Chapter 461 - Las Vegas (5) (1/2)

Next day, Sarah and Aiden spent morning in two casinos. Aiden was not surprised by Sarah's winning any more. She was on fire, and he enjoyed basking in her flames. Most of the time he didn't play at all, he just watched her with eyes full of love and admiration.

Sarah spent some time to explain few of her strategies.

”It all sounds great… but I can't use that logic without your observation skills and attention to detail.”, he concluded with sorrow in his voice.

”Oh…” There was hint of disappointment in her voice. ”It's OK. You are doing well without it.” She comforted him. Or she tried to.

Aiden didn't mind. He knows that she is at least one level above everyone else. He was happy that she is with him, and that he gets a chance to watch her shine.

…

They went for a walk in one of the streets parallel to the strip, and Aiden sat on one bench next to the sidewalk with an excuse that he needs rest.

'What rest? We are barely walking 15 minutes!' Sarah didn't get a chance to complain about that because she saw where he sat. ”Do you need to sit here? Let's go and find you another spot.” Panic in her voice was obvious.

Aiden shrugged, pretending he didn't notice her unusual tone. ”Nothing wrong with this. Come, sit next to me. Take a break.”

”Nothing wrong? This is a wedding chapel!” Sarah gestured to the building behind him. Above entrance it had a huge banner: 'The Best WEDDING CHAPPEL In Las Vegas'. ”If we sit here, people will misunderstand.”

”What is there to misunderstand? Don't make a big deal… it's a bench.” He patted a spot next to him while trying to suppress his grin.

Sarah was losing her composure. 'How can he be this careless? Wait… is he doing this on purpose? No way… why would he do this on purpose?' She puffed her cheeks few times, obviously dissatisfied with his behavior. ”What if someone thinks that we are waiting to… you know… get married.”

”Is there something wrong with that?” Her reaction made disappointment in him swell. He could not see a single hint that she is interested.

There was some noise from the building, the door opened, and an obviously just married couple came out. They didn't linger. They walked away down the street while holding each other.

”Are you next?” Man in a black suit asked while standing at the door.

”We don't have paperwork.”, Aiden responded; displeasure in his voice was hard to hide.