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.

glance towards the

chocolate ice cream, with dark chocolate chunks, cookie bites, brownie bites and hazelnut chunks through it

I'll do that one!" I nod finally

as the guy smiles and reaches

my boy, where's Vin?" The guy asks, as Daryl rolls his eyes playfully but I couldn't help but

ass? He's been ditched today Kip, I'm on a date!" Daryl responds to 'Kip' keeping his tone light and airy as the guy just shakes his head in amusement. A

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

leaning on the counter as I glance back to the growing queue behind us which we were now holding up. "Thee um... thee..." I try to remember the name, suddenly being put

hear another dude holler from the back of the line, causing me to tense and turn wide eyed to

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

apologise for upsetting him and holding everybody up, Daryl beats me to answering,

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out of the line and makes himself known to

quickly responds, as Daryl looks furious

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

all but to my great surprise, he just

The guy babbles, now looking

ice cream,

I swallow the lump forming in my throat,

although it was

similar to what Daryl lets on. Compared to Vincent, Daryl always seemed like the saint, but I just witnessed first hand how sharp and

was so bad to make others around this

the gang stuff true? The way Emma had said they run crime operations and do illegal shit around town? Or was it

more time with them, I would be sucked back into a world full of danger

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

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