Chapter 36
“Give me sexy,” Rohan called, recording with his phone, as AC trailed behind him, coaxing the horse. “Give me thoughtful, sad, happy, romantic!”
Rohan was having a blast. Goofiness seemed to allow some of his shyness to go away.
“Tyesha is gonna love this, gurrrrl,” Terrel said.
“G-g-gurrrrl.”
They said it together, even Rohan. “G-g-gurrrl.”
Terrel passed on the next activity, deciding instead to sit in front of the roaring outdoor firepit to edit his video. “You two boos have fun.” Indianapolis and Spud stayed with him.
There was something AC had always wanted to do, something he could have done at Christmastime every year, but never had, not as an adult, knowing it would only truly be fun if done with someone else. That someone, Rohan, raised his arms in the air as if on a rollercoaster.
“I can’t believe I am riding in a one-horse open sleigh on Christmas Eve in the snow!”