18

The time flew by relatively unnoticed, because all my thoughts were occupied with Alina. More precisely, not to her, because she is already close. I was thinking most of all about what could be on her birthday. Then I asked myself the question: what should I give her? After all, there are less than two days left. During this time, it is necessary to get as close to her as possible, so that we can finally move to bed. Of course, you can, for example, take advantage of her condition, because I am more than sure that on her own birthday she will drink a decent amount of alcohol anyway, especially since eighteen years is such a date! But I can't do that. Neither my conscience, nor my upbringing, nor anything else will simply allow me to act in a bad way. After all, then she will know everything. Yes, and it will be lousy at heart, even if he does not find out. For me, it is more important that everything goes right, if I may say so, consciously, with feeling and pleasure. To do this, you need to spend these couple of days with maximum benefit for the development of relations and be sure to come up with something with a gift that should be something important, memorable and necessary for Alina. Therefore, it is worth thinking about it well. It's not always easy for friends to come up with an original gift, and it's even harder with a girl. On the other hand, there is time in reserve.

At the entrance to the city, the driver quietly asked where to drop us off. I preferred to be closer to the center, so that I could walk along the alley and go out later to the embankment. The taxi driver just nodded. A prudent person-clearly did not want to disturb the girl's sleep.

Soon we arrived at the address. It was not possible to wake up Alina immediately, so I had to try pretty hard. She didn't even realize where she was when she was half asleep. I was touched by this situation, and I calmly explained everything to her in order. Only then did she remember and laugh at the fact that she had been sleeping so soundly that she had completely forgotten herself. Of course, I was sympathetic. Then I paid the taxi driver in cash. Fortunately, I withdrew some of the money from the card in advance even when going to the store, as if I knew that they would be useful.

After the comfort of the car, it's uncomfortable on the street: it's stuffy, hot and a lot of people. Alina almost immediately rummaged in her purse, pulled out a pair of sunglasses and immediately put them on. I had to squint because of the bright and blinding sun. I just never liked glasses, and that's why I didn't wear them. It always seemed that they did not suit me. None at all.

– Where are we going? Alina asked. - Lead on. You will be my guide.

I was seriously surprised.

- A guide? Haven't you ever been to Anapa?

There was genuine embarrassment in her voice. – But I was in Italy, in Greece and once in America.

I don't know why she started listing countries. Maybe she wanted to get out of an awkward situation, but it looked like bragging.

– Then I will disappoint you: Anapa is less beautiful than in those countries. But at least we are at Home, and there is a plus in this, " I winked easily. You wanted to go for a walk.

The heat was merciless, so we took mineral water and ice cream with us before starting the walk. As I planned, we walked along the alley, then came to the administration building, because there was a fountain just opposite, against which I photographed Alina. After that, we passed by the "Summer Stage", where famous artists come to perform in the summer, and headed to the embankment.

The view of the sea was soothing and inspiring at the same time. Of course, there was no such effect when you first look at the giant blue surface, but it still felt good and pleasant. For me, of course, the fact that Alina was next to me also played an important role. At that moment, I even wanted to give up on everything, press her against the railing and kiss her. And I don't care about passers – by-you never know what they will think of themselves there. But such an impulse will end badly again, so I resolutely said to myself: "No." It is better a little later, but in a completely different situation.

When we walked along the embankment, we went to the beach. I liked swimming more in Abrau-Durso, because there is no sand there, which gets clogged wherever it can. In addition, the water is cleaner than in Anapa, as it does not sound sad. Despite this, they bought well, even fun. How the children played and splashed water. In general, the impressions and emotions were pleasant.

Closer to noon, we had lunch at a restaurant that was located near the beach, and then decided that it was time to go home. Moreover, at lunch, I shared with Alina the idea of boats. She approved as soon as she imagined that it would bring a lot more emotions. And in principle, it is very romantic and cozy. Then I thought that this was definitely a good sign – she should guess that there was a reason for such an offer from me.

I called a taxi in advance, so I didn't have to wait for the car for a long time. This time, the car turned out to be somewhat worse in class, but on the whole very tolerable. When we were comfortably settled, Alina unexpectedly kissed me on the cheek and thanked me for a good time. Everything would be fine, but the kiss turned out to be as close to the lips as possible. But it's not just that, in my opinion. At least, I took it as a small hint. It seems that in the boat it will be possible to act with full confidence that everything is going as it should be. I was even more convinced of this when Alina sighed and laid her head on my shoulder. However, I didn't even think about sleeping. I was not particularly lost and asked her to lift herself a little from the seat in order to put her hand under her back and hug her. She did not resist when my hand rested on the soft, delicate waist. She just smiled modestly and snuggled closer to me again. Yes, everything will be fine. It can't be otherwise. After all, it's true: you need to give positive emotions and joy, then the attitude changes for the better. Sometimes even very quickly.