Shadows In Durango

Chapter 35

*****Sofia's POV*****

"Oh this place is cute!" I compliment, as we approach the little ice cream shack by the water.

I always loved being close to the water, it was where I would go if I ever needed to collect my thoughts, finding something calming about the way it gentle moved. "Come on." Daryl smiles, motioning for us to get out of the car as I excitedly follow his lead.

It seemed that this little ice cream place was a dating hot spot, with many cars and everyone around seeming to be in couples.

"That's the owners." Daryl explains as we enter through the jingling door pointing at a young girl with bright pink hair and a young guy with wispy curls.

I was expecting the owners of the place to be middle aged or elderly, but I was pleasantly surprised to see a young guy and a girl standing where Daryl's finger pointed. "Really? They seem young." I smile, as we join the queue for ice cream.

Daryl nods, folding his arms comfortably and holding his head high as he surveyed the spot, eyeing up each couple curiously as I watched him.

It was strange to see him squaring himself out whenever other males were around, as though he was attempting to live up to his tough boy act. Especially considering that whenever it was only Daryl and I, he was a complete softy - the opposite from Vincent.

The queue began to move forward, as we got close enough to the cabinet to look other the flavours.

My eyes grew when seeing that it wasn't just average flavours like vanilla or chocolate but instead, the cabinet consisted of creative inventions such as 'Electric Candy' which was a popping candy mix up with a vibrant blue ice cream or the 'Chocolate Explosion' which was a variety of different chocolate chunks and sauce whipped through the chocolate ice cream.

The presentation of each was enough to make your mouth water just from the sight... how would I ever decide what flavour?!

It had been a long time since I had even had ice cream, so I was definitely looking forward to it probably more than the average person.

"What do you fancy? The 'Beach Day' is my favourite flavour." Daryl points to the one he usually gets, as I eye up the mixture of vanilla ice cream with a mix of sprinkles, raspberry sauce and frozen berries through it.

"Looks good, but I'm more of a chocolate person." I smile at him, scanning over the different flavours that incorporated chocolate.

'Rocky Riot' in that case..." Daryl laughs, as I glance towards the one at the end of the case moving

with dark chocolate chunks, cookie bites, brownie bites and

nod finally settling on

up to the counter, as the guy smiles and reaches his hand

asks, as Daryl rolls his eyes playfully but I couldn't help but

date!" Daryl responds to 'Kip' keeping his tone light and

this was a date?! I thought it was just an

as I glance back to the growing queue behind us which we

dude holler from the back of the line, causing me

who looked somewhat dirty and hard worked... around his

holding everybody up, Daryl beats me to answering, as I pray for the ground

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of the line and makes himself known

Didn't know it was your chick!" He quickly responds, as Daryl looks furious for the first time since I had met

fucking wait five minutes for your ice cream like any other person and besides, it's probably for the best that you're last in the queue because there would be fucking nothing left for anybody else if you weren't!" Daryl continues to get more angry, as I grow flustered and glance over to Kip,

all but to my great surprise, he

I'm sorry, take your time." The guy babbles, now looking

wanted an ice cream, I didn't mean to

and I'll have the 'Beach Day"". Daryl asks Kip, as I swallow the lump forming

tempered for the first time, although it was nice to

were more similar to what Daryl lets on. Compared to Vincent, Daryl always seemed like the saint, but I just witnessed first hand how sharp and reactive he can be. What was more worrying, was the way the guy had

had he done that was so bad to make others around this

they run crime operations and do illegal shit around town? Or

that with spending more time with them, I would

a bastard!" Daryl talks, leaning down to my ear as I nod

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