aaron and I began explaining how we were helping out with mom's business when Jade walked in and proposed the dress-up idea.

"I bet the kids loved it," she smiled.

"They did, thanks for the ice cream," I said, as Aaron payed.

"Anytime," she waved.

"Oh, how's it going with your crush?" I asked, just as I was about to walk away.