Chapter 134 Chapter 134
“I can’t believe you’re terrified of plastic dolls when you’ve fought demons before,” he commented as they left the haunted house. She heaved a sigh of relief.
“Sorry. But I just can’t deal with jump scares.”
“There you are.” Esther called. She’d been waiting with Vaughn near the exit. “Did you like it?”
“Not really,” Valerie grimaced, prompting Vaughn to laugh. She glanced around for a moment, her eyes noting the candy shop right next to the haunted house. “How about we have a snack now?”
“But we only just arrived,” Esther said, and Vaughn nodded in agreement.
“How are you hungry already?” Maxwell asked, raising his eyebrows.
“Fine, if you don’t want anything, I’ll go buy something for myself instead,” she shrugged and entered the shop.
When she came back a few minutes later, she was equipped with fluffy white cotton candy. Valerie munched on it, noticing the weird glances Maxwell was throwing her and her snack.
“What is that? Looks hella fluffy and disgusting,” he grumbled. “Like a fucking cloud on a stick.”
“It’s cotton candy, a heavenly delight,” she grinned and held it out to him. “Wanna try?”
“Eww, no.” he yelled and glared. “Never.”
She was sure he would like it, so she took some of the cotton candy and held it right in front of his face. “Open your pretty mouth,” she said teasingly and earned herself a disgusted stare.
“No.”
“Open up, please,” she repeated persistently, and when he didn’t move, she just shoved it at his mouth so he had no other choice but to eat it if he didn’t want to have it glued over his lips. He cursed and grumbled while he chewed, and to her amusement, he seemed to like it just as she had thought. Her demon had a sweet tooth, whether he liked to admit it or not.
“It’s good, right?” she asked and beamed at him, noticing a faint blush on his cheeks while he avoided her prying eyes. “You’re blushing, aww.”
“Valerie.” he hissed. “I am not blushing. How often do I need to tell you?”
She didn’t answer him and smiled to herself, finding him adorable. Annoying him was too much fun, and she just couldn’t stop herself, especially when she knew he would get flustered over it. He obviously wasn’t used to receiving this kind of affection openly. It wasn’t common among demons, but that certainly didn’t mean she would stop.
“Do you want another?” she asked, waving another piece of the fluffy snack in front of his face. He didn’t answer, but she knew that he wanted it, judging by the glare he sent her. “Open your mouth,” she chirped.
He held in a curse, but he complied, and she stuffed the cotton candy in his mouth. She giggled when she noticed the embarrassed red hue of his ears, taking a bite of the sweet snack herself.
“Stop laughing, damn it.” he cursed.
“I can’t help it,” she replied cheerfully. “Do all demons love sweets the way you do? Maybe I should have bought strawberry-flavored cotton candy...”
“There is a strawberry flavor?” he sputtered before he caught himself. “I mean… that sounds interesting.”
“Mhm, very interesting,” she replied playfully and nudged him.
“Look at them flirting, so cute,” Esther whispered to Vaughn, who had observed the peculiar scene with a sneer, already making a plan to tell Xander about it. He’d have the time of his life annoying Maxwell over it, and Vaughn could not wait to see that.
“Very cute, yes,” Vaughn snorted. “He’s such an idiot, I can’t believe it.”
“It’s so obvious he’s in love,” she giggled. “But he shows it in a different way than you.” She winked at him, prompting him to awkwardly clear his throat.
“Well, um… I guess.”
“Are you embarrassed?” Esther laughed. “Don’t be. You know I love you.”
“Yeah, I know,” Vaughn grinned, playfully ruffling her hair. “Where do you want to go next? I think we should leave those two alone for a while.”
“How about the house of mirrors?” she suggested. “It’s over there.”
He nodded, and Esther briefly told her two friends where they would go. They barely even looked at her, too busy with each other. She held in a giggle, took Vaughn’s hand, and then they walked off, getting lost in the crowd of people.
Valerie shared the rest of her cotton candy with Maxwell before they decided where they wanted to go next. She had been excited to try the huge rollercoaster and pulled him along with her towards the ride. Since it was filled with screaming humans, Maxwell was anything but happy, but seeing her bright smile, he held in his complaints.
“It’s going to be so much fun, I know it.” she gushed. “You’ll love it.”
He smirked. “Yeah, maybe.”
However, as they made their way through the crowd, she became aware of something, and it dimmed her good mood. Her rather attractive boyfriend received a lot of attention, most of it coming from other women who shamelessly stared at him, completely ignoring her presence.
Of course, his daring outfit would draw in looks, not to mention the delicate chain he always wore, but that it would be this bad wasn’t something Valerie had expected. A feeling of frustration built in her chest, and she glared at the next woman who dared to wink at him.
This wasn’t how she had expected their first date to go. Not at all.
It only got worse when they stood in line for the rollercoaster, and slowly, her anger was rising. How dare they just dismiss her when he clearly was taken! Why did they openly flirt with him? He blatantly ignored them all, but Valerie was still angry about the whole thing.
“Something wrong?” he asked and arched his eyebrow, sensing her jumbled emotions through their bond.
“No, everything’s fine,” she replied and avoided his gaze. Reining in her emotions, she made sure to hide them from him so that he wouldn’t sense them anymore.