Post by KRISTA MAY on Mar 31, 2024 21:51:14 GMT
━ i can't get you out of my head ━
March 30th
KRISTA PACKED SNACKS FOR THE DRIVE, BUT THE cooler in the back was full of them, too. She also planned to keep Mal entertained herself for most of it, but it was almost an hour long, and her jaw got tired after a while. The only thing that soothed it was chattering at him.
She was so happy it was a nice day out. Still a little too cold for just a dress, but it was sunny, and she couldn’t have planned a better day for this━also, she’d definitely prayed for it to be a good day, and this made her hopeful that God didn’t totally hate their relationship.
And while it was sooo hard to keep her plans a secret, she thought Mal was gonna love it. Well, she hoped so, anyway. Sometimes he was really hard to please━it was almost as if he liked being grumpy!━but this day was all about him, so what did he have t’complain about?! Absolutely nothin’!
She hadn’t told him much other than he had to drive them, and she put only an address into the GPS so it wouldn’t give away anything else━just that they were heading out towards Norfolk. Krista couldn’t freakin’ wait. He better love it. ‘Specially after all that crap with Bram and Kitty━Mal was the one with a lotta makin’ up to do after that, so even though it was her gift… well, he just better be nice today! … Also, she kinda loved that he was jealous. But she wasn’t gonna say that. He probably knew, though.
Krista chattered away about her plans for the summer and how excited she was for today whenever she wasn’t otherwise occupied. And once or twice, she pulled her legs onto the seat to cross them, then started munching away on one of the snacks she’d brought. She wasn’t really hungry, but if she didn’t eat something, she’d pass out on his birthday again, and he’d have to give her his blood again. Krista didn’t like the taste very much, but she liked that he’d saved her. It always made her feel better to think about when he was bein’ mean.
When they finally arrived at the marina, Krista was snickering as she glanced at Mal before bounding out of the car. She grabbed the cooler from the back and rushed to his side again, taking his hand to guide him down onto the docks. It was there that Krista met the guy she’d scheduled their reservation with.
Once she’d confirmed her name, he turned, gesturing out to the water━to the sailboat behind him. It was small, but it was cute, and perfect for two people. Krista looked up at Mal expectantly, hoping he’d love it, something pure shining in her eyes.
“I know it’s probably smaller than you’re used to,” She said lightly, “But… you get t’sail it yourself…” She smiled innocently, then dragged him towards the boat, excitement in every step, so much so that she practically leapt with each one that took her to the dock’s edge. Krista stopped there, though, ‘cause she wasn’t totally sure how to get on without falling over. “Never been on a boat before,” Krista admitted, her white shawl falling off her shoulder, revealing the loose blouse she’d worn for the occasion━and probably the same colour bikini she had on, too, ‘cause of the direct sunlight.
“D’ya like it?” Krista asked in a mousey voice, worried that she’d messed up and picked the completely wrong thing.
MAL BLACKTHORNE | happy bday bb