Dream Challenge by Tara Keezer (2)

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Title: Summertime (and the Livin’ is Hot)
Author: Tara Keezer
Rating: G for “Gosh, that’s wholesome gen fic!”
Notes: Drabble in the key of summertime with the Ray of your choice; 100 words — no more, no less

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“Ray. Ray!”

He slows but doesn’t stop. Instead, he turns around and continues backward. “What?”

“There’s no point to this.”

“Yes there is, my friend.” He winks. “Trust me.”

Ten steps later, they enter D’Amato’s Emporium, a narrow store that’s been around since the ice age. Ray pulls two from the cooler and pays the cashier before handing one to Fraser.

“Here. Eat this. You’ll feel a million times better.”

It’s too hot to argue, so Fraser unwraps the thing and lifts it to his mouth. Taste expands, explodes on his tongue. “What is this?”

Ray smiles. “It’s a Dreamsicle.”