He couldn't help but laugh when she looked up at him like that. "Yeah I know. Me either. And as I recall you were the best mud pie maker ever." he teased.
He was glad that she didn't pull away. He was also glad there wasn't that bit of awkwardness between them. It was like they turned a page and it just wasn't there anymore. He swung their hands forward then back, just a little.
He brought her up to one particular tree, the blackish bark, and gnarled limbs made the tree look old. But the fact that the branches spread wide and far made it perfect for her first tree climbing experience. "How does this one look? I figure if we got to nostalgic maybe one day we could build a tree fort or something in it. Marking it as your tree." His dark eyes cut to hers. A boyish grin playing over his lips.