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HP_princess 
Alex laughed at his surprise. "Yeah, never. Pathetic, right?" It was crazy. She liked this guy in school. She thought he liked her too but turned out that he liked someone else..and that someone else was a girl she had known. After that drama, she went through a really depressing phase. Ugh. It even hurt to think about it. So anyway..she'd avoided relationships/dating since then. What was the point in just getting hurt? But..she liked Damon. She admired and respected him. She looked at him with a grin. "Nice, pretty and smart? You don't have to be so polite, you know." She might be smart but she wasn't pretty. Not at all.
Alex was delighted. "Okay, then." She gave him another hug. She looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?" She felt absolutely sure. She wanted to give it a try and she wanted to know if he felt the same way. She was getting into something that was scaring her a lot but it was also exciting in a way.
Alex grinned. "Yeah, but it's sad though. I would have liked to see your prize." Um. What game? "Well, I decided hoopla so you can choose whatever you want." She smiled when he held her hand and she slowly intertwined her fingers with his.
"No...not pathetic, just baffling," Damon said with a little laugh. He gave her a smile as repeated the compliments that he had given her.
"I merely speak the truth," Damon said. In all honesty the girls Damon had dated before had been...well...trouble. They gave from similar environments as him and they hadn't handled the whole abandonment thing very well. As Damon started to mature and move on from it all, they didn't, and ultimately it was what caused the ugly end to the relationship.
Damon wrapped his arms around Alex as she gave him another hug, holding her tightly too his body, but not too tight that it would hurt her or anything.
"I have never been so sure about anything in my life," Damon said with a completely straight and serious face. He didn't want Alex having any doubts about his emotions or the things he was saying. This was what he wanted and he hoped that she wanted it as well.
"I would have liked to see my prize too," Damon said with a little frown. As Alex intertwined her fingers with his he smiled, glad that she didn't mind the gesture. Hmm...what game should they play next?
"How about the game where there are the three bottles stacked on top of one another, and you have to try and knock them down by throwing a ball at them?" Damon asked as he started to lead them down the row of stalls. Whatever that game was called...honestly, he had no idea.