The playground that Elias had mentioned was located not far away from the restaurant. It took only around five minutes or so of walking through the park at a relaxed pace to get there.
However, to Axel, those five minutes seemed to drag on forever. There was a heavy tension hanging in the air between him and River (or at least it felt heavy for Axel), which made him extremely anxious.
Had he already messed everything up, before even asking the Beta out on a first official date? Thinking back, it had truly been a stupid decision to take both Nasir and River to the same restaurant on the same day, only a few hours apart… He had done it because he didn't want his mother to get suspicious if he suddenly were to change his mind after trying his best to use his promise to Ollie as an excuse to not take Nasir out for dinner, but somehow, it landed him in an even trickier situation.
