Relaxing Ride (Tag: Alidia)

Rahim had gotten Sauris to come to the park.  He knew how Alidia had enjoyed riding him.  And the park seemed like a beautiful place to go for a ride.
"Ready to do this?" he asked.

Alidia giggled as she climbed on the marvelous creature once again as she smiled. "Hello old friend..." She whispered softly as he moved back for Rahim. "I'm born ready my desert god..." 

"Alright.  Let's go.  Let's try a leisurely pace this time, Sauris." Rahim told his mount as he got into the saddle.

Alidia smiled as she wrapped her hands around Rahim's waist like the last time. Her hair came undone as they rode.

Rahim admired how Alidia looked.  Until now, he'd always seen her with her hair back.  It was the first time he'd seen her hair down.
"So, what did you want to know?" he asked her.

Alidia began to think with her eyes sparkling with wonder and delight. Then it came to her. "I want to know everything about you. Like what makes you mad, upset, and most joyful... If that's an okay question..." Alidia blushed 

"Oh.  I think the question is fair.  It's only natural to wonder about the one you give your heart too." Rahim replied.

Alidia shyly smiled. "Yea... And I'll tell you mine. Deal?"
She giggled as she held out her hand.

"Sure.  So, who wants to go first in this?" Rahim answered as he shook her hand.

Alidia smiled as they shook hands. "How about we take turns? And I'll go first. My worst fear is losing you our kids and daddy Vladi."

"Okay.  My worst fear...it's kind of stupid.  You might laugh if I tell you." Rahim admitted with an embarrassed face.

Alidia cupped his face and smiled. "I don't judge..."

"I'm afraid of carnivorous plants, there I said it.  One tried to eat me when I was younger and I've been scared of them ever since." Rahim confessed.

Alidia gasped as she hugged Rahim. "It won't happen when I'm around I swear it..."

"I'm sure it won't.  I've yet to see anything like that around here.  It's because of that fear I have that I was unable to sit through the musical Little Shop of Horrors." Rahim said after he hugged her back.

Alidia arched an eyebrow. "I never heard of that before."

"You've never heard of that musical?  It's pretty famous.  There's even a movie about it." Rahim said, surprised.

Alidia shook her head. "Never... What's it about?"

"A man who worked at a struggling flower shop brings in much needed money through a strange plant he's been growing.  But that plant is actually a sentient being from outer space that feeds on human flesh.  Unless that plant is destroyed, it will dominate the world." Rahim explained.

Alidia shuttered. "That is a good fear."

"It helps to have had it actually happened to you.  I had to watch the musical by peaking through my fingers.  Do have another question for me?" Rahim inquired, eager to move on from the subject.

Alidia smiled. "What makes you most joyful?"

"What makes me most joyful?  For the longest time, I didn't know what that was.  Now I do.  Seeing you smile." Rahim answered her.

Alidia blushed. "Rahim...." she cooed.

"I mean it.  I don't say things if I don't mean them." Rahim told her, honesty in his tone.