Jack tried to smile at her but knew that he had failed miserably. This is embarrassing he thought to himself. I can't let her know that idea of being on this thing scares the hell out of me. Why did I have to bring her to a fairground? It had seemed like a good idea at the time. When he'd seen the flyers around town, he had wondered if Sue would like to go. His thoughts had been confirmed when he'd overheard Lucy mentioning it to Sue at lunch. Sue had seemed excited about the fair being in town. Taking a breath he turned to her.
"I'm fine Sue, just a little nervous that's all. I'm not brilliant when it comes to heights."
"Don't worry about it Jack. We are strapped in tightly, nothing can go wrong."
He forced a smile which he hoped Sue believed. I hope you are right. After several more seconds, the ride started up and they slowly started to climb to the peak of the track. Almost instantly he felt his breathing quicken and he could feel his heart rate speed up. Sitting back in his seat, Jack held on to the restraint that kept him from falling out onto the concrete below. He risked a quick glance at Sue and had to smile when he saw her practically bouncing in her seat with excitement as she looked down on the people below.
He wished he could enjoy this as much as she was but his fear of heights was rearing its ugly head. He couldn't recall ever actually telling Sue about his fear before now, but he was sure that she already knew. She always seemed to know things about him and the others on the team, just one more thing to add to the list of things that he loved about her.
"Jack look!"
Hearing her voice, he turned to see Sue pointing down at something. Leaning forward slightly, he forced himself to look down and could see what had grabbed her attention. He leaned back quickly and made a mental note to take her there soon. The ice rink was new for this year and he knew that as soon as she saw it she would love it. He knew that they may not have time to go and see it today, but the fair was here for the next month. If this date went as well as it had been going so far, there would be others. He was sure of it.
At that moment, the ride stopped. He began to panic slightly and his breathing began to speed up even more. He closed his eyes and tried to slow his breathing but nothing worked. He hoped and prayed that Sue wouldn't notice how scared he was.
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